5th Test Day 2 | IND vs AUS HIGHLIGHTS: Pant's fiery fifty helped India take their lead past 140 on Day 2 with all to play for on Day 3 now. Sundar and Jadeja are at the crease.
Sunil Gavaskar believes that India needs to add 40 extra runs if Bumrah is unable to feature with the ball in the fourth innings of the Test
Rohit Sharma said the essence of a team lies in the collective effort of all 11 players working together towards a common goal
Aussie head coach also said the team wasn't shocked by Pant's explosive turn in the second innings, where he quickly changed gears
Prasidh felt Australia's task would not be easy as they would face challenging conditions, including the ball occasionally keeping low
Jasprit Bumrah took the field with the Indian team on Day 2 of the Sydney Test, but unlike his marathon spells throughout the series, he only bowled eight overs in the first session
Over its 48-Test match history, the Sydney Cricket Ground has only witnessed six successful 200-plus run chases
The star Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah was involved in a heated exchange of words with Khawaja and Konstas on day 1 of the Sydney Test
The Aussie all-rounder replacing Mitchell Marsh in the squad summed up his day with two important catches in the slip on day one of the Sydney Test
The idea of the Pink Test was proposed by former Aussie pacer Glenn McGrath, who lost his wife Jane McGrath to breast cancer in 2008
Rishabh Pant was the top scorer for the Indian side in the first innings of the Sydney Test
Only two matches into Test cricket, Konstas might have bitten off more than he can chew by going up against Bumrah
The weather forecast for Day 2 of the 5th Test (January 4) between India and Australia is expected to allow the play to flow without any interruptions with less than 5% chances of rain.
IND vs AUS 5th Test full scorecard: Rishabh Pant was hit on the body 12 times as the southpaw curbed his natural instinct after reports surfaced Gambhir criticised him for rash shot at MCG
India managed to score 185 runs in 72.2 Overs during the India vs Australia 5th Test in Sydney on January 3, 2025.
Sunil Gavaskar said: "I think it probably means that if India don't qualify for the World Test Championship (WTC) final, the Melbourne Test will be Rohit Sharma's last game."
India are without their regular captain Rohit Sharma, who dropped himself for the fifth Test. India made two changes in their Playing 11
Pitch report by Sunil Gavaskar: "There is a lot of grass on the pitch. The sun is not out and it is very overcast. The new ball will not be easy for the batters"
Australia captain Pat Cummins asserted that there would be no let up in intensity despite the hosts grabbing a 2-1 lead heading into the fifth and final Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against India, beginning here on Friday. A commanding 184-run victory in the Boxing Day Test has placed Australia in pole position to reclaim the Trophy for the first time since 2014-15. "I mean, it's always the preferred position. But you know, you go into every Test match trying to win. So, it's no different this week," Cummins said "But I'm really happy with how the boys have played in the last three Tests. We've shown that we've been the front-runners, and the aim again this week is to keep it up," he added. The skipper, however, conceded there are some issues with the Aussies' batting. "I think, no doubt, there are times when we would have liked to score more runs. In that last game in Melbourne, we would have liked to push that lead out to 400-500, given we were in such a good position. But
In the event that Cummins does miss the tour, either Steve Smith or Travis Head will step up to lead the Australian side.