
India consider second spinner for Boxing Day Test
India captain Rohit Sharma was coy Tuesday on how his team will line up for the Boxing Day Test against Australia.
India captain Rohit Sharma was coy Tuesday on how his team will line up for the Boxing Day Test against Australia.
India suffered a blow on Monday when pace bowler Mohammed Shami was ruled out of the final two matches of the five-match series against hosts Australia.
Teenage opener Sam Konstas says he is ready and equipped to take on India’s feared pace attack in the Boxing Day Test after being called up to Australia’s squad for the first time.
Dumped opener Nathan McSweeney says he is “devastated” after being cast out of Australia’s team after just three Tests against India but vows to come back a better player.
Opener Nathan McSweeney has been dropped from Australia’s squad for the fourth Test against India, with teenager Sam Konstas getting his first call-up.
With his “slingshot” delivery and ability to unsettle the world’s best batsmen, India’s Jasprit Bumrah is widely regarded as one of cricket’s greatest fast bowler.
Northerns Titans seamer Corbin Bosch has earned his maiden Test call-up, while uncapped 18-year-old Kwena Maphaka also features in the squad to face Pakistan.
CSA has been criticised for not footing the R880,000 DRS bill for the one-off women’s Test between South Africa and England in Bloemfontein.
India’s off-spinning great Ravichandran Ashwin announced his immediate retirement from international cricket following the third Test against Australia in Brisbane on Wednesday.
A huge band of storms halted Australia’s bid for an unlikely win over India on the final day of the third Test in Brisbane.
India’s Jasprit Bumrah and Akash Deep pulled off an unlikely 10th-wicket partnership on Tuesday to avoid the follow-on and put the third Test against Australia in Brisbane on course for a draw.
India’s Jasprit Bumrah and Akash Deep frustrated Australia in Brisbane.
Australia pace spearhead Josh Hazlewood is likely to miss the rest of the India Test series after injuring his right calf during his warm-up before play in Brisbane on Tuesday.
England captain Ben Stokes admits he became “emotional” after suffering another injury setback during the third Test defeat to New Zealand, but he will not be reducing his bowling workload.
Tim Southee says he will never forget his “incredible journey” after the New Zealand great confirmed on Tuesday he had retired fully from international cricket.