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BGT 2024-25: Jasprit Bumrah Says 'Virat Kohli Doesn’t Need Us, We Need Him'
Kohli walked into the first Test at Perth Stadium having averaged just 15.5 runs in India's 3-0 series defeat to New Zealand, and reached an unbeaten century off 143 balls to take India up to 487/6 declaration. That gave them a massive 534 to start with, and they bowled the hosts out for 238 to take a 1-0 lead in the five-match series.
India Dominates Australia with 295-Run Victory in Perth Test
India is leading the five-match series 1-0 with the thumping win.
IPL 2025 Auction: Delhi Capitals Head Coach Badani Hails Rahul and Starc as World-Class Players
Pretty elated with the buys. Both KL and Starc are world-class players. In fact, they're battling each other right now in India versus Australia, so it's pretty interesting," said Delhi Capitals head coach Hemang Badani after the buys.
IPL 2025 Auction: Ravichandran Ashwin and Rachin Ravindra Make Comeback to Chennai Super Kings
Entering with a base price of Rs 2 crore, the former CSK stalwart seemed destined for a homecoming. CSK wasted no time in bidding, but Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) offered early resistance.
IPL 2025 Auction: Rishabh Pant Breaks Records as Most Expensive Player, Sold for Rs 27 Crore to LSG
Delhi Capitals had earlier used the RTM card on Pant for a staggering sum of Rs 20.75 crore. However, LSG took it further up to Rs 27 crore and DC went back.
Venkatesh Iyer Eager to Take on Captaincy Challenge at KKR
A shocking move and a bold call- the Shah Rukh Khan-owned franchise chose not to retain their 2024 IPL-winning captain, Shreyas Iyer, at the mega auction but instead entered a bidding war with Royal Challengers Bangalore over Venkatesh Iyer.
Gilchrist Criticizes Australia for 'Negative, Illegal' Tactics Against India in First Test
Australia was then fighting against a strong Indian side, who declared their second innings at 487 for 6, again with centuries from Yashasvi Jaiswal and Virat Kohli. It left a gargantuan target of 534 runs for the Australians to chase if they wanted to take the Test.
Ricky Ponting: Shreyas Iyer is Ready to Take on the Captaincy Role
Iyer's Rs 26.75-crore bid made him the most expensive IPL player in history at least until his India teammate Rishabh Pant breached that with a staggering Rs 27-crore deal with Lucknow Super Giants.
Kohli's Century Sets the Tone for the Series, a Warning for Australia: Ravi Shastri
Kohli brought all his technical expertise into play to score the 30th hundred on the third day of the first Test against Australia here, despite struggling for form in the run-up to the five-match Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
IPL 2025 Auction: Chahal Claims He Deserves Rs 18 Crore After Joining Punjab Kings
"I was quite nervous and anxious because this amount is what I got in the last three seasons combined. I feel that I deserve this price, and I am very excited," said Chahal on JioCinema.
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