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'He's not getting younger': Ravi Shastri on Rohit Sharma retirement speculation ahead of Sydney Test
Cricket | Jan 02, 2025, 04:55 PM IST"He'll take a call on his career but I won't be shocked at all if Sharma retires because he's not getting younger. There are other young players in the wings, there's Shubman Gill, a player of his quality averaging over 40 in the year 2024 and not playing," Ravi Shastri said.
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Ravindra Jadeja dropped, Shubman Gill returns - India's likely playing XI for 5th Test vs Australia
Cricket | Jan 02, 2025, 08:20 PM ISTShubman Gill failed to make India's playing eleven for the fourth Test match against Australia but is expected to return after the team's poor show at MCG. Prasidh Krishna might also get a nod in the Sydney Test after poor blowing performances from Mohammed Siraj and Akash Deep.
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IND vs AUS Pitch Report: Sydney Cricket Ground wicket, venue stats for India vs Australia 5th Test
Cricket | Jan 02, 2025, 08:32 PM ISTIND vs AUS, Pitch Report: Sydney Cricket Ground is set to host the last match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 starting on January 3. The venue offers good help to the fast bowlers with an average first innings score of 318 in Test cricket.
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Australian PM Albanese plans to 'pass a law' to nullify Jasprit Bumrah's impact ahead Sydney Test
Cricket | Jan 01, 2025, 07:31 PM IST"We could pass a law here that says Jasprit Bumrah has to bowl left-handed or off one step. Every time he has come onto bowl has been very exciting," the Australian Primer Minister Anthony Albanese jokingly said ahead of the last match of BGT 2024-25 in Sydney.
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Gautam Gambhir's position as head coach in danger if performance doesn't improve: Report
Cricket | Jan 01, 2025, 05:43 PM ISTThe Indian cricket team continue to witness a downfall since the appointment of Gautam Gambhir as the head coach. India lost an ODI series against Sri Lanka, suffered an embarrassing 0-3 Test series loss to New Zealand and are on the verge of WTC final race elimination under Gambhir's reign.
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'Mentally it's disturbing': Rohit Sharma on his flop show as captain and batter in BGT 2024-25
Cricket | Dec 30, 2024, 01:39 PM IST"Not that we went with the intent of not putting up a fight, we wanted to fight till the end but unfortunately couldn't do it. It will be tough to assess just the last session," Rohit Sharma said after India's heavy 184-run loss against Australia in the fourth Test.
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Australia snap India's MCG streak with dominant win, take unassailable 2-1 lead in BGT 2024-25
Cricket | Dec 30, 2024, 12:29 PM ISTIND vs AUS: Yashasvi Jaiswal kept India alive in the game by scoring a brilliant fifty after facing over 200 balls but lacked support from his teammates as Australia registered a dominant win at packed Melbourne Cricket Ground on Day 5.
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IND vs AUS: MCG attendance goes past 3,50,000 in Boxing Day Test, sets new record in Test cricket
Cricket | Dec 30, 2024, 09:44 AM ISTIND vs AUS: Both India and Australia took the fourth Test match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 to Day 5 with memorable cricket throughout the Test, attracting a record-breaking crowd at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground.
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Rohit Sharma hits all-time low in captaincy after getting dismissed by Pat Cummins in Melbourne Test
Cricket | Dec 30, 2024, 04:27 PM ISTPat Cummins put Australia in a dominant position by picking two early records on Day 5 of the fourth Test match. He also dismissed opponent skipper Rohit Sharma to register a massive Test captaincy record at Melbourne Cricket Ground.
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Rohit Sharma eyes Virender Sehwag's major all-time record for India on Day 2 of Boxing Day Test
Cricket | Dec 26, 2024, 08:48 PM ISTRohit Sharma has struggled for the runs in the ongoing Test series against Australia but is only three strikes away from breaking the former veteran cricketer Virender Sehwag's major record for India on Day 2 of the fourth Test against Australia.
