NEW DELHI: India’s batting order faltered under a fierce Australian pace attack on the opening day of the first Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Perth on Friday. Stand-in captain Jasprit Bumrah’s decision to bat first on a lively pitch seemed to backfire as both Yashasvi Jaiswal and Devdutt Padikkal departed without scoring in their

R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: The first Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Perth witnessed a rare scenario: India are without both Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja in the playing XI.Since Jadeja’s debut in 2012, the team has gone into only a handful of Tests without its trusted spin duo, making

Nitish Reddy, left, and Harshit Rana (Photo Source: X) NEW DELHI: The opening Test of the Border Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) beginning at the Optus Stadium in Perth on Friday will see two players making their red-ball debut for India, as the duo of fast bowler Harshit Rana and seam-up allrounder Nitish Kumar Reddy received their