Virat Kohli’s dominant India reinforced their status as the world’s number one team by winning a historic first-ever series in Australia on Monday after play in the final Sydney Test was abandoned due to rain.
Superstar captain Virat Kohli on Monday called winning a series in Australia his proudest ever moment, capping a 12-month journey for his India team of hard graft, fixing mistakes and comradeship.
Virat Kohli’s team created history on Monday by becoming the first Asian side to win a Test series Down Under. A batting masterclass by Chesteshwar Pujara and a stellar seam attack of Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami and Ishant Sharma helped ensure the number one ranked Test side finally triumph in an away Border-Gavaskar trophy. While much has been said and written about the core squad of this Indian team, this win against Australia also reflected the strength on their bench and begs to question if team India have the strongest bench strength in World cricket?
South Africa captain Faf du Plessis was on Sunday suspended for one Test because of his team’s slow over rate as they beat Pakistan in Cape Town.
A ruthless India took a stranglehold on the final Test in Sydney Sunday as they forced Australia to follow on at home for the first time in 30 years, leaving the hosts facing a full day’s batting to cling on for a draw.
Persistent light rain prevented any play in the morning session at the Sydney Cricket Ground Sunday with Australia struggling on 236 for six in the fourth and final Test against India.
Banned Australian cricketers David Warner and Steve Smith made a low-scoring debut in the Bangladesh Premier League on Sunday, amassing just 30 runs between them as newly-minted skippers in the Twenty20 league.
West Indies announced Friday the appointment of Richard Pybus as interim head coach ahead of the upcoming three-Test series against England.
A rollicking maiden century by Sri Lanka’s Thisara Perera was ultimately in vain as New Zealand wrapped up the one-day series with a 21-run victory in the second ODI at Mount Maunganui.
Australia blew a strong start with yet another top order batting collapse in Sydney Saturday, leaving themselves a mountain to climb to stay in the fourth and final Test against India.