[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Australia opener Sam Konstas may have declared that Virat Kohli is his favourite player in the world and given the Indian batting superstar the clean chit over his shoulder-bump, but things are different when it comes to on field action.The first day of the Boxing Day Test between India and Australia at…
[ad_1] Sam Konstas hit Jasprit Bumrah for two sixes during his knock. (Photo by William West/AFP via Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Sam Konstas‘ dazzling Test debut on Day 1 of the Boxing Day Test threw India off guard at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Thursday.With the Border-Gavaskar Trophy still up for grabs with the series…
[ad_1] Virat Kohli during Day 1 of the Boxing Day Test against Australia at the MCG. (Photo by Philip Brown/Getty Images) Earlier this week, when news emerged that Virat Kohli and his family would shift to the United Kingdom, apart from the usual trolling endemic to social media in India, there was also a strange…
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has expressed disappointment over the 20 percent match fee fine imposed on Indian batting star Virat Kohli for his altercation with debutant Sam Konstas, arguing that the punishment handed down by the ICC “is not harsh enough.”Konstas’ debut was a memorable affair, as the 19-year-old not only…
[ad_1] Sam Konstas (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: When 19-year-old Sam Konstas took strike against Jasprit Bumrah on the opening day of the fourth Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, the debutant was caught on camera muttering words to himself as the bowler steamed in. This habit persisted against every bowler, be it Bumrah or Mohammed…
[ad_1] Rohit Sharma (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Rohit Sharma is undoubtedly going through a tough twilight period of his cricket career both as a captain as well as a batter. He will look to resurrect it by possibly returning to his customary position as an opener in the ongoing Melbourne Test in hope of runs…
[ad_1] Basit Ali and Virat Kohli (Photo Credits: PTI / X) NEW DELHI: Former Pakistani cricketer Basit Ali has opened up on the fresh debate, the recent altercation between Virat Kohli and Australian debutant Sam Konstas during the fourth Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on Thursday. The incident occurred when Kohli, seemingly frustrated,…
[ad_1] Virat Kohli and Sam Konstas. (Pic Credit – X) NEW DELHI: Star Indian batter Virat Kohli on Thursday avoided a ban following his physical on-field altercation with Australian debutant Sam Konstas during the opening day of the fourth Test in Melbourne.The incident took place at the end of the 10th over when Kohli bumped…
[ad_1] Sam Konstas and Virat Kohli. (Pic Credit – X) NEW DELHI: The dramatic scenes on Boxing Day at the Melbourne Cricket Ground were like watching a Bollywood thriller bringing viewers to the edge of their seats in anticipation of another electrifying moment. Sam Konstas‘s fiery debut put Bumrah through the unfamiliar — being hit…
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Ravi Shastri likened Australia’s teenage sensation Sam Konstas to Indian legend Virender Sehwag following Konstas’s electrifying debut knock of 60 off 65 balls in the fourth Test against India. Speaking on Star Sports, Shastri praised Konstas’s fearless stroke play, drawing comparisons to Sehwag’s explosive style. “He’ll have his odd failures, but when…