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'Tainted by physical contact': Usman Khawaja teases Kohli over latter's altercation with Sam Konstas
Cricket | Dec 26, 2024, 07:56 PM IST"I was walking the other way and just as I turned around, I saw them collide. I was like, 'What's going on here?' Sammy was going, he was on fire, and his beans were obviously going. I just came to diffuse the situation," Khawaja said.
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'I like doing that': Sam Konstas on reverse scooping Jasprit Bumrah for six on his Test debut
Cricket | Dec 26, 2024, 04:01 PM IST"I think I was just getting used to the wicket, first time facing him, getting used to his action. Obviously, he beat my bat quite a few times, and I was lucky enough to get a few away. But it was a great contest," Konstas said after Day 1 of the Boxing Day Test.
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Boxing Day Test live streaming: When and where to watch all 3 matches live on TV, online in India?
Cricket | Dec 25, 2024, 11:53 PM ISTIndia and Australia clash in the 4th Test match in Melbourne while the WTC leaders South Africa host Pakistan in their first Test in Centurion. Afghanistan and Zimbabwe also clash in the Boxing Day Test match starting on Thursday.
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IND vs AUS Pitch Report: How will surface at Melbourne Cricket Ground play for India vs Australia?
Cricket | Dec 25, 2024, 07:44 PM ISTIND vs AUS Pitch Report: Both India and Australia will enter the fourth Test match at Melbourne Cricket Ground as favourites on Thursday. India have won the last two Boxing Day Test matches at MCG and are expecting the same result in the upcoming BGT fixture.
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'Modern-day greats figure out their own path': Rohit on Kohli's outside the off-stump struggles
Cricket | Dec 24, 2024, 11:47 PM ISTVirat Kohli scored a brilliant unbeaten hundred in the first Test match in Perth but went on to score just 21 runs in the next two games, falling to outside the off-stump deliveries. Both Rohit Sharma and Kohli will look to return to form in the next game in Melbourne starting on December 26.
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Chetan Sharma suggests role change for struggling Rohit Sharma ahead of Melbourne Test | Exclusive
Cricket | Dec 22, 2024, 08:54 PM ISTRohit Sharma is struggling with just 19 runs in three innings in the ongoing Test tour of Australia and has been advised to open an innings in the remaining two matches by the former BCCI chairman of the selection committee Chetan Sharma.
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R Ashwin defends his father after latter attributes son's sudden retirement to 'humiliation'
Cricket | Dec 19, 2024, 11:06 PM ISTThe veteran spinner announced his shock retirement from international cricket after a draw at the Gabba on Wednesday. Ravichandran Ashwin was dropped from India's playing eleven for the third Test against Australia after taking just one wicket in the Adelaide Test.
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Ravichandran Ashwin's 6 Test hundreds, feature match-winning century in Chennai in 2024
Sports | Dec 18, 2024, 07:40 PM ISTIndia's veteran spinner Ravichandran Ashwin announced his retirement from international cricket after the third Test match against Australia in Brisbane on Wednesday. Apart from his record-laded 537 Test wickets, Ashwin also dominated with 6 centuries in red-ball cricket.
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IND vs AUS: Head-Smith overshadow Jasprit Bumrah's five-fer to take Australia to 405 on Day 2
Cricket | Dec 15, 2024, 02:34 PM ISTIND vs AUS 3rd Test Day 2: Travis Head continued his red-hot form with another big century while Steve Smith ended his poor run of form with his 33rd Test hundred as Australia reached 405 total despite Jasprit Bumrah taking a five-wicket haul for India.
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AUS vs IND Dream11 Fantasy Team: Match prediction, captaincy picks and playing XIs for 3rd Test
Cricket | Dec 13, 2024, 11:50 PM ISTAUS vs IND Dream11 Fantasy Team: Fast bowlers are expected to make a big impact at a bowling-friendly surface at Gabba in the third Test match between India and Australia starting on December 14. Jasprit Bumrah and Mitchell Starc are tipped as the best captaincy picks for the Dream11 team.