At the end of the day's play, India stood at 164/5, with Ravindra Jadeja (6*) and Rishabh Pant (4*) unbeaten at the crease, facing a mounting task of trailing 310 runs.
If the first day of the Test match saw Australia make 300-plus runs, the Indian bowlers still showed a fight by taking six wickets, with four of them coming in the last session. The day two first session was extremely poor for the Indian team as Steve Smith and skipper Pat Cummins were all o
Having entered the series under scrutiny for poor form and being century-less for over an year, Smith got some respite with a century at the third Test in Brisbane, which saw him grind and play some scratchy cricket on his way to the century.
At the end of the first session, Australia was 454/7, with Smith (139*) and Mitchell Starc (15*) unbeaten. India simply did not have answers for Australian batters as 143 runs came in the session at a run rate of over five per over.
"The Indian Cricket Team is wearing black armbands as a mark of respect to former Prime Minister of India Dr Manmohan Singh who passed away on Thursday," the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said in a post on X.
Konstas' much-anticipated debut in Australia turned out to be one of the most entertaining in a long while. Not only did the 19-year-old make headlines by toying with Indian pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah and scoring 34 of his 60 runs against him, but Virat also got involved in a heated excha
ICC Men's Champions Trophy 2025 Trophy tour completed an eight-day journey through South Africa, inspiring cricket fans and generating excitement for the upcoming ninth edition of the tournament which is scheduled to be played in Pakistan and United Arab Emirates (UAE) from February 19 to M
Virat Kohli has been fined 20 percent of his match fee and given one demerit point for violating Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct. The incident occurred on the first day of the Melbourne Test, when Kohli made physical contact with Australia's debutant player by bumping into his shoulder af
Australian debutant Sam Konstas spoke about the incident with India's Virat Kohli during the first day of the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne on Thursday, where Kohli deliberately bumped into him, sparking a brief verbal altercation. Despite the tension, Konstas remained unfazed and expressed h
Debutant Sam Konstas has revealed that he played without fear as he took on India's formidable pace attack, showcasing an aggressive style of batting on the opening day of the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne, as per ICC.
Konstas, who initially struggled against Jasprit Bumrah and his fellow pa
Australian debutant Sam Konstas reflected on his encounter with Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah during the first day of the Boxing Day Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Thursday. In the post-day press conference, Konstas acknowledged Bumrah's pivotal role in changing the momentum of the ma