Jasprit Bumrah, right, and Australia’s Sam Konstas. (AP/PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Former Australia cricketer Brad Hogg has expressed his disapproval of Australia head coach Andrew McDonald‘s comments on Team India’s alleged “intimidating” behavior towards rookie opener Sam Konstas during the Sydney Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. The controversy arose after Usman Khawaja‘s dismissal in Australia’s…

Afghanistan secured a convincing 72-run victory over Zimbabwe on Monday, clinching the two-Test series. Star leg-spinner Rashid Khan played a pivotal role, claiming his seventh wicket of the innings to seal the win.Zimbabwe resumed their second innings on Monday at 205-8, requiring 73 runs for victory. Captain Craig Ervine was unbeaten on 53 at the…

NEW DELHI: Monday marked the arrival of the West Indies cricket team in Islamabad for their first Test series in Pakistan in eighteen years. Although they have visited Pakistan for two white-ball rubbers in between, the West Indies last toured the country for a Test series in 2006.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel….

Rohit Sharma (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Former Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh on Monday slammed a fan for accusing India captain Rohit Sharma of leaking sensitive dressing room information, calling it a “dirty game.” Harbhajan, who played 103 Tests, 236 ODIs, and 28 T20Is for India, taking over 700 international wickets, described Rohit as an “honest…

India cricketers during the fifth Test against Australia in Sydney. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: By losing the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series 1-3, India did not qualify for the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) final scheduled for June 2025 at Lord’s.The finalists are South Africa and Australia, both securing their spots through consistent performances…

Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. (Photo by Santanu Banik/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Due to their lack of runs during the five-Test Border-Gavaskar Trophy, Indian mainstays Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma came under fire from former cricketer Harbhajan Singh.There were concerns about the two contemporary titans’ position in the Test team as the world watched them…

Australia’s Captain Pat Cummins and teammates celebrate the team’s win in Melbourne. (ANI Photo) Australia defeated India by six wickets in the fifth Test in Sydney on Sunday, securing their spot in the World Test Championship final against South Africa. This victory also marked Australia’s first series win against India in a decade. The WTC…

Australia’s captain Pat Cummins, centre, is congratulated by teammates after taking a wicket. (AP/PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: An out-of-sorts Indian team succumbed to a six-wicket loss in the fifth and final Test, handing Australia a 3-1 series victory and reclaiming the Border-Gavaskar Trophy after a decade. This defeat, coupled with India’s inability to make the…

Jasprit Bumrah walks past the Border-Gavaskar Trophy after the fifth Test in Sydney. (Photo by David Gray/AFP via Getty Images) SYDNEY: The regular captain who sat out, and the stand-in who hobbled away. Nothing went right for India at the SCG and their campaign was mired in disappointment from start to finish. The biggest blow…

SPIRITS SHAKEN: Jasprit Bumrah, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma reflect on the series loss at The SCG. (Photo by David Gray/AFP via Getty Images) Australia crush India inside three days to bag Border-Gavaskar TrophySYDNEY: Gone in three days. All the attendant hype, all their loyal legions of fans, all the batting superstars and all the…