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Updated World Test Championship Points Table After India's 6-wicket Win Over Australia In 2nd Test

The Indian cricket team secured a comprehensive 6-wicket victory over Australia in the second Test of the 4-match Border-Gavaskar series on Sunday. Wrapping up the victory inside 3 days, India rode on impressive performances from spin-twins Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series. The victory in New Delhi also earned India a big boost as far as their World Test Championship final qualification hopes are concerned. With the win India strengthened their spot at the second position in the World Test Championship points table.

"Not Really": Cheteshwar Pujara Gives Honest Verdict On Delhi Pitch After Win Over Australia

A lot of conversations have taken place over the pitches in the ongoing Test series between India and Australia. However, several Indian batsmen have found it quite comfortable to play shots during the match and Cheteshwar Pujara looked completely at ease on Sunday as he guided the hosts to a commendable victory in New Delhi. When asked about the pitch, Pujara made it clear that it was not difficult to bat on and even explained his own strategy that helped his gameplay.

India Ride On Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin's Brilliance To Hand Australia 3-Day Defeat In 2nd Test

India defeated Australia by six wickets in the second Test to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the four-match series in another three-day finish here on Sunday. Set a target of 115 after Australia were bowled out for 113 in their second innings, India completed the chase in 26.4 overs on the third day of the match. India were 14 for 1 at lunch. Earlier in the day, Ravindra Jadeja returned with brilliant figures of 7/42 in 12.1 overs while his spin colleague Ravichandran Ashwin took three Australian wickets.

Ben Stokes hails 'another great performance' as England thrash New Zealand in first Test

Ben Stokes hailed "another great performance" as England's "Bazball" revolution continued apace on Sunday when the tourists wrapped up a thumping 267-run victory over New Zealand in the opening session of the fourth day of the first Test at Bay Oval.

Virat Kohli becomes fastest to score 25,000 runs in international cricket

Virat Kohli on Sunday became the fastest to get to the 25,000-run mark in international cricket. Kohli achieved the feat in 549 international matches across formats, surpassing legendary Sachin Tendulkar (34,437), who got to the landmark in 577 innings. Kohli got to the exclusive club in the second session on Day 3 of the Delhi Test against Australia.

Virat Kohli Breaks Sachin Tendulkar's All-Time Record, Becomes Quickest To Score 25,000 Runs In International Cricket

India batter Virat Kohli scaled another historic milestone in his career, becoming the fastest batter to score 25,000 runs in international cricket. He did so on Day 3 of the second Test against Australia in New Delhi. In the process, Kohli surpassed his idol and the Master Blaster, Sachin Tendulkar, who had reached the landmark in 577 matches. Virat, on the other hand, did so in 549 matches. Following Virat and Sachin are the likes of Ricky Ponting (588), Jacques Kallis (594), Kumar Sangakkara (608) and Mahela Jayawardene (701).

Proteas women not giving up on World Cup dream just yet: 'Anything can still happen'

The Proteas' chances of progressing to the knock-out stages of the Women's T20 World Cup hang in the balance after their six-wicket loss to Australia at St George's Park on Saturday evening.

First Time In 21 Years! Ravindra Jadeja Achieves Rare Feat With Seven-Wicket Haul Against Australia

Ravindra Jadeja was the star for India as he claimed seven wickets to bundle out Australia for just 113 on Day 3 of the second Border-Gavaskar Trophy encounter on Sunday. Australia started the day on 61 for the loss of one wicket but a brilliant bowling display from Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin put the hosts in a commanding position. Among the seven wickets taken by Jadeja, five were bowled dismissals and it was the first time in around 21 years that a spinner achieved such a feat. Incidentally, the last time a spinner took five bowled dismissals in an innings was compatriot Anil Kumble against South Africa in Joburg in 1992. Overall, Shoaib Akhtar achieved a similar feat against New Zealand in Lahore in 2002.

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Updated World Test Championship Points Table After India's 6-wicket Win Over Australia In 2nd Test

"Not Really": Cheteshwar Pujara Gives Honest Verdict On Delhi Pitch After Win Over Australia

India Ride On Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin's Brilliance To Hand Australia 3-Day Defeat In 2nd Test

Ben Stokes hails 'another great performance' as England thrash New Zealand in first Test

Virat Kohli becomes fastest to score 25,000 runs in international cricket

Virat Kohli Breaks Sachin Tendulkar's All-Time Record, Becomes Quickest To Score 25,000 Runs In International Cricket

Proteas women not giving up on World Cup dream just yet: 'Anything can still happen'

First Time In 21 Years! Ravindra Jadeja Achieves Rare Feat With Seven-Wicket Haul Against Australia