Pat Cummins, the Australian captain, is a major doubt for the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy in Pakistan due to an ankle injury. He is set to miss the two-match Test series vs Sri Lanka but playing with injury during India series may end up costing him the showpiece event.
Australia's regular captain Pat Cummins will miss the Sri Lanka tour to remain at home for the birth of his second child and will also manage his ankle injury. Meanwhile, Steve Smith has been named the captain for the two-match Test series against Sri Lanka.
December 2024 witnessed a lot of Test cricket being played even as WTC Finalists were also confirmed. South Africa and Australia will lock horns in the WTC Final, however, prior to that Bumrah, Cummins and Dane Paterson will battle it out to win the Player of the Month award in December.
"You know, Virat Kohli has been one of the star batters for the last decade or so. You know, if you get his wicket it goes a long way to winning a game so yeah, it will be sad if it’s his last series," Pat Cummins said after the Sydney Test.
"It will go down as one of my favourite series. The fans have made this series. MCG was great, and three sellouts in Sydney. It is such a special day on the calendar. It is something I grew up with. We are celebrating such a great cause," Cummins said after the Sydney Test win.
Australia reclaimed the Border-Gavaskar Trophy after 10 years as they won the fifth and final Test against India by six wickets in Sydney. Defending a target of 162 without Jasprit Bumrah was always going to be a tough ask and even though India did put up a fight, it wasn't enough.
India added only 16 runs to their overnight score setting a target of 162 runs for Australia to chase to win the fifth and final Test against Australia. Pat Cummins removed India's last recognised pair of Washington Sundar and Ravindra Jadeja to achieve historic feat in World Test Championship.
With World Test Championship (WTC) points at stake and an outside chance of making it to the final, the Indian team will be keen to square the five-match series against Australia in Sydney. Australia are 2-1 ahead after an 184-run win in the Boxing Day Test at the MCG.
Australia skipper Pat Cummins is set to lead Australia in the fifth and final Test going through the entire home summer unscathed. Australia are set to tour Sri Lanka after the India series but they might have to play under the new captain with Cummins expected to miss.
Mitchell Marsh has been struggling both with the bat and ball in hand in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy. The star allrounder has not scored a single fifty and has been unable to do the fourth pacer's job.
Yashasvi Jaiswal carried India's hopes of a draw until a debatable decision ended his stay in the second innings of the Boxing Day Test at MCG. Aussie captain Pat Cummins, who got the wicket of Jaiswal, has opened up on the dismissal saying that he had clearly heard a noise.
Pat Cummins emerged the Player of the Match winner as Australia beat India by 184 runs in the fourth Test match in Melbourne on Sunday. Cummins scored 90 runs and took 6 wickets across two innings at Melbourne Cricket Ground.
"Not that we went with the intent of not putting up a fight, we wanted to fight till the end but unfortunately couldn't do it. It will be tough to assess just the last session," Rohit Sharma said after India's heavy 184-run loss against Australia in the fourth Test.
IND vs AUS: Yashasvi Jaiswal kept India alive in the game by scoring a brilliant fifty after facing over 200 balls but lacked support from his teammates as Australia registered a dominant win at packed Melbourne Cricket Ground on Day 5.
Pat Cummins put Australia in a dominant position by picking two early records on Day 5 of the fourth Test match. He also dismissed opponent skipper Rohit Sharma to register a massive Test captaincy record at Melbourne Cricket Ground.
India vs Australia Live Cricket Score: Team India will rue a couple of missed chances and a wicket off a no-ball at the end as Australia batted out the day after taking the final wicket early on Day 4. Australia are ahead by 333 runs and all three results are still possible going into the final day.
Who said cricket doesn't have assists? India and more importantly Nitish Kumar Reddy needed one from Mohammed Siraj to get to his maiden Test century at the MCG as the visitors managed to bat the third day out on Saturday, December 28 on an overcast day.
India vs Australia Live Cricket Score: India staged a comeback with the ball but it was down to one man again as Jasprit Bumrah kept his side alive after the Australian top-order fired with all three of them scoring fifties and Steve Smith unbeaten on 68. Can India fold Australia on Day 2 early?
IND vs AUS Pitch Report: Both India and Australia will enter the fourth Test match at Melbourne Cricket Ground as favourites on Thursday. India have won the last two Boxing Day Test matches at MCG and are expecting the same result in the upcoming BGT fixture.
Travis Head's movements were restricted when he came out to bat in the second innings of the Brisbane Test. Moreover, he didn't come out to field in the second innings as well. Is he injured? Will he played the next Test at the MCG? Pat Cummins has provided a huge update
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