Paine landed in hot water after an expletive-laden response to an unsuccesful review of a decision against Cheteshwar Pujara on the third day of the match on Saturday.
The BCCI has also lodged a formal complaint with ICC match referee David Boon after Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammad Siraj were said to be racially abused by the crowd.
When play was stalled for a while on the fourth day of the third Test between India and Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground after Mohammed Siraj complained of racial abuse, Paine walked to the Indian team huddle and offered support.
In the Lord’s test under the captaincy of Mohammad Azharuddin in 1996, Rahul Dravid was inducted into the team replacing injured Sanjay Manjrekar.
Taking to Twitter, Kohli — who is in India for the birth of first child — said that strict action should be taken against the offenders to set things straight.
India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has termed Sydney crowd as the most abusive in Australia, saying that he has witnessed fans on the lower tier stands at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) indulge in unsavoury behaviour every time he has come to play here.
Agreeing with Hussey, Warne said the allegations were particularly worrying given the events of the past one year, which have seen a global push for racial equality.
A statement from the BCCI early on Sunday said, “Rishabh Pant still has some pain in his elbow. He is currently being treated. Ravindra Jadeja has a dislocation in his left thumb.”
Ali Faisal’s 58th minute strike helped Mohammedan Sporting start the I-League campaign with a 1-0 win over Sudeva Delhi at the Salt Lake Stadium on Saturday. Faisal pounced on a defensive error from Sudeva’s defence to slot the ball into the exposed goal.
Pujara has been dismissed by Cummins four out of the five times in this series. Nathan Lyon has picked him once, in the first innings of the first Test.
India got a couple of injury worries with Rishabh Pant and Ravindra Jadeja getting hit during their batting in the first innings. Pant, who was hit on his left elbow while trying to pull a Pat Cummins delivery, has been taken for scans, the Indian cricket board (BCCI) later confirmed.[Read More…]
The last wicket between Ravindra Jadeja (28 not out) and Mohammed Siraj added 28 runs with Jadeja doing bulk of the scoring.
Gayle will be playing for Team Abu Dhabi in the upcoming edition of the Abu Dhabi T10 league slated to take place from January 28 to February 6.
After bowling out Australia for 338, Gill and Rohit Sharma gave India a solid start as they not only played cautiously but scored runs at a decent rate during the course of their 70-run opening partnership.
For India, left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja was the pick of the bowlers as he returned with figures of 4/62 in his 18 overs.
Pant first dropped Pucovski off the bowling of R Ashwin when the batsman was on 26 and Australia on 49/1. It was a straightforward catch behind the stumps but the wicketkeeper couldn’t hold on to the ball.
The Aus vs Ind match marks as Mohammed Siraj’s second match, he made his debut in the Melbourne test a few days back only and got India’s first wicket by taking out David Warner.
India, who are in the middle of strict quarantine and restricted to their hotels, will be tested both mentally and physically when they face Australia in the third Test in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy that begins Thursday at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
Hobart Hurricanes will lock horns with Sydney Thunder on matchday 31 in Big Bash League (BBL) 2020-2021. The match will be played scheduled to be played on Thursday, 7th January 2021 at the Perth Stadium. Match will start at 12.40 pm IST. Hobart Hurricanes have enjoyed their run in the[Read More…]
Rohit Sharma returns for the 3rd Test at Sydney Cricket Ground as India announces their playing XI. Navdeep Saini will make his Test debut for India as Umesh Yadav was ruled out of the series earlier.
After the humiliating defeat at Adelaide Test, Team India managed to get a historic victory at MCG. Now the series is level pegging at 1-1.
Off-spinner Nathan Lyon took 10 wickets in the Test against New Zealand last summer though the Aussie seamers also got plenty of help, taking eight wickets.
ICC Test team rankings: England, South Africa, India and Australia have all enjoyed a year at the top of ICC Test rankings in the last 10 years.
Resuming their second innings at 8/1 on Day Four, Pakistan had no answer against the New Zealand pacers, in particular Jamieson as they bundled out for mere 186.
1983 World Cup-winning captain put Indian cricket in the spotlight when no one gave the subcontinent teams a chance. Kapil Dev was born on January 6, 1959, in Chandigarh, India.