MELBOURNE: The humiliation in Adelaide has opened “serious wounds” for India and Australia now has a “good chance” of inflicting a cover-up on visitors in the four-round series, acknowledges the former captain Ricky ponting. India was eliminated for its lowest test score of 36 in its second inning, as Australia …
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NEW DELHI: This is a script that no one would have thought would follow Day and Night in Adelaide on Day 3. India did almost everything right on Day 2. They knocked down Australia by just 191, took a crucial 53-run lead in the first inning and then went bankrupt …
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ADELAIDE: Seeing a pink ball meandering like this under the lights is “not easy”, Australian captain Tim paine said after his painstaking half century against India’s menacing bowling attack in the first Day / Night Test on Friday. Paine was the leading scorer with an undefeated 73 before his team …
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ADELAIDE: The underrated Australian hitters Ravichandran ashwin and his aggressive approach towards the Indian veteran off course led to the downfall of the home team in the first innings of the opening test, he feels ex-captain Ricky ponting. The 34-year-old spinner showed off his class by taking four windows, including …
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Jasprit bumrah He found himself in the middle of things on Friday when the Indian spearhead doubled down as a night watchman to help his team solidify its position in the day-night test against Australia in Adelaide. After India pulled out by 244 halves, the onus fell on Bumrah for …
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NEW DELHI: Prithvi ShawThe losing streak with the bat continued as the Indian opener he was sacked by a second ball in the first Indian inning of the first test on Thursday in Adelaide. Shaw, who was preferred over fit Shubman Gill for the opening slot for the Pink Ball …
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Image Source: TWITTER- @DAKSHA_MG Mitchell Starc took advantage of Prithvi Shaw’s weak footwork when the batter was fired in the second installment of the first test in Adelaide. There was great concern over the decision to include Prithvi Shaw in the game XI for the first Test against Australia, and …
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NEW DELHI: India and Australia have yet to decide on their opening combination for the pink ball test. Both teams have had injuries to front-row starters and questions remain about the current form of available contenders. So how will the teams in Adelaide do on Thursday? The pink ball itself …
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There are three big questions facing Virat Kohli and the leadership of the Indian team ahead of the series opening day test match against Australia on Thursday. 1) Who should associate Mayank Agarwal at the top? 2) Rishabh Pant or Wriddhiman Saha as goalie-hitter? 3) Who will replace Ishant Sharma …
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Shubman Gill’s performance in the two warm-up games in the run-up to the four-match test series against Australia has made him the favorite to join Mayank Agarwal as India’s first match for the curtain-raising event in Adelaide on Thursday. Not only did Gill beat Prithvi Shaw, the other in contention …
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