Pink-ball Test: India would expect more from Ajinkya Rahane when under pressure, says Sanjay Manjrekar
4 years ago

Pink-ball Test: India would expect more from Ajinkya Rahane when under pressure, says Sanjay Manjrekar

India Today  

Former India batsman Sanjay Manjrekar on Saturday said Team India would expect more from an experienced campaigner like Ajinkya Rahane when they are in trouble and pointed out that it was poor shot selection that brought the downfall of the vice-captain during Day 3 of the Pink-ball Test against Australia in Adelaide. India vs Australia, Pink-ball Test Day 3: Highlights Rahane was among the 11 India batsmen who failed to get past the single-digit score on Saturday. Manjrekar in awe of Cummins, Hazelwood Manjrekar also pointed out that Pujara's shot selection wasn't right as the India star's bat face was pointed towards the leg-side when was dismissed for 0 by Cummins. Manjrekar gave full credit to Cummins and Hazelwood, saying the two fast bowlers bowled the right lines and lengths as the pitch quickened up in the first session on Day 3.

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Ind vs Australia Melbourne Test: High hopes on Indian batters for Boxing Day contest
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23 hours, 51 minutes ago

Ind vs Australia Melbourne Test: High hopes on Indian batters for Boxing Day contest

The Hindu  

A city that can throw up four seasons in a single day, decided to stick to the straight and the narrow on Tuesday. Melbourne’s whimsical skies turned a bright shade of blue, the sunlight was of the blinding type, hardly a leaf stirred and as the dry heat rose, a whiff of eucalyptus scent wafted in from the trees of …

AUS vs IND, 4th Test: Rohit focusses on fine-tuning defence ahead of Boxing Day clash
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1 day ago

AUS vs IND, 4th Test: Rohit focusses on fine-tuning defence ahead of Boxing Day clash

The Hindu  

A city that can throw up four seasons in a single day decided to stick to the straight and the narrow on Tuesday. Melbourne’s whimsical skies turned a bright shade of blue, the sunlight was of the blinding type, hardly a leaf stirred, and as the dry heat rose, a whiff of eucalyptus scent wafted in from the trees of …

Manjrekar advises Rohit Sharma to channelise inner ‘Pujara’ once again: ‘He is short of confidence…’
1 day, 16 hours ago

Manjrekar advises Rohit Sharma to channelise inner ‘Pujara’ once again: ‘He is short of confidence…’

Hindustan Times  

One of the main batting concerns for India heading into the Boxing Day Test match in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy is the form of their senior batters, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. Rohit’s barren run with the bat in Test cricket continues, with only 152 runs in 13 innings since the start of the series against Bangladesh earlier this year. And …

Injury scare for Rohit Sharma, Indian captain hit on left knee ahead of Boxing Day Test against Australia
3 days, 4 hours ago

Injury scare for Rohit Sharma, Indian captain hit on left knee ahead of Boxing Day Test against Australia

Live Mint  

India captain Rohit Sharma was hit on his left knee during Team India's net session in Melbourne ahead of the Boxing Day Test against Australia, according to a report in the Times of India. The report notes that the injury did not look too serious and the team physio is taking precautions to ensure that any swelling on Rohit's leg …

India vs Australia Pink Ball Test review in stats: Mitchell Starc on target
5 days, 23 hours ago

India vs Australia Pink Ball Test review in stats: Mitchell Starc on target

The Hindu  

2 The number of bowlers who have the distinction of claiming a wicket off the very first ball of a Test match on three separate occasions. Bowlers claiming a wicket off the very first ball of a Test match on multiple occasions Dism Bowler For Opp Venue Date Result 3 Pedro Collins WI Ban Dhaka 8 Dec 2002 Won Ban …

Gabba Test: India struggles at 201/7 at tea on Day 4, need 45 runs to avoid follow-on
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1 week, 1 day ago

Gabba Test: India struggles at 201/7 at tea on Day 4, need 45 runs to avoid follow-on

