Sleeves India 370 for 5 (Rodrigues 102, Harleen 89, Mandhana 73, Rawal 67, Prendergast 2-75, Kelly 2-82) against Ireland Ireland were sent hunting for leather as each of India’s top four enjoyed their time with the bat without having to deal with the pressure associated with an international match. The end result was that India … Read more
India 141 for 6 (Pant 61, Boland 4-42) and 185 lead Australia 181 (Webster 57, Smith 33, Prasidh 3-42, Siraj 3-51) by 145 runs During the lunch break on the second day, Rohit Sharma purified the airsaying he had not played in the Sydney Test and was not retiring from Test cricket yet. Soon after … Read more
Sam Konstas will make his Test debut for Australia on Boxing Day while Travis head will face fitness test on injured quad but trainer Andrew McDonald is confident his star left-handed hitter will be fit to play. Konstas will become the fourth youngest Australian to make his Test debut at 19 years and 85 days … Read more
Innings break India 314 for 9 (Mandhana 91, Harleen 40, Rawal 40, James 5-45) against West Indies India needed their two most experienced players – Smriti Mandhana And Harmanpreet Kaur – to give body to a round which struggled to find momentum for large games. The result: an intermediate score turning into a potential winner … Read more
“This will be my last day as an Indian cricketer in all formats at the international level,” Ashwin said after the Brisbane Test at a press conference. “I feel I have some oomph left as a cricketer, but I would like to express it and probably show it in cricket at club level, but it … Read more
Overview: A banger for the holiday season We’re back where we started with the series level and two teams with both promise and flaws clashing once again on legendary terrain. The cricket was compelling, sometimes unpredictable. There was even a little warmth between players. THE Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 comes dangerously close to classical territory. Imagine … Read more
Australia 298 for 6 (Sutherland 110, McGrath 56*, Gardner 50, Reddy 4-26) beaten India 215 (Mandhana 105, Deol 39, Gardner 5-30, Schutt 2-26) by 83 runs After being sent down, Sutherland got Australia out of trouble with 110 off 95 balls as the home side reached a formidable 298 for 6. After struggling with the … Read more
Australia 86 for 1 (McSweeney 38*, Labuschagne 20*, Bumrah1-13) trail India 180 (Reddy 42, Rahul 37 Starc 6-48, Cummins 2-41) by 94 runs Mitchell Starc‘s sizzling spell with the pink ball grabbed the headlines on the opening day of the day-night Test in Adelaide as Australia responded to their 295 points beaten in Perth dismissing … Read more
Big picture: The year India adopted T20 In a fickle and unpredictable format, India had arguably the best year for a team, winning 23 of their 25 T20Is in 2024. This was also the year they truly embraced the format, abandoning their focus-driven approach. safety with the bat to play. Offensive and modern T20 cricket. … Read more