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Border-Gavaskar Trophy 24/25 (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: Australia secured a six-wicket victory in the fifth and final Test against India in Sydney, clinching the series 3-1 and securing their place in the World Test Championship final. The match concluded on the third day, with India being dismissed for 157 in their second innings, adding only…

Sam Konstas and Jasprit Bumrah (Getty Images) Jasprit Bumrah‘s record-breaking show in the five-Test Border Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) earned him high praise from batting legend Sachin Tendulkar, who called him the “best in the world”.With 32 wickets, Bumrah broke the record for most wickets in a single away Test series for India, going past spin…

NEW DELHI: Questions are bound to arise as Rohit Sharma‘s men make their way to India after failing to retain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. The champions of the last two Test series in Australia, led by Virat Kohli in 2018 and Ajinkya Rahane in 2020, conceded the series 1-3 to Australia following a 6-wicket defeat in…

Gautam Gambhir and Abhishek Nayar. (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: Not just the team, but the entire coaching staff is also to be blamed for the 1-3 series defeat against Australia, according to cricket legend Sunil Gavaskar.As India crashed to a six-wicket defeat in Sydney on Sunday, the Aussies not only reclaimed the coveted Border-Gavaskar Trophy…

NEW DELHI: Pat Cummins led Australia to ODI World Cup final victory against India, World Test Championship final win against India and now under his captaincy, Australia clinched the Border-Gavaskar Trophy for the first time since 2014-15. Cummins finished the series at the second spot, taking 25 wickets.After his team ended a ten-year drought by…

Former Australian cricket captain Allan Border presents the Border Gavaskar Trophy to Australia’s captain Pat Cummins in Sydney. (AP/PTI) “I don’t know, ask Cricket Australia,” was Sunil Gavaskar‘s crisp reply when asked about his absence from the presentation ceremony at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Sunday. For the presentation of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, only former…

Gautam Gambhir and Rohit Sharma (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Team India head coach Gautam Gambhir on Sunday lauded skipper Rohit Sharma for prioritising the team’s needs over his personal form during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, which India lost 1-3 to Australia. Gambhir’s remarks followed India’s defeat in the fifth and final Test at the Sydney Cricket…

Jasprit Bumrah (PTI Photo) Before the five-Test Border Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) had begun, Simon Doull made a statement that has turned prophetic. “They are trying to cook Bumrah” by scheduling the series “smartly”, the former New Zealand pacer had said.As it turned out, by the time the series reached what proved to be its penultimate…