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IND vs AUS fifth Test | Bumrah unavailable to bowl in Australia’s second innings
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IND vs AUS fifth Test | Bumrah unavailable to bowl in Australia’s second innings

Indias captain Jasprit Bumrah stretches before the start of day three of the fifth cricket test match between Australia and India at The SCG in Sydney on January 5, 2025. | Photo Credit: AFP Battling a back spasm, India's pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah was not fit enough to bowl on day three after the visitors set Australia a 162-run target.India were bowled out for 157 in 39.5 overs, adding only 16 runs to their overnight total with the loss of four wickets.Bumrah, who had suffered the injury on day two, is set to end as the leading wicket taker in the series with 32 scalps.He was away from the field for three hours and 20 minutes on Saturday.With he not there to open the bowling on Sunday, Indian pace duo of ...
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IND vs AUS fifth Test: Australia wins by six wickets; reclaims Border-Gavaskar trophy
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IND vs AUS fifth Test: Australia wins by six wickets; reclaims Border-Gavaskar trophy

One man’s absence was massively felt. Jasprit Bumrah has been a central thread binding together the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series, influencing its every twist and turn. But once the Indian skipper and spearhead grappled with a back spasm, the visitors were down for the count. In a contest of fine margins, Australia prevailed with two days to spare. On the third day, after bowling out India for 157 in its second innings and chasing 162 for a triumph, the host posted 162 for four. The six-wicket victory in the fifth and final Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney on Sunday (January 5, 2025) afternoon, helped Pat Cummins and his men to reclaim the Border-Gavaskar Trophy with a 3-1 margin. Australia’s pursuit flourished initially as both Mohammed Siraj and Prasidh Krishna were gu...
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IND vs AUS fifth Test: Decisive Sydney Test heads for exciting finish after Pant’s breathtaking fifty
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IND vs AUS fifth Test: Decisive Sydney Test heads for exciting finish after Pant’s breathtaking fifty

The Border-Gavaskar Trophy series is at its tipping point. Having commenced at Perth on November 22, the sporting caravan is now stationed 3,290 kilometres away at the Sydney Cricket Ground, and a feverish climax is due.Also read: I have not retired, I just stood down from this Test because I am not in form, says Rohit SharmaThe fifth and final Test’s second day witnessed the fall of 15 wickets as pacers found their mark on a surface that nodded in approval. At close on Saturday (January 4, 2025), India scored 141 for six in its second innings and leads by 145.After bowling out Australia for 181 in the first innings, and snatching a four-run margin, the visitors lapsed into a top-order slump before Rishabh Pant emerged with all guns blazing. Prior to him, a similar vein was exhibited by Ya...
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Gambhir evades reply on Rohit Sharma’s place in playing XI for Sydney Test
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Gambhir evades reply on Rohit Sharma’s place in playing XI for Sydney Test

India’s coach Gautam Gambhir and captain Rohit Sharma. File photo | Photo Credit: AFP Never has an Indian captain’s stint in the nets and his body-language been analysed so threadbare. But it all happened at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) and Rohit Sharma was in the centre of it all, on the eve of the fifth and final Test against Australia.It started when Gautam Gambhir addressed the pre-match press-conference at the SCG here on Thursday (January 2, 2024) afternoon. Just as the interaction warmed up, the Indian coach was asked about Rohit not being present to talk to the correspondents. “Everything is fine with Rohit and I don’t think it is anything traditional. The head-coach is here, I think that should be ...
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