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Sourav Ganguly delivered a bold message to Australia after the Indian cricket team’s dominant victory in the first Test of the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 in Perth. Mentioning the pre-Test series hype that Australia would easily defeat India, the legendary cricketer has pointed out that it was the same Indian team that had blown the hosts away. The first Test of the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 sent shockwaves through Australian cricket, with Team India delivering a dominant all-round performance that turned pre-series predictions on their head at the Optus Stadium in Perth. Sourav Ganguly praises India, warns Australia of tough Test series ahead Jasprit Bumrah's fiery captaincy, along with stunning bowling, Yashasvi Jaiswal's sublime debut century, and Virat Kohli’s masterclass set the tone for an emphatic 295-run victory for the Indian cricket team in the Perth Test, leaving the entire Australia stunned, as they were downplaying the tourists. India's ...

  "I give kisses to...": Yashasvi Jaiswal Opens Up On His Perth Test Hundred Celebration India opener Yashasvi Jaiswal scored a magnificent hundred during the first Test in Perth between Australia and India. He scored 161 off 297 balls in the second innings of the match and helped India post a mammoth target in front of Australia. Jaiswal smashed an uppercut for a six over the wicketkeeper's head to reach the three-figure mark. However, he wasn't sure whether the ball had gone for a four or a six and had to wait for the umpire's signal. As soon as it was confirmed to be a six, Yashasvi Jaiswal took off his helmet and celebrated with his arms aloft. He blew away flying kisses to his supporters and decided to enjoy the moment. Yashasvi Jaiswal speaks about the moment when he reached a hundred While speaking to the Australian television broadcaster Mark Howard, Yashasvi Jaiswal spoke about the moment when he reached his hundred with a six over the wicketkeeper's ...

England batter Joe Root has come up with a fitting reply to the former Australian cricketer Darren Lehmann. Root made these comments ahead of the first Test between New Zealand and England at Christchurch. Lehmann had earlier argued that Root is not an all-time great since he has not scored a hundred in Australia so far and has a rather disappointing record down under. His comments came after Virat Kohli scored his seventh Test ton in Australia recently in the Perth Test. Root has scored 35 Test hundreds, which is also the most for an England batter. However, he is yet to pass the three-figure mark on Australian soil. Given that he is already among the modern-day greats, it seems only a matter of time before he scores a century in Australia. ➥ Also Read: Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 Mega Auction Joe Root gives a fitting reply to Darren Lehmann While speaking in Christchurch ahead of the first Test between New Zealand and England, Joe Root lashed out at Darren Lehmann and claimed th...

IPL 2025 Auction : India's wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant, as expected, became the most expensive player to be sold in the Indian Premier League. He was bought by Lucknow Super Giants for Rs 27 crore in the mega auction on Sunday, while captain Shreyas Iyer, who led KKR to the title this year, joined Punjab Kings for Rs 26 crore 75 lakh. There was a fierce competition between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Lucknow for Pant. Delhi Capitals first used the Right to Match at Rs 20 crore 75 lakh, but when Lucknow placed the last bid of Rs 27 crore, the Delhi team backed off. Iyer was bought by Punjab Kings for Rs 26 crore 75 lakh. There was a competition between Delhi Capitals and Punjab for Iyer for a long time, but in the end Punjab won. Iyer broke the record of Australian fast bowler Mitchell Starc, who was bought by KKR for Rs 24 crore 75 lakh in the last auction. Starc was bought by Delhi Capitals for Rs 11 crore 75 lakh. So let's see how all the 10 teams look now, see who has whic...

Punjab Kings on Sunday emerged winners in the IPL 2025 mega auction by signing their former captain Shreyas Iyer for a record price of Rs 26.75 crore. The Capitals defeated Delhi Capitals in a fierce bidding war for the signature of the star Indian cricketer at the two-day event in Jeddah. Kolkata was the first team to bid for their former captain and then Punjab Kings also joined in. There was a tough competition between the two teams for the star batsman. Delhi Capitals placed a bid of Rs 7.50 crore while Punjab Kings backed out. However, PBKS placed a bid of Rs 12 crore after KKR dropped their bid. ➥ Also Read: Players Sold on Day 1 of IPL 2025 Mega Auction IPL 2024 title-winning captain The IPL 2024 title-winning captain was always tipped to attract a strong bidding war for his signature due to his recent sensational form in domestic cricket. After scoring two back-to-back centuries in Ranji Trophy games, the Mumbai captain scored a blazing hundred in the first match of the Syed Mu...

IPL 2025 Auction: The IPL mega-auction is scheduled to be held on 24 and 25 November in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. A good mix of both young and experienced players will be seen in the auction. Many franchises must have already made a list of those young players whom they would like to buy in the auction. IPL has historically been a platform where youngsters get a lot of opportunities. In the auction, some youngsters get lucky while others earn fame with their hard work. Players like Hardik Pandya, Ravichandran Ashwin, Rinku Singh are perfect examples of this. Young players have achieved great heights not only for their franchises but also for their country through this tournament. The upcoming auction is another opportunity for young cricketers to prove themselves in one of the toughest leagues in the world. The auction pool consists of a total of 574 players, including 318 uncapped Indians and 12 uncapped foreign players. The shortlisted players include 366 Indian and 208 foreign players....

The first match of the five-match Test series is being played between India and Australia in Perth. After winning the toss and batting first, the Indian team was all out for 150 runs, but the Australian team lost eight wickets in its first innings. On the first day, Australia lost seven wickets for 67 runs. By the end of the day's play, Indian captain Jasprit Bumrah took four wickets. Now on Saturday, Australia suffered its first blow in the form of Alex Carey, whom Bumrah got caught out by wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant. This was Bumrah's 11th five-wicket haul in Tests. And he has done this for the second time on Australian soil. Indian Bowlers Are The Highest Wicket Takers in Australia ➥ Also Read: IPL 2025 Mega Auction Jasprit Bumrah has taken 37 wickets on Australian soil so far. These include two five-wicket hauls. Before this match, Bumrah took six wickets for 33 runs in Melbourne in 2018-19. Kapil Dev holds the record for the best bowling by an Indian bowler in Australia. He ...