Spinners shine as India crush Australia
Spinners Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja eviscerated Australia in just over two hours to hand India a crushing innings-and-132-run victory inside three days of the opening Test.
Spinners Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja eviscerated Australia in just over two hours to hand India a crushing innings-and-132-run victory inside three days of the opening Test.
Captain Rohit Sharma hit a brave 120 on a turning Nagpur pitch as India extended their lead to 144 despite Australian debutant Todd Murphy’s five wickets in the opening Test.
Spinner Ravindra Jadeja claimed a five-wicket haul on his international return as India ruled the opening day of the first Test against Australia on Thursday.
Zimbabwe clung on for a draw in the first Test against the West Indies in Bulawayo on Wednesday.
India captain Rohit Sharma and Australian counterpart Pat Cummins have brushed aside concerns about the pitch ahead of the first of four eagerly awaited Tests.
Australia’s Cameron Green and Josh Hazlewood have been ruled out of the first Test against India due to injuries.
Gary Ballance became only the second Test batsman after Kepler Wessels to score a century for two countries.
India host Australia in a hotly anticipated four-match Test series and there are some key battles that will determine the ultimate winner.
Steve Smith says a Test series win in India would be “huge” for Australia.
Tagenarine Chanderpaul made an unbeaten double century before West Indies declared at 447-6 in the first Test against Zimbabwe.
Tagenarine Chanderpaul and Kraigg Brathwaite struck centuries as the West Indies reached 221-0 after a rain-affected second day of the first Test against Zimbabwe in Bulawayo.
West Indies openers Kraigg Brathwaite and Tagenarine Chanderpaul scored half-centuries before rain ended play early on the first day of the first Test against Zimbabwe on Saturday.
Gary Ballance has been included in a 16-man Zimbabwe squad for a two-Test series against the West Indies.
Brian Lara has agreed to take on a role as a’ performance mentor’ with the West Indies teams and academy.
Shukri Conrad on his appointment as Proteas Test coach and the three-match ODI series against England.