It is that time of the year! The boxing day test match at Melbourne is just hours away. India will hope to make a comeback after being at drubbed at Perth in the second Test match. India, who had won the series opener, are undergoing trouble at the top spot[Read More…]
Tag: India vs Australia
Kohli urges batsmen to support bowlers ahead of third Test
Melbourne, India skipper Virat Kohli on Tuesday urged his batsmen to step up and support the bowlers in their good job, ahead of the third Test beginning on Boxing Day here. Kohli struck a magnificient 123 in the second Test but could not stop Australia from winning by 146 runs[Read More…]
Need to continue the momentum in Boxing Day Test: Travis Head
Melbourne: Fresh from a series-levelling 146-run win in the second Test at Perth, Australia batsman Travis Head wants his side to continue the momentum when they face India in the Boxing Day Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground here. “We need to make sure we continue the momentum,” Head was[Read More…]
ICC Test rankings: Virat Kohli retains No. 1 spot, Pujara in top 5
India captain Virat Kohli has maintained his spot at the top of the ICC Test rankings for batsmen while Cheteshwar Pujara returned to top 5 in the latest list released by ICC. New Zealand captain Kane Williamson also retained his second spot by achieving highest career points in ICC Test[Read More…]
Kohli, Rahane propel India’s recovery in reply to Australia’s 326
Perth: After losing both their openers for eight runs, India managed to recover to post 172/3 at the end of day two of the second test of the Border-Gavaskar trophy here on Saturday, in reply to Australia’s 326 in the first innings. Indian captain Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane were[Read More…]
2nd Test: Indians hit back after Australia’s steady start on Day 1
Perth: Australia were 277/6 at stumps on the opening day of the second cricket Test against India here on Friday. Pat Cummins (11) and skipper Tim Paine (16) were at the crease when umpires dislodged the bails for the day. The hosts had enjoyed a steady start, dominating the opening[Read More…]
India vs Australia, 2nd Test: Australia post 145/3 at tea
Perth, Australia posted 145/3 at tea on the opening day of the second cricket Test against India here on Friday. At the break, Shaun Marsh (8 batting) and Peter Handscomb (4 batting) were at the crease. All the three wickets fell in the post lunch session with Fast bowlers Jasprit[Read More…]
Live Streaming Cricket, India vs Australia: Where and how to watch IND vs AUS 2nd Test on Sony Pictures Network
Perth is the venue for 2nd Test match of India tour of Australia 2018/19, where Indian team had already taken a lead by winning the 1st Test match and is determined to take on the Australian team in the second Test match. On the other side, the home team would[Read More…]
India vs Australia, 2nd Test, Cricket Score Live Updates: India to play without Ashwin and Rohit due to injury
After winning the 1st Test match played at Adelaide, Indian team is fully determined for another match up with desperate home team. Although team India’s spinner Ravichandran Ashwin had suffered a left-side abdominal strain, while Rohit Sharma jarred his back in the field during the first Test, so they have[Read More…]
Johnson wants to advise Starc ahead of second Test
Perth: Keeping in mind the fast nature of the pitch here, former Australia pacer Mitchell Johnson has advice for current spearhead Mitchell Starc ahead of the second cricket Test against India. “Everyone operates in a different way and I’ve already sent him a couple of text messages to see if[Read More…]
Australia favourites to win second Test: Ponting
Perth: Despite India winning the first Test, former Australia captain Ricky Ponting feels the hosts will have an upper hand in the second Test beginning here on Friday. India defeated Australia by 31 runs in the opening match to take a 1-0 lead in the four-Test series. Ponting opined that[Read More…]
ICC Test Ranking: Pujara moves to fourth, Bumrah achieves career-high ranking
Dubai: Cheteshwar Pujara, whose knocks of 123 and 71 were the cornerstone of India’s victory against Australia in the first Test, moved ahead of Joe Root and David Warner to take the fourth position while pacer Jasprit Bumrah achieved a career-high ranking of 33rd, after his three for 47 and[Read More…]
We are still in the game, insists Harris
Adelaide: Despite India making inroads on the second day of the opening cricket Test here, debutant Australian opener Marcus Harris insisted they are still in the game. Australia were 191/7 at stumps, trailing India by 59 runs. The tourists had posted 250 in the first innings. “I thought they bowled[Read More…]
Records which make Cheteshwar Pujara one of India’s best Test cricketers
Cheteshwar Pujara once again pulled India out of trouble. In India’s first Test match of the 2018 Australian summer, while batting at number three, the Rajkot boy kept his composure. He stringed partnerships with the lower order batsman taking India to a respectable total of 250/9. At one moment the Indian[Read More…]
India aim to start Test campaign on positive note
Adelaide: Aiming to win their maiden Test series in Australia, India want to start the campaign on a positive note, when they face the hosts in the opening match of the four match series here on Thursday. World No. 1 India are coming on the back of some good performances[Read More…]
BCCI announces 12 man squad for 1st T20I against Australia
BCCI, the governing body for cricket in India, has just announced the 12 man squad for the 1st T20 Internationals, a day ahead of the game. The Indian squad is as follows: Virat Kohli (Captain), Rohit Sharma(Vice Captain), Shikhar Dhawan, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant(Wicket Keeper), Dinesh Karthik, Krunal Pandya, Kuldeep[Read More…]
BCCI asks Cricket Australia to remove beef from India’s menu
India will kick off their down under campaign on the November 21. Just 3 weeks shy of the tour, the BCCI, asked their counterparts, cricket Australia to remove beef from India’s menu. The ruling body of cricket in India has reportedly pushed their request via an official while he has on the[Read More…]
‘If something pokes us, we give it right back’
India bowl out Australia for 137, to chase 106 to win 4th Test
Australia were bowled out for 137 on Day three to hand India a target of 106 in the fourth and last Test of the series in Dharamsala. A match that looked evenly poised at the start of play saw a turnaround when the hosts bundled out Australia in the second[Read More…]
Ind vs Aus: India 248/6 at stumps on Day 2, trail Australia by 52 runs
Australian offspinner Nathan Lyon took four wickets to rock the Indian batting line-up to leave the hosts in a spot of bother at 248/6 at stumps on the second day of the fourth Test at the HPCA Stadium in Dharamsala on Sunday. Lyon, who took eight wickets on the first[Read More…]
India vs Australia: Steve Smith, Glenn Maxwell drive Australia forward on Day 1
Steve Smith (117*) and Glenn Maxwell (82*) led Australia’s charge as the visitors ended Day 1 of the third Test at 299 for 4 against India on Thursday. Maxwell, who was brought into the team after Australia lost Mitchell Marsh to injury, notched up his first Test fifty and Smith[Read More…]
No regrets about what I said: Kohli on DRS row
Ind vs Aus, 2nd Test: Ashwin spins India to 75-run win
India put in one of their best bowling performance under pressure in recent time to defend a total of 188 in the second against Australia Test at the Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore on Day 4, beating Australia by 75 runs. They thus brushed aside the harrowing Pune defeat and brought 1-1[Read More…]
India fight back to hold 126-run lead
India were 213 for four at stumps in their second innings on Monday in the second Test at Bengaluru, leading Australia by 126 runs. Pujara (79 not out) and Ajinkya Rahane (40 not out) were batting at the crease when the umpire signalled the day’s end. India scored 213 for[Read More…]
