The first Test between India and Australia will kickstart from Friday at Perth's Optus Stadium. Both sides, placed at the top two spots of the ICC World Test Championship points tally will be aiming to make their chances for the final stronger. While India seeks to bounce back after a rare,
Former cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar opened up on top India seamer Mohammed Shami's recent injury issues and their impact on the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 mega-auction and said that the franchises will be concerned "about a potential breakdown during the season."
A total of 574 players have been shortlisted from an initial pool of 1,574 names. These players will go under the hammer from November 24-25 in Jeddah. The list includes 208 overseas players, 12 uncapped overseas talents, and 318 uncapped Indian players, according to Wisden.
Former cricketer Sourav Ganguly opened up on India seamer Mohammed Shami's return after injury in the Ranji Trophy and said that he should go to Australia and take part in the upcoming prestigious Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT).
Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan targeted the JMM-led ruling alliance in Jharkhand on Saturday, saying that "law and order is in shambles" and women did not feel safe.
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Priyanka Chaturvedi on Saturday condemned the blaze at Jhansi Medical College that claimed the lives of 10 newborns and said that it is "shameful" that even in today's time we are not able to provide health facilities.
Shami's spell also included a four-wicket haul in the first innings and was handy with the bat too. This augurs well for Team India, which is taking quite an inexperienced pace attack for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series against Australia away from home starting from next week in Perth.
10 newborns lost their lives in the fire, which is believed to have started due to a short circuit in an oxygen concentrator, and spread rapidly due to the highly oxygenated environment in the NICU.
After a year of absence due to an ankle injury, Shami made his much-awaited return to competitive cricket in the Ranji Trophy. The seasoned speedster missed out on a call for the Border Gavaskar Trophy but has started to make a case for his availability if needed.
Right-arm seamer Mohammed Shami expressed his feelings after his brilliant performance on his return to competitive cricket since the 2023 50-over World Cup final against Australia, returned with figures of 0/34 in 10 overs.
In their first innings, MP was skittled out for 161 runs, with Subhranshu Senapati (47 in 121 balls, with six fours) and Rajat Patidar (41 in 59 balls, with eight fours) being the top scorers.