Deccan Chronicle  

Brisbane: Ravindra Jadeja stonewalled the Australian bowlers with a characteristically doughty fifty, carrying India to 201 for seven at tea on a rain-interrupted fourth day of the third Test here on Tuesday. Jadeja and Nitish Kumar Reddy added 53 runs for the seventh wicket, ensuring that KL Rahul's classy 84 will not go in vain. However, a slice of misfortune …

Gambhir's harsh Ravindra Jadeja treatment called out as world no. 1 all-rounder's stat better than Sachin, Kohli, Rohit
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1 week, 1 day ago

Gambhir's harsh Ravindra Jadeja treatment called out as world no. 1 all-rounder's stat better than Sachin, Kohli, Rohit

Hindustan Times  

Ravindra Jadeja and KL Rahul emerged as the key difference between India and a potential defeat at Brisbane as the two batters raised hopes of avoiding a follow-on against Australia at the Gabba. Rahul top-scored with 84, while Jadeja's 25th Test half-century added some grace to India's first innings as the visitors try to force a draw. Jadeja joined forces …

AUS vs IND, 3rd Test: KL Rahul's solidity reminds Sunil Gavaskar of Murali Vijay
1 week, 1 day ago

AUS vs IND, 3rd Test: KL Rahul's solidity reminds Sunil Gavaskar of Murali Vijay

India Today  

KL Rahul's composed 84-run knock in the third Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia drew high praise from batting legend Sunil Gavaskar, who likened Rahul's off-side judgment to that of former Indian opener Murali Vijay. AUS vs IND, 3rd Test Day 4 Updates Speaking on Star Sports, Gavaskar highlighted the technical brilliance that set Rahul apart from his teammates. …

Gabba Test: Why India were right in celebrating follow-on escape moment
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1 week, 1 day ago

Gabba Test: Why India were right in celebrating follow-on escape moment

India Today  

India coach Gautam Gambhir, captain Rohit Sharma and star batter Virat Kohli were seen celebrating in the dressing room after the tourists avoided follow-on on Day 4 of the Gabba Test against Australia. The Indian dressing room led by Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir erupted in joy after Akash Deep's boundary helped India go past the 245-run follow-on mark in …

3rd Test, Day 4: Rahul, Jadeja and Bumrah-Deep blitz helps India avoid follow-on
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1 week, 1 day ago

3rd Test, Day 4: Rahul, Jadeja and Bumrah-Deep blitz helps India avoid follow-on

India Today  

KL Rahul and Ravindra Jadeja's fifties and a blitz from Akash Deep and Jasprit Bumrah for the final wicket ensured that India avoided the follow-on in the 3rd Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy on Tuesday, December 17. Rahul's 84 and Jadeja's 77 kept the hosts at bay before 39 runs from Bumrah and Deep completely left them frustrated, leaving the …

AUS vs IND, 3rd Test: We don’t as a team point fingers at each other, says Bumrah
1 week, 1 day ago

AUS vs IND, 3rd Test: We don’t as a team point fingers at each other, says Bumrah

The Hindu  

Jasprit Bumrah may be this precise destroyer out on the turf, but away from it, he does have a sense of humour. We don’t as a team point fingers at each other. We as a team are going through a transition, a lot of new players are coming here and it’s not the easiest place to play cricket.” About the …

Not swinging: Stump mic catches frustrated Jasprit Bumrah on Day 1 of 3rd Test
1 week, 4 days ago

Not swinging: Stump mic catches frustrated Jasprit Bumrah on Day 1 of 3rd Test

India Today  

India pacer Jasprit Bumrah was left frustrated on Day 1 of the Brisbane Test as the Indian pacer struggled to find any swing early on. Bumrah's comments were caught on the stump mic after India won the toss and opted to field first at the Gabba. Brisbane Test, Day 1: Highlights | Scorecard After delivering the first ball of the …

Gill backs Indian batters to fight back at Gabba, says visitors treating remaining matches as 'three-match Test series'
1 week, 4 days ago

Gill backs Indian batters to fight back at Gabba, says visitors treating remaining matches as 'three-match Test series'

