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The ICC has rated the MCG pitch used for the third India vs Australia Test as "average", very similar rating to the Perth Stadium track for the second Test. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed http://bit.ly/2GNWuaH via IFTTT

The Indian cricket team is on a high after decimating Australia in the third Test match in Melbourne and taking a 2-1 lead in the four-match Border-Gavaskar Test series. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed http://bit.ly/2GPdhdu via IFTTT

Former India captain Sourav Ganguly today termed the Australian cricket selection at it's "lowest ever" after his Australian counterpart and arch-rival of yesteryears Steve Waugh posted a playing XI for the Kangaroos on Instagram for the New Year's Test. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed http://bit.ly/2EXhNVr via IFTTT

It has been a golden year for world cricket as the game's popularity only went higher with time and with T20 format gaining more attention it grabs even more attention from fans. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed http://bit.ly/2EXabCl via IFTTT

The game of cricket is reaching great heights with each passing day; in 2018 we witnessed countries like Nepal, Hong Kong and UAE getting international cricket status. The efforts from ICC that they are putting to increase the reach of the game is actually commendable. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed http://bit.ly/2SsR9ad via IFTTT

"I feel like a soap opera director," said Australia cricket coach Justin Langer on Monday as the debate around the future of banned Steve Smith and David Warner grew this past week. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed http://bit.ly/2Vo6Ukm via IFTTT

It turned out to be a glorious 2018 for India captain Virat Kohli and South Africa fast bowler Kagiso Rabada as both maintained their respective pole positions in the year-end ICC Test Player Rankings. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed http://bit.ly/2EVGiSd via IFTTT

Adelaide Strikers spinner Rashid Khan, who lost his father on Sunday, has decided to participate in his side's Big Bash League clash against Sydney Thunder in honour of his late father. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed http://bit.ly/2AngI5z via IFTTT

India's Harmanpreet Kaur was Monday named the captain of the ICC Women's T20I Team of the Year, which also includes two of her compatriots Smriti Mandhana and Poonam Yadav. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed http://bit.ly/2RujtMg via IFTTT

India's left-handed opener Smriti Mandhana has won the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Award for the ICC Women's Cricketer of the Year and also been named as the ICC Women's ODI Player of the Year, the International Cricket Council announced on Monday. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed http://bit.ly/2Q8LJiF via IFTTT

Cheteshwar Pujara didn't exactly have a great tour of Australia in 2014-15 but the Saurashtra batsman has been "flexible in altering his game" as per team's demands which has got him success this time, feels skipper Virat Kohli. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed http://bit.ly/2CGvJRx via IFTTT

Comprehensively beaten by India at the MCG to concede a Test series lead, Australia skipper Tim Paine Sunday admitted his batsmen failed to cope with the high-quality opposition bowling attack in the absence of banned Steve Smith and David Warner. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed http://bit.ly/2LIGeGL via IFTTT

Former captains Steve Waugh and Ricky Ponting want out-of-form opener Aaron Finch to be dropped from Australia's playing eleven for the fourth and final Test against India starting Thursday in Sydney. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed http://bit.ly/2EZs9mP via IFTTT

Australian coach Justin Langer has lamented a lack of world-class batsmen in his side's line-up and pointed out that Virat Kohli and Cheteshwar Pujara have been the difference for the visitors in the ongoing four-match Test series. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed http://bit.ly/2EZGZKq via IFTTT

The Indian team will have to make do without explosive Indian batsman Rohit Sharma for the fourth and final Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy as he has flown back to Mumbai to be with his wife as the couple were blessed with a baby girl last night. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed http://bit.ly/2rZ5tvx via IFTTT

Indian middle-order batsman Rohit Sharma and his wife Ritika Sajdeh welcomed a baby girl on December 30, within a day of his team registering a historic win in Melbourne against hosts Australia. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed http://bit.ly/2BMgGnq via IFTTT

Bangladesh ODI skipper Mashrafe Mortaza, who was contesting in Bangladesh's eleventh parliamentary elections, has registered a landslide victory from his Narail 2 constituency. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed http://bit.ly/2StUPIH via IFTTT

India have often struggled overseas but they addressed the problem by producing a group of quality fast bowlers which makes Virat Kohli and his men "the real deal now" in world cricket, feels Australian legend Allan Border. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed http://bit.ly/2GVH58u via IFTTT

