Jasprit Bumrah (BCCI Photo) After dismissing Nathan Lyon in the opening over of the final morning in the Boxing Day Test at Melbourne, India’s bowling ace Jasprit Bumrah registered his 30th wicket of the ongoing Border Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) series, a mark that hadn’t been touched by a visiting bowler on Australian soil for over…
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Mitchell Starc, and the bail switch. NEW DELHI: The intense battle between Yashasvi Jaiswal and Mitchell Starc reached new heights on the final day of the Boxing Day Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Monday. In a display of mind games, Starc attempted to unsettle the young Indian opener during a tense…
PREVIEW UP Rudras and the Kalinga Lancers will play their opening Hockey India League (HIL) 2024-25 match at the Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium in Rourkela on Monday. UP Rudras boasts a Netherlands-heavy core strengthened with Paris Olympics gold medallists, with the women’s team coach Paul Van Ass overseeing the tactics. While Lars Balk and Floris…
Rohit Sharma and Pat Cummins NEW DELHI: Australia captain Pat Cummins has set a new record for the most dismissals of an opposing captain in Test cricket, having dismissed India’s Rohit Sharma six times. Cummins’ latest dismissal of Rohit in the captain-versus-captain battle surpassed the previous record of five dismissals held by Richie Benaud against…
Jasprit Bumrah and Shoaib Akhtar NEW DELHI: Jasprit Bumrah has etched his name in history by surpassing Shoaib Akhtar‘s record of 12 five-wicket hauls in Test cricket. With his 13th five-wicket haul in the Boxing Day Test against Australi at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Bumrah has now taken his tally to 203 wickets from 44…
Jasprit Bumrah (Image credit: X) NEW DELHI: Star pacer Jasprit Bumrah produced a magnificent five-wicket haul to bowl Australia out for 234, leaving India with a challenging 340-run target on the final day of the fourth Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Monday.With one wicket remaining to wrap up Australia’s…
Nathan Lyon and Scott Boland (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: A gritty partnership of over 50 runs for the final wicket between Nathan Lyon and Scott Boland left India exasperated as Australia extended their lead to over 300 runs on day four of the Boxing Day Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.In a day packed with…
When a fast bowler’s own countrymen — whether captain, teammates or former cricketers in the same cricketing ecosystem — challenge their ego, it can be a deliberate or incidental act that spurs them to perform better. Fast bowlers often have a fierce competitive streak. Challenges from their countrymen can push them to raise their game…
Sanjay Manjrekar and Jasprit Bumrah (Photo Credits: X / PTI) NEW DELHI: The fourth day of the Boxing Day Test in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy witnessed a captivating battle between bat and ball at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj delivered standout performances as India fought to contain a resilient Australian side, which…
Mohammed Siraj (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: When a fast bowler’s own countrymen — whether captain, teammates or former cricketers in the same cricketing ecosystem — challenge their ego, it can be a deliberate or incidental act that spurs them to perform better.Fast bowlers often have a fierce competitive streak. Challenges from their countrymen can push…
