Steve Smith. (Photo by Sarah Reed/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: After losing the Border-Gavaskar Trophy opener by 295 runs in Perth, Australia’s Steve Smith stated that he is concentrating on adjusting to the pink-ball Test match against India in Adelaide.As teams struggle to adapt to pink-ball cricket, the second Test of the five-match series between Australia…

Rohit Sharma (Photo credit: X) NEW DELHI: Former Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh feels skipper Rohit Sharma will bat in the top-order in the second day-night Test against Australia that starts from December 6 in Adelaide. Harbhajan sees Rohit either opening or playing at number three, dismissing the idea of 37-year-old coming lower down the order…

Team India head coach Gautam Gambhir (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Team India head coach Gautam Gambhir has flown back to Australia and will rejoin the squad on Tuesday ahead of the second Test at Adelaide Oval, starting December 6. Gambhir had briefly returned home for ‘personal reasons’ following India’s victory in the first Test in…

Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: The recent omissions of seasoned players Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja from the first Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy have sparked widespread discussion.Former India selector Devang Gandhi has come forward to shed light on the reasoning behind these decisions, emphasising that the team management’s focus is…

NEW DELHI: Middle-order batter Mohamed Amaan struck an unbeaten 118-ball 122 as India thrashed minnow Japan by a massive 211 runs to register their first Under-19 Asia Cup win in Sharjah on Monday. After Amaan’s solid century propelled India to a commanding 339 for six, a clueless Japan were stopped at 128 for 8 as…

(Photo credit: Screengrab from video posted on X) NEW DELHI: In an unfortunate turn of events, Nepal’s spinner Yuvraj Khatri suffered an ugly injury after his wicket celebration went horribly wrong during the Under-19 Asia Cup clash against Bangladesh in Dubai on Sunday.Yuvraj badly twisted his ankle while celebrating the fall of Bangladesh wicket and…

Mitchell Marsh. (Cricket Australia Photo) NEW DELHI: Australian all-rounder Mitchell Marsh addressed questions about his availability for the upcoming pink-ball Test, downplaying speculation with a touch of humour.Marsh experienced soreness after bowling 19.3 overs in the Perth Test, where Australia suffered a 295-run defeat to India. Who could replace Rohit Sharma as Team India’s captain…

NEW DELHI: Legendary Indian cricketer Sunil Gavaskar has lashed out at the Australian media, labelling them as ‘scaremongers’ following India’s impressive victory in the Perth Test.The cricketer-turned-expert accused the media of creating wild narratives of the WACA pitch ahead of the first Test to create unnecessary pressure among the Indian batters. Who could replace Rohit…

Rohit Sharma with fans at Manuka Oval in Canberra. (Photo by Saeed khan/AFP via Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Indian cricketers draw huge crowds wherever they go and when it comes to superstars like Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, fans do tend to go berserk for an autograph or a selfie.The stupendous victory in Perth in…