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After experiencing a humiliating defeat in the Boxing Day event, the Australians are looking forward to a comeback against India in Sydney. The third match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy is scheduled to begin on January 7 at the Sydney Cricket Ground as the hosts look for ways to counter the …

Australian hitters have been criticized for their below-average performances in the current Border-Gavaskar trophy. A victory in Adelaide kept them away from criticism to some extent. However, they were exposed in Melbourne, where India made a great comeback and beat them by 8 wickets. The drop in Australia’s batting standards …

India’s commendable change in the current Border-Gavaskar trophy has exposed Australia’s batting lineup. The hosts have been battling the bat since the start of the 4-match test event in Adelaide. The Australians may have attacked the tourists in the opening of the series, but it is a proven fact that …

It’s a tough job keeping Rishabh Pant out of the game. If you’re not drawing comparisons to Adam Gilchrist with his offensive hitting style in test cricket, you’re busy rooting for the Indian bowlers so much from behind stumps that he upset Australia starter Matthew Wade in Boxing’s test match. …

Ajinkya Rahane seems to be in a big mental space. Even a run without many failures from his early Day 3 in the second Test match against Australia did not bring out the worst in Rahane. In fact, his gesture of goading Ravindra Jadeja to go ahead and get a …

Mohammed Siraj couldn’t have hoped for a better Test debut than the one he was involved in. India vs Australia, Boxing Day Test, at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. It’s what dreams are made of and on Saturday Siraj, who won the India Test 298 cap, made the occasion even more …

Former India batter Gautam Gambhir believes that in batting Steve Smith and Marnus Labuschagne, Australia’s batting is “fragile.” Gambhir’s comments, which were made on the eve of the Boxing Day test, came true when “With the type of batting lineup Australia has, they are very vulnerable at the top of …

A massive debate began on Twitter after the third referee ruled in favor of Australia captain Tim Paine and gave him the benefit of the doubt on Day 1 of the second India vs Australia Test in Melbourne. “There is no conclusive evidence to show that the bat is on …

Ravichandran Ashwin emerged once again as India’s most successful bowler after Australia won the toss and chose to hit first on Day 1 of the Boxing Day test match at Melbourne Cricket Ground. Ashwin secured two important wickets, including Steve Smith’s, to give India the initial lead of the second …

It was just a couple of sentences from Ravichandran Ashwin, but they were enough to describe Mohammed Siraj’s journey. Ashwin acknowledged that Siraj had gone through the ‘routines’ of national and India A cricket and has ‘earned’ his right to play for India as he handed over the test cap …