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‘Aussies would have lost there too’: Mohammad Kaif says Australia would have failed to defeat India in 2023 World Cup final if Hardik Pandya played | Cricket News

‘Aussies would have lost there too’: Mohammad Kaif says Australia would have failed to defeat India in 2023 World Cup final if Hardik Pandya played | Cricket News

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3 min readFeb 18, 2026 09:05 PM IST After Australia were knocked out of the T20 World Cup on Tuesday, former India player Mohammad Kaif said that the Aussies had a mighty fall following the ODI World Cup win in 2023. Kaif also went on to say that Australia would have lost the 2023 ODI World Cup final as well if allrounder Hardik Pandya had played. Pandya had been ruled out of the World Cup after suffering an ankle injury against Bangladesh. “Mighty Aussies they were called after winning the 2023 50-overs World Cup. After that they had a sharp fall. 2024 World T20, 2025 Champions Trophy, 2025 World Test Championship – they were not Mighty. If Hardik Pandya had played the Ahmedabad final in 2023, the Aussies would have lost there too,” Kaif posted on X. The early exit from the T20 World Cup was the latest in line of the Australians failing to make a mark in big ICC events since being crowned champion in 2023. They exited the T20 World Cup in …

Aussies day out as Gardner and Wareham shine for Gujarat Giants, Litchfield’s stunning knock in vain

Aussies day out as Gardner and Wareham shine for Gujarat Giants, Litchfield’s stunning knock in vain

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Synopsis: Three Aussie superstars made their mark in a high-scoring afternoon match as GG defeated UPW by 10 runs after posting 207/4 Gujarat Giants and UP Warriorz, the two franchises that had the most amount of rebuilding to do at the mega auction, showcased how they have managed to improve their squads in their opening fixture of WPL 2026 in a match that witnessed 404 runs scored in total. After posting 207/4 batting first, it was the GG who emerged victorious against UPW by 15 runs. Gardner-Wareham shine for GG With a top-heavy batting lineup that is dependent on their overseas stars coming good, there is a lot riding on Ash Gardner’s form for GG this season, and the captain stepped up impressively with a 41-ball 65, studded with six fours and three sixes. It wasn’t a clean start to her knock, as she was dropped on 7 by UPW’s makeshift wicketkeeper Shweta Sehrawat who failed to hold on to an outside edge off the first ball of Asha Sobhana’s over. Then, when Gardner was …

‘Aussies are laughing’: Michael Vaughan expresses disappointment after England fail to reclaim Ashes | Cricket News

‘Aussies are laughing’: Michael Vaughan expresses disappointment after England fail to reclaim Ashes | Cricket News

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Former England player Michael Vaughan said that England had come to Australia with an approach which was destined to combust under pressure. He also talked about the lack of improvement in the team and their refusal to learn lessons after getting caught out by good teams ahead of the Ashes. England’s dream of reclaiming the Ashes went up in smoke on Sunday when the Aussies defeated them in the 3rd Test at Adelaide and took a 3-0 lead in the 5-match series. With 2 matches remaining, England will have to buck up or face further embarrassment of a 5-0 whitewash. England thought they were coming to Australia with a new method that could win, but have been proven completely wrong. They had already been caught out a couple of times by good teams, but failed to improve. You look at the way Ben Stokes batted in the first innings in Adelaide, and Zak Crawley in the second. You think if they had batted like that in Perth in the second innings, the game would have …

Josh Hazlewood, Abbot Injuries Jolt Aussies Ahead of Ashes Showdown

Josh Hazlewood, Abbot Injuries Jolt Aussies Ahead of Ashes Showdown

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With less than ten days for the start of the Ashes 2025, Australia has been sweating on the fitness of two fast bowlers – Josh Hazlewood and Sean Abbott were sent for scans on day three of the Sheffield Shield clash between New South Wales and Victoria. The duo didn’t return to the field after lunch on Wednesday, with Cricket NSW initially confirming the duo were being assessed, but the nature and severity of the injuries are yet to be confirmed. Speaking to the reporters in Sydney, Australia, captain Pat Cummins has revealed the injury scare, adding that the duo has been sent for scans on their hamstrings. “Joshy was pretty chipper when he got out, so hopefully he should be fine,” said Pat Cummins. “Sean I’m not so sure about. I think they’re still assessing him,” Cummins said about Sean Abbott. “We’re a week away from the Test series, always err on the side of caution, they wanted to find out what was happening before pushing it and potentially making anything worse.” While asked …

Jemimah Rodrigues jokes about entering Australia after semi-final heroics knocked Aussies out of World Cup

Jemimah Rodrigues jokes about entering Australia after semi-final heroics knocked Aussies out of World Cup

