Kane Williamson is all business when he takes the crease but playing alongside one of New Zealand’s all-time greats is still a lot of fun, said wicketkeeper BJ Watling after the hosts took control on day two of the first test against Pakistan on Sunday. Williamson completed his 23rd test century at Mount Maunganui, showing…
Indian stand-in skipper Ajinkya Rahane produced a regal performance with the bat on the second day of the Boxing Day Test against Australia in Melbourne. He scored his 12th Test century to put India in the driver’s seat by the stumps as India have taken an 82-run lead over the hosts. Rahane remained unbeaten on…
Sri Lanka batsman Dhananjaya de Silva has been ruled out for the remainder of the two-test series in South Africa after suffering a grade two thigh strain, team officials confirmed on Sunday. De Silva retired hurt during Sri Lanka’s first innings on the opening day of the first test at Centurion Park on Saturday. His…
Ajinkya Rahane played a captain’s knock with a workmanlike century that steered India into a dominant position and took the sting out of Australia’s potent bowling attack in the second Test here on Sunday. Trailing 0-1 in the four-match series, India ended the second day at 277 for five for a handy 82-run lead after…
India’s stand-in skipper Ajinkya Rahane garnered praises from the cricket fraternity after the visitors dominated the first day of the Boxing Day Test and bowled out Australia for 195. Later, the Mumbai batsman anchored the innings with bat and notched up his 12th Test ton on the second day of the game. Impressed with Rahane’s…
Ajinkya Rahane slammed his 12th Test century and first as captain as India drove away the advantage on Day 2 of the second Test against Australia on Sunday. Rahane got to his century with a square cut off Pat Cummins’ ball that raced away to the fence. Rahane, who is captaining India in place of…
Kyle Jamieson made a crucial late breakthrough to put New Zealand on top against Pakistan at the end of the second day of the first test in Mount Maunganui on Sunday. Abid Ali was on 19 with nightwatchman Mohammad Abbas yet to score as Pakistan reached stumps at 30-1, still 401 runs behind New Zealand’s…
Spin legend Bishan Singh Bedi has threatened to take legal action against the DDCA if his name is not removed from a spectators’ stand at the Feroz Shah Kotla ground with immediate effect. On Wednesday, Bedi had shot a letter to the Delhi and District Cricket Association, lambasting it for installing a statue of its…
Australian Test skipper Tim Paine wrote himself into the record books after grabbing the catch to dismiss Rishabh Pant on the second day of the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne. Paine became the fastest wicketkeeper to record 150 dismissals in Test cricket. (IND vs AUS 2nd Test, Day 2 LIVE) The Australian skipper reached this…
Opening batsman David Warner is doing everything he can to recover from a groin injury but is still no certainty to play in the third test against India, Australia coach Justin Langer said on Sunday. Warner tore an adductor muscle in the leadup to the four-test series and was ruled out of the Adelaide opener…
Indian opener Shubman Gill notched a unique feat at his Test debut against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. The 21-year-old showcased a fearless batting against the Aussies and scored 45 runs off 65 deliveries on the second day of the Boxing Day Test, before getting dismissed by Pat Cummins. Gill altered the record books…
Legendary India cricketer Sunil Gavaskar used words like unbelievable and mind-boggling while describing the pool of talent available for India in the fast bowling department. Gavaskar’s comments came after India bowled out Australia for 195 on Day 1 of the Boxing Day Test after Tim Paine opted to bat first. India’s pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah…
From smashing a century on Test debut to getting his technique doubted and dropped from India’s Playing XI, young Prithvi Shaw has seen plenty of ups and downs in his short international career. The first Test against Australia in Adelaide seemed to be the tip of the iceberg. Shaw not only failed with the bat,…
Ajinkya Rahane surprised a lot of people including former India and Australia cricketers when he did not give the ball to debutant seamer Mohammed Siraj in the first session of the Boxing Day Test at MCG against Australia and instead operated with spinners Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja from both ends towards the end of…
Former India captain Kris Srikkanth believes the second Test between India and Australia which started December 26 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground could bring a change in fortunes for stand-in captain Ajinkya Rahane, who is battling personal batting form and the task of leading India in the absence of Virat Kohli, especially now that the…
Mohammed Siraj couldn’t have hoped for a better Test debut than the one he was involved in. India vs Australia, Boxing Day Test, at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. It’s what dreams are made of and on Saturday, Siraj, who earned India’s 298th Test cap, made the occasion even more special by turning up a performance…
Leg-side traps are a tricky proposition. Variables like bounce and the ability (or the lack) of batsmen to keep the ball down need to factored in, not to forget placing the best fielder for the job. Unlike at slip, fielders at leg slip or backward short leg are often blindsided by the batsman for a…
India vs Australia Live Score, 2nd Test, Day 2: Onus on India batsmen on Day 2 in Melbourne