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"When You Are 3 Down": Ravindra Jadeja On Team India's Early Trouble vs Australia In World Cup Match

Team India began their Cricket World Cup 2023 campaign on a winning note as they registered a victory by six wickets over Australia on Sunday in Chennai. Opting to bat first, Australia had their worst nightmare as their batting line-up could not stand against India's strong spin attack. The visitors were bundled out for 199 with Ravindra Jadeja scalping three wickets. Later, the Rohit Sharma-led side chased down the target in 41.2 overs with Virat Kohli and KL Rahul playing the crucial knocks for the team.

First Time In 40 Years! Jasprit Bumrah Achieves Unique Cricket World Cup Feat Against Australia

Marquee pacer Jasprit Bumrah provided Team India with their first breakthrough in the Cricket World Cup 2023 match against Australia on Sunday in Chennai. The star India pacer dismissed opener Mitchell Marsh for duck in the third over of the innings. Marsh, who had opened along with David Warner, got bamboozled by the extra bounce of Bumrah's delivery and ended up giving a catch to Virat Kohli at the slip. It was the first time in the history of ODI World Cups that India had managed to dismiss an opening batter from Australia for a duck.

India crack ODI code with test match approach against Australia

NEW DELHI : When T20 cricket is increasingly influencing batting approach in one-day internationals, India moved the other way on Sunday and adopted a test match approach to accomplish a nervy chase in their low-scoring World Cup opener against Australia.

Australia Faltered Due To Ultra-Defensive Approach, Ravindra Jadeja Excelled Among Spinners: Saba Karim

India were excellent on the field. Three spinners came in very handy for Rohit Sharma and his side. Rohit handled them very well. Ravindra Jadeja was the wrecker-in-chief, and Kuldeep Yadav was also decisive, especially with his line, length, and variation. Ravichandran Ashwin, playing after a long time in the World Cup, it was very important for him to deliver the goods. I think he bowled brilliantly. For Rohit Sharma, things have worked out well, having three spinners in the mix.

'A slow-motion car crash': Australian media rues Wallabies' Rugby World Cup exit

Australian media rued their side's "cruellest" exit from the Rugby World Cup on Sunday after Fiji squeezed past the Wallabies to reach the quarter-finals, despite a shock defeat to Portugal.

Watch: Ravindra Jadeja Produces Stunner To Dismiss Steve Smith. Virat Kohli Left Flabbergasted

Ravindra Jadeja produced an absolute stunner to dismiss Steve Smith during the Cricket World Cup 2023 match between India and Australia in Chennai on Sunday. Smith was looking in good touch but Jadeja decided to attack him with a back-of-the-length delivery. The ball landed roughly around the leg-stump line and then turned sharply to clip the top of the off-stump. The Australia batter did play to the line of the delivery but was completely foxed by the late deviation. Smith was left stunned by the delivery and even Virat Kohli was caught dumbstruck by the movement of the ball which provided India with the crucial wicket.

"I Ran Out Of The Dressing Room": R Ashwin Reveals 'Virat Kohli Scare' In Australia Clash

The Indian cricket team emerged victorious against Australia in their Cricket World Cup 2023 opener on Sunday, with Virat Kohli and KL Rahul producing a brilliant partnership in the chase of 201 runs. However, if it wasn't for the dropped catch of Virat Kohli, things could've ended differently for the Indian team. The importance of Kohli's wicket is well known to not just fans but also his teammates. After India sealed the win, Ravichandran Ashwin admitted that the moment Kohli hit the ball in the air, he rushed out of the dressing room out of fear that the talismanic batter would be dismissed cheaply.

'Fantastic' Max Verstappen Wins Third Straight Formula One Title

Max Verstappen clinched his third consecutive world title on Saturday when he finished second behind rookie Oscar Piastri in an incident-filled sprint race at the Qatar Grand Prix, describing his success as "fantastic". It was a fine maiden Formula One victory for Australian 22-year-old Piastri, but his feat was overshadowed by Verstappen's achievement, the Dutchman having required only three points to take the title. His only rival and Red Bull team-mate Sergio Perez was involved in a collision and retired, making him the first "Saturday champion" since Nelson Piquet, father of his girlfriend Kelly, in South Africa in 1983.

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"When You Are 3 Down": Ravindra Jadeja On Team India's Early Trouble vs Australia In World Cup Match

First Time In 40 Years! Jasprit Bumrah Achieves Unique Cricket World Cup Feat Against Australia

India crack ODI code with test match approach against Australia

Australia Faltered Due To Ultra-Defensive Approach, Ravindra Jadeja Excelled Among Spinners: Saba Karim

'A slow-motion car crash': Australian media rues Wallabies' Rugby World Cup exit

Watch: Ravindra Jadeja Produces Stunner To Dismiss Steve Smith. Virat Kohli Left Flabbergasted

"I Ran Out Of The Dressing Room": R Ashwin Reveals 'Virat Kohli Scare' In Australia Clash

'Fantastic' Max Verstappen Wins Third Straight Formula One Title