Boxing Day Test
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CA CEO loses sleep as Cricket Australia stares yet massive loss with 4th Test ending inside 2 days
Cricket | Dec 27, 2025, 02:55 PM ISTThe fourth Ashes Test between Australia and England ended inside two days today as the visitors ended their 15-year winning drought down under. However, Cricket Australia is worried about the financial losses as a Test finished within two days for the second time in four Tests of the series.
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Steve Smith criticises MCG pitch for Boxing Day Test after loss to England
Cricket | Dec 27, 2025, 12:59 PM ISTEngland defeated Australia inside two days in the fourth Ashes Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground to end the 15-year win drought down under. Meanwhile, Steve Smith has criticised the pitch on offer at the MCG stating that it was heavily in favour of the bowlers.
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Boxing Day Test 2025: History, significance and what is at stake at MCG?
Cricket | Dec 25, 2025, 06:35 AM ISTThe Boxing Day Test was first played in 1950 and over the years have been an annual affair in Australian cricket. Played at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground, it attracts a massive crowd and in 2025, it won't be any different, despite England being 3-0 down already in the ongoing Ashes.
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IND vs AUS 4th Test Day 5 live score: Australia beat India by 184 runs in Boxing Day Test
Cricket | Dec 31, 2024, 07:22 AM ISTIND vs AUS 4th Test Day 5 live score: India are chasing a target of 340 runs on the final day. But they lost three early wickets with the star duo of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli disappointing yet again. Can they survive today and draw? or Will Australia take 2-1 lead in the series?
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'If I have to bowl 20 overs, I will bowl': Mitchell Starc ahead of MCG Test showdown
Cricket | Dec 29, 2024, 11:20 PM ISTMitchell Starc was seen clutching his back during Day 3 of the Boxing Day Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Starc has brushed aside his injury concerns ahead of the final day of the Test, saying that if he is needed to bowl 20 overs, he will do that.
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Nitish Kumar Reddy reflects on his century in Boxing Day Test, opens on sacrifice from father
Cricket | Dec 29, 2024, 08:35 PM ISTNitish Kumar Reddy made 114 in the first innings to bail India out of major trouble in the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne. Nitish reflected on his special hundred that came under immense pressure, saying that he wanted to prove his critics wrong.
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Sports Wrap: Bumrah Becomes Fastest Indian Pacer to 200 Test Wickets
News | Dec 29, 2024, 01:51 PM ISTBumrah Becomes Fastest Indian Pacer to 200 Test Wickets, Surpassing Kapil Dev. Hashmatullah Shahidi Scores Century Against Zimbabwe in Bulawayo Test. All that and more in our Sports Wrap for today.
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Rahmat Shah, Shahidi bat through on a record wicketless day for Afghanistan in run-fest vs Zimbabwe
Cricket | Dec 29, 2024, 08:13 AM ISTThis was the 25th occasion of no wicket falling in a day and the 21st of just two batters from the same team batting through the day as Afghanistan fought tooth and nail against Ziumbabwe's 586 and reduced the deficit to 161 runs with a couple of days remaining in the Boxing Day Test.
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IND vs AUS 4th Test Highlights: Australia snatch momentum, unbeaten Lyon-Boland frustrate India
Cricket | Dec 29, 2024, 02:20 PM ISTIndia vs Australia Live Cricket Score: Team India will rue a couple of missed chances and a wicket off a no-ball at the end as Australia batted out the day after taking the final wicket early on Day 4. Australia are ahead by 333 runs and all three results are still possible going into the final day.
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IND vs AUS 4th Test Melbourne weather: Will rain interrupt fourth day of Boxing Day Test at MCG?
Cricket | Dec 28, 2024, 10:20 PM ISTBad light and rain forced early stumps on Day 3 of the Boxing Day Test between India and Australia. Nitish Kumar Reddy hit a sensational hundred to keep India alive but Australia still hold the aces. Will rain intervene on Day 3 of the MCG Test? Check here.
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Nitish Kumar Reddy to get cash reward from Andhra Cricket Association following his BGT hundred
Cricket | Dec 28, 2024, 08:15 PM ISTNitish Kumar Reddy stole the show on Day 3 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground after a sensational century in the Boxing Day Test. Nitish made an unbeaten 105 from 176 balls as he kept India alive in the fourth Test match.
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First time in 20 years! India and Australia create history in Boxing Day Test at MCG
Cricket | Dec 27, 2024, 03:10 PM ISTIND vs AUS: India and Australia are currently facing each other in the fourth Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. At the end of Day 2, the hosts are on top having reduced India to 164/5 after posting 474 runs on the board.
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IND vs AUS 4th Test Highlights: India lose Kohli, Jaiswal in quick succession, Australia on top
Cricket | Dec 29, 2024, 01:27 AM ISTIndia vs Australia Live Cricket Score: India staged a comeback with the ball but it was down to one man again as Jasprit Bumrah kept his side alive after the Australian top-order fired with all three of them scoring fifties and Steve Smith unbeaten on 68. Can India fold Australia on Day 2 early?
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SA vs PAK: Paterson-Bosch, Aiden Markram put South Africa in control on Day 1 of Boxing Day Test
Cricket | Mar 17, 2025, 07:09 AM ISTSA vs PAK: South Africa were the happy side walking back to the pavilion after a dominant all-round performance on Day 1 of the first Test against Pakistan at SuperSport Park. Pakistan were bowled out to 211 in their first innings after being forced to bat first.
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Abhishek Nayar confirms Rohit set to open in Boxing Day Test, reveals thinking behind dropping Gill
Cricket | Dec 26, 2024, 05:33 PM ISTTeam India went in with a risky combination of five batters, three all-rounders and three proper pacers for the fourth Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia. Assistant coach Abhishek Nayar spoke about all the changes India made for the crucial encounter.
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Virat Kohli slapped with hefty penalty for shoulder-barge with Sam Konstas during Boxing Day Test
Cricket | Dec 26, 2024, 04:22 PM ISTSam Konstas snatched the early momentum from India on the opening day of the fourth Test at the MCG with a positive knock of 60 off just 65 balls on his debut. However, there was a physical altercation between Konstas and Virat Kohli that stole the limelight on the day.
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Advantage Australia after a fiery Boxing Day Test onset despite India's fightback as Konstas, Smith
Cricket | Dec 26, 2024, 01:51 PM ISTAustralia took the honours on Day 1 of the Boxing Day Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground with the hosts scoring 311 runs. India had a scope to fight back after they got three wickets for just nine runs during a passage of play but Steve Smith with an unbeaten 68 is still a massive threat.
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Sports Wrap: India field first in Boxing Day Test vs Australia
News | Dec 26, 2024, 01:18 PM ISTIndia are taking on Australia in the boxing day Test at the MCG and have left Shubman Gill out of their playing XI. On the other hand, it's Eliminator time in the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL). All of that and much more in today's sports wrap.
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Boxing Day: What is it and why it is celebrated a day after Christmas?
Lifestyle | Dec 26, 2024, 12:00 PM ISTBoxing Day is celebrated on December 26, a day after Christmas. Boxing Day is meant for giving gifts, money and donations to the people in need. The name Boxing Day is derived from the word Christmas Box. Read on to learn more about Boxing Day.
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Boxing Day Test: Cricket fans cheer up players as India takes on Australia in Melbourne
News | Dec 26, 2024, 11:28 AM ISTAs India and Australia clash for the fourth test at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Indian cricket fans turned up in large numbers to cheer and show support for team India. An Indian cricket team fan said, "We'll have to win the Boxing Day Test to make it to the World Test Championship final".