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.
The two teams have shared the spoils in the opening ICC World Test Championship matches in Perth and Adelaide. India secured a commanding 295-run victory in the series opener, while Australia bounced back in the pink-ball Test with a 10-wicket win.
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.
Former cricketer Ricky Ponting shared his thoughts on the verbal spat between Australia batter Travis Head and India pacer Mohammed Siraj during the Adelaide Test and said that he doesn't think there was any malice between the two players.
India seamer Mohammed Siraj shrugged away questions about the fine sanctioned to him after his heated altercation with Australia's Travis Head during the second Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Adelaide.
Mohammed Siraj has been fined 20 per cent of his match fee for violating Article 2.5 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which pertains to "using language, actions or gestures which disparage or which could provoke an aggressive reaction from a batter upon di
Following the win against India at home in Adelaide Oval on Sunday, Australia skipper Pat Cummins shared his thoughts on the verbal spat between left-hand batter Travis Head and Mohammed Siraj during the day-night (pink-ball) Test match.
India skipper Rohit Sharma highlighted right-arm seamer Jasprit Bumrah's efforts, praising his spell but acknowledged the need for other bowlers to step up.
From Perth to Adelaide, India saw its momentum soar high and then go down in mud following a 10-wicket defeat in the second Test. Travis Head's explosive strokeplay and "pink ball magician" Mitchell Starc's blitz led to India's downfall.
Adding an element of drama and emotion to the hotly-contested Border-Gavaskar Trophy, Siraj aggressively sent off Head after cleaning him up following a counter-attacking century that severly depleted Indian bowlers and team's chances of win. As Siraj aggressively gestured the Aussie suggest
India's inconsistent pink-ball Test record continued as Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins demolished a helpless Indian batting attack, helping the side secure a morale-boosting, series levelling 10 wicket win after a massive 295-run loss at Perth in the first Test. With this, the series is leve
Head, who was the standout performer for Australia on Day 2 of the pink-ball Test on December 7, said his emphatic century had put Australia in a commanding position.