The fact that India has been able to level the series is mainly due to a full effort in Melbourne last week. But judging from his performances on the series so far, it is clear that currently, India’s bowling lineup looks far more formidable than its hitting. It’s no secret …
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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. …
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Twitter caught fire after Ajinkya Rahane was declared exhausted by the third referee on Day 3 of the second test match against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Monday. It was close, but Rahane’s bat seemed to be on the line when the replays were shown. Netizens compared Rahane’s …
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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 …
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Why five bowlers? Why not KL Rahul? Was it necessary to leave Wriddhiman Saha? Who will hit at number 4? Questions were plentiful as Twitter was inundated with mixed reactions as India played XI for the Boxing Day test against Australia, starting on Saturday. After losing the opening round of …
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The Indian cricket team on Thursday attempted a never-before-seen training exercise that vaguely resembled a wrestling match, with a pair of two players, each seemingly struggling to outdo each other. The all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja was the first to hit the nets for the training session and underwent a fitness test …
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36 all, eight wickets defeated, Captain Virat Kohli flew back home and now an exhausted and demoralized Indian team will have to face the mighty Australians in the Boxing Day event at MCG. The odds are stacked for the Indian team before the second test. But with a 1-0 lead …
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With Virat Kohli already back in India for the birth of their first child and Mohammed Shami out of the series with a fractured wrist, multiple changes are expected with the Indian XI playing for Test 2 against Australia in Melbourne starting on Saturday. Aside from the two forced trades, …
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The Indian cricket team’s humiliating loss to Australia in the first test of the four-match series will have massive ramifications for the second test match. The team led by Virat Kohli had slumped to an eight-wicket loss in the opener of the Day-Night series after suffering an almighty collapse and …
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When it comes to spinners, Indian cricket has a rich history. From Erapalli Prasanna to Bishan Singh Bedi, Anil Kumble, R Ashwin and now Kuldeep Yadav… the list is endless. However, the legacy of the Indian spinners faces possible extinction, if the former spinner Laxman Sivaramakrishnan is to be believed. …
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