India struggled on Day 1 of the 5th Test against Australia in Sydney, with Jasprit Bumrah dismissing Usman Khawaja for 2 on the final delivery of the day after engaging in a verbal spat with Sam Konstas. Australia ended at 9/1, trailing by 176 runs. Earlier, India were bowled out for 185, with Pat Cummins and Scott Boland dismantling their line-up. Key contributions included Rishabh Pant's 40 and Ravindra Jadeja's 26. Virat Kohli and Shubman Gill briefly steadied the innings but fell cheaply. Bumrah, leading in Rohit Sharma's absence, made tactical changes, including bringing in Prasidh Krishna for Akash Deep.
The God of Cricket, Sachin Tendulkar celebrated his 50th birthday on April 24 while enjoying a cup of tea. To mark the 50th birthday of the Indian batting legend, the iconic Sydney Cricket Ground unveiled a gate named after Sachin Tendulkar. Sachin is considered as the greatest batter to have played the game, with numerous records in his stellar cricketing career.
As the Men in Blue were battling it out against the Dutch, a fan in the stadium surprised his better half with a proposal.
The former right-handed Hyderabad batsman was a non-performer in the ongoing series until Monday, not just with the bat but also on the field as he dropped a sitter on the fourth morning of the third Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground to provide Marnus Labuschagne a life.
One of the unique benefits of watching cricket at SCG is that you are always close to the action from virtually any point of the ground. The stadium has been re-constructed but the iconic green-roofed Ladies pavilion still maintains its old-world charm.
Going by the form of offspinner R Ashwin (12 wickets) and left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja (9 wickets), India can cause lots of trouble to Australian batsmen. Not to forget that likes of Suresh Raina and Rohit Sharma can turn their arm around as well and can chip in with crucial wickets.
England's bowlers took a firm grip on the Ashes series by reducing Australia to 230-8 at lunch on the second day of the fifth and final test at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Tuesday.
Usman Khawaja lit up an overcast first day of the fifth Ashes test on Monday with a stunning opening salvo which helped Australia to 111-2 when rain forced an early tea break at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
