India faced the ignominy of being restricted to 36/9 in its second inning of the opening test against Australia on Saturday. Incidentally, it turned out to be India’s lowest test score, beating the previous lowest of 42, set in 1974 against England at Lord’s. This was also the first time …
Read More »AUS vs IND: Virender Sehwag controls India’s dismal hitting performance on Day 3
AUS vs. IND: Virat Kohli failed to deliver in the second inning scoring just four runs.© AFP The Indian team, which posted its lowest total in an inning in test cricket, sent shockwaves into the cricket-mad country. Former India starter Virender Sehwag, who was known for his explosive hitting, took …
Read More »Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma retain top two spots in ICC men’s ODI hitters ranking, Jasprit Bumrah loses one spot
Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma continued to dominate the ODI batting rankings.© AFP Indian captain Virat Kohli retained first place in the ICC men’s ODI batting rankings, while Rohit Sharma, despite missing the recently concluded 50-year series with a hamstring injury, retained second place in classification, the International Cricket Council …
Read More »3rd ODI preview: India plays for pride while Australia can experiment
What was touted as a major battle between Australia and India in the three-game one-day international series ended up being a rather wet squib with the Indian bowlers failing miserably to impose some sort of control on the Australian batsmen, led by Steve . Smith and Aaron Finch, leaving visiting …
Read More »2nd ODI: Steve Smith propels Australia to impressive series win against India
Australia beat India 51 runs in the second ODI at Sydney Cricket Ground thanks to another impressive batting display to seal the three-game series with a game to spare. After beating India by 66 runs in the opener, having scored 374, Australia put another grand total on the board that …
Read More »Australia vs India: Hardik Pandya’s Breezy 90 to no avail as Aaron Finch, Steve Smith Hundreds help Australia win first ODI
Hardik Pandya’s 90 to 76 balls and Shikhar Dhawan’s 74 to 86 were not enough to help India chase down a 375 mammoth as Australia beat them by 66 runs in the first one-day International at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG ) on Friday to take a 1-0 lead in …
Read More »