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Adelaide, Dec 29: Mohammed Siraj became the first debutant for India in seven years to pick five wickets in a Test match when he finished the second Test match against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground with a haul of five wickets for 77 runs in 36.3 overs.

Adelaide, Dec 29: India's head coach Ravi Shastri termed his team's eight-wicket win against Australia on Tuesday as "one of the greatest comebacks" in the history of the game after the visitors were "blown away" in the series-opener in Adelaide.

New Delhi, Dec 29: Before the world could even warm up to 2020, the novel coronavirus brought everything to a standstill. Sporting events were no anomaly. With India struggling to latch onto any ray of hope, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the decision to host the 13th edition of the Indian Premier League in UAE from September 19 to November 10.

Melbourne, Dec 29: No Virat Kohli, no Rohit Sharma, no Ishant Sharma, no Mohammad Shami and the humiliation of getting bundled out for 36 in the second innings of the first Test notwithstanding, Team India under stand-in skipper Ajinkya Rahane scripted a majestic comeback in the Test series against Australia as they won the second Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground by eight wickets on Tuesday.

Melbourne, Dec 28: Former world no 1 Andy Murray has been awarded a wildcard for the 2021 Australian Open. This will be the first time Murray will play in Melbourne since the 2019 event, where he said he was considering retiring from the sport after he tournament due to a chronic hip pain. "We welcome Andy back to Melbourne with open arms," tournament director Craig Tiley was quoted as saying by

New Delhi, Dec 28: Former India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Monday bagged the ICC Spirit of Cricket Award of the Decade for his gesture of calling back England batsman Ian Bell after a bizarre run out in the Nottingham Test in 2011.

New Delhi, Dec 28: India skipper Virat Kohli has been named the ICC Male Cricketer of the Decade and the ICC Men's ODI Cricketer of the Decade while Australia batsman Steve Smith bagged the ICC Men's Test Cricketer of the Decade award. Afghanistan spinner Rashid Khan was named the ICC Men's T20I Cricketer of the Decade.

Zurich, Dec 28: Roger Federer is withdrawing from the Australian Open while he continues preparing to return to action after two operations on his right knee, his agent told The Associated Press on Sunday.

Mumbai, Dec 28: Former India skipper Sachin Tendulkar has questioned 'Umpires Call' clause in the Decision Review System saying that the International Cricket Council (ICC) needs to reassess it.

Adelaide, Dec 28: India fast bowler Umesh Yadav hobbled off the field after suffering a calf muscle injury during the third day of the second Test against Australia here on Monday and has been taken for scans.