Firstpost  

Indian top-order batter Shubman Gill also admitted to being affected by wickets rapidly tumbling at the other end during the pink-ball Test against Australia in Adelaide, as a result of which he was unable to convert his promising starts. AP Shubman Gill backed the Indian batting group to fight back in Brisbane after getting bowled out cheaply twice in as …

BGT 2025: Matthew Hayden suggests Indian bowlers to use their bounce at Gabba, says ‘need to rely on…’
1 week, 6 days ago

BGT 2025: Matthew Hayden suggests Indian bowlers to use their bounce at Gabba, says ‘need to rely on…’

Live Mint  

Amid Rohit Sharma-led Indian cricket team gearing up for the third Test against Pat Cummins-led Australia, former Australian opener Matthew Hayden had suggested the Indian bowlers to focus on targeting the 'fourth, fifth stump line' while utilising the natural bounce at Gabba pitch. Sharing his insights on dismissing Australian batters at the Gabba, Hayden said, as quoted by Star Sports, …

Rohit Sharma should sacrifice his position for India's future: Cheteshwar Pujara
2 weeks ago

Rohit Sharma should sacrifice his position for India's future: Cheteshwar Pujara

India Today  

India captain Rohit Sharma should bat in the middle order in the Brisbane Test match, said Cheteshwar Pujara. Sharma, who had skipped the first Test match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024/25 had a terrible outing in the pink ball Test match at Adelaide, scoring a total of 9 runs across two innings. If he has a slightly bigger stride, it …

Indian batters focus on red-ball preparations in Adelaide before Brisbane Test
2 weeks ago

Indian batters focus on red-ball preparations in Adelaide before Brisbane Test

Hindustan Times  

Adelaide, Reeling from their humiliating 10-wicket defeat in the pink-ball Test, the under-fire Indian batters, led by Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, turned their attention to red-ball preparations with an intensive net session here on Tuesday, aiming to bounce back in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. HT Image While Australia moved to Brisbane for the third Test from Saturday, the Indian team …

Paine lauds Labuschagne, McSweeney's resilience, says Australia team treated harshly at times
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Paine lauds Labuschagne, McSweeney's resilience, says Australia team treated harshly at times

The Hindu  

Former Australia captain Tim Paine feels Marnus Labuschagne and Nathan McSweeney's fighting performance in the face of a swinging pink ball on the opening day was a crucial effort in the often "harshly treated" home team's 10-wicket victory over India in the second Test in Adelaide. You’ve got one of our absolute champions who’s averaged 60 plus at times fighting …

IND vs AUS 2024: Adelaide Test exposes India’s batting woes and over-reliance on Bumrah
2 weeks, 2 days ago

IND vs AUS 2024: Adelaide Test exposes India’s batting woes and over-reliance on Bumrah

The Hindu  

India’s travails with the pink ball under Adelaide skies got a second episode over the weekend. If the 2020 outing and the meagre score of 36 are inextricably linked, the second Test of the current Border-Gavaskar Trophy series moved towards another sobering defeat. Even as the bowlers tried to pull back from the second day despite Harshit Rana’s expensive overs, …

India's pink-ball frailties exposed under floodlights – Has anything changed since the catastrophe of 36 all out?
2 weeks, 2 days ago

India's pink-ball frailties exposed under floodlights – Has anything changed since the catastrophe of 36 all out?

Hindustan Times  

Played two, lost two. The Indian team has plenty to adapt to when it comes to playing pink-ball Tests away from home The December 2020 day-night Test against Tim Paine’s outfit was only India’s second of that kind. Between then and this latest pink-ball disaster, India hosted two night Tests – against England in Ahmedabad in February 2021 and against …

It's a marathon, not a sprint: India don't need to panic after 2nd Test loss
2 weeks, 2 days ago

It's a marathon, not a sprint: India don't need to panic after 2nd Test loss

India Today  

"It's a marathon, not a sprint." IND vs AUS, 2nd Test: Highlights | Full Scorecard History backs India in Australia When you talk about history, at least the recent one, it is firmly with the Indian side. During the famous 2018-19 series, India had won the 2nd Test match in Adelaide by 31 runs to take a lead in the …

Australia’s record in pink-ball Tests: Where does Pat Cummins’ men stand after win over India in Adelaide?
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Australia’s record in pink-ball Tests: Where does Pat Cummins’ men stand after win over India in Adelaide?

