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Team India’s star batter Virat Kohli was dismissed in a controversial manner on Day 2 of the 2nd Test of the Border Gavaskar Trophy. Kohli was given out lbw by the on-field umpire Nitin Menon off debutant Matthew Kuhnemann’s delivery and a review declared it too close to judge whether the ball hit the bat or pad first. Hence, Kohli was given out as no conclusive evidence was present to overturn Nitin Menon’s decision. Kohli, who went back unhappy, was seen frustrated and angry while watching replays in the pavilion.  Also read: IND vs AUS: Glenn Maxwell likely to return…

Star Australian batsman Glenn Maxwell made a stunning comeback to competitive cricket, smashing a half-century in his first fixture since his injury. Glenn Maxwell was out of competitive Cricket for nearly 3 months after suffering a fracture to his leg at a friend’s party in November 2022. Glenn Maxwell played for his club outfit Fitzroy-Doncaster in the Victorian Premier Cricket fixture on the weekend and scored 61 runs off 92 balls.  Also read: IND vs AUS 2nd Test Lunch: India 14/1 on Day 3, still need 101 runs to win and Australia needs 9 wickets to win Maxwell’s return to…

Rishabh Pant is currently out of action and is likely to stay out of action for the next 6-8 months in the process of recovery from the car accident. However, not only his batting, but his chirpy nature behind the stumps too was missed by fans during the 2nd Test of the Border Gavaskar Trophy. Legendary Indian cricketer Sunil Gavaskar, while missing the chirpy nature of Rishabh Pant behind the stumps, shared an emotional message for him in the commentary box during Australia’s second innings. “Australia are lucky that Rishabh Pant is not there. He would have had a fair…

Gritty half-centuries from Usman Khawaja and Peter Handscomb guided Australia to a fighting 263 all out on Day 1 of the 2nd Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Batting on Day 2, Team India hoped to reach the total without losing many wickets. Team India openers, Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul, gave a decent start to the team. But both of them got dismissed for 32(69) and 17(41) respectively. After the fall of these wickets, Cheteshwar Pujara, who is playing his 100th Test, got out on a duck, and Shreya Iyer, who is making a comeback to the team after injury,…

Shreyas Iyer returned to Team India for the Delhi Test. He could not play the last Test match due to injury. Shreyas’ return was not pleasant as he was dismissed after scoring just 4 runs. He was hunted down by Nathan Lyon. However, Peter Handscomb had more hand in the wicket of Shreyas than Lyon. Handscomb took a brilliant catch of Shreyas Iyer at forward short leg.  Also read: IND vs AUS 2nd Test: India’s poor 12-over phase undoes good work by Axar-Ashwin partnership as Australia leads by 61 runs at the end of Day 2 Handscomb also got lucky.…

Australia great Mark Waugh slammed KL Rahul after the Indian vice-captain’s lean patch continued in the second Test in Delhi. KL Rahul was out LBW for just 17 runs after failing to deal with a Nathan Lyon delivery on Day 2 of the 2nd Test. “I think KL Rahul has just to back himself a little bit. He is scared of getting out. You cannot bat that way, you’ve got to be confident in your own ability. He is just restricting himself. I’d love to see him bat freely and not worry about getting out,” Mark Waugh said on Star…

Back to back wickets of Ravindra Jadeja and Virat Kohli has put India on the backfoot in the second Test between India and Australia in Delhi. Virat Kohli was looking solid while playing. After Ravindra Jadeja’s wicket, it was on him to take India to a good score. However, he departed for a well-made 44 due to a controversial LBW decision. The LBW decision has created a massive controversy as the batter was given LBW despite the replays showing that Kohli might have hit the ball. Also read: IND vs AUS 2nd Test Live: Virat Kohli Judged LBW Out, Controversial…

Team India star Virat Kohli received a spine-chilling reception at his home ground in Delhi as he came out to bat against Australia in the 1st innings of the 2nd Test. There were many fans with banners cheering, and over hundreds of mobile phones recording the moment when the local boy came out to bat. Team India lost 4 early wickets in the 1st session of Day 2 of the 2nd Test. Local boy Virat Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja are now at the crease looking to reach Australia’s 1st innings score of 263 runs as early as possible. Also read:…

Former India cricketer Gautam Gambhir slammed Australia opener David Warner following his string of low scores in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar series. Gambhir slammed Warner and questioned his technique despite his third tour to India. “There is no doubt that if you see this innings from Warner, he was clearly struggling. It was not only against Ashwin, who has an amazing record against him, but also against Mohammed Siraj and Mohammad Shami. This is your third tour and you have been playing in the IPL for 15 years,” said Gambhir on Star Sports. Also read: IND vs AUS 2nd Test Live…

Scotland Cricket Team declined to shake hands with Nepal’s Sandeep Lamichhane after their three-wicket loss in Kirtipur on Friday. Sandeep Lamichhane was accused of sexual coercion with a minor and he is on bail at the moment. However, CAN (Cricket Association Nepal) lifted the suspension on the granting of his bail, and allowed him to participate in the series. Also read: IND vs AUS 2nd Test Live: KL Rahul Departs, Twitter Erupts with Criticism Scotland did this to make a stronger signal. It is assumed that Lamichhane was informed of the protest in advance. This action of the Scotland Cricket…