Jasprit Bumrah (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: Opener Sam Konstas on Thursday made his Test debut a memorable one as he smoked an incredible 65-ball 60 on the opening day of the Melbourne Test against India. Stunning the Indian pace attack in the opening session, a fearless Konstas, swung his bat like a sword, coming down

NEW DELHI: An old video of young Australian cricketer Sam Konstas expressing his admiration for modern-day great Virat Kohli has gone viral, reigniting conversations after the two had an on-field altercation during the opening day of the Boxing Day Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on Thursday. The resurfaced clip shows Konstas in awe

Sam Konstas looks at Jasprit Bumrah at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. (Photo by William West/AFP via Getty Images) NEW DELHI: If Sam Konstas was instinctively inclined to target the much-feared Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah, it was because of a harmless error made by his father when the adolescent was training. When the Boxing Day Test

NEW DELHI: Indian captain Rohit Sharma, who had opted to bat lower down the order in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy – a move that failed to yield the desired results – is likely to return to his customary opening role in the ongoing fourth Test against Australia at the MCG, according to assistant coach Abhishek Nayar.Rohit

NEW DELHI: Indian chess prodigy D Gukesh, who recently etched his name in history as the youngest-ever World Chess Champion, will not be competing in the 2024 World Rapid and Blitz Championships (WRB).The event, set to take place between December 26 and 31 in New York City’s Financial District, will feature over 300 elite players,

Shubman Gill (Photo by Bradley Kanaris/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Indian assistant coach Abhishek Nayar addressed Shubman Gill‘s absence from the playing XI for the fourth Test against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Thursday, shedding light on the team management’s unexpected decision to include all-rounder Washington Sundar in his place. Nayar clarified that Gill’s

UAE players with coach Lalchand Rajput (6th from right – standing) after winning the Gulf Cricket Championship in Dubai. (Photo credit: UAE Cricket) NEW DELHI: Former India coach and now at the United Arab Emirates, Lalchand Rajput, hailed the International League T20 (ILT20) as a transformative force for UAE cricket. Rajput credited the league’s global

Virat Kohli chats with Sam Konstas and Usman Khawaja at Melbourne Cricket Ground. (Photo by Daniel Pockett/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: On the first day of the fourth Test in Melbourne, Virat Kohli and Australian youngster Sam Konstas got into an argument on Thursday. However, the 19-year-old home debutant downplayed the incident, claiming the Indian superstar

Sam Konstas struck a fifty on his Test debut and was involved in a heated exchange with Virat Kohli at the MCG. (AP) A physical altercation between Virat Kohli and Sam Konstas marked the opening morning of the fourth Test between Australia and India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Thursday.India vs Australia 4th Test