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How the Australian noose broke India’s doomed resistance as Pant and Jaiswal were taken out surgically, under menacing MCG stands | Cricket News

How the Australian noose broke India’s doomed resistance as Pant and Jaiswal were taken out surgically, under menacing MCG stands | Cricket News

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An elderly Indian lady badgered the security guard at the MCG, an hour after India’s stunning capitulation in the final session that allowed Australia clinch a stupendous win. ‘Can I go and peep at the ground?’ No, Ma’am, you can’t, but come tomorrow morning, you can. Why do you want to see it now, anyways?’ And she drawled, a shopping bag in her hand, “Couple of hours ago, my grandson texted me to take a photograph, you see, but I had to shop for groceries. And then I stopped at a cafe. Apparently India have managed a famous draw. Can you at least go in for me and take a photo from my phone?” The young Australian guard did an admirable job of suppressing a smile, and broke the bad news to her. A puzzled look settled on her face, and she mumbled, ‘but my grandson said …” Neither the grandson’s hope nor the grandmother’s bewildering look were wrong even as India buckled by 184 runs. Couple of hours before the game ended, it did …

Rishabh Pant’s dismissal triggers India’s collapse in Melbourne: How India imploded to snatch defeat from jaws of draw

Rishabh Pant’s dismissal triggers India’s collapse in Melbourne: How India imploded to snatch defeat from jaws of draw

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Dec 30, 2024 12:04 PM IST Rishabh Pant was caught in the deep for a second innings in the MCG Test, paving the way for Australia to trigger a collapse.  After a phenomenal effort to steady the ship in the afternoon session of day five at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Rishabh Pant gave away his wicket as he was dismissed by the part-time spin of Travis Head, holing out to long-on. This was an extremely frustrating dismissal for Indian fans, and this particular wicket waved the way for Australia to stage a comeback and trigger a collapse. In the end, Australia won the fourth Test by 184 runs. Rishabh Pant was dismissed in disappointing fashion at the MCG.(AFP) It was a disappointing way for Pant to give away his wicket after a resolute and patient innings to the point. However, a momentary lapse in concentration saw him try to target Head, misguidedly finding the safe hands of Mitchell Marsh at long-on, who completed a good catch in the deep. This follows from Pant’s strange dismissal …

IND vs AUS: How a day made in Test match heaven unfolded at the MCG | Cricket News

IND vs AUS: How a day made in Test match heaven unfolded at the MCG | Cricket News

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Jasprit Bumrah stood there, head down, hands on his knee at the centre of the MCG pitch when an exhilarating Test-match day ended. His pace partner had just laid down on the ground a couple of balls previously, and took his own sweet time to stir and get up. At fine-leg, another seamer Akash Deep could barely move his legs, stretching his back, and rubbing his knees. The Indian players slowly trudged off towards the tunnel, but Bumrah wouldn’t budge. KL Rahul will cast a look back, run, collect the cap from the umpire, go to Bumrah and pat his back. From near the boundary end, Rohit Sharma would turn, have a look at his premier fast bowler who had busted his guts out to conjure something special from nothing and blow out this long deep breath. It’s a day where one didn’t need commentators and former players trying to hype about Test cricket saying, ‘Test cricket you mad lil’ beauty, the true test of character’ and all that cliched-jazz. We would have felt it …

Nitish Kumar Reddy’s father: ‘No one used to know my name outside my town, but now in Australia people are asking selfies’ | Cricket News

Nitish Kumar Reddy’s father: ‘No one used to know my name outside my town, but now in Australia people are asking selfies’ | Cricket News

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Whenever I speak of Nitish I get tears in my eyes. As a child, he was so mischievous and the Nitish we are seeing now is totally different. At times, we ourselves doubt if it is the same person. Nitish to me is a god-given child. After praying to lord Venkataramana he was born to us. For Nitish, 2024 has been a golden year. I will describe to you an incident when we came to Australia to meet Nitish. I hugged him and told him you have brought us this far; I am feeling proud of you and this is enough. And he replied, ‘Daddy, it is not over yet, I will show you more and more going forward’. And he showed it by scoring a 100 yesterday. I hugged him saying you have brought us this far. It is enough that I am happy. Within 24 hours, he scored a century. If you don’t keep faith in a son like this, whom else should I trust? 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐣𝐨𝐲 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐧’𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐝 𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠. The Reddy …

Ravi Shastri on watching Nitish Kumar Reddy’s ton: ‘There were tears in my eyes’ | Cricket News

Ravi Shastri on watching Nitish Kumar Reddy’s ton: ‘There were tears in my eyes’ | Cricket News

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Former Indian cricket and Head Coach Ravi Shastri was visibly emotional, as Nitish Kumar Reddy went on to score his maiden international century at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in the Boxing Day Test on Saturday. He was sitting with Jatin Sapru and Irfan Pathan in the commentary box, who were the only ones speaking until Ravi Shastri, in a shaky voice said “Ye aankhon mein aansu dene wala 100 tha” (This was a century that would bring tears to ones eyes). Ravi Shastri then told after the match, that it was because of how emotional the all-rounder’s father was. “I was emotional because broadcasters were showing his (father’s) photos. The sacrifice he has made to let Nitish play cricket and most importantly the character, the discipline and the application he has shown. “That’s why only you (Jatin Sapru) and Irfan (Pathan) were talking. I was tongue tied.” Emotions erupted when #NitishKumarReddy brought up his maiden Test ton! 🇮🇳💪#AUSvINDOnStar 👉 4th Test, Day 4 | SUN, 29th DEC, 4:30 AM | #ToughestRivalry #BorderGavaskarTrophy pic.twitter.com/f7sS2rBU1l — Star …

