SPORTS
"I'm Not Changing My Tune; We Need to Move With the Times," Says Vaughan on 4-Day Tests
"I won’t change my tune. We’ve got to move with the times. Five-day Test match cricket, love it. Loved the MCG (Test). It would just happen a little bit quicker and the dramatic fifth day would become the dramatic fourth day.
5th Test: 'We Feel Privileged to Achieve What We Have,' Says Cummins
"It's unreal. It is the one that a few of us didn't have. The boys have had their eye on it and it has lived up to the hype. We were just clear with the plans. Wanted to minimise the runs. We knew it was going to be a tricky wicket. The batters had a good method. Ultimately it worked out.
I Was Just Getting Bumrah'd; He's the Toughest Bowler I've Ever Faced: Khawaja
Bumrah took 32 wickets in five matches at an average of 13.06 and a strike rate 28.37 to clinch Player of the Series award, though that wasn't enough in India avoiding a 3-1 series defeat.
Whatever Kohli and Rohit Plan, It Will Be in the Best Interest of Indian Cricket: Gambhir
Indian players had given him send-off when Konstas took the wicket of Usman Khawaja on the last ball of play on day one. Australian head coach McDonald had said after day two that he had to check on Konstas' welfare after the intimidating episode.
I Don't Think There Was Anything 'Intimidating' About It: Gambhir on Konstas-Bumrah Fallout
Indian players had given him send-off when Konstas took the wicket of Usman Khawaja on the last ball of play on day one.
5th Test: Australia Defeats India by 6 Wickets to Win Border-Gavaskar Trophy After a Decade
In the morning, resuming from 141/6, India could add only 16 runs to its overnight total before their second innings ended in the first 45 minutes of day three.
We Need Players Like Jaiswal and Reddy Who Defend Their Wicket Like It's Their Life: Gavaskar
Jaiswal has scored 391 runs in five Tests, of which 161 came in his brilliant second innings knock in the series opener in Perth, where India won by 295 runs. He had a brief period of struggle before scoring 82 and 84 in the Melbourne Test.
Bumrah Delivered the Best Fast Bowling Series I've Ever Seen: Ponting
The 31-year-old Indian quick was adjudged the Player of the Series for his relentless bowling which seriously troubled the Aussie batters. Bumrah finished as the leading wicket-taker in the five-Test series with an incredible tally of 32 scalps.
Pant Hits Fastest Test Fifty on Australian Soil by a Visiting Batter
Pant, who had been struggling with the bat in the series so far, rose to the occasion to unleash his attacking prowess on day two of the series finale.
5th Test: Stepped Aside for Team's Best Interest, Reveals Rohit
He also termed his decision as tough but sensible. Rohit had scored only 6.2 with the bat in three games, and he decided not to play the match, and Jasprit Bumrah led the Indian team at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
Advertisement