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Mumbai Indians have signed former Australian opener Nicole Bolton as an assistant coach ahead of the 2025 edition of the Women's Premier League (WPL). Bolton, who has been an assistant coach for the Adelaide Strikers in the WBBL and for South Australia women, will be joining the likes of Charlotte Edwards, Lydia Greenway, Jhulan Goswami and Devika Palshikar in a star-studded coaching staff for the inaugural champions. source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/mumbai-indians-sign-ex-australian-opener-as-assistant-coach-ahead-of-wpl-2025-2025-01-29-973640

Young India batter Tilak Varma moved to number two in the ICC men’s T20I ranking after a stunning show with the bat against England in the second T20I at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. Since his debut, the 22-year-old has been remarkable in the shortest format of the game and has sealed his spot in the playing XI. His promotion to number three worked wonders as the cricketer now toppled Phil Salt, moving one step closer to the top spot, currently held by Travis Head in the ranking.  source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/tilak-varma-climbs-to-number-2-in-icc-t20i-rankings-after-impressive-show-against-england-2025-01-29-973647

The two-match Test series between Pakistan and West Indies ended in a 1-1 draw with the Caribbean team winning the second match by 120 runs in Multan. West Indies' spin trio Jomel Warrican, Kevin Sinclair and Gudakesh Motie shared all 10 wickets. With their effort, the series created an all-time record as the spinners ended up picking 69 out of 80 available wickets, an all-time record in a two-match Test series. source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/pak-vs-wi-test-series-creates-history-as-spinners-dominate-to-pick-69-wickets-2025-01-27-973289

Novak Djokovic cleared the picture once and for all regarding his hamstring injury, he played through the Australian Open quarter-final and semi-finals and eventually had to retire in the latter against Alexander Zverev. Since Djokovic had lost the first set before he had to withdraw, obviously some doubters booed him out of the arena alleging it was an excuse or him faking it but Djokovic decided to put his MRI scan results on social media to clear the picture literally, once and for all. source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/tennis/djokovic-shares-his-scan-for-sports-injury-experts-after-being-booed-at-following-withdrawal-from-ao-semis-2025-01-26-973140

Arshdeep Singh scripted history on Wednesday, January 22, surpassing Yuzvendra Chahal's record for the most T20I wickets for India. He achieved this feat by dismissing Phil Salt and Ben Duckett in the first T20I against England at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. With this milestone, Arshdeep has cemented his position in the record books but he is on the cusp of another major achievement, requiring just three more wickets to reach the 100-wicket mark in T20I cricket. source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/arshdeep-singh-on-cusp-of-breaking-major-t20i-record-2025-01-25-973005

Noman Ali etched his name in the history books by becoming the first Pakistan spinner to claim a Test hat-trick. In the second Test against the West Indies, the 38-year-old wreaked havoc on Day 1, picking back-to-back three wickets of Justin Greaves, Tevin Imlach and Kevin Sinclair in the 12th over of the game.  source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/pak-vs-wi-noman-ali-becomes-first-pakistan-spinner-to-clinch-test-hat-trick-2025-01-25-972993

After a humiliating 3-0 defeat to New Zealand at home, the Rohit Sharma-led suffered a 3-1 loss to Australia in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy and was ruled out of the World Test Championship (WTC) race. The senior batters, particularly captain Rohit and Virat Kohli struggled heavily in the longest format and after which, questions were raised about their future in the format.  source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/aakash-chopra-asserts-ranji-performance-of-senior-cricketers-won-t-make-a-difference-to-test-form-2025-01-25-972988

Injuries are inseparable part of an athlete's career and life but what happens when the injuries start defining your career, your identity and you as a whole. It is something the the India and Uttar Pradesh pacer Shivam Mavi has lived with in his short career. Injuries, re-injuries and what follows, the rehab and recoveries that don't seem to end had become an instrinsic part of Mavi's life and career, so much so that it saw him leave his franchise Lucknow Super Giants' camp even before the start of the IPL season last year after the damage happened in the training itself. source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/shivam-mavi-exclusive-going-unsold-at-ipl-auction-did-hurt-but-didn-t-take-it-to-heart-lucknow-super-giants-injury-ranji-trophy-2025-01-25-972985

Three Indian cricketers have made it to ICC’s Test Team of 2024. The year started with a win over South Africa in Cape Town, followed by a remarkable 4-1 series victory over England at home. Later, the Rohit Sharma-led side picked up a comfortable 2-0 series win over Bangladesh but since then, it has been a difficult journey for the team. source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/3-indians-in-squad-as-icc-announces-test-team-of-2024-bumrah-jadeja-cummins-jaiswal-root-williamson-2025-01-24-972902

