Jasprit Bumrah. (Pic Credit – X) Ricky Ponting, a Hall of Famer in the International Cricket Council (ICC), lauded Jasprit Bumrah‘s performance. He considered it not just the finest bowling by a visiting bowler in Australia, but potentially the best fast bowling exhibition ever.In his third Test series in Australia, Jasprit Bumrah delivered an exceptional

Sanjay Manjrekar (Photo Credit: X) NEW DELHI: Former Indian cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar succinctly summed up a key aspect of cricketing careers on X, writing, “When to retire is up to the player, but how long to play is up to the selectors.” His words resonate strongly in the wake of India’s 1-3 defeat in the

Photo credit: Getty mages NEW DELHI: Team India needed only a draw at the iconic Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) to retain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy and achieve a hat-trick of series wins in Australia. However, things didn’t go as planned for Rohit Sharma’s men. Despite a valiant effort, India lost the SCG Test by six wickets,

The road to the World Test Championship (WTC) final was fraught with ups and downs for India. Despite a strong start, critical losses at key moments and stiff competition saw them miss out on a third consecutive WTC final appearance. Here’s how the journey unfolded, Test by Test, leading to their elimination.Qualification Scenario Before Bangladesh

NEW DELHI: “They still have the hunger and passion,” Team India head coach Gautam Gambhir replied when asked about the future of India captain Rohit Sharma and talismanic Virat Kohli, who both endured horrible runs in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.However, the clamour for both Rohit and Kohli to pass the baton on to the next generation

NEW DELHI: After his team’s victory in the final Test at Sydney, Australian skipper Pat Cummins praised Virat Kohli for his exceptional performances in Australia over the years.He highlighted how much the team enjoyed playing against him, noting that Kohli’s presence not only brought vital runs but also added an element of “theatre” to the

The 2024-25 Border Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) series ended on Sunday with Australia registering a series-clinching six-wicket win in the fifth and final Test in Sydney as a number of records were rewritten during the course of last month and a half.The 3-1 triumph gave Australia the possession of BGT for the first time since 2014,

Yashasvi Jaiswal smashed a brilliant hundred in Perth. (Photo by Paul Kane/Getty Images) Following India’s loss in the final Test and their failure to retain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, cricket icon Sunil Gavaskar analyzed the team’s performance. He suggested that the team needs young, motivated players like Yashasvi Jaiswal and Nitish Reddy.Jaiswal scored 391 runs in

Border-Gavaskar Trophy 24/25 (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: Australia secured a six-wicket victory in the fifth and final Test against India in Sydney, clinching the series 3-1 and securing their place in the World Test Championship final. The match concluded on the third day, with India being dismissed for 157 in their second innings, adding only

Abhimanyu Easwaran, Sarfaraz Khan and Dhruv Jurel NEW DELHI: The blockbuster Border-Gavaskar Trophy that had some of the finest nerve-wrecking, edge-of-the-seat action for close to one and a half months came to a superb conclusion on Sunday in Sydney.In the battle of the two giants — India and Australia — the hosts, finally ended India’s