- Monday, 23 February 2026
BBC
Glory to gloom: The fall of India's Test cricket supremacy
Indian cricket fans are still reeling from the team's crushing 1-3 defeat in the five-match Test series against Australia. Once dominant in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, with historic victories over the mighty Australians over the past decade, the tourists fell short, exposing vulnerabilities in a sidelong thought invincible. The series highlighted glaring issues - Indian batters struggled, and Jasprit Bumrah was the lone bowler to trouble Australia.
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Justin Trudeau resigns as Canadian prime minister
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Bumrah strikes in feisty finale but Australia on top
Australia dismissed India for 185 on day one of the fifth Test but a fired-up Jasprit Bumrah struck with the final ball of the day to boost the tourists late on. Bumrah had opener Usman Khawaja caught at second slip for two and turned to celebrate in the face of 19-year-old Sam Konstas, with India thinking both batters were wasting time in what proved to be the last over. The tourists, who trail 2-1 in the best-of-five series and need to win to retain the Border-Gavaskar trophy, had earlier tentatively edged to their total on a lively Sydney pitch.
Man in exploded Cybertruck was elite soldier and shot himself before blast
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Attempt to arrest S Korea president Yoon suspended
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Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt reach divorce deal
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US Treasury says it was hacked by China in 'major incident'
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