Melbourne [Australia], December 26 (ANI): Former Indian cricketer VVS Laxman praised stand-in skipper Ajinkya Rahane for his captaincy in the absence of Virat Kohli on the opening day of the Boxing Day Test here at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on Saturday.
Melbourne [Australia], December 25 (ANI): India has named the Playing XI for the Boxing Day Test against Australia, starting on Saturday, and they have made four changes to the team that played in the pink-ball Test at the Adelaide Oval. Shubman Gill comes in for Prithvi Shaw, Ravindra Jadej
Melbourne [Australia], December 25 (ANI): Australia Test skipper Tim Paine on Friday said that his role as a batsman changes a lot depending upon who is on the crease with him.
New Delhi [India], December 23 (ANI): Australia all-rounder Glenn Maxwell on Wednesday teased Afghanistan spinner Mujeeb Ur Rahman and said 'I taught him how to play reverse sweep'.
Adelaide [Australia], December 22 (ANI): Former Australia wicket-keeper batsman Brad Haddin has said that he does not know from where India will get their energy in the absence of Virat Kohli in the remaining three Tests of the four-match series.
Adelaide [Australia], December 22 (ANI): Australia batsman Steve Smith on Tuesday said the absence of Indian skipper Virat Kohli for the remaining three Test matches is going to be a "big loss" for visitors.
Adelaide [Australia], December 22 (ANI): Australia batsman Steve Smith on Tuesday said he would like to keep the traditional red-ball cricket alive in the longest format of the game amid the rising popularity of day-night Test.
Adelaide [Australia], December 22 (ANI): Australia batsman Steve Smith on Tuesday explained how the Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin got the better of him here in the pink-ball Test.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 21 (ANI): Despite India stumbling to an eight-wicket loss in the first Test of the four-match series against Australia, former pacer Zaheer Khan has listed a number of positives for the visiting side and feels that the side has learned from that experie
Adelaide [Australia], December 21 (ANI): Australia opening batsman Joe Burns feels that his side has gained an upper hand by defeating visitors India in such a comprehensive fashion in the first Test, and the next match at Melbourne could very well decide the fate of the series.
Adelaide [Australia], December 20 (ANI): Former Australia skipper Ricky Ponting reckons that the hosts now have a very good chance of defeating India 4-0 in the four-match series now after the visitors suffered an eight-wicket drubbing in the first Test.
Adelaide [Australia], December 20 (ANI): Australian pacer Pat Cummins said that the sideways movement on offer at the Adelaide Oval helped the pace attack of his side to challenge the defence of Cheteshwar Pujara.