England put up an underwhelming performance in the first of the five-match T20I series against India at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Wednesday (January 22). They lost the match by seven wickets with only Jos Buttler clicking with the bat while Jofra Archer showed signs of his old self with the ball picking up two wickets. While most of their other players had an off day, fast bowler Gus Atkinson arguably endured the worst outing for any player in T20 cricket history. source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/england-s-gus-atkinson-registers-embarrassing-t20-record-in-first-t20i-against-india-2025-01-23-972750

10th-grade student Ankit Chatterjee made his Ranji Trophy debut for Bengal at just 15 years of age. He broke legendary cricketer Sourav Ganguly’s record, who made his first class debut during the 1989-90 Ranji Trophy final against Delhi at just 17 years of age. In that match, the southpaw replaced his brother and current Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) president Snehasish Ganguly in the playing XI. source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/ranji-trophy-2024-25-10th-grade-student-breaks-sourav-ganguly-s-record-becomes-youngest-to-debut-for-bengal-2025-01-23-972744

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has reportedly confirmed that the team will adhere to the directives of the International Cricket Council (ICC) regarding the official logo for the Champions trophy. Amidst reports of the Indian Board refusing to imprint the Pakistan moniker on the team's jerseys, the newly elected secretary, Devajit Saikia, has confirmed that the team will follow the ICC guidelines on the official logo for the Champions trophy. source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/india-to-follow-icc-uniform-directives-for-champions-trophy-to-don-official-logo-featuring-pakistan-moniker-2025-01-22-972563

India will host England in a five-match T20I series, starting January 22 at the iconic Eden Gardens in Kolkata. The defending T20 World Cup champions have been phenomenal in limited-overs cricket in recent times, having defeated Zimbabwe, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and South Africa in recent times. Captain Suryakumar Yadav has led by example but the upcoming series against England will be a tough test. source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/india-s-predicted-playing-xi-for-first-t20i-against-england-at-eden-gardens-kolkata-2025-01-21-972384

In major twin records in T20I cricket, Heather Knight and Ellyse Perry created history during the first T20 game in Women's Ashes 2025. The stalwarts have registered massive milestones in the first game at the Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney on Monday, January 20.  source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/heather-knight-creates-history-ellyse-perry-registers-all-time-australia-record-in-women-ashes-1st-t20i-2025-01-20-972219

Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) named Rishabh Pant as their new captain ahead of the 2025 edition of the IPL, having acquired the services of the Indian wicketkeeper batter for Rs 27 crore. Pant, who was made a makeshift captain for the Delhi Capitals in 2021 with Shreyas Iyer not available, continued through the season despite the latter returning in the second half of the IPL later in October. Pant went on to lead the Capitals for three seasons with the franchise qualifying for the playoffs only once, in 2021. source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/lucknow-super-giants-name-rishabh-pant-as-kl-rahul-s-successor-to-captain-the-side-in-ipl-2025-lsg-2025-01-20-972186

Jasprit Bumrah is very likely to be named in India’s squad for the upcoming Champions Trophy 2025, slated to begin on February 19. The ace pacer suffered a back injury in the fifth Test against Australia in Sydney and for the same reason, he didn’t take the field in the second innings of the match. As per reports, the BCCI medical team gave him a break of five weeks to recover. Bumrah will undergo a scan to determine the nature of his injury following that and it will also decide his participation in the mega tournament. source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/champions-trophy-2025-jasprit-bumrah-to-undergo-scan-to-confirm-berth-likely-to-be-named-in-squad-2025-01-18-971862

Karun Nair is in some sensational form in the Vijay Hazare trophy. In eight matches that he has led Vidarbha in, Nair has slammed 752 runs at an unbelievable average of 725 and has been dismissed only once.  source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/very-tempting-to-bring-karun-nair-but-karthik-amidst-speculations-of-vidarbha-star-for-champions-trophy-2025-01-17-971740

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Real Madrid vs Celta Vigo live streaming: Real Madrid will host Celta Vigo in the round of 16 of the Copa Del Rey at the iconic Santiago Bernabeu on Friday, January 17. The Los Blancos defeated Deportivo Mirena 5-0 to progress to the pre-quarterfinal while Celta beat Racing Santander 3-2. The winner between Madrid and Celta will progress to the quarters. source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/football/real-madrid-vs-celta-vigo-live-streaming-how-to-watch-copa-del-rey-match-live-on-tv-online-2025-01-16-971605

Paarl Royals would be slightly disappointed with their batting effort against the MI Cape Town at the Newlands in their previous game as they just collapsed after the powerplay. Kagiso Rabada, Rashid Khan and Trent Boult among others in a single bowling attack can be a towering prospect to face and the Royals got a first-hand experience of the same and would hope to be better equipped to take them on again a couple of days later at their home ground in Paarl on Wednesday, January 15. source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/pr-vs-mict-sa20-2025-dream11-prediction-best-fantasy-picks-for-paarl-royals-vs-mi-cape-town-match-2025-01-15-971374

