India came very close to winning the Test series against the Steve Waugh’s Australians when the skipper and Simon Katich helped the team to a draw at the Sydney Cricket Ground in 2001. Again, in 2007-08 the verdict would have been 2-1 in India’s favour but for the unsavory umpiring decisions at the SCG in [...]
India managed a crucial 86-run lead over Australia on stumps on the third day after Hussey and Katich looked like giving a spirited fight back. But in the middle session, through a triple-strike and four wickets tumbling shortly before stumps, India finally had Australia still traling by 86 runs. Till then Australia scored 166 runs [...]
The wickets of the two Michaels, Clarke and Hussey, and Shane Watson in the space of 37 deliveries undid plenty of hard work and turned the match India’s way during a gripping afternoon session. Australia were inching towards India’s first-innings 441, with Hussey set for another hundred, but a burst of wickets left them 161 [...]
The ICC Appeals Commissioner Albie Sachs on Tuesday, ruled that the opener Gautam Gambhir out of the fourth Test against Australia starting on Thursday.
The BCCI secretary N. Srinivasan told the ICC that the decision was in “violation of the principles of natural justice” and that it “does not accept the decision and objects to it.” Gambhir [...]
Three days of intense preparation brought three moments of respite for Australia as India dominated the opening day of the Kotla Test after a shaky start. Gautam Gambhir led the way with his highest Test score, an unbeaten 149 that riled the Australians no end as India ended on 296 for 3.
One of Australia’s biggest [...]
By Ashok Kumar
Indeed, India beat Australia by a record margin of 320 runs on a tailor made pitch but questioning the supremacy of the Australians by just one victory is too immature and too early conclusion by the print and visual media to judge the series.
Of course, India dominated the second test but were great [...]
It was Sachin’s day all the way on Day I of the second test in Mohali. First, he eclipsed Brain Lara’s record of most runs scored by a batsman in Test cricket and then scoring 50th half century followed by the milestone of 12000 runs. However, he missed his 40th century by 12 runs and [...]
“I am a fighter and I will fight till the end,” said Harbhajan in an interview before the Bangalore test. And, true to his words, he fought and took India to safety.
India found unlikely batting heroes in tailenders Harbhajan Singh and Zaheer Khan who launched a stunning late-order fightback and ease Australia’s stranglehold in [...]
Michael Hussey slammed a crafty 146 as Australia piled up a commanding first innings total to push India on the backfoot but the hosts fought back with a flourishing start to keep themselves afloat in the first cricket Test at Bangalore on Friday.
The 33-year-old Hussey gave ample display of his class by notching up [...]
By Ashok Kumar
India failed to capitalize on a dream start by getting the wicket of Mathew Hayden in the very first over, while Australia helped by Ponting’s century marched towards safety and ending the day 1 on 254/4. Ponting’s 123 is his first century on Indian soil and overall 36th, a spot behind Sachin Tendulkar’s record of [...]
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