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Jasprit Bumrah became the fastest Indian to reach 200 Test wickets, in terms of balls bowled, on Sunday at MCG. (AP)

200 wickets in 8484 balls! Jasprit Bumrah becomes fastest Indian to Test milestone at MCG

December 29, 2024 13:24 IST

Bumrah, who made his debut in January 2018, also became the first bowler to achieve 200 Test wickets with a sub-20 bowling average at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Sunday.

India vs Australia Live Score, 4th Test: Follow Day 4 action from MCG on Sunday.

India vs Australia Highlights, 4th Test Day 4: AUS 228/9 vs IND at stumps in Melbourne

December 29, 2024 20:50 IST

IND vs AUS 4th Test Day 4 Highlights Day 4, India vs Australia Test Online Match: At tea on Day 4 Australia were 135/6, with a lead of 240 runs.

Nitish Reddy Ravi shastri batting order promotion ind vs aus

‘You need him to go higher up the order’: Ravi Shastri bats for Nitish Reddy to be promoted

December 28, 2024 22:09 IST

Reddy, who came in at No. 8 on Saturday, dragged India back from the brink of a collapse with a scintillating century.

India vs Australia Boxing Day Test Nitish Washington

Boxing clever: Dogged Nitish Reddy, Washington Sundar lead fight back but India not out of trouble yetSubscriber Only

December 29, 2024 04:27 IST

Even as all the emotional focus, understandably, has been on Nitish Kumar Reddy's hundred, it has to be said that India’s position in the Test is still not safe.

Jasprit bumrah vs Sam Konstas IND vs AUS

‘Could have got him out 6-7 times in the first two overs’: Jasprit Bumrah on duel with Sam Konstas

December 28, 2024 18:13 IST

The pacer, who has taken 24 wickets in the ongoing series, also said that playing in Australia always seemed to bring out the best in him.

Nitish Kumar Reddy Instagram tribute Mohammed Siraj

‘I also believe in Siraj bhai’: Nitish Reddy posts tribute to pacer for helping him reach maiden ton

December 28, 2024 17:43 IST

Entering at number 8 for India at 191 for six, in their first-innings pursuit of Australia’s 474, Nitish led a remarkable counter for India with the help of a record 127-run stand for the eighth wicket with Washington Sundar.

Nitish Reddy's hundred even had the Aussies root for him at the MCG on Saturday. (AP)

The day Australians forgot how to boo: Nitish Reddy’s ‘very, very special’ ton unites bickering, cricket-mad nationsSubscriber Only

December 29, 2024 04:27 IST

Tension is a perfect emotion to not just describe the state of Nitish Reddy's family but that of all the cricket fans glued to the television watching a 21-year-old pull off something special in Melbourne on Saturday.

Nitish Reddy meets family in emotional video after bringing up century vs Australia

December 28, 2024 16:58 IST

Reddy's unbeaten 105 took India to 358 for nine, still 116 runs short of Australia's first innings score of 474 as rain brought an early end to the third day's play.

Nitish Kumar Reddy followed Sachin Tendulkar as one of India's youngest centurions in Australia. (AP)

‘Impressed me from the first Test itself’: Sachin Tendulkar lauds Nitish Kumar Reddy’s hundred in Boxing Day Test

December 28, 2024 15:28 IST

Sachin Tendulkar lauded Nitish Reddy's temperament and highlighted the Andhra all-rounder's performance throughout the series after his maiden Test hundred against Australia in Melbourne on Saturday.

How Nitish Kumar Reddy countered Pat Cummins, Scott Boland and Nathan Lyon for an impressive maiden Test hundredSubscriber Only

December 29, 2024 04:27 IST

Nitish Kumar Reddy doesn’t descend into the bravura terrain; there is a measuredness about him that allows him to choose from an impressive range that varies from attack, counterattack and tight defence.

India's Nitish Kumar Reddy plays a shot during play on the third day of the fourth cricket test between Australia and India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia. (AP)

Nitish Kumar Reddy scores maiden International century at MCG

December 28, 2024 11:47 IST

Nitish Kumar Reddy scores his maiden century at the MCG in his first series Down Under

India's Nitish Kumar Reddy celebrates his fifty runs during play on the third day of the fourth cricket test between Australia and India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia. (AP)

Nitish Kumar Reddy’s story, from Vizag to Melbourne: The incredible father-son journey as Nitish scores a memorable MCG tonSubscriber Only

December 29, 2024 04:31 IST

As Nitish's childhood coach puts it: "Everyone wants to be a hero in their cinema but when it comes to Nitish’s story it is Mutyalu who is the hero." The emotional senior Reddy was captured by the broadcast as the allrounder got to his century in front of a packed MCG.