Cricket-Bumrah turns tables on Konstas, Australia lead by 158

Cricket-Bumrah turns tables on Konstas, Australia lead by 158

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By Ian Ransom Cricket-Bumrah turns tables on Konstas, Australia lead by 158 MELBOURNE, – Pace maestro Jasprit Bumrah took revenge for his first innings battering by Sam Konstas when he bowled Australia’s teen debutant cheaply early on day four of the fourth test on Sunday after India were dismissed for 369. Seamer Mohammed Siraj also broke through for his first wicket of the test, bowling opener Usman Khawaja for 21 as Australia went to lunch at 53 for two, with a lead of 158 runs at a Melbourne Cricket Ground bathed in sunshine. Marnus Labuschagne, on 20 not out, and Steve Smith, on two, survived to the break. A fired-up Bumrah bowled Konstas through the gate for eight with a delivery that nipped back off the seam, squaring the ledger with the 19-year-old opener who scored a record 34 runs off the quick’s first spell on day one. Jumping up and down, Bumrah flapped his arms at the crowd, mocking Konstas for trying to pump up the terraces during his first innings knock of 60. …

Nitish Kumar Reddy scores maiden International century at MCG | Cricket News

Nitish Kumar Reddy scores maiden International century at MCG | Cricket News

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Nitish Kumar Reddy on Saturday scored his first-ever international century on Day three of the Boxing Day Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Reddy guided the ball to straight down the ground to complete the maiden Test century. Coming into bat in a pressure situation, Nitish Kumar Reddy played an innings of grit and determination as he reached the three-figure mark in 171  balls. Developing a partnership of over a hundred runs with Washington Sundar in the middle, India made a stand to avoid the follow-on as they were seven wickets down, and also drastically bringing down Australia’s lead. Nitish Kumar Reddy has been by far India’s most consistent batter in the series and the maiden Test century couldn’t have come at a more opportune time and that too at an iconic venue. Nitish Kumar has been in good form this entire series, piling up important runs for the teams when the top order failed to. In the first Test in Perth, Nitish Kumar scored 41 and 38* which was followed by 42 in both …

Nitish Kumar Reddy pulls out Allu Arjun’s ‘Pushpa’ move at MCG to celebrate his first Test fifty | Cricket News

Nitish Kumar Reddy pulls out Allu Arjun’s ‘Pushpa’ move at MCG to celebrate his first Test fifty | Cricket News

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Nitish Kumar Reddy reaching his maiden Test half-century with a cracking cover drive of left-arm pacer Mitchell Starc on Day three of Boxing Day Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. As the ball trickled down to the boundary rope, the all-rounder from Visakhapatnam pulled out Allu Arjun’s ‘Pushpa Raj’ move to celebrate the feat. “𝙈𝙖𝙞𝙣 𝙟𝙝𝙪𝙠𝙚𝙜𝙖 𝙣𝙖𝙝𝙞!” 🔥 The shot, the celebration – everything was perfect as #NitishKumarReddy completed his maiden Test fifty! 👏#AUSvINDOnStar 👉 4th Test, Day 3 | LIVE NOW! | #ToughestRivalry #BorderGavaskarTrophy pic.twitter.com/hupun4pq2N — Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia) December 28, 2024 Coming into bat in a pressure situation, Nitish Kumar Reddy played an innings of grit and determination as he reached his half-century mark in 81 balls. Developing a partnership with Washington Sundar in the middle, India made a stand to avoid the follow on with seven wickets down. Nitish Kumar has been in good form this entire series, piling up important runs for the teams when the top order failed to. In the first Test in Perth, Nitish Kumar scored 41 and …

Cricket-Bumrah turns tables on Konstas, Australia lead by 158

Cricket-Pant punches out as India 244-7 at lunch at MCG test

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By Ian Ransom Cricket-Pant punches out as India 244-7 at lunch at MCG test MELBOURNE, – A Nathan Lyon breakthrough and some misplaced aggression by Rishabh Pant left India 244 for seven at lunch on day three of the fourth test on Saturday, still 31 runs short of avoiding the follow-on. All-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy was 40 not out, with Washington Sundar on five at the Melbourne Cricket Ground as India’s faint hopes of saving the test rested on rearguard resistance. India were already in trouble when they resumed on 164 for five in the morning, desperately needing a galvanising partnership from wicketkeeper Pant and all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja. Instead, Pant squandered his start with a botched reverse scoop off Scott Boland to be caught for 28, a top-edge ballooning to Lyon at third man. Lyon then broke a 30-run partnership between Jadeja and all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy by trapping Jadeja in front for 17. Jadeja reviewed the lbw dismissal more in hope than conviction, with the tracking technology showing the ball hitting the top of …

‘Was having a heart attack up in the box’: Steve Smith all praises for young Sam Konstas as he showcases grit and confidence | Cricket News

‘Was having a heart attack up in the box’: Steve Smith all praises for young Sam Konstas as he showcases grit and confidence | Cricket News

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It did not take long for Sam Konstas to show what his plan was against Jasprit Bumrah. The teenager had spoken about a plan to deal with India’s pace spearhead at the pre-match press conference. He failed in execution when he tried to ramp Bumrah for the first time on Day 1 of the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne. But after a few attempts, he started to connect those ramp shots for boundaries which took Bumrah and Indian think-tank by surprise. “He was reverse ramping Bumrah and I was having a heart attack up in the box,” said Steven Smith at the end of second day’s play of the fourth Test. “And then for a kid to have the confidence to start lapping and reverse lapping arguably one of the best bowlers that have played the game, shows some serious confidence in the kid and real courage.” Smith added: “The unusual approach from Konstas negated Bumrah’s threat against the new ball for the Aussies as India had to alter their plans. So, yeah, it sort …