Rishabh Pant returned to India after a tough Border-Gavaskar Trophy, warmly greeting fans at Delhi Airport. Despite a forgettable series, his fiery knock in the final Test and charisma off the field keep fans hopeful for his resurgence.
Mario Ferraro produced a fight and the game-winning goal, Marc-Edouard Vlasic notched a point in his season debut and the San Jose Sharks broke an eight-game losing streak by edging the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 on Thursday.
India's 3-1 defeat in Australia exposed the fragility of their top order, but equally unmissable was how much they rely on pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah, who gave it all until he broke down in the series finale in Sydney.
Australia all-rounder Beau Webster said that the entire team celebrated with beers after the series victory over India, with a few going particularly hard.
Australia race to victory on day three of the Fifth Test in Sydney with Scott Boland taking 6-45 to help regain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
Bumrah has captained India in the first and the last Test of the series. The 31-year-old is the highest wicket taker of the ongoing Border-Gavaskar series with 32 scalps.
Former India captain and legendary opener Sunil Gavaskar reflected on India's performance in the final Test, lamenting the absence of Jasprit Bumrah due to injury.
Sydney Thunder will face off against Hobart Hurricanes in the 27th match of the Big Bash League (BBL) 2024-25 season. Sydney have played six matches in the tournament, securing four wins and suffering two losses,
India were hammered by Australia in the 5-match Test series. Not only was the team outplayed on the field, but off it, the Australian team management outsmarted Gautam Gambhir, Abhishek Nayar, Morne Morkel,
India won the toss and chose to bat first in the decisive fifth and final test against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
Bumrah, who replaced Rohit Sharma as captain for this test, could be seen on the television broadcast leaving in a car from underneath the SCG grandstands.
The hyped Australia-India Test series was a commercial success but it was a bittersweet feeling for smaller cricket nations unable to regularly play the expensive format.