Nitish Kumar Reddy pulls out Allu Arjun’s ‘Pushpa’ move at MCG to celebrate his first Test fifty

December 28, 2024 09:19 IST

Nitish Kumar Reddy scores his maiden half-century in Melbourne on Day 3 of the Boxing Day Test.

Why Ravichandran Ashwin feels for India’s lower-middle-classSubscriber Only

December 28, 2024 21:41 IST

The world laps up those heart-rending rags to riches sports stories but is generally cold towards the less extreme but equally arduous struggles of middle-class kids burdened with expectations of juggling both sports and academics.

WATCH VIDEO: Rishabh Pant’s bizarre dismissal at MCG leaves Sunil Gavaskar absolutely fuming – ‘Stupid, stupid, stupid’Subscriber Only

December 28, 2024 09:03 IST

Sunil Gavaskar after Rishabh Pant's dismissal on ABC: "He should not be going in that [India's] dressing room, he should be going in the other dressing room." Here's the video of how Gavaskar and Harsha Bhogle called the moment at MCG.

India's WTC final qualification chances appear slim after the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne. (AP)

How can India qualify for WTC final 2025 after loss in Melbourne Test vs Australia? Qualification scenarios explained

December 30, 2024 12:06 IST

India WTC final qualification scenario: India's World Test Championship final chances hang by a thread after a defeat in the Boxing Day Test against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

India vs Australia Live Score, 4th Test: Follow Day 3's from IND vs AUS at MCG on Saturday.

India vs Australia Highlights, 4th Test Day 3: Nitish Kumar Reddy scores 100, IND 358/9 at Stumps in Melbourne

December 28, 2024 19:42 IST

IND vs AUS 4th Test Day 3 Highlights, India vs Australia Test Online Match: Earlier Yashasvi Jaiswal responded with 82 after Australia piled on 474 runs in the first innings

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IND vs WI: How Deepti Sharma and Renuka Singh engineered India’s clean-sweep of WindiesSubscriber Only

December 28, 2024 04:40 IST

With only 10 months for World Cup, India show they are on the right track.

Nathan Lyon KL Rahul dig IND vs AUS No.3

‘What did you do wrong to go down the batting order?’: Nathan Lyon takes dig at KL Rahul for coming in at No.3

December 27, 2024 19:06 IST

Australia's premier spinner Nathan Lyon took a dig at KL Rahul for coming at No.3 after the Indian management opted to start with captain Rohit Sharma as the opener with Yashasvi Jaiswal.

Nathan Lyon on Virat Kohli Yashasvi Jaiswal run out

Boxing Day Test | ‘It was probably one of the best barbecues I’ve seen’: Nathan Lyon on Yashasvi Jaiswal-Virat Kohli run-outSubscriber Only

December 27, 2024 18:38 IST

India were placed at 153 for 2 before a mix-up between opener Yashasvi Jaiswal and Virat Kohli resulted in Jaiswal being run-out at 82 runs

Vaughan rated Australia's comeback int the series due to ‘skill’. (AP)

‘They have shown their real class’: Michael Vaughan on Australia in Boxing Day Test

December 27, 2024 17:37 IST

Having lost the opening Test of the Border-Gavaskar trophy, hosts Australia have come from behind to level the series 1-1 and are in a commanding position at Melbourne.

Virat Kohli run-ins controversies IND vs AUS

‘Virat creating theatre down under’: Kevin Pietersen on Kohli’s varied run-ins in the IND vs AUS 4th Test

December 27, 2024 17:19 IST

Virat Kohli is under scrutiny due to his form and the controversy surrounding the Sam Konstas shoulder barging incident in the India vs Australia 4th Test at the MCG.

Sunil Gavaskar lamented Yashasvi Jaiswal's runout before stumps on Friday. (AP)

The Runout: A run that Gavaskar, Langer thought was needless and in Mumbai would’ve evoked, the ‘kaayko khalipili’, ‘kashala ugeech’ responseSubscriber Only

December 27, 2024 17:10 IST

'At that stage, why do you need to take a run that carries an element of risk?' says Sunil Gavaskar; "Risky, needless," says Justin Langer as the react to Yashasvi Jaiswal's run out on Friday.

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

‘Series of batting failures reason behind Rohit Sharma’s poor captaincy’: Former chief selector MSK Prasad slams India skipper

December 27, 2024 16:57 IST

Since leading India to the T20 World Cup win in September, Rohit Sharma's team suffered their first ODI series defeat in Sri Lanka in 27 years before enduring a historic 0-3 home Test series whitewash against New Zealand.

Sachin Tendulkar Melbourne Cricket Club membership

Melbourne Cricket Club honours Sachin Tendulkar with membership

December 27, 2024 16:52 IST

Founded in 1838, the MCC is one of the oldest sports clubs in Australia and is responsible for the management and development of the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), one of the game's premier venues.