Cricket: Although social media is flooded with advice on what the batting veterans Rohit and Virat Kohli should do, Langer’s latest remarks on Rohit’s ‘body language’ fuelled the conversation again. 

BGT - Rohit's retirement rumours get more fuel after Langer’s ‘body language’ remark

Cricket: Having scored just 31 runs on this tour thus far, Rohit Sharma not finding his groove at all is a worrying point for the veteran batter and the team management.

BGT - Irfan Pathan reveals reason behind Rohit Sharma's selection amid form worry

Cricket: South Africa qualified for their maiden WTC Final 2025 after beating Pakistan in the first Test in Centurion. India, Australia and Sri Lanka, all remain active in race. 

Explained - How India can reach the WTC Final after losing MCG Test

Cricket: While Australia's attack was devastating late on day five, Cummins believed victory was set up in the morning when key trio of Rohit, Rahul, and Kohli was dismissed cheaply.

BGT – Pat Cummins rates MCG Test win over India his ‘greatest ever’

Cricket, Sports | Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25: Australia beat India by 184 runs in the Melbourne Test to take an unassailable 2-1 lead in the series

BGT: Australia beat India by 184 runs in MCG Test to take unassailable 2-1 lead

Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25: UNBELIEVABLE! Bumper crowd flock to witness Australia-India MCG Test in Melbourne

BGT: UNBELIEVABLE! Bumper crowd flock to witness Australia-India MCG Test

Like Andrew Symonds, who used to bowl seam and spin regularly, a rarity, Beau Webster can do both and comes across as a handy lower-order batter.

BGT: Mark Waugh voices for Australia's next ‘Symonds’ to replace Marsh in SCG Test

Despite getting reduced to 91 for six at one stage, having lost four wickets for 21 balls, the hosts recovered to give themselves a chance of winning the Boxing Day Test. 

BGT, MCG Test: Aussie tail frustrates India after Bumrah’s heroic spell on day 4

Having dismissed Head for a duck earlier in the first innings, Bumrah removed him again on just one, unlocking the milestone of picking 200 wickets in this format.

BGT - Social media in awe of Jasprit Bumrah’s Test milestone at MCG

Seamer Jasprit Bumrah is the quickest Indian to 200 wickets in this format, besides doing it with the best bowling average of all time (19.56).

BGT, MCG Test: Bumrah becomes quickest Indian to 200 Test wickets

Cricket sports | Starc bowled through pain in the first two sessions on day three, but after returning to the attack following tea, he clocked over 140 kmph, though he held his back during this.

BGT – Boland backs 'tough guy' Starc for MCG cracker despite injury scare

A day after topping the bowling chart, a 19-year-old Test debutant Sam Konstas smashed him for 34 runs in his first spell – the most by any batter against him in Tests thus far.

BGT: ‘Could have dismissed him 6-7 times…,’ Bumrah on Konstas' attack

Nitish Reddy leads the runs chart for India in this marquee Test series Down Under. His maiden ton saw the fans and social media bursting into joy, celebrating his success.

BGT: Social media erupts in joy at Nitish Reddy’s maiden Test hundred; check reactions

In only his fourth Test for India, all Down Under, Nitish Reddy completed his maiden Test hundred, helping India avoid the follow-on and cut the deficit. 

BGT: Nitish Reddy keeps India afloat in Boxing Day Test with maiden hundred

In overcast conditions at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Reddy posted a maiden Test half-century and was 85 not out before light rain caused tea to be called 15 minutes early.

BGT, MCG Test: Reddy, Sundar lead India's fightback on day three

Konstas’ reverse ramps to the ace Indian seamer for a six and a few fours already fetched him countless praises, with Smith going one step ahead.


BGT – ‘I was having a heart attack,’ Smith on Konstas’ unfazed approach against Bumrah

A horrific mix-up between Virat Kohli and Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat edging one to the keeper off Boland and Starc sending Akash Deep back on zero, all happened within four overs.

BGT: Manjrekar, Pathan argue over Jaiswal’s run out on day 2 at MCG

Even as the ICC fined him 20 per cent of his match fees as punishment, Ravi Shastri slammed the Australian media for being desperate to target Kohli.

BGT: ‘It’s a bit of desperation,’ Shastri slams Australian media for targeting Kohli

Calling out the instance from the commentary box earlier, Ponting expressed disappointment with how Kohli got away with a small fine

BGT: Ponting reckons Kohli's fine for shouldering Konstas wasn't 'harsh enough'

There was no let-up from Australia on Friday, stretching their innings to 454-7 by lunch, with the composed Smith not out 139 accompanied by Mitchell Starc on 15.

BGT, MCG Test: Smith’s 34th Test ton puts Australia ahead early on day 2

Konstas also whacked Bumrah for a six to long-on in the 11th over, completing his second maximum against Bumrah and becoming only the second batter after Jos Buttler to do so.

BGT: ‘I tried putting pressure and it paid off,’ Sam Konstas on facing Bumrah

Khawaja and the umpires intervened to separate them, with the commentators expressing concern about Kohli facing a potential punishment for this uncalled-for mid-pitch instance.

BGT – Kohli on ICC's radar for confrontation with Konstas on day one at MCG

Sam Konstas broke several records during his maiden international outing for Australia and against Bumrah. He hit six fours and two sixes on his Test debut. 

BGT– Konstas hits Bumrah for a six off reverse-sweep on debut – WATCH

Konstas, despite playing only 11 First Class games, has hit the limelight with his aggressive style of play. He has scored 718 runs in these 11 games at an average of 42 with three fifties and two hundreds.



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