Australia batting great Ricky Ponting believes young Sam Konstas has a long way to go if he is to cement his place as a Test opener, and added that playing two matches against India would have given him a lot of learnings.
In the aftermath of India’s 3-1 series loss to Australia that led Rohit Sharma’s men to concede the Border-Gavaskar Trophy for the first time in a decade, former India batter Manoj Tiwary criticised current national team head coach Gautam Gambhir, terming him a ‘hypocrite,’ and went on to suggest that the ex-India opener doesn’t does not walk the talk.
With unprecedented attendance in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy between India and India, former Australia captain Ricky Ponting asserted that it's hard to argue that the rivalry between the two teams isn't the biggest in world cricket.
Despite India ending up losing the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 1-3, ICC Hall of Famer Ricky Ponting believes that pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah’s exploits are not only the best he’s seen of a visiting bowler in Australia but probably also the best fast-bowling display of all time.
India’s 3-1 series loss to Australia has raised questions over thefutures of two of the team’s struggling statesmen — Rohit Sharma andVirat Kohli — but head coach Gautam Gambhir insisted that the duo’sfuture plans are entirely their call and the decision to retire or notlies with the players themselves.
When the World No. 24 found out about the United Cup launching in Australia this summer, he didn't have to think twice about signing up.
This was India's 13th win over Australia in 65 hockey matches and their first since 2016. It was Mandeep Singh who set up Akashdeep Singh to score the winner for India while other goals were scored by Harmanpreet Singh (12'), Abhishek (47'), and Shamsher Singh (57'). For Australia, Jack Welch (25), Aran Zalewski (32') and Nathan Ephraums (59') scored.
The win comes at the back of Australia's 5-4 win in the first match on Saturday, thus taking a 2-0 lead in the five-match series against India.
This is the first exercise in the series of AUSTRA HIND with the participation of all arms and services contingent from both armies.
This was 38th-ranked Australia's first victory in the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The early minutes of the first half saw both teams losing possession relatively easily as they looked to settle down in a crucial group D clash.
