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Pakistan were reeling in response to a relentless South African batting performance on the second day of the second Test against Pakistan at Newlands on Saturday. Pakistan were 64-3 at the close after double centurion Ryan Rickelton led South Africa to a first innings total of 615. Kagiso Rabada struck twice and Marco Jansen once when Pakistan started their innings. The tourists were effectively four down because opening batsman Saim Ayub was ruled out of the match with a broken right ankle. Babar Azam , forced to open the batting in Ayub's absence, was 31 not out at the close with his side still 551 runs behind. Left-handed opening batsman Rickelton made a chanceless 259, South Africa's joint seventh highest Test score, before he was seventh man out with the total on 557. South African captain Temba Bavuma opted to keep Pakistan in the field until the last man, 18-year-old debutant Kwena Maphaka , was out 40 minutes after tea. By then, South Africa had added 299 runs ...

Reports of India captain Rohit Sharma 's possible omission from the playing XI had become a hot topic of debate in the lead up to the fifth and final Test against Australia in Sydney. These reports turned out to be true on Friday when vice-captain Jasprit Bumrah walked out for toss at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG). While speaking to former India head coach Ravi Shastri at the toss, Bumrah insisted that Rohit was "opted to rested", despite some reports suggesting that the out-of-form batter may have been "dropped" from the XI. "Obviously, our captain has shown leadership by opting to rest in this game," Bumrah said at the toss. Rohit had a meeting with head coach Gautam Gambhir and Ajit Agarkar , the chairman of India's selection think tank. According to a report in the Indian Express , the decision to leave Rohit out of the XI was taken by the player and head coach after the meeting with Agarkar. "With regards to Rohit Sharma not playi...

It was an interesting day of play in Sydney as India and Australia fought it out in the final Test encounter of their five-match Test series on Friday. From India skipper Rohit Sharma not playing in the match following a dismal run of form to Jasprit Bumrah engaging in an on-field spat with Sam Konstas , the day had it all. Australia finished with the advantage as India were bowled out for just 185 but Usman Khawaja 's dismissal on the final ball of the day was enough to set up an interesting encounter. While experts and fans had a lot of opinions about everything that transpired on Friday, the Australian media once again took a brutal dig at Jasprit Bumrah and Co. The West Australian featured a number of Indian cricketers looking disappointed along with the caption - "The Baby Bunch - India cement status as world's biggest sooks". The back page of tomorrow's The West Australian. @TheWestSport @westaustralian pic.twitter.com/kPCMyQ6A2u — Jakeb Waddell (@Jak...

India vs Australia Live Score, 5th Test Day 2: Australia are set to face an ultimate Jasprit Bumrah challenge on Day 2 of the fifth and final Test vs India at Sydney Cricket Ground. The dramatic scene that unfolded on the final ball of Day 1 has added more life to the crucial Test match, which is a do-or-die affair for India. Bumrah and Sam Konstas first got involved into an argument, which seemed to be initiated by the Australian teenager. Bumrah dismissed Aussie opener Usman Khawaja off the very next ball and the Indian players were all over Konstas. The opening day however belonged to hosts Australia, who bundled out India for 185 after getting an invitation to bowl first. The Pat Cummins -led side was 9 for 1 at the end of play on Day 1. ( Live Scorecard ) Here are the Live Score and Updates of India vs Australia 5th Test Day 2 - source https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/india-vs-australia-live-score-5th-test-match-day-2-ind-vs-aus-live-scorecard-updates-jasprit-bumrah-sam-kon...

Australia captain Pat Cummins entered the 500 international wickets club after another effective display with the ball in the fifth Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against India. The Sydney Cricket Ground bowed to Cummins after the Australian skipper took the spotlight with his faultless captaincy and stunning bowling display. While up against a struggling Indian batting unit, Cummins kept the pressure on the top order but found his reward in the tail end. Washington Sundar and Jasprit Bumrah were his two victims in the first innings as he returned with figures of 2/37 in his 15.2 over spell. With another clinical performance, Cummins entered the 500 international wickets club, becoming the seventh Australian to achieve the feat. In 214 matches, Cummins has 500 wickets to his name at an average of 24.45 and an economy of 3.76. Among all the Australians, the 31-year-old's average is only bettered by legendary Glenn McGrath, who averaged 21.75 for his 948 scalps in 375 appearanc...

It's official now. Rohit Sharma is not playing the fifth India vs Australia Test in Sydney. Jasprit Bumrah , who had led India to victory in the first Test of the five-match series in Perth, walked out for the toss along with Australia captain Pat Cummins in Sydney on Friday morning. Surprisingly, Bumrah was not asked in details about Rohit Sharma's absence by commentator and former India coach Ravi Shastri . Later, visuals showed Rohit having a light chat with India coach Gautam Gambhir .    Bumrah revealed that Rohit had opted out of the match. "Our captain has shown leadership by opting to rest in this game. That shows there's a lot of unity in this team. There's no selfishness. Whatever is in the team's best interest we are looking to do that. Two changes, Rohit has opted to rest and Akash Deep is injured so Prasidh comes in," Jasprit Bumrah said at the toss. "We've played some really good cricket in this series. The last match was prett...