Virat Kohli became the second fastest to 25 Test centuries before India’s pacers made Australia labour for an overall 175-run lead, leaving the second match evenly poised on Sunday. read more

Virat Kohli was involved in an unbeaten 90-run stand with Ajinkya Rahane (51*) as India were 172\/3 at stumps when the second day ended in the second Test match between India and Australia. read more

Ishant Sharma was guilty of bowling a few no balls in the first Test which escaped the on-field umpires’ attention and the poor policing of front-foot slip-ups attracted the ire of the host nation. read more

India vs Australia 2nd Test Day 2 Live Streaming: Australia were 277 for six, with Tim Paine on 16 and Pat Cummins on 11, a crowd of 20,746 braving the heat to be part of history on the first day of Test cricket at the new Optus Stadium. read more

India vs Australia: Ponting, who struggled against a young Ishant Sharma in 2008, understood what Finch went through in the first Test against India. read more

A 112-run opening stand between Harris and Aaron Finch vindicated their decision to bat on green top before Indian bowlers made a decent recovery by taking three wickets each in the last two sessions. read more

India went into the match with four pacers and no spinner. The trio of Ishant Sharma, Mohammed Shami and Jasprit Bumrah were joined by speedster Umesh Yadav in Perth. read more

It’s often said that a good team takes on the character of the captain and this Indian side is every bit as competitive as Kohli without his intense emotional output. read more

Ishant made Ponting very uncomfortable at the crease with a couple of close LBW shouts before getting him to edge a delivery to Rahul Dravid at first slip. read more

While India made a couple key changes to their eleven owing to injuries, Australia have named an unchanged side for this second Test. read more

Brett Sipthorpe , who is the head curator at the Perth Stadium — which is hosting it’s first-ever Test — revealed that they are trying to prepare one of the bounciest tracks for the second match. read more

India vs Australia: A green top is what can be expected at Perth and there are several big battles to look out for in the second Test match as Virat Kohli and India look to consolidate their lead while the Aussies will aim to hit back hard. read more

Perth Stadium curator Brett Sipthorpe is keen to produce a fast, bouncy wicket that would not be out of place at the WACA. read more

India’s recipe for victory was based on the mixture of Cheteshwar Pujara’s obstinate defiance and the accuracy and relentlessness of the bowling attack. The bowlers were backed by a capable performance from Rishabh Pant with the gloves. read more

Shami, Bumrah and Ishant – the three quicks who played in Adelaide find their names in the top 10 wicket-takers this year. No other country has three names in the top 10 bracket. read more