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There was a time when Manjrekar referred to the southpaw as a "bits and pieces all-rounder", leading to an eruption of a war of words between the two.
Don Bradman had registered his 29th hundred against England at Leeds in July, 1948, which meant that Sunil Gavaskar had broken the record which stood for a little over 35 years.
After impressing once again with his leadership on the third day of the Boxing Day Test against Australia, India's stand-in captain Ajinkya Rahane said he was a captain who led by instinct.
New Zealand's bowlers took a couple of rain and hail shower delays in their stride and slowly broke down Pakistan's stubborn resistance to help the hosts take control of the first test on Monday.
Surprisingly, the team has only three frontline bowlers in Malinga, Bumrah and Rashid. Part-time bowlers Pollard and Maxwell are the other bowlers in the side. A fact Wasim Jaffer could not digest.
Ravindra Jadeja led the way with bot bat and ball as India ended Day 3 of the second Test against Australia at Melbourne in a commanding position.
Johnny Mullagh, who played on the 1868 Aboriginal team that was Australia's first to tour England, became the first Indigenous inductee into the country's cricket Hall of Fame on Monday.
The debate around the umpires call was renewed again on Monday after a couple of incidents in the second Test between India at Australia at Melbourne.
India paceman Umesh Yadav has been taken for scans after injuring a calf bowling in the second test against Australia in Melbourne on Monday, the Indian cricket board (BCCI) said.
While Australia allowed spectators to watch the Boxing Day Test from the ground, India might follow their footsteps and allow stadia to operate at 50% capacity. According to a report in New Indian Express, India’s home series against England could possibly be played in front of spectators as the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports issued new standard operating procedures (SOPs).
Former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar slammed the International Cricket Council for not picking a single player from Pakistan in the ICC Teams of the Decade announced on Sunday.
If Umesh Yadav doesn't take field, it will be a disaster for India, who are already missing Ishant Sharma and Mohammed Shami, both of whom are in India due to injuries.
After bundling out India for 326, and conceding a lead of 131, Australian innings started in the post-lunch session. They didn't have the greatest of starts to the innings when Joe Burns was removed by Umesh Yadav for four. While the other opener played out the entire session and remained unbeaten on 27, along with Steve Smith (6). That meant the hosts posted 65-2 in, still 66 runs behind India.
Twitter is in shock after India skipper Ajinkya Rahane was declared out by the third umpire on day three of the 2nd Test against Australia. Rahane was out for 112, when he narrowly failed to complete a run. The incident happened when Ravindra Jadeja, while batting on 49, called for a quick run, and Rahane just managed to get the bat on the line, before Paine dislodged the stumps.
Johnny Mullagh, who was the star player of the 1868 Aboriginal side that was the first sporting team from Australia to tour internationally, has become the first indigenous player inducted into the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame.
The verbal barrage by the Australian players has once again started. The culprit once again was Tim Paine, who notoriously sledged Rishabh Pant during India's tour to Australia in 2018 as well. The incident occurred when in a bid to get to his half-century, Ravindra Jadeja ran Ajinkya Rahane out.
Ajinkya Rahane's dismissal on Day 3 of the second Test between India and Australia at Melbourne was arguably the turning point for the hosts.
There is something about Ravindra Jadeja which makes it impossible to keep him out of the contest. After a brilliant catch running backward and a wicket on Day 1, it was time for Jadeja - the batsman to show up on Day 2 of the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne.
Rocked by the runout of Ajinkya Rahane for 112, India has been bowled out for 326 to take a 131run lead on the first innings on day three of the second cricket test against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
Australia rattled through India's last five wickets before lunch on day three of the second test in Melbourne on Sunday but will need to bat big to set the tourists a target.
India folded for 326, with a lead of 131 runs. While the lead is significant enough, India would still have liked to add a few more as they lost their five wickets for just 47 runs this morning.
Check New Zealand vs Pakistan 1st Test, Day 3 Live score Live Streaming Online NZ vs PAK Mount Maunganui Test: Pakistan is in a critical position as they have lost five for just 77 runs. Currently Fawad Alam and Mohammad Rizwan are out there in the middle. They need a partnership going here.
New Zealand claimed four wickets on the third morning of the first cricket test Monday to send Pakistan to lunch at 625 and struggling in reply to the hosts' first innings of 431.