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Mohammed Siraj's brother delighted after pacer shines in debut Test

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

CA confirms that third India-Australia Test will remain in Sydney

Cricket Australia on Tuesday decided to retain Sydney as the venue for the third Test against India, ending speculation that the game could move to Melbourne because of stringent COVID-19 restrictions

Australia fined 40% of match fee, four WTC points for slow over-rate

The Australian cricket team was fined 40 per cent of its match fee and penalised four ICC World Test Championship points for maintaining a slow over-rate against India in the second Test

No need to change batting order, we just need to bat better: Tim Paine

There is no need for Australia to tinker with the batting order despite an inept show in the second Test, asserted home captain Tim Paine

I let Ashwin dictate terms, I never let any spinner do this before: Smith

Australian batting mainstay Steve Smith said he let seasoned Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin dictate terms in their duels so far, something "I've probably never let any spinner do in my career"

India beat Australia by 8-wickets in second Test, level series 1-1

India thumped Australia by eight wickets in the second Test on the fourth day to level the four-match series 1-1, on Tuesday

India vs Australia 2nd Test: India close in on victory; Siraj takes three

Victory should be a formality in the second session for Ajinkya Rahane's men, 10 days after an infamous batting debacle in Adelaide, where India was bowled out for its lowest Test score of 36

IND vs AUS 2nd Test: MCG pitch is getting slower, says Mohammed Siraj

India's debutant pacer Mohammed Siraj on Monday said that the MCG track has slowed down considerably and to wipe off the Australian tail, they will have to hit one area consistently. The Indian bowlers, despite Umesh Yadav's injury early into the second innings, reduced the home team to 133 for six. The hosts have just a two-run lead with four wickets remaining in the second Test. "The track on the first day was very helpful for bowling but it has become very slow today. Not much is happening and there wasn't much swing on offer. The key is to remain patient and hit one area consistently," Siraj said during the virtual media conference. His senior pace bowling partner Jasprit Bumrah told him that the only way to get wickets on a flat deck is to build pressure with a lot of dot balls. "Jassi bhai told me that don't try anything different. Bowl in one are and create pressure with dot balls and there should be equal focus on each ball," the 26-year-old Hyderabad pacer said, having ...

Warner's absence pinches Australia, Wade pitch-forked into opener's role

In three innings against India, Wade has managed a grand total of 111 runs in four innings of the two Tests

Rahane's century is one of the most important in Indian cricket: Gavaskar

Legendary Sunil Gavaskar feels Rahane's century in the ongoing Boxing Day Test here, after the Adelaide humiliation will go down as one of the most important innings in the history of Indian cricket

IND VS AUS: Aussies hit out at inconsistent umpiring after Paine decision

Australia cricket players called for consistency in the use of snickometer in the Decision Review System

Indians bowled pretty straight making it hard to score: Matthew Wade

Australia opening batsman Matthew Wade praised Indian bowling attack saying they 'bowled pretty straight making it quite hard to score'.

IND vs AUS 2nd Test, Day 2 highlights: Rahane's ton helps India post 277-5

Rahane showed great determination as he made an unbeaten 200-ball 104, studded with 12 hits to the fence

IND vs AUS 2nd Test Day 3 highlights: India on top; AUS 133-6 at stumps

The visitors now look to wrap up the proceedings on the fourth day as Australia has a slender lead of two runs with only four wickets in hand

IND vs AUS: Merv Hughes questions umpire's decision on Tim Paine dismissal

The dismissal of Australia skipper Tim Paine on the third day of the second Test at MCG caused controversy after former Australia pace bowler Merv Hughes raised questions over the umpire's decision

Rahane's done well to pick up the pieces after Adelaide, says Ponting

Ponting said Ajinkya Rahane has pulled off "something special" in leading the team away from the debacle of the first Test against Australia to a commanding position in the Boxing Day Test

Rahane, Jadeja partnership may have taken game away from Aussies: Tendulkar

Tendulkar feels that the unbroken 104-run partnership between stand-in India captain Ajinkya Rahane and Ravindra Jadeja might have taken the game away from Australia in the second Test here on Sunday

India vs Australia 2nd Test: Melbourne weather forecast, MCG pitch report

Given the two sides come into the Boxing Day Test with different fortunes, it would be important to know whether Melbourne weather will play spoilsport or not

IND vs AUS 2nd Test Day 1 highlights: IND trail by 159 runs; 36-1 at stumps

an inspired Indian bowling unit, led by the menacing Jasprit Bumrah (4/56)and the crafty Ravichandran Ashwin (3/35), steam-rolled Australia for a meagre 195

IND vs AUS 2nd Test: Bumrah, Ashwin help India take Day 1 honours at MCG

As much as the day belonged to the Indian bowling unit for another fired-up show, new captain Rahane deserved equal credit for marshalling his resources to perfection during the 72.3 overs that Austra