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  Steve Smith reveals Axar-Jadeja combo as reason for picking young player in Test squad

  Cricket | January 10, 2025 12:26 IST

  Australia's stand-in captain Steve Smith has played a huge role in getting Cooper Connolly a Test call-up for their upcoming tour of Sri Lanka. Connolly is a left-handed all-rounder who bowls spin but has played only four first-class matches so far. Why was he picked then? Smith reveals

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  Australia announce Test squad for Sri Lanka tour, Steve Smith to lead

  Cricket | January 09, 2025 7:22 IST

  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.

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  Australia put restriction on Test players' participation in BBL; Smith to play, Head ruled out

  Cricket | January 07, 2025 19:59 IST

  Cricket Australia reached an agreement with the Big Bash League over player availability for the rest of the season, which included limited availability for some players, regular season for others and a few getting ruled out. Australian Test players are set to leave on January 20 for the SL series.

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  WATCH: Kohli mocks Australian crowd with sandpaper gesture after Smith's wicket; empties his pockets

  Cricket | January 05, 2025 10:20 IST

  India hung around like a bad smell in the fifth and final Test against Australia in Sydney with Prasidh Krishna picking up three wickets. One of the victims was Steve Smith and rather significant one as Krishna didn't let him complete 10,000 Test runs as the Australian batter fell one run short.

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  Steve Smith joins 3 legends in nervous 9990s victim list after missing 10000 Test runs milestone

  Cricket | January 04, 2025 19:36 IST

  Steve Smith scored 33 runs off 57 balls in the first innings of the fifth Test match against India and missed out on a historic 10000 Test runs milestone by 5 runs on Saturday. Smith became the first Australia to become the victim of 9990s in Tests.

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  Third umpire's call saves Kohli on golden duck, Smith in disbelief after great effort - WATCH

  Cricket | January 03, 2025 7:32 IST

  India had lost both the openers early on before the scare for Virat Kohli on the first ball he faced from Scott Boland. India had won the toss and opted to bat first with stand-in captain Jasprit Bumrah confirming that regular skipped Rohit Sharma 'opted to rest' for the Sydney Test.

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  IND vs AUS 5th Test Dream11 prediction: Best fantasy picks for Australia vs India match in Sydney

  Cricket | January 02, 2025 19:41 IST

  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.

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  Pat Cummins likely to miss Sri Lanka tour for birth of his second child

  Cricket | January 02, 2025 18:18 IST

  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.

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  First time in 20 years! India and Australia create history in Boxing Day Test at MCG

  Cricket | December 27, 2024 15:10 IST

  IND vs AUS: India and Australia are currently facing each other in the fourth Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. At the end of Day 2, the hosts are on top having reduced India to 164/5 after posting 474 runs on the board.

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  India TV Sports Wrap on December 27: Today's top 10 trending news stories

  Other Sports | December 27, 2024 9:38 IST

  India TV Sports Wrap on December 27: From all the kabaddi action to the cricketing circuit, here are all the top 10 trending sports news stories and the latest happenings from the world of sports on December 27.

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  Steve Smith breaks Joe Root's all-time record against India with hundred in boxing day Test at MCG

  Cricket | December 27, 2024 6:44 IST

  Steve Smith also brought up his fifth Test hundred at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). He now has more Test centuries than Alan Border at the iconic venue. Notably, this is Smith's second consecutive hundred in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

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  Advantage Australia after a fiery Boxing Day Test onset despite India's fightback as Konstas, Smith

  Cricket | December 26, 2024 13:51 IST

  Australia took the honours on Day 1 of the Boxing Day Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground with the hosts scoring 311 runs. India had a scope to fight back after they got three wickets for just nine runs during a passage of play but Steve Smith with an unbeaten 68 is still a massive threat.

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  Smith redeems himself by pulling off one-handed stunner to dismiss Rahul after an easy drop - WATCH

  Cricket | December 17, 2024 9:04 IST

  KL Rahul was on his way to playing one of the hundreds of a lifetime by an Indian batter in Australia but it wasn't to be as Steve Smith redeemed himself by plucking a blinder to dismiss the most solid-looking player for the visitors in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy on Day 4 of the Gabba Test.

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  IND vs AUS: Head-Smith overshadow Jasprit Bumrah's five-fer to take Australia to 405 on Day 2

  Cricket | December 15, 2024 14:34 IST

  IND vs AUS 3rd Test Day 2: Travis Head continued his red-hot form with another big century while Steve Smith ended his poor run of form with his 33rd Test hundred as Australia reached 405 total despite Jasprit Bumrah taking a five-wicket haul for India.

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  Steve Smith slams 33rd Test century; breaks Rohit's WTC record, leaves Waugh behind in all-time list

  Cricket | December 15, 2024 12:53 IST

  Steve Smith stitched a massive 241-run partnership alongside Travis Head for the fourth wicket as Australia strengthened their position with the bat on the second day of the Gabba Test against India. With the century, Smith also inched closer to Ricky Ponting for Australians with the most hundreds.

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  Most Test hundreds for Australia, Steve Smith leaves Steve Waugh behind to move to second spot

  Sports | December 15, 2024 12:24 IST

  Steve Smith has moved to the second spot on the list of players with the most Test centuries for Australia. Smith has surpassed former Australia captain Steve Waugh after scoring his 33rd Test hundred.

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  6 Players with most runs in pink-ball Tests

  Sports | December 03, 2024 13:04 IST

  India and Australia are all geared up to take on each other in a pink-ball Test at the Adelaide Oval from December 6. Therefore, let's look at the leading run-getters in pink-ball Tests before the second match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

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  Ricky Ponting shares piece of advice for out of form Australia batter ahead of 2nd Test

  Cricket | December 02, 2024 8:46 IST

  Australia's batting order is under the pump after a forgettable outing at the Optus Stadium in Perth in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy opener. The second match of the series will be played with a pink ball at the Adelaide Oval.

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  'Trust your game like Virat Kohli': Ricky Ponting shares advice to struggling Smith and Labuschagne

  Cricket | November 30, 2024 12:32 IST

  Ricky Ponting has asked the Australian batters Steve Smith and Marnus Labuschagne to trust their game like Virat Kohli to bounce back in the five-match Border-Gavaskar series. Both the players struggled big in the first Test in Perth.

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  Yashasvi Jaiswal chases Joe Root to become number 1 Test batter in latest ICC rankings

  Cricket | November 27, 2024 15:51 IST

  Yashasvi Jaiswal aced the challenges thrown at him in his first Test in Australia against the home team in Perth. After bagging a duck in the first innings, the young left-hander smashed 161 runs in the second essay and that has helped him jump in the latest ICC rankings.