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ICC Test Championship: New Zealand wins first test by 101 runs vs Pakistan

New Zealand beat Pakistan by 101 runs in the first Test which ended very late on the fifth day, achieving its third straight win in three home Tests this summer and taking a 1-0 lead in 2-Test series

IND vs AUS: Where will Rohit bat? Who will get the axe, Agarwal or Vihari?

The five-bowler strategy worked out perfectly for India in Melbourne but the Ajinkya Rahane-led side has some tough calls to make in the batting department ahead 3rd Test. Check IND vs AUS playing 11

Ponting slams Australian batsmen for lacking intent against Indian bowlers

Former captain Ponting slammed Australian batsmen for lacking intent while facing Indian bowlers in the Test series, saying the hosts have to stop being 'scared of getting out' to arrest the slide

Umpire didn't look at enough replays, says Tim Paine on his dismissal

Australia skipper Tim Paine blamed TV umpire Paul Wilson for making the decision against him too quickly without seeing enough replays during the third day's play of the second Test

IND vs AUS: Decision on Rohit after he joins team on Dec 30, says Shastri

India coach Ravi Shastri has said that Rohit Sharma will join the squad on Wednesday, adding that they will now look at how the player is physically after completing his quarantine

IND vs AUS: Australia fined for slow over-rate in second Test at MCG

Australia has been fined 40 per cent of its match fee and penalised four ICC World Test Championship points for maintaining a slow over-rate against India in the second Test that

Jadeja becomes 3rd Indian to play 50 games across all three formats

All-rounder Ravindra Jadeja expressed gratitude after becoming the third Indian cricketer to feature in 50 or more games for the country across all three formats -- Tests, ODIs and T20Is

Jasprit Bumrah's dismissal of Smith reminiscent of Ghavri's Chappell wicket

Steve Smith getting bowled by Jasprit Bumrah down the leg-side with his leg-stump exposed on the third day of the second Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground

Heartening to see Australian legends praising Rahane's captaincy: Gavaskar

Sunil Gavaskar said it was heartening to see Australian legends heaping praise on stand-in captain Rahane for his leadership skills after he led India to a series-levelling win in the second Test

IND vs AUS: No stress, Smith and Labuschagne will find a way, says Cummins

Australia pace spearhead Pat Cummins also revealed that South African batsman AB de Villiers is the toughest batsman he has bowled to in the longest format of the game

IND vs AUS 3rd Test: Players to stay in Melbourne for another week

The Indian and Australian teams will stay in Melbourne for a few more days and proceed to Sydney only a few days before the third Test match that will begin at the Sydney Cricket Ground on January 7

IND vs AUS: Cummins feels red-ball creates best contest between bat, ball

Australia fast bowler Pat Cummins has won hearts with his effort in the pink-ball Test at the Adelaide Oval

Good people finish first too: Ganguly hails Rahane and team after MCG win

BCCI president Sourav Ganguly has heaped praise on skipper Ajinkya Rahane after he led his side to a 'special' Boxing Day Test win at the Melbourne Cricket Ground

India vs Australia 2nd Test: India close in on victory; Siraj takes three

Victory should be a formality in the second session for Ajinkya Rahane's men, 10 days after an infamous batting debacle in Adelaide, where India was bowled out for its lowest Test score of 36

Still feel the hundred at Lord's is my best: Rahane after MCG masterclass

Ajinkya Rahane produced a master-class after taking over the reins at a low point for his team but when it comes to his best knock, Rahane placed his century at Lord's ahead of the latest effort

IND vs AUS: Mohammed Siraj credits domestic experience for confident debut

India pace bowler Mohammed Siraj has credited his five-year grind at the domestic level for his impressive performance on Test debut in the second Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground

IND vs AUS 2nd Test: MCG pitch is getting slower, says Mohammed Siraj

India's debutant pacer Mohammed Siraj on Monday said that the MCG track has slowed down considerably and to wipe off the Australian tail, they will have to hit one area consistently. The Indian bowlers, despite Umesh Yadav's injury early into the second innings, reduced the home team to 133 for six. The hosts have just a two-run lead with four wickets remaining in the second Test. "The track on the first day was very helpful for bowling but it has become very slow today. Not much is happening and there wasn't much swing on offer. The key is to remain patient and hit one area consistently," Siraj said during the virtual media conference. His senior pace bowling partner Jasprit Bumrah told him that the only way to get wickets on a flat deck is to build pressure with a lot of dot balls. "Jassi bhai told me that don't try anything different. Bowl in one are and create pressure with dot balls and there should be equal focus on each ball," the 26-year-old Hyderabad pacer said, having ...

Warner's absence pinches Australia, Wade pitch-forked into opener's role

In three innings against India, Wade has managed a grand total of 111 runs in four innings of the two Tests

IND vs AUS: Umesh Yadav suffers calf muscle injury, doubtful for 3rd Test

India fast bowler Umesh Yadav is unlikely to take further part in the second Test against Australia at MCG and also doubtful for the next game of the four-match series

IND vs AUS 2nd Test, Day 2 highlights: Rahane's ton helps India post 277-5

Rahane showed great determination as he made an unbeaten 200-ball 104, studded with 12 hits to the fence