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India's Rohit Sharma, Rishabh Pant, Shubman Gill and Virat Kohli wait for play to start on day three of the third Test between India and Australia at the Gabba in Brisbane, Australia. (AP Photo) BCCI

Rohit Sharma on India’s future captain: ‘Let the new boys earn it’

January 4, 2025 08:26 IST

Rohit Sharma says to become India's captain is a huge honour and it should be earned.

Since September, Rohit Sharma has only won two of the seven Tests he has led India in. (AP)

Rohit Shama on his Sydney decision: ‘I stood down… it’s an important match, you cannot carry too many out-of-form players’Subscriber Only

January 4, 2025 08:09 IST

Rohit Sharma explains his decision to sit out of Sydney Test: "It was difficult for me to take this decision, but if everything is put in front of us, then this decision was sensible."

India's captain Rohit Sharma walks off the field after losing his wicket during play on the last day of the fourth cricket test between Australia and India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia, Monday, Dec. 30, 2024. (AP Photo)

BREAKING: Rohit Sharma says he is not retiring from the game, has belief that form can change in ‘2 months or 5 months’Subscriber Only

January 4, 2025 07:54 IST

Rohit Sharma said during a lunch-time interview that he has belief he can turn things around: 'Sensible aadmi hoon, mature aadmi hoon, do bachhon ka baap hoon, mere paas thoda sa dimaag hai!'

India vs Australia LIVE Cricket Score, 5th Test Day 2: Follow the IND vs AUS updates from Sydney on Saturday.

India vs Australia Highlights, 5th Test Day 2: IND 141/6 vs AUS at Stumps in Sydney

January 4, 2025 21:42 IST

IND vs AUS 5th Test Day 2 Highlights, India vs Australia Test: Earlier Rishabh Pant has scored a blistering 61 to help India inject some momentum in the second innings. Australia responding to India's 185 runs in the first innings were bowled out for 181 runs

Robin Uthappa has slammed the Indian dressing room's 'Mr. Fix-It' who has projected captaincy aspirations as an interim option. (AP/File)

‘Whoever Mr. Fix-It is, he must be named and shamed’: Robin Uthappa on India dressing room controversy

January 4, 2025 16:36 IST

In a video shared on Instagram, Robin Uthappa made a scathing assessment of the Indian dressing room's 'Mr Fix-It', demanding that he "has to be named and shamed."

The Jasprit Bumrah – Sam Konstas rift that keeps on giving, and promises Saturday will be rivetingSubscriber Only

January 3, 2025 22:54 IST

'Absolute cinema' falls short to describe the last 15 minutes of a feud between bowler and non-striker. Bumrah-Konstas was Imax dome screen or to use a simple Sydney reference, The Opera.

Shubman Gill's bizarre dismissal came off the last ball before Lunch on Friday in Sydney. (AP/Screengrab)

What verbals went on between Shubman Gill and Steve Smith-Marnus Labuschagne just 10 seconds before his lunchtime dismissalSubscriber Only

January 3, 2025 20:03 IST

'Stump mic revealed Australia’s cheeky build-up to the wicket of Shubman Gill with the hosts having the ultimate last laugh', wrote Fox Cricket.

Big Bash League: Horrific on-field coming together a reminder of collision between Steve Waugh and Jason GillespieSubscriber Only

January 3, 2025 19:34 IST

Sydney Thunder’ fielders Daniel Sams and Cameron Bancroft collides during Perth Scorchers innings during a BBL clash at Perth

While Allan Border was diagnosed with the Parkinson's disease in 2016, he shared about the diagnosis in public last year only. (Reuters)

How Aussie legend Allan Border keeps up with Parkinson’s diseaseSubscriber Only

January 3, 2025 18:57 IST

Australian legend Allan Border has now shared about how he has relied on a medical machine for his active public life.

India Australia Virat Kohli Irfan Pathan

‘Every time the same mistakes’: Irfan Pathan lashes out at Virat Kohli’s dismissal in 5th Test

January 3, 2025 18:43 IST

Kohli's form has been under scrutiny in the ongoing series with the batter, despite scoring a century at Perth in the 1st Test, hasn't fired on all cylinders for India.

Border-Gavaskar Trophy | ‘It’s incredibly tough to make (and) score runs’: Former Aussie cricketer Mark Waugh on Sydney pitchSubscriber Only

January 3, 2025 18:17 IST

India posted their fifth score of below 200 in the five-Test series on Friday.

