Author: Subhayan Chakraborty

Subhayan Chakraborty in Sydney The Indian cricket team is sweating over the availability of Jasprit Bumrah for the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy 2025, to be held in Pakistan and Dubai. Bumrah left the field during Australia’s first innings at the Sydney Cricket Ground and did not bowl a single over in the second innings. Prasidh Krishna confirmed in a press conference that Bumrah had suffered a “back spasm”. While neither Krishna nor Gautam Gambhir, India’s head coach, speaking a day later, emphasised the severity of Bumrah’s back injury, RevSportz has learned that he is likely to miss the upcoming three-match…

Subhayan Chakraborty in Australia Australia won the series against India 3-1, thereby reclaiming the Border-Gavaskar Trophy after almost a decade. It was a series of hardcore cricket where Australia, for most of the rubber, dominated play. Despite winning the first Test in Perth, the Indians let the intensity fade, allowing one of the most dominant teams to make a stellar comeback. It wasn’t an easy tour for the Indian team by any means. The performances were not consistently up to par. The seniors let the team down on almost all occasions, barring a few patches of brilliance on the gruelling…

Subhayan Chakraborty in Sydney Australia defeated India by six wickets at the Sydney Cricket Ground to win the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 by a 3-1 series margin, ending their decade-long drought in the showpiece series. The Australian batters made a mockery of the chase, easily reaching the 162-run target with six wickets in hand as the Indian bowling attack leaked runs in Jasprit Bumrah’s absence due to a back injury. It felt like the last day of the BGT had turned into the BBL. Sam Konstas, Usman Khawaja, and Marnus Labuschagne went after Mohammed Siraj and Prasidh Krishna, cracking four boundaries…

Subhayan Chakraborty in Sydney Virat Kohli has been in his element during the ongoing fifth and final Test against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground. Yes, he scored just 17 and 6 in two innings, both times getting out in a similar manner on the fifth-stump line, the primary reason for his struggles in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy this season. But on the field, the SCG witnessed the vintage Kohli, the captain, taking charge in the middle in the absence of Jasprit Bumrah, who suffered a back spasm. Kohli was visibly frustrated with himself after poking at yet another delivery from…

Subhayan Chakraborty in Sydney Rohit Sharma on Saturday dismissed rumours of his Test retirement as he came out during the Lunch break on Day 2 of the New Year’s Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground. He said it was his decision to step down from the Indian playing XI owing to poor run of form. Rohit, who played three Tests in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy, managed to score 31 runs at an average of 6.20. The Indian skipper was not part of the playing XI for the Sydney Test with multiple reports stating that the selectors have apparantely informed the…

Subhayan Chakraborty at SCG Another day, another batting collapse—or rather, a shaky batting performance—as the Indian team seemed to retreat into a shell, handing Australia a slight advantage, on Day 1 of the first innings of the Pink Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground. The visitors were bowled out for just 185 runs. This has been the recurring narrative for the Indian team since the start of the 2024-25 season, whether against Bangladesh, New Zealand at home, or now in Australia. The lack of runs has turned into a daily saga, with dismissals following a predictable pattern. On Day 1…

Subhayan Chakraborty in Sydney Not only was Sydney gloomy on the eve of the Pink Test at the SCG, but the atmosphere around the Indian team also appeared similarly subdued. With reports of dressing-room unrest dominating the chatter around the fifth and final Test, Team India’s head coach, Gautam Gambhir, declined to confirm whether captain Rohit Sharma would definitely be in the playing XI for the series decider, with Australia leading 2-1. “We will look at the pitch and decide on the playing XI tomorrow,” Gambhir stated when asked about Rohit in the pre-match press conference. From then on, all…

Subhayan Chakraborty at the MCG At the end of the Boxing Day Test, TV umpire Sharfuddoula Ibne Shahid Saikat’s decision to overturn the on-field umpire’s call and rule Yashasvi Jaiswal out became a topic of discussion in the cricket world. The dismissal derailed India’s remaining hopes of securing a draw on Day 5 of the nail-biting fourth Test. But the judgement wasn’t the reason India lost. It was due to poor application, bad shot selection and lack of patience. Soon after Jaiswal’s dismissal, Akash Deep was also given out, after a catch by Travis Head at forward short leg, despite…

Subhayan Chakraborty in Melbourne Test cricket was at its best on Day 4 in Melbourne, as the game ebbed and flowed, leaving both teams pondering the potential outcome. The Indian team fought back hard, thanks to a brilliant spell from Jasprit Bumrah, but Nathan Lyon (41 not out) and Scott Boland (10 not out) stitched together an unbroken 55-run partnership off 110 balls for the last wicket, helping Australia take a lead of 333 at stumps and frustrating the visitors to the core. Although Nitish Kumar Reddy has been the star for the Indian team with his magnificent century on…

Subhayan Chakraborty at the MCG “Nerves are there, pressure is there, everything will be there,” Nitish Kumar Reddy had told RevSportz ahead of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. “You will have to handle the nerves and pressure. You know you need to go and perform there,” He had no guarantees that he would start in all the matches. Nor did he know that he would take on one of the best pace trios and one of the greatest-ever spinners with aplomb to give India assurance with the bat down the order while also outscoring all of India’s star batters. His shots, celebrations,…