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1st Time In 148 Years: Rishabh Pant Scripts History With Fiery Fifty vs Australia In 5th Test

Rishabh Pant smashed the fastest Test half-century on Australian soil by a visiting batter during the ongoing fifth Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series at Sydney Cricket Ground on Saturday. Pant, who was struggling with the bat in the series so far, rose to the occasion to unleash his attacking prowess on day two of the series finale. Pant completed his fifty off 29 balls with the help of a six against Mitchell Starc. He bettered previous 33-ball efforts by England's John Brown (Melbourne 1895) and West Indies' Roy Fredericks (Perth 1975). It was also the second-fastest half-century by an Indian batter in a Test match.

"He Tried Different Tactics": Australia Coach's Brutal Verdict On Virat Kohli While Facing Scott Boland

Australia head coach Andrew McDonald is not surprised with his pacer Scott Boland's eight-wicket haul in the ongoing fifth Test against India at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Saturday. Playing his third Test of the five-match series, Boland returned with the figures of 4-42 after finishing with 4-31 in India's first innings. His performance enabled Australia to restrict India to 141/6 at stumps on Day 2. “We're not surprised by Scotty's performances. Every time he plays, he does the job well. His ability to just be relentless on a length move the ball both ways, it's proving difficult, in particular on this (SCG) surface," McDonald said.

"Every Indian Fan...": Ricky Ponting Adds Fuel To Fire Over Virat Kohli Catch Controversy

Amidst plenty of discussion on whether Virat Kohli was not out or not on day one of fifth Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground, former Australia captain said he was not convinced by the not-out decision, adding that in his view, Steve Smith took a clear catch. In the first session, shortly after Yashasvi Jaiswal was dismissed by Scott Boland, the seamer almost got his second wicket on the trot when he found Kohli's outside edge, and Smith dived across to his right at second slip to take the catch. But it seemed like Smith had got his fingers underneath the ball and flicked the grass on the ground while scooping the ball to Marnus Labuschagne at gully, something which TV umpire Joel Wilson spotted while ruling Kohli not out after seeing various camera angles.

Rested Or Dropped? Ricky Ponting's Blunt "Face Value" Verdict On Rohit Sharma's Omission

Australia cricketing great Ricky Ponting feels the path for Rohit Sharma to play Tests again will be a long and difficult one after the regular Indian skipper opted to rest from the ongoing fifth Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Friday. Rohit has averaged just 6.2 from the three Tests he played against Australia with the highest score of 10. Speculation around him not playing at Sydney emerged after head coach Gautam Gambhir refused to term him as a guaranteed starter in the pre-match press conference.

India drop Rohit, crumble to 185 all out in fifth Australia test

SYDNEY : India dropped skipper Rohit Sharma but their batting woes continued as they were dismissed for 185 on the opening day of the fifth and final test against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Friday.

India drop Rohit, win toss and choose to bat in fifth Australia test

SYDNEY : Jasprit Bumrah won the toss for India after replacing the axed Rohit Sharma as captain and elected to bat first in the fifth and final test against Australia at Sydney Cricket Ground on Friday.

Babar Azam Told 'You Don't Deserve Place In T20I Team' By Fan. His Reaction Is Viral

Pakistan batter Babar Azam was confronted by fans amid his poor show with the bat during the T20I series loss to Australia. Australia took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series after beating Pakistan by 13 runs in the second T20I at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Saturday. Babar scored 3 each in the 1st and 2nd T20Is, raising doubts over his place in the T20I side. During the match in Sydney, Babar was fielding near the boundary where a group of fans were yelling and insulting.

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1st Time In 148 Years: Rishabh Pant Scripts History With Fiery Fifty vs Australia In 5th Test

"He Tried Different Tactics": Australia Coach's Brutal Verdict On Virat Kohli While Facing Scott Boland

"Every Indian Fan...": Ricky Ponting Adds Fuel To Fire Over Virat Kohli Catch Controversy

Rested Or Dropped? Ricky Ponting's Blunt "Face Value" Verdict On Rohit Sharma's Omission

India drop Rohit, crumble to 185 all out in fifth Australia test

India drop Rohit, win toss and choose to bat in fifth Australia test

Babar Azam Told 'You Don't Deserve Place In T20I Team' By Fan. His Reaction Is Viral