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Rishabh Pant reacts while batting on day 1 of the fifth Test against Australia in Sydney on January 3, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Having dealt with a gruesome car accident, a red cherry hurtling into his body is perhaps the least of Rishabh Pant’s worries. He battled hard against the Australian attack and was…
Australia’s Beau Webster who bowled tight spells reacts on day 1 of the fifth Test against India in Sydney on January 3, 2025. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Beau Webster turned up at the press conference with a swagger belying a debutant’s nerves. But then he is 31 and has played a decade of first-class…
Rohit Sharma (L) with Jasprit Bumrah during a practice session | Photo Credit: AFP Jasprit Bumrah won the toss for India after replacing the axed Rohit Sharma as captain and elected to bat first in the fifth and final test against Australia at Sydney Cricket Ground on Friday (January 3, 2025). Pace bowler Bumrah stepped…
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Australia’s Scott Boland reacts after delivery during day one of the Fifth Men’s Test Match against India at Sydney Cricket Ground on January 03, 2025, in Sydney, Australia. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Friday dawned to the wet streaks of rain, just about enough to accentuate the green on leaves. When the dampness paused, it…
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As per ICC, Beau Webster is set to become the 469th Test player for Australia, and is the preferred sixth batter for the side. | Photo Credit: AFP Leading the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series at 2-1 while stepping into the fifth and final Test, Pat Cummins is bent upon seizing another triumph. Speaking to the media at…
India’s Jasprit Bumrah celebrates the wicket of Australia’s Travis Head on day four of the fourth cricket Test match between Australia and India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in Melbourne on December 29, 2024. | Photo Credit: AFP A slow walk gathering pace, legs suddenly whirring while approaching the bowling crease, back arching and…
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In this file photo dated March 12, 2022, Indian bowler Jasprit Bumrah celebrates the wicket of Sri Lankan batter Angelo Mathews during the 2nd Test cricket match between India and Sri Lanka. Bumrah has been nominated for the ICC Test Cricketer of the Year. | Photo Credit: PTI Jasprit Bumrah’s incredible performance has prevented the…
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When you hope to bat through a day to draw a Test match, more than two batters need to get into double figures. And neither of them ought to give it away. In the end, there were some 12 overs remaining in the Melbourne Test, the new ball was due, and India had got it…
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The right-arm pacer has also been the best bowler in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy with 30 wickets in a mere four Tests Down Under. File | Photo Credit: AP India’s peerless fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah was on Monday (December 30, 2024) nominated for the ICC Test Cricketer of the Year award along with England’s prolific…
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Virat Kohli, right, talks to Australia’s Sam Konstas, as Australia’s Usman Khawaja, looks on during play on the first day of the fourth cricket test in Melbourne on December 26, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Fiery shots on the field, soft words off it, and a wisp of a moustache, constitute the style quotient of…