Cricket

Washington Sundar (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Team India all-rounder Washington Sundar’s composed 50-run innings and 127-run partnership with Nitish Reddy on Day 3 of the Boxing Day Test showcased his determination and mental fortitude in the face of relentless Australian pressure. Batting alongside Nitish Kumar Reddy, Sundar anchored India’s efforts, emphasising resilience and partnership as…

Nitish Kumar Reddy, left, and Mohammed Siraj (Agency Photo) Nitish Kumar Reddy‘s maiden Test hundred came amid dramatic scenes in front of a mammoth 83,073 fans at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Saturday, as the largest ever crowd on the third day of a Boxing Day Test saw the rise of cricket’s latest hero. But…

Nitish Kumar Reddy and his father (Photo: Agency/video grab) Nitish Kumar Reddy, India’s latest Test centurion, owes his place among India’s cricket heroes to the sacrifices made by his father, Mutyala Reddy, who incidentally was present at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Saturday and watched his son score a well-deserved maiden international and Test hundred….

NEW DELHI: Nitish Kumar Reddy rescued India with a maiden Test hundred against Australia in the Boxing Day Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Saturday.The hundred by Nitish at No. 8 came when India needed someone to stay at the crease. Nitish Kumar Reddy’s family reacts to his maiden Test century at MCG Having…

Binura Fernando to Mark Chapman, Beaten! Angling in and then the ball holds its line, on a back of a length, over off, Mark Chapman looks to turn it away on the leg side with a closed bat face but gets squared up due to the movement. Gets beaten on the outside edge. End of the…

NEW DELHI: Australia opener Sam Konstas may have declared that Virat Kohli is his favourite player in the world and given the Indian batting superstar the clean chit over his shoulder-bump, but things are different when it comes to on field action.The first day of the Boxing Day Test between India and Australia at the…

Sam Konstas hit Jasprit Bumrah for two sixes during his knock. (Photo by William West/AFP via Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Sam Konstas‘ dazzling Test debut on Day 1 of the Boxing Day Test threw India off guard at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Thursday.With the Border-Gavaskar Trophy still up for grabs with the series locked…

Rishabh Pant (Photo: Video grab) An irate Sunil Gavaskar took Rishabh Pant to the cleaners, slamming India’s wicketkeeper-batter for his irresponsible shot-selection in a situation when the team needed him to build a partnership on Day 3 of the fourth Test against Australia in Melbourne.Trying to manufacture an audacious ramp shot with India’s score reading…

Rishabh Pant and Ravindra Jadeja. (Pic Credit – X) NEW DELHI: India found themselves in a challenging position, trailing by 230 runs with only three wickets in hand (244 for 7) at lunch on Day 3 against Australia (474) in the Boxing Day Test. India still need 111 more to avoid the follow-on — a…

Rishabh Pant (Image credit: X) NEW DELHI: India placed their hopes on Rishabh Pant on Day 3 of the fourth Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, expecting the star wicketkeeper-batter to steer the team out of a challenging situation. While Pant initially looked in great touch, he soon gifted his wicket to Australia in a…