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NEW DELHI : Australia wicketkeeper Alex Carey's neat glovework in the third test against India has earned him praise from coach Andrew McDonald and the 31-year-old wants to be equally effective with the bat in the ongoing series for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
NEW DELHI : Planning a trip to see the fifth day of a test match anywhere in the world is a sign of unbridled optimism, but do so in India at the moment and you might find people questioning your sanity.
Batting great Ricky Ponting says the cricket community has showed its empathetic nature with its reaction to the illness of Pat Cummins' mother and highlighted the "awesome" gesture by the Barmy Army, the famous supporter group of Australia's arch-rivals England. Australian captain Cummins flew back home from India after the conclusion of the second Test in Delhi to be by the side of his ailing mother, Maria, who is in palliative care. He missed the third Test in Indore, and his participation in the fourth Test in Ahmedabad remains uncertain.
After facing consecutive losses in the first two matches, Australia finally took a sigh of relief last week, thrashing India in the third Test by nine wickets. After bundling out India for just 163 runs, the visitors had a target of 76 runs which they chased down in just few hours of Day 3 at a loss of one wicket. The 78-run partnership between Travis Head (49*) and Marnus Labuschagne (28*) gave Australia a big win. As The Steve Smith-led side had a great outing on the field, the fans also could not hide their excitement at the Holkar Stadium in Indore.
Former Pakistan cricket team spinner Danish Kaneria was extremely critical of Shubman Gill after the youngster failed to score big in the third Test encounter between India and Australia in Indore. Gill was included in the team in place of KL Rahul who was not enjoying a good run of form in the past few matches and was also the subject of a lot of criticism from experts and fans alike. Kaneria said that Gill had a golden opportunity to secure his position in the side in absence of Rahul, but the way of his dismissal left a lot to be desired from the batter and even suggested Suryakumar Yadav as his alternative.
Former Australian captain Mark Taylor has come down hard on the three pitches used for the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy, alleging that some amount of "skullduggery" must have been involved in preparation of such tracks. India are currently leading 2-1 with a Test match left in Ahmedabad. While pitches in Nagpur and New Delhi were rated "average" by the ICC, the pitch for the Indore Test was rated "poor" by match referee Chris Broad.
NEW DELHI : Captain Rohit Sharma believes Indian batsmen needed to learn the lesson from their loss in Indore and be braver when they take on the Australian spinners in the fourth and final test in Ahmedabad next week.
After facing big defeats in the first two matches, Australia made a terrific comeback in the third Test against India and clinched a nine-wicket win on Friday in Indore. Chasing a small target of 76 runs, the visitors lost an early wicket of Usman Khawaja but a partnership between Travis Head (49*) and Marnus Labuschagne (28*) took them home in the first session on Day 3. With this win, Australia have stormed into the final of the World Test Championship. Despite having a forgetful outing in the match, the Indian fans got a hilarious moment to cherish when Shreyas Iyer tried to sledge Travis Head during Australia's chase.