Live Mint  

Australia once again showed why they are the king in pink-ball Tests after Pat Cummins' men defeated India by 10 wickets inside seven sessions at the Adelaide Oval on Sunday. Coming on the back of a huge loss in Perth in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy opener, Australia dominated the opposition with Mitchell Starc and Cummins starring with five-wicket hauls in first …

Indian batters crumble yet again as Australia level Test series with 10-wicket win in Adelaide pink-ball Test
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Indian batters crumble yet again as Australia level Test series with 10-wicket win in Adelaide pink-ball Test

Firstpost  

Pat Cummins collected 5/57 as Australia bowled India out for 175 in their second innings early on Day 3, leaving their batters just 19 to level the five-match series with three games to go. Australia bundled India out for a modest 175, with the Rohit Sharma-led visitors adding just 47 runs for their remaining five wickets in the morning session …

Virat Kohli has a serious technical issue to which he just can't find a solution: Sanjay Manjrekar
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Virat Kohli has a serious technical issue to which he just can't find a solution: Sanjay Manjrekar

Firstpost  

Virat Kohli was dismissed for 11 on Day 2 of the second Test between India and Australia, falling victim to the fourth-stump line yet again and registering his third low score in four outings in the ongoing series. Virat Kohli fell victim to the off-stump line once again after getting caught-behind on 11 on Day 2 of the second Test …

IND vs AUS 2nd Test Live Score: India pin hopes on Rishabh Pant, Nitish Reddy to avoid innings defeat
2 weeks, 3 days ago

IND vs AUS 2nd Test Live Score: India pin hopes on Rishabh Pant, Nitish Reddy to avoid innings defeat

India TV News  

IND vs AUS 2nd Test Live Cricket Score: India pin hopes on Rishabh Pant, Nitish Reddy to avoid innings defeat India vs Australia Live Updates: After a point, it almost seemed like India were playing against just one man, Travis Head. Head helped Australia take a 157-run lead in the first innings and Starc and Co did what they do …

2nd Test: Australia crush India in pink-ball fortress, storm back to level series
2 weeks, 3 days ago

2nd Test: Australia crush India in pink-ball fortress, storm back to level series

India Today  

Australia needed just two and a half days to shatter India's confidence and storm back into the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series. With a belligerent century from Travis Head and hostile spells by Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins, Australia thrashed India by 10 wickets to level the five-match series 1-1, securing a dominant victory on Day 3 -- Sunday, December 8. Nitish …

Virat Kohli in nets after pink-ball Test loss: Gavaskar praises star's dedication
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Virat Kohli in nets after pink-ball Test loss: Gavaskar praises star's dedication

India Today  

Sunil Gavaskar heaped praise on Virat Kohli for showing his dedication towards the game and being back in the nets right after India lost the pink-ball Test on Sunday, December 8. The Indian legend commented that the fans would like to see Kohli's commitment and no one would question him during the next game. Gavaskar also said that he wouldn't …

Siraj vs Head and more: Pink-ball Test drama spices up Border-Gavaskar Trophy
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Siraj vs Head and more: Pink-ball Test drama spices up Border-Gavaskar Trophy

India Today  

Australia stormed their way into the Border-Gavaskar Trophy after winning the 2nd Test match of the series in Adelaide. Mohammed Siraj, who was put under the pump by Travis Head on Day 2 of the Day-Night Test, somehow managed to pick up the latter's wicket. The saga ended in this Test match with Travis Head picking up the catch of …

AUS vs IND, Pink-ball Test: Sunil Gavaskar's advice on how Day-night Tests can thrive
2 weeks, 3 days ago

AUS vs IND, Pink-ball Test: Sunil Gavaskar's advice on how Day-night Tests can thrive

