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DEBUTANTS GILL AND SIRAJ IMPRESS WITH BOLDNESS, SELF-ASSURANCE

30 Dec 2020 04:56 AM IST

NEW DELHI: India’s biggest take away from the second Test apart from the series-equalling win was the ability of debutants Shubman Gill (45 and 32 not out) and Mohammed Siraj (2/40 and 3/37) to step in and perform with self-assurance. Although they didn’t get the big numbers, the two did

India win second Test by eight wickets, level series

30 Dec 2020 04:53 AM IST

Set a target of 70 after Australia were dismissed for 200 in their second innings on Tuesday, the Indians got to the target for the loss of opener Mayank Agarwal and Cheteshwar Pujara.

RAHANE’S TON ONE OF THE BEST OPPONENT CAPTAIN’S KNOCKS: SHANE WARNE

29 Dec 2020 05:11 AM IST

Melbourne: India’s stand-in skipper Ajinkya Rahane hit a valiant hundred on Sunday in the Boxing Day Test against Australia and spin wizard Shane Warne has no hesitation in calling it one of the best knocks by an opposition captain on Australian soil. “One of the best oppositions captains knock on

INDIA SUFFER BLOW AS UMESH LIMPS OFF THE FIELD ON THIRD DAY

29 Dec 2020 05:09 AM IST

MELBOURNE: Indian bowling attack suffered another blow in the ongoing Test series against Australia when Umesh Yadav limped off the field just after dismissing opener Joe Burns in the second session of the third day’s play during the second Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. The right-arm pace bowler, who

SACHIN ASKS ICC TO REASSESS ‘UMPIRES CALL’ IN DRS

29 Dec 2020 05:09 AM IST

New Delhi: Former India skipper Sachin Tendulkar has questioned ‘Umpires Call’ clause in the Decision Review System saying that the International Cricket Council (ICC) needs to reassess it. “The reason players opt for a review is because they’re unhappy with the decision taken by the on-field umpire. The DRS system

OUR FOCUS IS TO BOWL MAIDENS, DOT BALLS AND NOT TRY MUCH: SIRAJ

29 Dec 2020 05:02 AM IST

Melbourne: The India pace bowlers’ focus was to bowl dot balls and maiden overs and complement the spinners, said Mohammed Siraj after Umesh Yadav limped off the field early in Australia’s second innings depleting the team’s bowling on the third day of the second Test. “We were discussing in the

INDIANS BOWLED PRETTY STRAIGHT, MAKING IT HARD TO SCORE: MATTHEW WADE

29 Dec 2020 04:59 AM IST

MELBOURNE: Australia opening batsman Matthew Wade praised Indian bowling attack saying they ‘bowled pretty straight making it quite hard to score’. “They were bowling pretty well, pretty straight making it quite hard for us to score so yeah we were tensed out there to go and score runs as a

RIZWAN, ASHRAF HELP PAKISTAN AVOID FOLLOW ON AGAINST KIWIS

29 Dec 2020 04:56 AM IST

MOUNT MAUNGANUI: Skipper Mohammad Rizwan (71) and all-rounder Faheem Ashraf (91) helped Pakistan avoid follow on after the two shared a 107-run partnership for the seventh wicket on the third day of the first Test against New Zealand here on Monday. The visitors were all out for 239 in their

ANDY MURRAY AWARDED WILDCARD FOR 2021 AUSTRALIAN OPEN

29 Dec 2020 04:53 AM IST

LONDON: Former world no 1 Andy Murray has been awarded a wildcard for the 2021 Australian Open. This will be the first time Murray will play in Melbourne since the 2019 event, where he said he was considering retiring from the sport after he tournament due to a chronic hip

ROHIT TO JOIN TEAM IN MELBOURNE; MCG ALL BUT SET TO HOST 3RD TEST

29 Dec 2020 04:16 AM IST

NEW DELHI: Indian opener Rohit Sharma will fly from Sydney on Wednesday (December 30) and join the rest of the team in Melbourne as the third Test in the four-match series is all but set to be played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground with an eye on the recent outbreak

Kohli crowned ICC male cricketer of the decade

29 Dec 2020 04:13 AM IST

NEW DELHI: India skipper Virat Kohli has been named the ICC Male Cricketer of the Decade and the ICC Men’s ODI Cricketer of the Decade while Australia batsman Steve Smith bagged the ICC Men’s Test Cricketer of the Decade award. Afghanistan spinner Rashid Khan was named the ICC Men’s T20I

India in sight of victory over Australia in second Test

29 Dec 2020 04:11 AM IST

Australia lose six wickets for 133 runs in their second innings at the end of third day’s play. The hosts are ahead of India by just two runs and have four wickets in hand.