The first ODI at Perth was an underwhelming return to international cricket for Rohit as he could just score eight runs in 14 balls with a boundary to his name. While fans and perhaps he himself expected to deliver fireworks during the power play and bash bowlers left and right for fours and
Australia' star batter Steve Smith had his first net session since late August, hitting against bowlers, and declared he's "ready" for the Ashes after a refreshing break in New York.
Australia's pace bowling mainstay Josh Hazlewood declared his plans to attack England's 'Bazball' with Mitchell Starc, just like they did in the rain-curtailed ODI series opener against India on Perth's green top.
New Zealand skipper Mitchell Santner won the toss and elected to bowl first against England in the second T20I of the three-match series, which is being played at Hagley Oval here on Monday.
"Smriti's (Mandhana) wicket was the turning point for us. Still had batters, but I don't know how things went the other way. Credit to England. They didn't lose hope, they kept bowling and getting wickets. It's a bad feeling when you have put so much hard work in but the last 5-6 overs didn'
India's left-arm speedster Arshdeep Singh drew a stark comparison between the ODI captaincy of Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill, classifying them both as "proper" bowler skippers, who give freedom to their attack.
Virat's return to international cricket did not go as expected. While fans expected a well-calculated, dominant performance against Australia, an opposition he has thrived against, the reality fans lived out was an eight-ball duck. Australians deprived Virat of some easy singles by setting t
Former India fast bowler Varun Aaron has urged the Indian team not to hit the panic button after their seven-wicket defeat against Australia in the opening ODI of the three-match series at Perth on Sunday.
India vice-captain Shreyas Iyer continued to toil against the short ball ploy and Australia mainstay Josh Hazlewood in the first ODI at the Optus Stadium in Perth on Sunday. While Shreyas danced to the whims of the bowlers, Australia's stand-in captain Mitchell Marsh became the eighth Austra
Hossain delivered a historic performance, registering the best bowling figures by a Bangladeshi spinner, and the third-best overall by a bowler from the country, helping his team secure a 74-run victory over West Indies in the first ODI at Mirpur on Saturday.
The first ODI between India and Australia is set to resume after almost two hours' hold due to rain delays in Perth on Sunday at the Optus Stadium. The match has been reduced to 35 overs per side. Each bowler can bowl a maximum of 7 overs.
The highly anticipated series opener against Australia at the Optus Stadium will mark the return of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma in ODIs for the first time since lifting the Champions Trophy on March 9 in Dubai.