Virat Kohli was not happy with the media filming him and his family at the Melbourne airport. He expressed his displeasure clearly towards the concerned members. For the unversed, team India travelled from Brisbane to Melbourne earlier today for the Boxing Day Test starting December 26.
IND vs AUS Test series Down Under is garnering excellent response from the crowd. The first two Test matches of the series has so far witnessed intense action with both teams winning a game each. Interestingly, tickets for the fourth Test have already been sold out.
Zimbabwe have hosted a Boxing Day Test only once and that came in 1996 against England. This will mark the second-ever Boxing Day Test for the Chevrons at home. Zimbabwe will host a New Year's Test for the first time in their history.
Australian captain Pat Cummins capped off a decorated year with his second 10-wicket haul in a Test match as the world Test champions took an unassailable 2-0 lead against Pakistan. Cummins is having a great time on and off the field as he came up with an epic response to Mohammad Hafeez.
Australian captain produced a match-winning performance with ten wickets (in two innings) in the Boxing Day Test against Pakistan at Melbourne Cricket Ground to conclude the year 2023 with another series win on Friday.
Skipper Pat Cummins registered figures of 10/97 as Australia clinched the three-match Test series against Pakistan taking an unassailable 2-0 lead with a 79-run win at MCG. Pakistan had their moments but couldn't hold onto them and if you give Australia a sniff, they won't let you breathe.
If a defeat by an innings and 32 runs wasn't enough, the Indian team was slapped with a fine and penalty for maintaining a slow over-rate in the first Test against South Africa. India who slipped to fifth position in the World Test Championship standings after the loss, slipped even further.
Captain Rohit Sharma was positive about his team's batting quality despite the abject surrender in the first Test against South Africa in Centurion. India were bowled out twice in a little over 101 overs combined while South Africa outbatted them scoring 408 in 108 overs in just one innings.
South Africa landed a knockout punch on India as they won the Boxing Day Test in Centurion within three days. It was an abject surrender from the Indian team with both bat and ball as they first conceded a 163-run lead and then were folded for just 131 with Virat Kohli putting up some fight.
India vs South Africa 1st Test Highlights: India were beaten rather comfortably without a sweat by South Africa as the first Test between the two teams ended within just three days. Dean Elgar's 185 played a starring role in South Africa scoring 408, which was enough for them to win by an innings.
Team India take on South Africa in the first of the two-match Test series in Centurion starting Tuesday, December 26. India's practice on the eve of the Test match was cut short due to rain and the forecast doesn't look good for the first two days.
Iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground hosts Australia's second Test match against Shan Masood-led Pakistani team in the Boxing Day fixture. Pat Cummins' Australia are leading the three-match series 1-0 after a dominant 360-run win in Perth.
IND vs SA Test series: India and South Africa will play in a two-match Test series, starting with the Boxing Day test in Centurion. India are playing Boxing Day Tests since 1985. Here is how they have performed in those fixtures.
The Boxing Day Test matches start on December 26, a day after Christmas. The first Boxing Day Test to start on this date was in 1980, however, the roots of the fixture date back to 1892, the year when MCG hosted a Sheffield Shield match.
Only some suite holders and delegates will be able to watch the match live though current COVID-19 restrictions implemented by the government allow for 2,000 fans, according to reports.
India’s comprehensive victory, led brilliantly by stand-in skipper and man of the match Ajinkya Rahane, levels the four-match series at one-all.
Rahane's innings ended after scoring 112 runs, adding further eight runs to his overnight score, when he got run out of a brilliant piece of fielding from Marnus Labuschagne.
Rahane remained unbeaten on 104 in a 100-plus partnership with No.7 Ravindra Jadeja, who holds on to the crease on 40 as India put 277/5 on the board.
With the century, Rahane also equals Sachin Tendulkar's record of becoming the only Indian captain to score a ton at the MCG.
Siraj removed Marnus Labuschagne 2 run short of his half century as Australia lost half of their side within 150 runs and second session of the opening day.
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