One frame on the Snicko showed a spike in the frame right after the ball had passed Sundar's glove, but none when it was closest to the glove. (APOne frame on the Snicko showed a spike in the frame right after the ball had passed Sundar's glove, but none when it was closest to the glove. (AP)/Screengrab)

‘Last game he didn’t give OUT on Snicko. Now…it’s…’ – Captain Bumrah dismayed over Washington Sundar decision; batsman shakes head 16 timesSubscriber Only

January 3, 2025 23:05 IST

Third umpire Joel Wilson saw a spike in the slow-mo next frame after ball had passed glove, as Snicko once again attracted criticism and batsman was left with a SMH trudge.

Scott Boland Virat Kohli dismissal IND vs AUS

‘We’ve got pretty set plans’: Scott Boland reveals Aussie bowlers’ strategy to dismiss Virat Kohli

January 3, 2025 17:48 IST

Kohli, who had survived a catch out attempt in the 8th over, went on to make 17 before he was undone by an outside the off-stump delivery from Boland in the 32nd over.

Scott Boland India vs Australia 5th Test

IND vs AUS: What makes Scott Boland, as Rishabh Pant says, an ‘amazing’ bowlerSubscriber Only

January 4, 2025 04:56 IST

He marries skills with relentlessness, harnesses the best out of pitches and smartly works over batsmen with a back-of-length nipbacker and a straightner.

Former India opener Navjot Singh Sidhu slammed the team management for not backing Rohit Sharma throughout the series. (AP)

‘Rohit Sharma deserved more respect and faith’: Navjot Singh Sidhu slams India team management

January 3, 2025 17:25 IST

Sidhu, who represented India in 51 Tests and 136 ODIs said the call to leave Rohit Sharma out from the side during the series sent wrong signals, insisting the 37-year-old Mumbaikar deserved more "respect".

Rishabh Pant India vs Australia 5th Test

IND vs AUS | ‘Wicket was doing too much’: Rishabh Pant reveals reason behind uncharacteristic knock in Sydney

January 3, 2025 16:57 IST

India ultimately posted 185 runs in the 1st innings with Pant being the top-scorer while Australia ended the day at 9/1 with Usman Khawaja sent back to the pavilion by Jasprit Bumrah at the end of Day 1 of the 5th and final Border Gavaskar Trophy test.

Karun Nair sets world record for most runs between dismissals in List A cricketSubscriber Only

January 3, 2025 22:14 IST

Vidarbha captain Karun Nair has scored 112, 111 not out, 44*, 163* and 112* in the Vijay Hazare Trophy.

India's Shubman Gill bats during play on the first day of the fifth cricket test between India and Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground, in Sydney, Australia, Friday, Jan. 3, 2025. (AP Photo)

Why India could rue Shubman Gill’s brain-fade moment and other soft dismissalsSubscriber Only

January 4, 2025 04:56 IST

Bumrah and Co could make a game out of this on a seaming deck, but some of India's careless dismissals could haunt them

Big call in Sydney: Selectors told Rohit Sharma they were looking beyond him after BGTSubscriber Only

January 4, 2025 04:36 IST

The Indian Express understands that Rohit Sharma isn’t part of the selectors' plan beyond the Australia tour in Test cricket and that has been communicated to him.

Usman Khawaja should retire after Sydney Test: Michael Clarke

January 3, 2025 09:56 IST

Former Australia captain Michael Vaughan suggests Usman Khawaja is 38 and it is a great opportunity for him to announce his retirement.

Who are tennis legend Jim Courier’s favourite cricketers? Sunny Gavaskar and … ahem … I have seen Leander and Bhupathi play cricket

January 3, 2025 09:26 IST

Tennis legend Jim Courier says bowling and the batting is similar to serving and receiving in Tennis.

Rohit Sharma has been dropped: Mark Taylor

January 3, 2025 08:26 IST

Former Australia captain Mark Taylor says Rohit Sharma has been dropped and there is no harm in expecting it.

Rohit Sharma is not an all-time great to keep his exclusion mysterious: Sanjay Manjrekar

January 3, 2025 08:03 IST

Sanjay Manjrekar questions team management for keeping the news of Rohit Sharma sitting out of the fifth Test match a secret until the toss.

As Steve Smith is set to enter Test cricket's 10,000-run club, here is a statistical rewind of his career. (AP)

Steve Smith is not the fastest to 10,000 Test runs yet his record is astonishingSubscriber Only

January 3, 2025 07:39 IST

Keeping the legendary Don Bradman aside, Steve Smith has already vaunted into the top 3 Aussie batsmen of all-time, with Ricky Ponting’s career haul of runs (13,378) and tons (41) being the only major records left in his path.

Virat Kohli out or not out in Sydney Test? Who is saying what

January 3, 2025 08:08 IST

Virat Kohli edged it to Steve Smith in the slips. He dived low to his right and popped the ball up with Marnus Labuchagne taking the catch but it was given not out by third umpire Joel Wilson as it looked like the ball just kissed the turf from Smith's hand.