Australia and India’s enthralling battle in Melbourne has broken the all-time attendance record for a MCG Test, smashing an 87-year-old mark set during Don Bradman’s prime.

Kagiso Rabada has performed plenty of heroics for his country, earning a reputation as a fearsome bowler with more than 300 test wickets, but rarely has he delivered as dramatic a performance as he did with the bat on Sunday to take South Africa to a two-wicket win over Pakistan.

Nitish Kumar Reddy scored a defiant, maiden fifty to help India avoid the follow-on and push to 326 for seven before rain brought tea early on day three of the fourth test against Australia on Saturday.

India’s Virat Kohli has been fined 20% of his match fee after barging into Australia opener Sam Konstas on day one of the fourth Test in Melbourne.

Australia captain Pat Cummins won the toss and elected to bat in the fourth test against India on a scorching day at the Melbourne Cricket Ground this morning.

Australia heaved a major sigh of relief on Wednesday after skipper Pat Cummins declared run-machine Travis Head fit for the Boxing Day test against India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

India captain Rohit Sharma has backed Virat Kohli to overcome his problems with deliveries outside the off-stump in Australia, saying that players of his calibre always find a way to succeed.

Seamer Mohammed Shami will not be considered for India’s fourth and fifth tests in Australia due to a knee injury, the Indian cricket board (BCCI) said on Monday.

Saim Ayub scored 101 from 94 balls as a dominant Pakistan completed a clean sweep of their One-Day International series in South Africa with victory by 36 runs in the third and final clash at The Wanderers.

Teenage spinner AM Ghazanfar took 5-33 as Afghanistan defeated hosts Zimbabwe by eight wickets in the third and final one-day international to claim the series 2-0 after the opening game was washed out by rain.

Even Travis Head would barely recognise the batter who walked out onto the MCG four years ago against India.

India have been bowled out for 260 early on the fifth morning of the third Test, conceding a a 185-run first-innings deficit to Australia at the Gabba.