Smriti Mandhana decimated Ireland bowlers on her way to the 10th century in the third and final ODI at the Niranjan Shah Stadium in Rajkot. She reached the three-figure mark in just 70 deliveries, smashing the fastest century for India in Women's ODIs, breaking the record of her teammate Harmanpreet Kaur, who had reached there in 87 balls against South Africa last year. source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/smriti-mandhana-surpasses-ellyse-perry-breaks-multiple-records-of-harmanpreet-kaur-with-135-run-knock-2025-01-15-971367

Rohit Sharma has linked up with Mumbai's squad for their training sessions ahead of the second phase of the Ranji Trophy. The team is expected to train through the week at the Wankhede Stadium ahead of their sixth-round fixture against Jammu and Kashmir. As for Rohit, he struggled right through the 2024-25 season in Test cricket mustering only 164 runs in 15 innings at a mediocre average of 10.9 with only a solitary fifty to his name. source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/rohit-sharma-to-play-ranji-trophy-india-captain-joins-mumbai-training-camp-ahead-of-sixth-round-2025-01-14-971183

South Africa have announced their 15-member squad for the upcoming Champions Trophy, to be held in Pakistan and the UAE from February 19. The Proteas will face Afghanistan in their opening game of the tournament on February 21 at the National Stadium in Karachi and have to face Australia and England in their other group games in Rawalpindi and Karachi respectively. source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/south-africa-announce-15-member-squad-for-champions-trophy-2025-temba-bavuma-to-lead-2025-01-13-971005

The BCCI announced India's highly-anticipated squad for the upcoming T20I series against England on Saturday, January 11. The star bowler Mohammed Shami returned to international cricket after a gap of 14 months, in a major boost to India's preparations for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/bcci-announces-india-s-squad-for-t20i-series-against-england-mohammed-shami-returns-axar-patel-named-vc-2025-01-11-970806

New Zealand speedster Matt Henry completed his 150 wickets in ODIs during the third and final game of the series against Sri Lanka on Saturday, January 11. Henry bowled a brilliant spell in the first innings as he took four wickets for 55 runs in his 10 overs.  source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/matt-henry-becomes-second-fastest-new-zealand-bowler-to-take-150-odi-wickets-surpasses-hadlee-southee-2025-01-11-970705

Cricket Australia's chief selector George Bailey has stated that Travis Head could be seen opening the innings for Australia in the upcoming Test series against Sri Lanka.  source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/travis-head-an-option-to-open-in-test-series-against-sri-lanka-says-chief-selector-selector-bailey-2025-01-10-970570

Bangladesh's selectors have delayed the announcement of their squad for the ICC Champions Trophy. The deadline for the announcement of squads is January 12 and the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is willing to wait and see if Tamim Iqbal wants to make a comeback to international cricket having last played in September 2023. They are also waiting for Shakib Al Hasan's bowling action to be cleared as he remains suspended from bowling. source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/bangladesh-wait-on-tamim-iqbal-and-shakib-al-hasan-s-availability-to-announce-champions-trophy-squad-2025-01-09-970320

Devajit Saika and Prabhtej Singh Bhatia are set to be elected unopposed as the new Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary and treasurer, respectively. Their names are the only two featuring in the final list of contesting candidates which was shared on Tuesday. source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/devajit-saikia-and-prabhtej-singh-bhatia-set-to-elected-as-bcci-secretary-and-treasurer-unopposed-2025-01-07-970104

Afghanistan spinner Rashid Khan created history in the second Test against Zimbabwe with his seven-wicket haul in the second innings. For the unversed, Afghanistan won the second and final Test by 72 runs to seal the series against Zimbabwe 1-0. Overall, Rashid picked up 11 wickets in the match to register his third 10-wicket match haul in six Test matches. source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/rashid-khan-becomes-first-test-bowler-in-18-years-to-achieve-unique-feat-with-11-wickets-against-zimbabwe-2025-01-07-970007

Sri Lanka's veteran all-rounder Angelo Mathews has slammed the ICC for second-hand treatment to his side in Test cricket as the islanders are scheduled to play just four Test matches in 2025. Sri Lanka, who played 13 Tests in the current World Test Championship (WTC) cycle are scheduled to play Australia in January (the series is part of the 2023-25 cycle only), will only play Bangladesh at home in June and that's that for the year for them. source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/angelo-mathews-criticises-icc-for-second-hand-treatment-to-sri-lanka-in-terms-of-test-allocation-2025-01-07-969992

