During the fourth Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Sunil Gavaskar criticized Rishabh Pant for his shot selection leading to his dismissal.
Steve Smith is the fourth batter in Test history to get dismissed in the 9,990s after Brian Lara, Mahela Jayawardene, and Alastair Cook.
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Pat Cummins led Australia to famous BGT series victory after 10 years against India.
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Irfan Pathan, the former Indian cricketer, minced no words while talking about Virat Kohli after India suffered a 1-3 defeat in the BGT Test series in Sydney earlier today.
At the close of play on day two in the Sydney Test, India scored 141/6, leading by 145 runs after Rishabh Pant’s attacking fifties, while for Australia, Scott Boland got four wickets.
Yashasvi Jasiwal chirped at Sam Konstas in his native Hindi language, which was caught on the stump mic.
The Indian cricket team needs to win the Pink Test in Sydney, to not only level the series 2-2, but also retain the prestigious BGT against Australia.
India need to win the Pink Test in Sydney, to level the series against Australia, and retain the BGT.
With the MCG win, Australia have a great chance of regaining the BGT for the first-time in 10 years by winning the ongoing Test series against India at the SCG next month.
Check out the three reasons why India lost the fourth BGT Test match versus Australia below.
Yashasvi Jaiswal scored 84 off 208 balls, but it wasn’t enough for India to draw fourth BGT Test match at the MCG vs Australia.
Australia will be aiming to win the fourth Test match at the MCG on the fifth and final day, to give themselves the best chance to regain the BGT after losing four consecutive series against India.
Jasprit Bumrah is the fourth fastest to 200 wickets in Test cricket in terms of balls (8484), behind the likes of Waqar Younis, Dale Steyn, and Kagiso Rabada.
India finished the day three on 358/9, trailing Australia by 116 runs on the first innings, with Nitish Reddy and Mohammed Siraj at the crease in the fourth BGT Test at the MCG.
India need to win Melbourne Test to give themselves best possible chance of reaching WTC final next year at the Lord’s in London.
Steve Smith was at the crease alongside his captain Pat Cummins at stumps on day one of the 4th BGT Test match at the MCG between Australia and India.
Sam Konstas scored a fifty on Test debut after shoulder clash with Virat Kohli at the MCG.
Marnus Labuschagne didn’t let the incident with Rohit Sharma affect him adversely as he scored a fifty in fourth BGT Test in Melbourne.
Sam Konstas spoke about his mother’s reaction to Australian Test call-up during his latest appearance for Sydney Thunder in the Big Bash League (BBL).
The first records of a Boxing Day cricket match in Australia are from the year 1865, prior to the start of Test cricket.
During the two-day warm-up match against the Indian cricket team, the right-handed batter Sam Konstas scored his second hundred in First-Class cricket with the PM’s XI.
Josh Hazlewood has also been left out of the Australian squad for remainder of BGT series against India after suffering a calf injury in the third Test.
Virat Kohli has scored just 126 runs in five innings in the first three BGT Tests against Australia, including a hundred, with a poor average of 25.2.
Sanjay Bangar poitned out how the Indian batting lineup has made the same mistakes in the four out of five innings in the ongoing BGT series vs Australia.
Morne Morkel also acknowledged the incredible batting performance from Travis Head, which is something he has made a habit of, in the ongoing five-match BGT Test series versus India.
Jasprit Bumrah was exceptional with the ball for India at the Gabba Test in Australian first innings, picking up a five-wicket haul, to keep his team in the contest on day two.
At the close of play on day one of the third BGT Test, Australia batted for just 13.2 overs due to rain, scoring 28 runs without losing a wicket at the Gabba in Brisbane.
In a viral video shared on X (formerly Twitter), it can be seen both Virat Kohli and former Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh having fun at the Gabba in Brisbane.
As per the policies by Cricket Australia, the spectators are eligible to get a 100% refund for a day of a Test match if less than 15 overs have been bowled in a day.
With the series level at 1-1, including a dominating win each for Australia and India, the third Test is a great opportunity for both teams to take the ascendancy in the BGT.
Below is the probable XI of the Indian cricket team against Australia in the third BGT Test at the Gabba in Brisbane.
The upcoming third Test between Australia and India is at the Gabba in Brisbane in the BGT series, which is currently level at 1-1.
Josh Hazlewood was replaced by Scott Boland in the Australian playing XI for the second BGT Test against India at the Adelaide Oval.
Rohit Sharma also alluded to how it isn’t only about the workload of Jasprit Bumrah, but also about the rest of the bowlers in the team.
In the 2008 Sydney Test match between Australia and India, the umpires Steve Bucknor and Mark Benson made a few glaring errors, while Harbhajan Singh was involved in the shocking “MonkeyGate Scandal.”
Mitchell Starc hit Indian wicket-keeper batter Rishabh Pant with a brutal throw in the second Border Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 Test match.
Australia need five more Indian wickets in the second innings, to get a step closer to winning Adelaide Test.
Travis Head scored his eighth Test hundred helped Australia get a massive first innings lead before reducing India to 128/5 in their second innings, still leading them by 29 runs in the second BGT Test.