India Today  

Legendary batter Sunil Gavaskar shared a suggestion for pink-ball Tests, saying that the matches should be hosted in cities with a “busy corporate life”. Gavaskar also suggested that a series comprising four to five Tests can have one Day-Night Test. “One pink-ball Test in a four-match and five-match series should be fine,” Gavaskar added. Australia keep dominating Day-Night Tests Australia …

Australia completes comprehensive pink-ball victory over India in second Test on day three at Adelaide Oval
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Australia completes comprehensive pink-ball victory over India in second Test on day three at Adelaide Oval

ABC  

Australia has levelled the Test series against India with a resounding 10-wicket win over the tourists in Adelaide in what was a comprehensive performance. Live: Australia on top as mammoth run chase gets harder for India A quirk of scoring S By Simon Smale The last ball went for four but has only been marked as 1 run. "Last week …

World Test Championship standings: India slip to 3rd, New Zealand out of race
2 weeks, 3 days ago

World Test Championship standings: India slip to 3rd, New Zealand out of race

India Today  

The conclusion of the pink-ball Test in Adelaide on Sunday, December 8 has seen a shake-up in the World Test Championship standings as India slipped into 3rd spot. AUS vs IND, pink-ball Test Day 3 Highlights The win meant that Australia went to the top of the table with a point percentage of 60.71, after having slipped down to 3rd …

Cheteshwar Pujara Criticises Indian Bowlers For Not Utilising Short-Ball Tactics Against Travis Head In Adelaide Test
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Cheteshwar Pujara Criticises Indian Bowlers For Not Utilising Short-Ball Tactics Against Travis Head In Adelaide Test

ABP News  

Mumbai: Veteran India batter Cheteshwar Pujara on Saturday slammed the Indian bowling attack for failing to bowl short-pitched deliveries to Travis Head and giving him too much room on his favourite offside, as the left-hander hit a blistering 140 off 141 balls to put Australia firmly in the driver's seat in the pink ball Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. "Head's …

AUS vs IND: Travis Head-ache strikes again as India stare at pink-ball Test defeat
2 weeks, 4 days ago

AUS vs IND: Travis Head-ache strikes again as India stare at pink-ball Test defeat

India Today  

Australia continued their remarkable comeback in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, dominating the pink-ball Test in Adelaide on Day 2 with both bat and ball. First, it was the 'usual suspect', Travis Head, who dismantled India's hopes by erasing the first-innings deficit with a commanding 141-ball 140. When India needed their senior pros to rally after falling behind by 157 runs in …

AUS vs IND, 2nd Test: Rohit Sharma's captaincy under the scanner after Day 2 blunders
2 weeks, 4 days ago

AUS vs IND, 2nd Test: Rohit Sharma's captaincy under the scanner after Day 2 blunders

India Today  

Captain Rohit Sharma was under the pump after letting the game slip away in the morning session on Day 2 of the second Test between Australia and India. Despite losing three wickets, Australia rode on some brisk batting from Travis Head and Marnus Labuschagne to go past India's first innings total of 180. Pink-ball Test, Day 2: Live Updates Bumrah …

Mitchell Starc's mastery of the pink ball in Adelaide hands Australia opportunity to control its own destiny
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Mitchell Starc's mastery of the pink ball in Adelaide hands Australia opportunity to control its own destiny

ABC  

Mitchell Starc is an open book. The combination of the pink ball and a slightly greenish wicket has always made for a flattering combination on Starc and with one delivery, a violently hooping out-swinger that unbalanced and dismissed Yashasvi Jaiswal, the great barometer of the Australian bowling attack signalled his intent. Mitchell Starc got Australia off to the perfect start …

Pink-ball Test: Fiery Mohammed Siraj celebrappeals, sledges Labuschagne on Day 2
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Pink-ball Test: Fiery Mohammed Siraj celebrappeals, sledges Labuschagne on Day 2

India Today  

Mohammed Siraj was at his animated best on Saturday morning in Adelaide as he bowled his heart out in an extended spell. Mohammed Siraj even came up with the famous Stuart Broad 'celebrappeal', but he was not able to get a wicket in the morning session. Siraj even tried to needle Marnus Labuschagne, who was slowly but surely returning to …

