Page 11 - India Vs Australia

Shape up or ship out: Is Gambhir talking tough to Team India after MCG loss?

According to a report in The Indian Express, coach Gautam Gambhir questioned the players for not playing according to the situation and instead doing their own thing in the name of 'natural game'

Gill in or Rohit out? India's tough Playing 11 choice for 5th Test vs AUS

The most dramatic and selfless option is for Rohit himself to step down from the India's Playing 11 for Sydney Test, which begins January 3, 2025, against Australia

Cricket schedule 2025: Australia's fixtures in Tests, ODIs and T20Is

How will ICC ODI and Test world champion, Australia's schedule look like in 2025? Check all you need to know about Australia's upcoming schedule here

Cricket Australia names Bumrah as captain in their 2024 team of the year

Apart from Bumrah, young Indian batter Yashasvi Jaiswal was also able to find a place in the team

Gavaskar points out Rohit and Kohli's lack of impact in recent games

The legendary Sunil Gavaskar on Monday lashed out at senior players Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli for letting the team down and blamed the Indian top- order for losing the Boxing Day Test against Australia here. Set a target of 340 on the final day of the fourth Test, the Indian batters, with the exception of Yashasvi Jaiswal (84), faltered yet again to lose the match by 184 runs and trail 1-2 in the five-match series. "It all depends on the selectors. The contributions that were expected have not come. It is the top-order which has to contribute, if the top-order is not contributing, why blame the lower-order. "The seniors have not really made the contribution that they should have, all that they had to do was bat out today and live to fight another day in Sydney," Gavaskar told India Today. "...it's just that the top-order didn't contribute and that is the reason India found itself in this position." While Gavaskar praised Jaiswal for his gritty knock, the batting great once agai

Rajiv Shukla claims Yashasvi Jaiswal's dismissal was a clear mistake

BCCI vice president Rajeev Shukla on Monday slammed third umpire Saikat Sharfuddoula for Yashasvi Jaiswal's contentious dismissal on the final day of the Boxing Day Test against Australia in Melbourne, saying the India opener was "clearly not out". Jaiswal was batting on 84 when Australia skipper Pat Cummins' down-the-leg snorter cramped him for room while attempting a hook, and the home side went up instantaneously in appeal for a caught behind as Alex Carey completed a tumbling take. The on-field umpire Joel Wilson didn't relent as the Australians resorted to DRS and third umpire Sharfuddoula ruled Jaiswal out, despite no edge being registered on the Snicko, basing his decision on the available evidence of visual deflection. "Yashasvi Jaiswal was clearly not out. Third umpire should have taken note of what technology was suggesting. While over ruling field umpire third umpire should have solid reasons," senior BCCI official Shukla tweeted. Sharfuddoula, the third umpire from ...

IND vs AUS: Konstas is definitely a star in the making, says Steven Smith

The 19-year-old's dazzling 65-ball 60 and his audacious scoops off India's ace pacer Jasprit Bumrah became the talk of the cricketing world

IND vs AUS: Ravi Shastri questions Rohit's future in team, backs Kohli

Former Indian coach Ravi Shastri believes it's high time for Rohit Sharma to start thinking about what his role in the team should be going forward in future

Anushka Sharma, Athiya Shetty distraught after Virat, Rahul's early wicket

Anushka Sharma and Athiya Shetty's reaction goes viral to Reddit as their husbands Virat Kohli and KL Rahul lost early wickets leading to another loss for India at MCG

Jasprit Bumrah nominated for ICC Men's Cricketer of the Year award

Operating at a level rarely seen in the game before, India's peerless fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah was on Monday nominated for the ICC Men's Cricketer of the Year award and also featured in the list for the best player in the Test format. Bumrah, who has left the Australian batters scrambling for survival with his incredible display of fast bowling in the ongoing five-match series Down Under, has been nominated for the top award, named after legendary West Indies all-rounder Sir Garfield Sobers, alongside England's prolific duo of Joe Root and Harry Brook, with swashbuckling Australian batter Travis Head completing the list. Besides Bumrah, who has been at the top of his game throughout 2024, Root, Brook and Sri Lanka's Kamindu Mendis featured in the list for the ICC Test Cricketer of the Year award. Bumrah has been the best bowler in Test cricket in 2024 with 71 wickets from 13 matches at an average of 14.92 and a strike rate of 30.16, the best figures for any bowler. The right-arm

IND vs AUS: Rohit and Virat failed to meet expectations, says Irfan Pathan

Both Rohit and Virat have failed to deliver with bat in the ongoing series against Australia

IND vs AUS: Rohit believes India failed to capitalise on momentum at MCG

India lost seven wickets in the final session of the last day to blow a golden opportunity to head to Sydney with a 1-1 tie in the series

India vs Australia 4th Test Day 5 HIGHLIGHTS: Australia thrash India by 184 runs, lead series 2-1

Pant fell at a crucial juncture, triggering a dramatic collapse. What followed was a complete unraveling of India's batting lineup, as they lost their final seven wickets for just 34 runs

No spike on snicko! Jaiswal's controversial dismissal sparks drama over DRS

Despite the conflicting evidence, third umpire Sharfuuddoula overturned the on-field decision, declaring Jaiswal out.

Will India qualify for the WTC final 2025 after defeat in Melbourne vs AUS?

If India manages to win the final Test of the ongoing series vs Australia in Sydney, they will finish with 55.26 percentage points and will need Sri Lanka to beat Australia by 2-0

IND vs AUS 4th Test: Will India draw the Boxing Day Test in MCG today?

Pant's wicket led to two more- Ravindra Jadeja and Nitish Kumar Reddy.

IND vs AUS: MCG attendance record shattered in historic Boxing Day Test

India vs Australia Boxing Day Test 2024 has now become the second-highest attended game in Test cricket history, behind only the 1999 India-Pakistan Test at Eden Gardens

IND vs AUS - Bumrah taught Konstas Test cricket's challenges: Simon Katich

Katich feels that Mitchell Marsh's role in the team must be evaluated if contributions with the ball are not being made, particularly given the all-rounder's lacklustre batting performances

What is highest successful run-chase at Melbourne Cricket Ground in Tests?

If India chase down target at MCG on December 30, 2024, it will be highest successful run-chase. England holds the record for highest successful chase, scoring 332 runs to win a Test match in 1928.

India missed opportunity, tough task to win Boxing Day Test: Gavaskar

Legendary Sunil Gavaskar feels India have missed an opportunity by allowing Australia's lower order to add valuable runs, making it difficult for the visitors to win the Boxing Day Test here. Australia, who were struggling at 156 for 8, finished the fourth day at 228 for 9, taking their lead to 333 and setting up an intriguing final day. "I think it was a missed opportunity because till tea time certainly it was India's day, and after tea time, (Pat) Cummins, (Nathan) Lyon, and (Scott) Boland really frustrated the Indian bowlers. At the end of the day, having got a lead of 333, it does make it a little difficult for India to win this game," Gavaskar told India Today. Australia's number 8, 10, and 11 batters consumed nearly 35 overs, with Cummins (41 off 90 balls), Lyon (41 off 54 balls), and Boland (10 off 65 balls) contributing to the team's second-innings total. "...even if half of those runs were saved and Australia had been dismissed for 60 runs less, then we're talking about .