Australia's stand-in captain Steve Smith reflected on the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) pitch that saw the Boxing Day Ashes Test between Australia and England get over in just two days, with 36 wickets falling. He called the pitch a "tricky one" and said that it offered a bit too much to
"He gets above the perpendicular, shapes the ball back into you with that angle, and draws you into playing, I suppose - similar to Scotty (Scott) Boland in a way. (They have) similar release points and angles they create. He's a good bowler, bowled really nicely in this game, and he's done
On a grass-heavy bowling heaven, both England and Australian bowlers looted wickets like for fun, but it was England who ended their win drought in Aussie land, with the generation next of England, Harry Brook, Jacob Bethell, Josh Tongue and Brydon Carse giving their super seniors, skipper B
At the end of the first session, Australia was 98/6 in 25 overs, with Steve Smith (16*) and Cameron Green (6*). They lead by 140 runs and are left with just four wickets, within which they have to set something challenging for England in what has been an absolute heaven for bowlers so far. H
India Women cruised to an eight-wicket win over Sri Lanka Women, taking a commanding 3-0 lead in the five-match T20I series. The victory was powered by a devastating bowling display, highlighted by the returning Renuka Singh Thakur, who finished with impressive figures of 4/21. After the mat
Gujarat's left-arm spinner Vishal Jayswal got a signed match ball from the star India batter Virat Kohli after the Delhi vs Gujarat Vijay Hazare Trophy (VHT) 2025-26 clash on Friday at Bengaluru's BCCI Centre of Excellence Ground 1.
In the Delhi vs Gujarat match at Bengaluru, Delhi secured a narrow 7-run victory. Sent in to bat first, Delhi posted a competitive total of 254/9 in their 50 overs, anchored by veteran star Virat Kohli, who smashed a quick-fire 77 off 61 balls (including 13 fours and a six), and captain Rish
India Women secured an eight-wicket victory over Sri Lanka Women to take an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match T20I series. The win was defined by a ruthless bowling performance led by the returning Renuka Singh Thakur and Deepti Sharma, and an explosive half-century from Shafali Verma
Harmanpreet Kaur-led India Women won the toss and decided to field first in the third T20I of the five-match series against Sri Lanka at the Greenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram on Friday.
England pacer Josh Tongue enjoyed his outing on Day 1 of the fourth Ashes Test against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), as he became the first England bowler to take a five-wicket haul in a Boxing Day Test. However, England's batting remained their weak point in the series as
In the spirit of Christmas, the MCG pitch gifted bowlers from England and Australia alike with easy wickets as for the first time since 22 wickets fell during Australia-West Indies Test at Adelaide during 1951/52 season, 20 wickets crumbled on first day of action, with England pacer Josh Ton