Australia in India

On the surface, Australia made a surprising choice of batting first in the decider of the three-ODI series, in Chennai. Steven Smith, their captain, said he made the decision looking at a dry surface, which he expected to help the spinners…

Big picture: Can the batters fight back?Two of the best sides in the world. Two of the deepest batting line-ups in men's ODI cricket. Yet in the first two matches of this series, the fast bowlers dominated. It is unusual to see back-to-back…

Toss Australia opt to bowl v IndiaDespite consistent drizzle for the past few days, the rain in Visakhapatnam ceased on Sunday morning to provide an on-time start to the second ODI between India and Australia. Once the coin went up, it was…

Big picture: India target series victoryThe Wankhede Stadium might have thrown a curveball in the first ODI but neither India nor Australia will fret too much over how their batters fared in those seamer-friendly conditions. Both teams have…

Toss India chose to bowl vs AustraliaIn the absence of Rohit Sharma, who missed out because of family commitments, India's stand-in captain Hardik Pandya won the toss and decided to chase in the first ODI at the Wankhede Stadium. Hardik…

स्पोर्ट्स डेस्क33 मिनट पहलेभारत और ऑस्ट्रेलिया के बीच आज से वनडे सीरीज का आगाज होने जा रहा है। यह सीरीज दोनों टीमों के लिए इसलिए भी अहम है, क्योंकि साल 2023 वनडे वर्ल्ड कप का है और भारत में ही यह टूर्नामेंट होना है।दोनों टीमें लगभग 3 साल…

Big picture: The appetiser to the IPLSandwiched between the Border-Gavaskar Trophy and IPL 2023, the ODI series between India and Australia doesn't seem to have top billing. Even days out from the opening Test, everyone jumped on the BGT…

Australia 480 and 175 for 2 dec (Head 90, Labuschagne 63*) drew with India 571 (Kohli 186, Gill 128, Axar 79, Murphy 3-113, Lyon 3-151)The comatose pitch at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad had the final say as Travis Head and Marnus…

Australia 3 for 0 & 480 (Khawaja 180, Green 114, Ashwin 6-91) trail India 571 for 9 (Kohli 186, Gill 128, Axar 79) by 88 runsVirat Kohli's Test century drought has been broken and the floodgates could open on Australia as they face a…

India 289 for 3 (Gill 128, Kohli 59*) trail Australia 480 (Khawaja 180, Green 114, Ashwin 6-91) by 191 runsSecond week into the third month, Shubman Gill scored his fifth international century of the year to lead India's response to…