Ravichandran Ashwin (AFP Photo) India’s ace off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin announced his retirement from international cricket with immediate effect on the last day of the third Test against Australia in Brisbane.After the rain-hit match ended in a draw, Ashwin accompanied his skipper, Rohit Sharma, to the press conference where he broke the news about his retirement.“I…
India’s dressing room erupted in joy after Akash Deep scored the boundary that helped the visitors avoid follow-on late on day four of the Brisbane Test at the Gabba, which took the Australian team by ‘surprise’, says off-spinner Nathan Lyon. No. 11 Akash Deep joined Jasprit Bumrah after India lost their ninth wicket at the…
Jasprit Bumrah (R) and KL Rahul (L) celebrate the wicket of Marnus Labuschagne on Day 5 of the third Test between Australia and India at the Gabba in Brisbane. (AP) On Wednesday, Jasprit Bumrah made history by becoming India’s leading Test wicket-taker in Australia. He surpassed Kapil Dev’s previous record of 51 wickets during the…
The third Test between India and Australia at the Gabba in Brisbane continued to be affected by rain, but it was lightning and thunder that forced play to be suspended on Wednesday before rain arrived on the final morning of the match.It took Australia just eight balls to snare the last Indian wicket after the…
Rohit Sharma after his dismissal at The Gabba on Tuesday. (Photo by Matt Roberts/Getty Images) BRISBANE: There’s no easy way to couch the issue. Captain Rohit Sharma‘s Test career stands at the crossroads in this mid-point of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series. It is imperative for India that he recovers some batting form in the remainder…
Akash Deep during Day 5 of the third Test against Australia at The Gabba in Brisbane. (Photo by David Gray/AFP via Getty Images) NEW DELHI: The fifth day of the third Test between India and Australia in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy at The Gabba in Brisbane got underway on schedule.The day’s proceedings started with Australia…
Jasprit Bumrah and Akash Deep. (Pic Credit – X) The follow-on rule is basically used to enforce a batting team’s second innings immediately after their first innings in Test cricket if they fail to score a minimum threshold in comparison to the opponent’s first innings total.The follow-on is applied in matches spanning five days or…
India avoided the follow-on, posting 252/9 before bad light forced an early end to day four of the third Test against Australia on Tuesday. The visitors, however, still trail by 193 runs, leaving Australia in control heading into the final day. It was another day of rain at the Gabba in Brisbane on Tuesday, almost…
On day four of the Brisbane Test, India successfully avoided the follow-on, thanks to a determined last-wicket stand between Akash Deep and Jasprit Bumrah. This partnership significantly hampered Australia’s chances of winning, especially after Josh Hazlewood’s injury.Akash Deep played an aggressive role in the partnership to alleviate the pressure, while Bumrah, at the other end,…
NEW DELHI: Opening batter Prithvi Shaw shared his frustration through a social media post after being excluded from Mumbai’s squad for the first three Vijay Hazare Trophy matches. His post highlighted his List A career statistics.Shaw’s post questioned his exclusion despite an average of 55.7 across 65 innings, totalling 3,399 runs with a strike rate…
