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Shubman Gill Poses With Manchester City Stars At Treble Celebrations. See Pics

Young opening batter Shubman Gill failed to leave a mark in the recently concluded World Test Championship final between India and Australia, where the Pat Cummins-led side emerged as the winners. In both the innings, Gill could only manage to get scores like 13 and 18 as Team India faced a defeat by 209 runs. However, the 23-year-old batter is currently spending a pleasant time in London as he recently met football club Manchester City's players and congratulated them on winning the treble.

Australia braced for England storm with Ashes on the line

LONDON : England's barnstorming version of test cricket has shredded the textbook of the sport's longest format but so-called 'Bazball' faces its biggest examination yet as they seek to regain the Ashes against world champions Australia starting on Friday.

On Rohit Sharma's '3-match' Suggestion For WTC Final, Pat Cummins' Reminder

India skipper Rohit Sharma stated that a three-match series to determine the winner of the World Test Championship final would be the ideal way from the next cycle. His words came after his side faced a 209-run defeat against Australia on Day 5 of the WTC final at The Oval. Chasing 280 on the final day, the entire batting unit collapsed as India were bundled out for just 234 runs. Addressing the media after the match, Rohit said that working hard for the entire two years and then playing just one match is not enough.

Andrew McDonald Credits 'Subcontinent Journey' For WTC Triumph

They might have failed to conquer the 'Final Frontier' on their last tour of India, but Australia head coach Andrew McDonald feels their "sub-continent journey" helped them get the World Test Championship mace. Having missed out due to over-rate penalties in the 2019-21 cycle, Australia on Sunday became the first team to win ICC world titles across formats when they defeated India by 209 runs in a lopsided WTC Final at The Oval. "You can string down series in isolation, you can talk about the subcontinent journey where we went from Pakistan to Sri Lanka into India," McDonald told reporters.

"You Can't Be Asking...": Sunil Gavaskar's Blunt Response To Rohit Sharma On '3-Match WTC Final' Demand

After Australia skipper Pat Cummins disagreed with Rohit Sharma's desire to play a three-match series in the next cycle of the World Test Championship final, batting legend Sunil Gavaskar has also criticised the India captain for coming up with such a suggestion and stated that every team should be mentally prepared before playing such big events. India lost against Australia by 209 runs in the WTC final at The Oval on Sunday after they were bundled out for 234, in the chase of 444.

"Virat Kohli And Ajinkya Rahane Needed To...": Glenn McGrath On India's WTC Final Defeat

"Sometimes it can happen", was what fast bowling legend Glenn McGrath said on Monday about India's capitulation in the World Test Championship final against Australia in London. India suffered a crushing 209-run defeat to Australia on the fifth day of the summit clash at the Oval on Sunday. "Sometimes, it can happen like that. Yeah, conditions in England are a lot different to what Indian cricket has been playing in. Sometimes that happens that way, it's called that bit of dressing room pressure," McGrath, who is Director of Coaching at MRF Pace Foundation, told reporters here.

On Shubman Gill Catch Controversy, Pat Cummins' "Best Umpire" Remark

Australia skipper Pat Cummins contradicted his counterpart Rohit Sharma's opinion on third umpire Richard Kettleborough, who gave the controversial decision of dismissal of India opener Shubman Gill during the second innings of the World Test Championship final. After India lost the match, Rohit had stated that the third umpire reached the conclusion a bit quickly and should have seen more replays before taking the call. He had even called out the WTC organisers for having fewer camera angles at such an important match.

Watch: Cows Invade Field In Village Cricket, Forces Players To Stop Match

Cricket is an amazing game! From batting masterclass to sensational bowling to breathtaking fielding, it certainly has everything to impress the spectators. Besides the performance of the players what adds more fun to the game is the external factors. Sometimes it is the decision of the umpires, sometimes it is the action of the crowd and sometimes it is the bizarre events like cows invading the playing area. Yes, you read it right! Not every cricket match could be provided as good security as the international games and that gives room to the occurrence of such incidents.

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Shubman Gill Poses With Manchester City Stars At Treble Celebrations. See Pics

Australia braced for England storm with Ashes on the line

On Rohit Sharma's '3-match' Suggestion For WTC Final, Pat Cummins' Reminder

Andrew McDonald Credits 'Subcontinent Journey' For WTC Triumph

"You Can't Be Asking...": Sunil Gavaskar's Blunt Response To Rohit Sharma On '3-Match WTC Final' Demand

"Virat Kohli And Ajinkya Rahane Needed To...": Glenn McGrath On India's WTC Final Defeat

On Shubman Gill Catch Controversy, Pat Cummins' "Best Umpire" Remark

Watch: Cows Invade Field In Village Cricket, Forces Players To Stop Match