Cricket | ‘Someone like Sachin Tendulkar …’: When Ricky Ponting knew Mitchell Starc was special | Cricket News

Australia’s Mitchell Starc (AP Photo) As Mitchell Starc tore through the West Indies with a career-best 6 for 9 in his 100th Test, former Australian captain Ricky Ponting reflected on the moment he first knew Starc was destined for greatness – a fiery spell to Sachin Tendulkar in just his third Test.Starc’s stunning performance in…

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Watch: Mitchell Starc takes 5 in 15 balls, Scott Boland picks hat-trick; West Indies post second-lowest Test score | Cricket News

Australia’s Mitchell Starc (AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan) Australia’s Mitchell Starc claimed six wickets for just nine runs in his 100th test match, surpassing 400 test wickets, while Scott Boland secured a hat trick as Australia bowled out West Indies for 27 runs to win the third test by 176 runs on Monday at Kingston, Jamaica. The…

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‘Absolute highways’: Mitchell Starc surprised by India vs England pitches, says he’d hate bowling to Shubman Gill on such tracks | Cricket News

Shubman Gill (Pic credit: BCCI) NEW DELHI: Australian pace spearhead Mitchell Starc has expressed surprise at the batter-friendly pitches in the ongoing India-England Test series, describing them as “absolute highways” and admitting he wouldn’t want to bowl to an in-form Shubman Gill on such surfaces.Live Score: India vs England, 3rd TestGill, who took over as…

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Israel-Palestine war: Australia cricketer Usman Khawaja boycotts media outlet – here’s why | Cricket News

Usman Khawaja bats on Day 1 of the first Test between West Indies and Australia. (AP) Australian cricketer Usman Khawaja refused to participate in a post-game interview with sports media outlet SEN after day one of the first Test against the West Indies in the Caribbean, following SEN’s controversial dismissal of journalist Peter Lalor earlier…

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