Former India captain and IndiaTV's cricket expert Sourav Ganguly today while praising team India for the stupendous victory in Melbourne expressed hope that Virat Kohli and Co. will make sure that they win the series in Sydney.  from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed http://bit.ly/2SnbGNg via IFTTT

Under-fire Australia cricketer-turned-commentator Kerry O'Keeffe Sunday penned an open letter to Indian fans and players, apologising for his controversial comments made during the just-concluded Boxing Day Test here. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed http://bit.ly/2TjXYL1 via IFTTT

Jasprit Bumrah's form and fitness will be one of India's primary concern during the World Cup in England and the Gujarat pacer may get some well-deserved rest for a few games during the twin ODI series against Australia and New Zealand. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed http://bit.ly/2EXh9qT via IFTTT

With the year coming to an illustrious end, here are the top sportspersons of 2018: from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed http://bit.ly/2CGLoQM via IFTTT

1998, France lifted their first ever world cup and a star was embedded above the national logo on their jersey. 20 years later, the second star was added through a young, enthusiastic team, with a then 19-year old boy leading the way. France lifted their second world cup in 2018 through a dominant campaign in Russia. The Frenchmen mauled Croatia 4-2 in the finals. However, despite Les Blues winning the all exalted coveted trophy, it was finalist Croatia's skipper, Luca Modric, who bagged all the individual silverware.  from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed http://bit.ly/2EUu8sF via IFTTT

Novak Djokovic, Lewis Hamilton, Mary Kom, LeBron James and Luka Modric were at the thick of things in the world of sports in this calendar year. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed http://bit.ly/2Tgg7JS via IFTTT

Skipper Virat Kohli rated Jasprit Bumrah as the "best (fast) bowler in the world" and someone even he would have been "scared to face" on a bouncy Perth wicket. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed http://bit.ly/2Rj45lJ via IFTTT

Australia captain Tim Paine said he expected the Sydney pitch to take turn, as the home side added Queensland leg-spinner Marnus Labuschagne to partner off-spinner Nathan Lyon for the last Test, starting from January 3. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed http://bit.ly/2LEe5Rg via IFTTT

The country's cricket fraternity, led by Sachin Tendulkar, on Sunday hailed the Indian team's comprehensive victory over Australia in the third Test in Melbourne, terming it an incredible effort and one to be cherished for a long time. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed http://bit.ly/2EWthYv via IFTTT

Ahead of the New Year 2019, the Indian cricket team gifted the perfect present to its fans by thrashing Australia in the Boxing Day Test by 137 runs in Melbourne on Sunday. After the historic win, India lead the four-match Test series by 2-1 and the last match will be played at Sydney Cricket Ground. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed http://bit.ly/2s2RhBr via IFTTT

Virat Kohli on Sunday equaled former skipper Sourav Ganguly's feat of most overseas Test victories as India captain. The massive 137-run win against Australia at the MCG was Kohli's 11th away Test victory, making him the joint-most successful Indian Test captain in overseas conditions. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed http://bit.ly/2Sqnlek via IFTTT

Captain Virat Kohli said his team is not going to rest until they win the fourth and final Test against Australia in Sydney and clinch India's first-ever Test series Down Under. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed http://bit.ly/2SmwF2K via IFTTT

Australia captain Tim Paine criticised the pitch at the Melbourne Cricket Ground after his team faced a crushing loss against India in the Boxing Day Test on Sunday. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed http://bit.ly/2BRukGe via IFTTT

Jasprit Bumrah led the Indian cricket team to a historic victory in the Boxing Day Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. In India's 137-run victory, Bumrah was chosen the Man of the Match for his nine wickets. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed http://bit.ly/2QaJOds via IFTTT

Virat Kohli attributed emergence of Jasprit Bumrah as a lethal pacer to India's "amazing domestic structure" in a subtle yet classy response to the uncharitable on-air comments made by former Australian cricketers Kerry O'Keefe and Mark Waugh. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed http://bit.ly/2rX8XP2 via IFTTT

India took giant strides towards winning their first ever series on Australian soil in seven decades by retaining the Border-Gavaskar Trophy with a comprehensive 137-run win in the third Test on Sunday. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed http://bit.ly/2QZZvJN via IFTTT

India beat Australia by 137 runs to take an unassailable 2-1 lead in the four-Test series here on Sunday. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed http://bit.ly/2s2g2xI via IFTTT

Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice as runaway leader Juventus escaped with a 2-1 win over Sampdoria in Serie A on Saturday with help from the VAR. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed http://bit.ly/2CFi7pG via IFTTT