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India’s batting star Jemimah Rodrigues delivered a moment of humour during her Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL) appearance on Sunday, joking that she wasn’t sure if Australia would even allow her to enter the country following her heroics in the Women’s World Cup semi-final. Jemimah had produced one of the greatest innings in Indian women’s cricket history, scoring an unbeaten 127 to power India past Australia in a record chase of 339 runs. Her composed knock at No. 3, alongside captain Harmanpreet Kaur, ended Australia’s dominance in the tournament and sent the seven-time champions crashing out, their first World Cup elimination since 2017. Making her first appearance of the WBBL season for Brisbane Heat, Jemimah lightened the mood during a live broadcast. “I was not sure if Australia would allow me to cross the border after the semi-finals,” she said with a laugh. Rodrigues reflects on India’s win and the rise of women’s cricket The 25-year-old batter was quick to acknowledge the warmth she received from Australian fans and players. “Everyone’s been so warm and …

ICC Champions Trophy: Steve Smith & Alex Carey show how it’s done as Aussies compile fighting total | Cricket News

ICC Champions Trophy: Steve Smith & Alex Carey show how it’s done as Aussies compile fighting total | Cricket News

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For the first time in this Champions Trophy, one could see India under pressure. In each of their three outings before this semi-final, they have been precise in their planning and the execution in the middle has been mostly fool-proof. But on Tuesday, for a large part of the afternoon, Steve Smith and Alex Carey would keep Rohit Sharma and India under the pump with some quality batting in yet another testing environment. The two put together only a 54-run stand, off just 58 deliveries, but with scores of 73 and 61 respectively powered Australia to 264 – the highest total made till in the Dubai leg. For the fourth straight match here, a new surface was put to use. Though India have by now got familiar with conditions here, pitch No.6 that they used for the semi-final, seemed to have sowed a few doubts in them. While the square has remained dry throughout, out of all the 9 pitches, this was one that had some presence of live grass. Story continues below this ad …

Champions Trophy 2025: Kiwis done, Aussies next for Indian spin quartet | Cricket News

Champions Trophy 2025: Kiwis done, Aussies next for Indian spin quartet | Cricket News

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What New Zealand suffered on Sunday could well torment Australia on Tuesday. Kiwi captain Mitchell Santner, a man of few words, admitted that New Zealand were “squeezed by spin” after Varun Chakravarthy came off the bench to form a quartet of tweakers even as his five-wicket haul helped India claim a 44-run win in the final league match of the ICC Champions Trophy in Dubai. Australia, watching India’s strangulation of their neighbours, will realise that bagging the World Cup and the Champions Trophy at the same time might not be particularly easy. More pointedly, the Indian spinners won’t allow them to saunter away with another title. Watching New Zealand being cut down to size while chasing a target of 249, a few demons would have already cropped up in Aussie minds. Story continues below this ad With Dubai filled to the brim with vocal Indian fans, India showed their might as a terrific white-ball unit which, after missing out on winning the World Cup, has gone on to reinvent itself as an even more formidable …

“Taken The Pants Of The Aussies”: World Cup-Winner’s Funny Praise For Rishabh Pant

“Taken The Pants Of The Aussies”: World Cup-Winner’s Funny Praise For Rishabh Pant

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India’s Rishabh Pant scored 61 off 33 balls against Australia on Day 2 of fifth Test.© AFP Rishabh Pant played one of the most terrific knocks of his career in Test cricket on Saturday. With the Indian top order once again failing to give the side a strong start, Pant walked in on Day 2 of the fifth and final Test vs Australia with his side reeling at 59 for 3 and went on to hit the fastest fifty by a visiting batter on Australian soil. His contribution of 61 off 33 deliveries, laced with six fours and four sixes, received him a lot of praise by former India stars. Meanwhile, India’s 1983 World Cup-winner Krishnamachari Srikkanth came up with a funny tweet to laud the southpaw. “What a knock by pant! He’s just taken the pants of the Aussies! #INDvsAUS,” wrote Srikkanth on X. What a knock by pant! He’s just taken the pants of the Aussies! #INDvsAUS — Kris Srikkanth (@KrisSrikkanth) January 4, 2025 Pant completed his fifty off …

Sam Konstas Assaults at MCG Powers Aussies for Solid Start

Sam Konstas Assaults at MCG Powers Aussies for Solid Start

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Test debutant Sam Konstas challenged Jasprit Bumrah’s legacy on day 01 of the fourth test and scored 34 runs in a single spell. He Put up a show during the boxing day test against India, smashing a half-century in the first session. India’s stalwart has been in red-hot form and is the leading wicket-taker in the series so far. Konstas scored 18 runs off an over by Bumrah and a total of 34 in a spell. His knock helped Australia to score 112 runs which is the most runs in the first session of Boxing Day test history. Sam Konstas taps the Australian crest as he makes a remarkable 50 on debut! #AUSvIND | #MilestoneMoment | @nrmainsurance pic.twitter.com/y1tp4rT9qG — cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) December 26, 2024 He was then later removed by Jadeja for 60 in the 20th over. Sam Konstas has replaced Nathan McSweeney for the remaining tests of the Border Gavaskar Trophy after the latter failed to grab opportunities in the first three games. Meanwhile Konstas proved himself after he scored a hundred in thr …