In the recently concluded Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia at home earlier this year, wickets were extremely spin friendly and three out of four Tests ended in three days. Spinners dominated the series heavily, with Ravichandran Ashwin (25 wickets), Ravindra Jadeja (22) and Nathan Ly
Smith and Head were the third highest-scorer for Australia in the WTC 2021-23 cycle behind Marnus Labuschagne (1,576 runs in 20 matches at an average of 52.53, with five centuries and five fifties).
After their ICC World Test Championship title win against India in the final by 209 runs at The Oval, Australia made history by becoming the first-ever team to clinch all major ICC trophies. In this squad that dominated Test cricket worldwide, a lot of players were in their mid to late 30s.
After their ICC World Test Championship title win against India in the final by 209 runs at The Oval, Australia made history by becoming the first-ever team to clinch all major ICC trophies.
Indian skipper Rohit Sharma expressed his disappointment on Shubman Gill's wicket in the second session of Day-4 after India's loss against Australia in the World Test Championship 2023 final on Sunday.
Indian skipper Rohit Sharma looked back on Indian bowlers' performance on Day-1 and he believes that the team let themselves down with their bowling performance after the first session in the World Test Champions final against Australia.
After dominating India over the course of five days Australia secured their maiden World Test Championship 2023 title on Sunday at the Oval, London. India succumbed to a score of 234 in 63.3 overs while chasing 444, with Mohammad Shami as the last player standing with a score of 13(8)*.
Jitesh has made a name for himself with his performances in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 and 2023 with Punjab Kings. In 26 matches, he has scored 543 runs for PBKS at an average of 25.86, with a strike rate of 159.24. His best individual score is 49* for Punjab. During the T20I serie
Following his side's loss to Australia in the final of the ICC World Test Championship at The Oval, India skipper Rohit Sharma proposed a best-of-three final in the next cycle to decide the winner of the coveted trophy, saying it could be hosted anywhere in the world, not just in England.
"Honourable Chief Minister has directed all officials to be present on the ground and keep a tight vigil on the situation", said the official statement by Chief Minister's Office.
An eventful day of cricket came to an end with Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane holding down India's fort at the end of Day-4 of the ongoing World Test Championship Final 2023 between India and Australia on Saturday.
An eventful day of cricket came to an end with Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane holding down India's fort at the end of Day-4 of the ongoing World Test Championship Final 2023 between India and Australia on Saturday.