Virat, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Bumrah emerged as key architects of one of India's most important and best overseas wins given the circumstances, as they crushed Australia by 295 runs in the first Perth Test. India has gained a 1-0 lead in the five-match series.
Punjab Kings secured a move for South African hard-hitting all-rounder Marco Jansen, while Krunal Pandya found a new home with Royal Challengers Bengaluru. Notably, the familiar face of the cash-rich league, Shardul Thakur, didn't find a bidder for himself and went unsold in the Indian Premi
Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar Samrat Chaudhary took a potshot at Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader and LoP Bihar assembly Tejashwi Yadav, saying his (Tejashwi) father RJD chief Lalu Yadav has suffered so many defeats under the leadership of Bihar CM Nitish Kumar that now he not being unable
Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi following party's thumping victory in Maharashtra Assembaly Polls and said state's voters bestowed their trust on the leadership of PM Modi.
"We were confident that we (Mahayuti) would get a majority and form the government in Maharashtra, but we got an unprecedented victory. The way the people of Maharashtra have shown their trust in Mahayuti, our responsibilities have increased and we will work to fulfil all the expectations of
Union Minister and BJP leader Nitin Gadkari on Saturday congratulated the people of Maharashtra as the BJP-led Mahayuti approaches a landslide victory in the Assembly elections.
Reddy also praised Bumrah's captaincy, who is leading the side in place of regular captain Rohit Sharma, appreciating the strategic decisions made during the game.
"It was a good start. It's not a dream innings, but it was a good start," said Reddy, modestly assessing his performance.
The Indian pace trio of Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, and debutant Harshit Rana brought back India in the game with a stellar performance leaving Australia reeling at 67/7 on the first day of the 1st Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy at Perth's Optus Stadium.
Big names like KL Rahul (26), Virat Kohli (5) and Rishabh Pant (37) failed to get big scores. Youngsters Yashasvi Jaiswal (0), Dhruv Jurel (11), Washington Sundar (4) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (41) could not do much either.