Travis Head’s century, Australia’s pacers put India on backfoot on Day 2 of 2nd test
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Travis Head’s century, Australia’s pacers put India on backfoot on Day 2 of 2nd test

New Indian Express  

ADELAIDE: Australia tightened their grip on the pink-ball Test as their formidable pacers scythed through India's top order after nemesis Travis Head’s counterattacking century gave his team a substantial first-innings lead on a riveting second day at the Adelaide Oval on Saturday. The day belonged to Head, whose eighth Test century came in just 111 balls, the fastest in a …

AUS vs IND, 2nd Test: India still in the game, feels assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate
2 weeks, 4 days ago

AUS vs IND, 2nd Test: India still in the game, feels assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate

The Hindu  

Ryan ten Doeschate felt that India can turn the tide in the second Test. “I know that the scores look like there is a big gap between the two teams but we still feel we are in the game and with a few tweaks tomorrow, we can get back in the game,” India’s assistant coach told the media at the …

BGT, 2nd Test: India all out for 180 in first innings
2 weeks, 4 days ago

BGT, 2nd Test: India all out for 180 in first innings

Deccan Chronicle  

Adelaide: India were all out for 180 at dinner on the opening day of the pink ball Test against Australia here on Friday.India lost six wickets in the second session after they were reduced to 82 for 4 at tea. Rishabh Pant, captain Rohit Sharma, Harshit Rana, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah and Nitish Reddy got out in the post-tea session …

Pink Ball Vs Red Ball in Test Cricket: How pink ball is different?
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Pink Ball Vs Red Ball in Test Cricket: How pink ball is different?

India Today  

India and Australia are locking horns in the second Test of the ongoing five-match Test series between the two teams at the Adelaide Oval, Adelaide. Notably, a day/night Test is played with a pink ball rather than the usual red ball used in Test cricket which adds to the excitement of the game. Former Australia fast bowler Brett Lee also …

Adelaide Test: India wins toss, Rohit elects to bat first; Ashwin, Gill come in
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Adelaide Test: India wins toss, Rohit elects to bat first; Ashwin, Gill come in

Deccan Chronicle  

Adelaide: Indian skipper Rohit Sharma won the toss and elected to bat first in the second Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia at Adelaide Oval, which will be a pink-ball, day and night affair.The Adelaide Test sees India entering with both a mental and physical edge, following a dominant performance in the first Test led by Jasprit Bumrah's bowling …

India vs Australia 2nd Test scorecard, pitch report and weather forecast for Day 1
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2 weeks, 5 days ago

India vs Australia 2nd Test scorecard, pitch report and weather forecast for Day 1

Firstpost  

Follow live scores from India vs Australia 2nd Test match at the Adelaide Oval. India vs Australia 2nd Test scorecard, pitch report, and weather forecast: The Indian cricket team is batting first in the second Test against Australia at the Adelaide Oval. India vs Australia 2nd Test pitch report Adelaide Oval is the same ground where India were all out …

India vs Australia, 2nd Test: Mitchell Starc equals Pedro Collins after dismissing Yashasvi Jaiswal in Adelaide
2 weeks, 5 days ago

India vs Australia, 2nd Test: Mitchell Starc equals Pedro Collins after dismissing Yashasvi Jaiswal in Adelaide

Live Mint  

Mitchell Starc equalled former West Indies pacer Pedro Collins for most wickets on the first ball of a Test match when the Australian pacer got better of India opener Yashasvi Jaiswal on Friday at the Adelaide Oval in the second game of the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Both Rahul and Jaiswal were highly successful in the first Test Perth with a …

WATCH | Mitchell Starc dismisses Yashasvi Jaiswal on first ball of pink-ball Test in Adelaide
2 weeks, 5 days ago

WATCH | Mitchell Starc dismisses Yashasvi Jaiswal on first ball of pink-ball Test in Adelaide

