Australia Cricket
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Indian national anthem played in Lahore before AUS-ENG clash: WATCH
Cricket | Feb 22, 2025, 03:05 PM ISTIn a blunder by the ICC, the Indian national anthem was played instead of Australia's ahead of the side's clash against England in the Champions Trophy 2025.
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World Cup winning captain picks his Champions Trophy 2025 semi-finalists, leaves out massive side
Cricket | Feb 22, 2025, 02:13 PM ISTFormer Australia cricketer Steve Waugh recently came forward and predicted the four sides who could make it to the Champions Trophy semi-finals.
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Australia register lowest total in Asia as Sri Lanka clinch ODI series
Cricket | Feb 14, 2025, 04:20 PM ISTSri Lanka defeated Australia in the second ODI of the two-game series, handing them a 174-run defeat, which was Australia's lowest ever total in Asia in ODIs.
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SL vs AUS: Cooper Connolly achieves unique feat with Test debut against Sri Lanka
Cricket | Feb 06, 2025, 11:35 AM IST21-year-old Australian all-rounder Cooper Connolly became the fourth Test debutant for Australia in just as many matches as the side geared up to take on Sri Lanka in the second Test.
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Australia youngster departs from Sri Lanka to play Sheffield Shield
Cricket | Feb 05, 2025, 11:22 AM IST19-year-old Sam Konstas has returned to Australia to play the Sheffield Shield after not being selected in the first Test of the series against Sri Lanka.
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Sri Lanka announce squad for Australia Test series, name three injury doubts, two uncapped players
Cricket | Jan 24, 2025, 07:37 PM ISTSri Lanka have named an 18-member squad for their home two-match Test series against Australia. The Lankan Lions have listed two uncapped players alongside three injury doubts. Both the matches are set to be played in Galle with the first one beginning on January 29.
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Australia relieved as spinner Matthew Kuhnemann cleared to travel to Sri Lanka for Test series
Cricket | Apr 01, 2025, 09:56 AM ISTAustralia are set to play against Sri Lanka away from home in the two-match Test series starting from January 29. Matthew Kuhnemann will play a crucial role for them but he broke his thumb while playing in the BBL last week only to recover just in time for the tour.
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List of every team and full squad for ICC Men's Champions Trophy 2025
Cricket | Jan 15, 2025, 08:42 PM ISTPakistan will take on New Zealand in the opening match of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 on February 19 while India will begin their campaign against Bangladesh at Dubai International Cricket Stadium on February 20.
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'Desperately wanted to be on that tour': Glenn Maxwell on absence from squad for Sri Lanka Tests
Cricket | Jan 13, 2025, 05:28 PM ISTGlenn Maxwell has not played a Test match since 2017. He was not picked in the squad for the Sri Lanka series either. Maxwell has stated that he desperately wanted to be on the tour of Sri Lanka but understands the selectors' call.
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Steve Smith reveals Axar-Jadeja combo as reason for picking young player in Test squad
Cricket | Jan 10, 2025, 12:26 PM ISTAustralia's stand-in captain Steve Smith has played a huge role in getting Cooper Connolly a Test call-up for their upcoming tour of Sri Lanka. Connolly is a left-handed all-rounder who bowls spin but has played only four first-class matches so far. Why was he picked then? Smith reveals
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Australia announce Test squad for Sri Lanka tour, Steve Smith to lead
Cricket | Jan 09, 2025, 07:22 AM ISTAustralia's regular captain Pat Cummins will miss the Sri Lanka tour to remain at home for the birth of his second child and will also manage his ankle injury. Meanwhile, Steve Smith has been named the captain for the two-match Test series against Sri Lanka.
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Virat Kohli hits new low in latest ICC Test rankings, drops out of top 25 after 12 years
Cricket | Jan 08, 2025, 08:15 PM ISTVirat Kohli endured a poor Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 with just 190 runs in nine innings and witnessed a big drop in his ICC Test batting rankings on Wednesday. The star Indian cricketer scored just one Test century in 2024.
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Australia shatter India's world record in ICC tournaments after confirming ticket for WTC 2025 final
Cricket | Jan 05, 2025, 08:10 PM ISTAustralia defeated India in the Sydney Test by six wickets to book their place in their second successive World Test Championship final. The Aussies are looking to defend their WTC title. Australia have shattered a world record of India in ICC tournaments.
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'We need to end superstar culture': Irfan Pathan questions Virat Kohli's place in Indian Test team
Cricket | Jan 05, 2025, 04:46 PM IST"For the Indian team in 2024, in the first innings where you basically set up the match, Virat Kohli’s average is 15. And if you consider his average over the last five years, it's not even 30. Does the Indian team deserve its senior player?" Irfan Pathan said.
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'Really enjoyed playing with him': Pat Cummins on Virat Kohli's last Test in Australia murmurs
Cricket | Jan 05, 2025, 02:44 PM IST"You know, Virat Kohli has been one of the star batters for the last decade or so. You know, if you get his wicket it goes a long way to winning a game so yeah, it will be sad if it’s his last series," Pat Cummins said after the Sydney Test.
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BGT 2024-25 stats: Bumrah wins Player of the Series, Head top run-getter, Boland with best figures
Cricket | Jan 05, 2025, 11:53 AM ISTJasprit Bumrah clinched the highest 32 wickets in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 to win the Player of the Series award. The Indian pacers didn't bowl on Day 3 as India lost the fifth Test match against Australia in Sydney by six wickets.
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'Having the best times of our lives': Pat Cummins on ending Australia's BGT drought
Cricket | Jan 05, 2025, 11:09 AM IST"It will go down as one of my favourite series. The fans have made this series. MCG was great, and three sellouts in Sydney. It is such a special day on the calendar. It is something I grew up with. We are celebrating such a great cause," Cummins said after the Sydney Test win.
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Steve Smith joins 3 legends in nervous 9990s victim list after missing 10000 Test runs milestone
Cricket | Jan 04, 2025, 07:36 PM ISTSteve Smith scored 33 runs off 57 balls in the first innings of the fifth Test match against India and missed out on a historic 10000 Test runs milestone by 5 runs on Saturday. Smith became the first Australia to become the victim of 9990s in Tests.
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IND vs AUS: Boland's fiery spell shatters India in second innings, Australia regain control on Day 2
Cricket | Jan 04, 2025, 12:59 PM ISTIND vs AUS: Prasidh Krishna and Mohammed Siraj picked three wickets each to bowl out Australia to 181 in their first innings, giving India a narrow 4-run lead, but Scott Boland claimed 4 big wickets on Day 2 to put Australia in a dominant position to win the Sydney Test.
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India's record in 4 Test matches Rohit Sharma missed as captain ahead of Sydney showdown
Cricket | Jan 02, 2025, 11:29 PM ISTRohit Sharma is reportedly set to miss the fifth Test match between India and Australia starting on January 3 in Sydney. The struggling opening batsman has missed only 4 matches since becoming a full-time Test captain in March 2022.