Promoted Wolverhampton Wanderers scored three times in the last 18 minutes to record a shock 3-1 victory over Tottenham at Wembley Stadium on Saturday and deal a huge blow to the London club's Premier League title hopes. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed http://bit.ly/2ET4hBu via IFTTT

New Zealand needed only 14 balls to crush Sri Lanka by 423 runs in the second Test on Sunday to clinch the two-match series 1-0 and claim a historic fourth straight series win. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed http://bit.ly/2EY93i1 via IFTTT

Roberto Firmino scored his first Premier League hat-trick as Liverpool rallied to a 5-1 win over Arsenal to open a nine-point lead at the top of the standings on Saturday. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed http://bit.ly/2SrGXie via IFTTT

Live Cricket Score, India vs Australia, 3rd Test, Day 5 : Hello and welcome to our live blog of India vs Australia 3rd Test being played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). India came within sniffing distance of a defining victory before a stoic resistance by Australia's tail delayed the inevitable in the third Test here Saturday. Pat Cummins scored a heroic half-century as Australia finished at 258 for eight at stumps on day four after being reduced to 176 for seven after tea. At end of play, he had scored an unbeaten 61 runs, facing 103 balls and hitting five fours as well as a six, while Nathan Lyon was batting on 6, as they put on 43 runs for the ninth wicket. Do join us at 05.00 IST to catch live scores and updates from the final day. ( IND vs AUS 3rd Test LIVE SCORECARD | Read in Hindi ) from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed http://bit.ly/2GKVZy7 via IFTTT

Former captain Rahul Dravid on Saturday hailed the current Indian bowling attack and said its ability to take 20 wickets in a Test has given a huge fillip to the team. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed http://bit.ly/2LCILSI via IFTTT

Banned for nine months for his involvement in the infamous sandpaper gate incident in South Africa, Australia opener Cameron Bancroft will finally return to action after being named in the Perth Scorchers squad for their Big Bash League (BBL) clash with Hobart Hurricanes in Launceston on Sunday. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed http://bit.ly/2Tfq8XD via IFTTT

Ruth Strauss, the wife of former England cricket captain Andrew Strauss, has died following a battle with lung cancer. She was 46. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed http://bit.ly/2ERPuqJ via IFTTT

Former Australian cricketer-turned-commentator has been in the news for all the wrong reasons during the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy. He had received a lot of flak after his racist comments on the state of first-class cricket in India and as if that was not enough today he mocked the names of Indian cricketers Cheteshwar Pujara and Ravindra Jadeja wondering why would any parent name their kids so. The incidents have not gone down well with the Indian team, according to the visitor's batting coach Bharat Arun. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed http://bit.ly/2GLaimo via IFTTT

Disappointed at Australia's abject surrender in the first innings, batting coach Graeme Hick has asked his batsmen to show more intent and learn the art of pacing innings from India skipper Virat Kohli. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed http://bit.ly/2LDwfTc via IFTTT

Cricket is a game of uncertainties. You could be the best batsman in the world at a point of time but it is inevitable that a dip in form is always lurking close by. It happens to the best of cricketers and also naturally with growing age and slowing reflexes, cricketers are always trying to keep pace with the times. Because if you don't, one runs the risk of becoming redundant soon enough, especially with the amount of talent coming up through the ranks across teams. However, some players prefer to bid adieu to the game on their own terms. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed http://bit.ly/2LDmPag via IFTTT

India's bowling coach Bharat Arun on Saturday said that Jasprit Bumrah's unconventional bowling action has made him one of the most lethal pacers in world cricket as his deliveries are difficult to be picked by opposition batsmen. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed http://bit.ly/2ThdO9o via IFTTT

A sympathetic Nathan Lyon is not too worried about the Australian batsmen's abject first-innings surrender in the third Test against India, saying "success for them is around the corner". from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed http://bit.ly/2Rli0HS via IFTTT

New Zealand broke Sri Lanka's stout resistance late on the fourth day Saturday to move closer to a win in the second Test and an historic fourth-straight series victory. ( MATCH SCORECARD ) from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed http://bit.ly/2LCFq6n via IFTTT

Australian commentator Kerry O'Keefe has certainly refused to learn from his previous mistakes. Having earlier ridiculed India opener Mayank Agarwal, O'Keefe has further enraged the Indian fans by making fun of Cheteshwar Pujara and Ravindra Jadeja's names. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed http://bit.ly/2EToTcH via IFTTT