Firstpost  

Mitchell Starc took the revenge of Yashasvi Jaiswal sledging him by dismissing the Team India opener on the very first ball of the pink-ball Test match at the Adelaide Oval. Mitchell Starc celebrates after dismissing Yashasvi Jaiswal on first ball of the second Test in Adelaide. Image: Hotstar Mitchell Starc gave Australia the perfect start in the second Test against …

India vs Australia Highlights, 2nd Test: AUS reach 86/1, trail by 94 runs; IND fold for 180
2 weeks, 5 days ago

India vs Australia Highlights, 2nd Test: AUS reach 86/1, trail by 94 runs; IND fold for 180

Hindustan Times  

India vs Australia Highlights, 2nd Test: Australia posted 86/1 in 33 overs at Stumps against India on Day 1 of the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy’s second Test in Perth, on Friday. Earlier, Nitish Kumar Reddy squeezed out as many runs as possible from the tail and took India to a score of 180 batting first in the pink-ball Test against Australia …

AUS v IND, 2nd Test: Mitchell Starc's pink-ball love affair hurts India on Day 1
2 weeks, 5 days ago

AUS v IND, 2nd Test: Mitchell Starc's pink-ball love affair hurts India on Day 1

India Today  

Mitchell Starc resumed his love affair with the pink ball, putting India on the back foot for the first time in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 series. | AUS vs IND, 2nd Test Day 1: Highlights | While India managed 30 more runs than in the first innings at Perth, their bowling lacked the discipline and decisiveness that had put Australia …

Pink-ball Test: Virat Kohli flops, luck runs out for KL Rahul in chaotic 1st session
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Pink-ball Test: Virat Kohli flops, luck runs out for KL Rahul in chaotic 1st session

India Today  

The first session of the pink-ball Test between India and Australia in Adelaide lived up to the hype. Mitchell Starc struck in the first delivery of the match, KL Rahul and Shubman Gill flaunted their class and rode their luck before it ran out. AUS vs IND, 2nd Test Day 1 Live However, KL Rahul, who was given the backing …

AUS vs IND: R Ashwin returns to pink-ball Test, fit-again Shubman Gill back
2 weeks, 5 days ago

AUS vs IND: R Ashwin returns to pink-ball Test, fit-again Shubman Gill back

India Today  

India made as many as three changes to their playing XI for the second Test against Australia in Adelaide. Captain Rohit Sharma returned to action in style, winning the toss and opting to bat on a gloomy afternoon at the Adelaide Oval in the pink-ball Test. As expected, Shubman Gill returned to action after missing the first Test due to …

Pink-ball Test: Rohit Sharma flops on return to No.6, falls for 3 off 23 balls
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Pink-ball Test: Rohit Sharma flops on return to No.6, falls for 3 off 23 balls

India Today  

Rohit Sharma's return to the No.6 spot during the pink-ball Test in Adelaide ended on a sour note as the India captain was dismissed for just 3 runs off 23 balls. Rohit, who had decided to give up his opener's spot to KL Rahul, came into bat during the 22nd over after India lost Shubman Gill. The Aussie pacer was …

Starc, Reddy shine on absorbing day one of pink-ball Test as Australia draw first blood
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Starc, Reddy shine on absorbing day one of pink-ball Test as Australia draw first blood

New Indian Express  

ADELAIDE: Seasoned pacer Mitchell Starc made the most of a moving pink ball for a career-best six-wicket haul as India flattered to deceive to let Australia hold all the aces on day one of the day-night Test here on Friday. Birthday boy Jasprit Bumrah was once again the best Indian bowler on show and picked up the only wicket to …

IND vs AUS: Floodlight failure interrupts pink-ball Test multiple times in Adelaide on day 1 | WATCH
2 weeks, 5 days ago

IND vs AUS: Floodlight failure interrupts pink-ball Test multiple times in Adelaide on day 1 | WATCH

India TV News  

The much-awaited pink-ball Test match between India and Australia commenced today at the Adelaide Oval in front of a jam-packed stadium. During Australia's innings when the lights had taken full effect, the floodlights stopped working, not once but twice, in a single over when Harshit Rana was bowling. This could be the first time that a Test match has been …

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