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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: 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

Virat Kohli top brand value based on social media engagement: Report

Virat Kohli has the highest brand value among Indian cricketers based on social media engagement for the period August-October 2020, according to Checkbrand, an online sentiment analysis company

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

No Australian has scored a ton against India at home since 2018

Australia's batting struggles at home against India in Tests, which started in the 2018/19 series that they lost 2-1, doesn't seem to have been solved thus far in the ongoing four-match series

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

IND VS AUS: Debutants Gill and Siraj impress with boldness, self-assurance

India's biggest takeaway from the second Test apart from the series-equalling win was the ability of debutants Shubman Gill and Mohammed Siraj to step in and perform with self-assurance

Mohammed Siraj's brother delighted after pacer shines in debut Test

Mohammed Sameer, brother of Mohammed Siraj, expressed joy after the pacer delivered a scintillating performance in the Boxing Day Test against Australia to guide India to a victory

CA confirms that third India-Australia Test will remain in Sydney

Cricket Australia on Tuesday decided to retain Sydney as the venue for the third Test against India, ending speculation that the game could move to Melbourne because of stringent COVID-19 restrictions

Australia fined 40% of match fee, four WTC points for slow over-rate

The Australian cricket team was 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

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

Kohli named ICC Cricketer of Decade, Dhoni gets 'Spirit of Cricket' award

India captain Virat Kohli headlined the ICC top honours for the decade, winning the Sir Garfield Sobers award for the best male cricketer of the past 10 years

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 ...

Rahane's century is one of the most important in Indian cricket: Gavaskar

Legendary Sunil Gavaskar feels Rahane's century in the ongoing Boxing Day Test here, after the Adelaide humiliation will go down as one of the most important innings in the history of Indian cricket