In pursuit of a herculean 340-run total, Rishabh Pant and Yashasvi Jaiswal ensured India walked out of the second session unscathed on Day 5 of the fourth Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia in Melbourne on Monday.
Australia batter Marnus Labuschagne believes that India's historic fourth-innings chase at the Gabba in 2021 holds little relevance as they head into the final day of a gripping Boxing Day Test in Melbourne.
Nitish Kumar Reddy's under-16 Cricket Coach, Kumar Swamy, was proud after seeing the 21-year-old shine in his first outing at the iconic MCG agaisnt a distinguished Australian bowling attack.
Former cricketer Sunil Gavaskar on Saturday criticised India wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant's 'terrible selection of shot' which got him dismissed on Day 03 at the Melbourne Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia.
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.
As the series stays level at 1-1 heading into Melbourne, the role of Rishabh to throw a counter-attack on Aussies becomes even more important, given his past success in Australia and in Tests in general. After a fine home season, which saw him score a century on his comeback Test match follo
Jasprit Bumrah established himself as India's most successful pacer in Australia in Test format after surpassing the legendary Kapil Dev in the Brisbane Test on Wednesday.
KL Rahul has outshined Indian stalwarts Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli by possessing the highest Test average in SENA (South Africa, England, New Zealand and Australia) countries since 2020.
The Bureau of Meteorology of Australia has reported today that there are 90% chances of rain on the last two days of the Brisbane Test played between the Baggy Greens and India which is Tuesday and Wednesday.
In a rain-curtailed session, Australian skipper Pat Cummins increased India's woes with Rishabh Pant's dismissal during the third day of the third Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test on Monday.
India secured an inspirational 2-1 series win against Aussies Down Under in 2020-21, in the absence of star batter Virat Kohli, after being dismissed for 36 all out in the first Test at Adelaide and with injuries to some key players.
Excited cricket fans expressed their optimism about strong performances from their respective teams as Australia and India gear up for the third Test at Brisbane Cricket Ground, starting from December 14.