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Highlights Hussey said India have come all prepared for the Australian batsman India secured an eight-wicket win over Australia in the Boxing Day Test Former Australia cricketer Michael Hussey has said Steve Smith being unable to get going against India is a "huge blow" for the hosts, adding that the visitors have come all prepared for the batsman. So far in the series, India have managed to keep a tight rein on Smith. The reason for this, according to Hussey, is the "fantastic" plans that the ...

India beat Australia by 8-wickets in second Test, level series 1-1 MELBOURNE: India thumped Australia by eight wickets in the second Test on the fourth day to level the four-match series 1-1, here on Tuesday. Chasing a mere 70 to win, India overhauled to target in 15.5 overs with more than four sessions to spare. India had lost the pink-ball Test in Adelaide. Skipper Ajinkya Rahane (27 not out) and opener Shubhman Gill (35 not out) took the side past the finish line after India lost Mayank Agar...

Kohli said it was an amazing effort by Team India and hailed Rahane for his captaincy. "What a win this is, absolutely amazing effort by the whole team. Couldnt be happier for the boys and specially Jinks who led the team to victory amazingly. Onwards and upwards from here," Kohli tweeted. What a win this is, absolutely amazing effort by the whole team. Couldnt be happier for the boys and specially Jin… https://t.co/Oi53Lpb49K— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) 1609214654000 Riding on the back of t...

Highlights Jadeja became 3rd player to play 50-plus games for India in all formats He joined former skipper MS Dhoni and skipper Virat Kohli in the list All-rounder Ravindra Jadeja on Tuesday expressed gratitude after becoming the third Indian cricketer to feature in 50 or more games for the country across all three formats -- Tests, ODIs and T20Is. Jadeja joined India captain Virat Kohli and former skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni in the elite club. The all-rounder, who has played 50 Tests, 168 O...

: Tuesday, December 29, 2020, 4:35 PM IST FPJ Evening Brief: Rajinikanth backs out from taking the political plunge; Ajinkya Rahane scripts memorable victory at MCG- Check out top 5 news of December 29, 2020 FPJ Evening Brief Six persons who returned to India from the United Kingdom have tested positive for the new UK variant of COVID-19, the Union Health Ministry said today. It said the mutated UK strain was detected in samples in National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro-Sciences (NIMHAN...

By: ANI Melbourne: No Virat Kohli, no Rohit Sharma, no Ishant Sharma, no Mohammad Shami and the humiliation of getting bundled out for 36 in the second innings of the first Test notwithstanding, Team India under stand-in skipper Ajinkya Rahane scripted a majestic comeback in the Test series against Australia as they won the second Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground by eight wickets on Tuesday.  Chasing 70 for a win, it was only poetic justice that Rahane hit the winning run of Nathan Lyon as...

"The best thing that we did was just walk away from that game in Adelaide and we said that it was just one of those unfortunate days and the batting unit definitely did take responsibility for it. Most importantly, losing Virat was not easy but the discussion we had around it and the team-building exercises that we did through that phase from Adelaide to Melbourne was very crucial and Jinks was very, very calm and balanced which gave many of us the launch-pad to go out there and express ourselv...

Australian cricketers have been docked 40 per cent of their match fees for a slow over rate. Licking their wounds from an eight-wicket defeat in the Boxing Day Test, Australian players are also lighter in the pocket after being charged by the International Cricket Council for a slow over rate in their loss to India at the MCG. Captain Tim Paine pleaded guilty to a charge that the Australians were two overs behind the rate once allowances had been taken into account. Asanka Brendon Ratnayake/AP...

Ravindra Jadeja (TOI Photo) MELBOURNE (Australia): All-rounder Ravindra Jadeja on Tuesday expressed gratitude after becoming the third Indian cricketer to feature in 50 or more games for the country across all three formats -- Tests, ODIs and T20Is. Jadeja joined Indian captain Virat Kohli and former skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni in the elite club. The all-rounder, who has played 50 Tests, 168 ODIs, and 50 T20Is, thanked the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the support staff fo...

Mohammed Sameer, brother of Mohammed Siraj, expressed joy after the pacer delivered a scintillating performance in the Boxing Day Test against Australia to guide India to a victory. India produced an all-round performance in the second Test against Australia to secure an eight-wicket win at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on Tuesday. Siraj played a crucial role to keep the Australian batters in check as the Indians kept the foot on the pedal and didnt allow the Aussie tail to wag. Siraj, who ...