Travis Head was dismissed by Mohammed Siraj after scoring 140 runs in 141 balls in the Australian first innings in the second BGT Test against India.
Mohammed Siraj didn’t pick up a wicket in 10 overs bowled during the final session on day one of the second BGT Test against Australia.
Mitchell Starc wreaked havoc in the second game of the Border Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25.
Jasprit Bumrah is celebrating his 31st birthday today, and he picked up the key wicket of Usman Khawaja during the Australian first innings in the second BGT Test.
Australia reached 86/1 at stumps on day one of second Test, losing the only wicket to Jasprit Bumrah after bowling out India for 180 runs in first innings.
At stumps on day one, Australia reached 86/1 after bowling out India for just 180 runs in the second BGT Test, courtesy an exceptional bowling performance from Mitchell Starc.
Mitchell Starc registered best figures of 6/48 in his Test career, to play a key role in bundling out India for 180 runs on day one of the second BGT Test match in Adelaide.
India have a 1-0 lead in the five-match BGT series over Australia going into the second Test at the Adelaide Oval.
Irfan Pathan expects Rohit Sharma to let KL Rahul open in the remainder of the BGT Test series after the latter’s impressive performance in the first match last month.
India have earned two wins in Test cricket at the Adelaide Oval against Australia.
During the last BGT Test series down under for India nearly four years ago, Rohit Sharma played two of the four matches, where he batted at No. 6 slot in the order.
Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill are expected to feature in the Pink Ball Warm-up match for India against PM’s XI.
Shubman Gill missed out on playing in the first BGT Test after suffering a wrist injury in a practice session in Perth.
India defeated Australia by a whopping 295 runs in the first Test of the BGT series in Perth despite the absence of captain Rohit Sharma in the starting XI.
Virat Kohli had to wait for 491 days to bring up his 30th hundred in Test cricket against Australia in the BGT series.
After India setup a massive target of 534 runs for Australia in the first BGT Test, they reduced them to 12/3 at the close of play on day three.
Indian openers Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul stitched together a 172-run unbeaten stand, to help the visitors take a 218-run lead against Australia in the first BGT Test.
Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul went past their fifties in Indian second innings, to put them in a strong position on day two of the first BGT Test against Australia.
India have a lead of 218 runs with all their 10 second wickets in hand, including Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul, in the first BGT Test against Australia.
Phil Hughes tragically passed away after being struck by a ball on his head while batting during a Sheffield Shield match at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) in 2014.
Rishabh Pant scored a valuable 37 in India’s first innings, to ensure that they reached a score of 150 in the first BGT Test against Australia.
Jasprit Bumrah registered figures of 4/17 in his 10-over spell with three maidens on day one of the first BGT Test for India against Australia.
Australia are still trailing India by 83 runs on the first innings after day one of the first Test match at the Optus Stadium in Perth.
Jasprit Bumrah will be captaining India in the first BGT Test against Australia in the absence of Rohit Sharma.
Ricky Ponting brought up the recent Test series defeat by 0-3 for the Indian cricket team against New Zealand at home, to drive home his point.
India have won the last four editions of the BGT Test series by a 2-1 margin after four matches against Australia.
Jasprit Bumrah will be captaining India in absence of Rohit Sharma in the first BGT Test vs Australia at the Optus Stadium in Perth.
Devdutt Padikkal made his debut for India in Test cricket earlier this year against England in Dharamshala.
India suffered a humiliating defeat against New Zealand in the recently-concluded three-match Test series, and it goes without saying that…
Virat Kohli has scored a whopping eight Test hundreds against Australia in BGT over the last decade or so.
Nitish Kumar Reddy is the only pace bowling all-rounder in the Indian squad for the BGT Test series against Australia.
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Mohammed Shami was sidelined from professional cricket for better part of a year after suffering an ankle injury in late 2023.
Jasprit Bumrah will be captaining India in the first BGT Test against Australia if Rohit Sharma doesn’t play in it.
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Sachin Tendulkar has been a part of the Mumbai Indians setup in the Indian Premier League (IPL) in the mentor role after retiring from the sport nearly 11 years ago.
Virat Kohli scored just 93 runs at 15.50 average against New Zealand in three-match series despite a 70 in one of the innings in the first Test in Bengaluru.
As per the recent media reports, Rohit Sharma is expected to not travel to Australia ahead of the BGT Test series.
Indian head coach Gautam Gambhir is slated to address a press conference in Mumbai before team’s departure to Australia, and it will be interesting to see if Rohit Sharma attends it.
Virat Kohli slipped out of top 20 spots in the ICC Test batting rankings for the first-time in over 10 years, and still, Ricky Ponting is backing him versus Australia in the BGT.
The BGT Test series 2024/25 is set to kick off on November 22, and Australia are yet to announce their squad to take on India.
The Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 is scheduled to begin on November 22, and will feature five Test matches between Australia and India.
Nathan Lyon also spoke about having nothing but respect for Ravichandran Ashwin.
Steve Smith also praised the performance of Mayank Yadav against RCB, playing a key role in securing a win for LSG in IPL 2024.