Rain limited the on-field action in the first session of the opening day of the third Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) series between India and Australia on Saturday.
With the series level at 1-1, the next five days in Brisbane could potentially decide the fate of the BGT series. Australia will look to build the momentum they found in Adelaide, while India will look to draw inspiration from the record-shattering victory in Perth.
Former opener Matthew Hayden identified how the Indian bowling unit, especially the pacers, can be more effective if they bowl in the fourth and fifth stump line against Australian batters in Brisbane.
Australia's Nathan McSweeney is confident about "throwing a few more punches" at his Indian adversary Jasprit Bumrah in front of his home crowd during the third Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
Australia's young batter Nathan McSweeney is "looking forward" to playing at The Gabba, a ground he "knows well" under seaming conditions against India in the third Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) series.
Cricketer-turned-commentator Sanjay Manjrekar sees a "rare batting talent" in young Nitish Kumar Reddy. But he dropped a subtle hint about the dilemma regarding his place in the playing XI by suggesting the need for the Indian team to make its bowling attack sharper.
Bengal went through to the quarter-finals with a narrow three-run victory over Chandigarh. Apart from Shami's all-round efforts, seamer Sayan Ghosh's four-wicket haul ripped out Chandigarh's batting setup to lift Bengal to victory.
""I think it is too early to talk about that. With one performance, you can't say he is one of the best, and with one bad performance, you can't say he doesn't deserve that," Kapil Dev said.
The 'Chase Master,' who thrived on his hunger to score runs, has looked out of his everlasting appetite in 2024. In Test cricket, there have been glimpses of Virat showcasing his picture-perfect technique but eventually being overshadowed by the weight of his failures.
In a span of six months, Rohit has seen himself being celebrated as a hero after the famous T20 World Cup triumph to see his place in the team becoming a subject of debate.
Former cricketer Madan Lal believes Rohit Sharma's dwindling form has started to reflect on his captaincy after India fell to a 10-wicket defeat against Australia in the second Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
Former cricketer Madan Lal believes that the scarcity of runs from India's top batters was the main reason which contributed to the touring party's thumping 10-wicket defeat against Australia in the second Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.