South Africa fast bowler Kagiso Rabada has fired shots at Australia five months ahead of the World Test Championship (WTC) final. South Africa were the first team to qualify for the summit clash after beating Pakistan in the first Test and then Australia sealed the second spot by winning the fifth Test against India in Sydney.  source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/kagiso-rabada-sends-warning-to-australia-ahead-of-wtc-final-says-we-know-how-to-beat-them-2025-01-07-969987

Sri Lanka will aim for an improved show in the second ODI to stay alive in the three-match series against New Zealand in Hamilton on Wednesday, January 8. Apart from Avishka Fernando's half-century and Janith Liyanage's contribution, the other Sri Lankan batters offered little to no contribution as Matt Henry and Co ran through the line-up. Will Young and Rachin Ravindra's 93-run opening stand killed the game off inside the first 13 overs as New Zealand proved to be too good in the series opener. source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/nz-vs-sl-2nd-odi-dream11-prediction-best-fantasy-picks-for-new-zealand-vs-sri-lanka-match-in-hamilton-2025-01-07-969982

Former India head coach Ravi Shastri feels the team should have brought Mohammed Shami to Australia and monitored him with the physios there.  source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/i-would-have-brought-shami-to-australia-ravi-shastri-feels-india-missed-pacer-support-in-bgt-2025-01-07-970050

India's opening batter Yashasvi Jaiswal has achieved what no other Indian player could have got in the World Test Championship 2023-25. Jaiswal has been the star of the Indian batting in the latest Test cycle and he was the team's highest run-scorer in the Border-Gavaskar series 2024/25. source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/yashasvi-jaiswal-achieves-what-no-indian-player-could-have-in-world-test-championship-2023-25-2025-01-07-970038

Jasprit Bumrah, Pat Cummins and Dane Paterson have been nominated to become the Player of the Month for December 2024. All three bowlers were exceptional in Tests played last month and deservingly, have been nominated to win the award. source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/jasprit-bumrah-and-pat-cummins-battle-it-out-to-win-icc-player-of-month-award-for-december-2024-2025-01-07-970031

The England Cricket Board has rejected the calls from a group of British politicians to boycott playing against Afghanistan in the upcoming Champions Trophy 2025. While rejecting the calls, the ECB chief executive Richard Gould stated that the Taliban rule's suppression of women's rights is a matter that needs a "coordinated, ICC-led, response" rather than actions from individual countries.  source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/ecb-rejects-england-politicians-call-to-boycott-facing-afghanistan-in-champions-trophy-2025-2025-01-07-970021

Australia have qualified for the World Test Championship (WTC) final and ended India's contention after winning the fifth and final Test in Sydney by six wickets and hence the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 3-1. Australia's win meant that India were knocked out of the race to make it to their third consecutive final and their dream of winning the Test mace remains distant, having lost the final twice. For Australia, this will be their second consecutive final as they will take on South Africa this time around, at Lord's from June 11-15. source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/wtc-points-table-update-after-border-gavaskar-trophy-south-africa-still-at-top-two-more-teams-knocked-out-2025-01-05-969609

It took only three days of play for Australia to win the fifth Test match against India and to clinch the much-awaited Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 on Sunday. A win also secured Pat Cummins' side a spot in the World Test Championship final, ending India's dream of making a hat-trick of final appearances.  source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/having-the-best-times-of-our-lives-pat-cummins-on-ending-australia-s-bgt-drought-2025-01-05-969606

It was one man, who carried India through the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. He was overbowled, mismanaged and eventually forced to take a back seat as Jasprit Bumrah-less India ran out of steam in the fifth and final Test against Australia in Sydney. India required one big final effort from their saviour Bumrah, who had a legendary series with 32 wickets, having bowled 151.2 overs across five matches. However, it wasn't to be as Australia cruised to the 162-run target to win the Border-Gavaskar Trophy after 10 years and qualify for the World Test Championship final. source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/australia-dump-india-out-by-qualifying-for-wtc-final-reclaim-border-gavaskar-trophy-with-3-1-series-win-ind-vs-aus-5th-test-sydney-2025-01-05-969595

Australian captain Pat Cummins became the first bowler in World Test Championship (WTC) history to complete 200 wickets as he achieved the feat during India's second batting innings in the fifth and final game of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against India. Cummins, who dismissed Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar to achieve the feat, surpassed the likes of Nathan Lyon and R Ashwin, who too were in the 190s to get to the milestone. source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/ind-vs-aus-pat-cummins-becomes-first-player-in-wtc-history-to-achieve-rare-milestone-after-jadeja-sundar-s-wickets-2025-01-05-969587

A week ahead of the player draft for the 2025 edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL), all six teams announced their retentions. Every team was allowed a maximum number of eight retentions before the draft, out of which, a maximum of two could be overseas players. Nine overseas players were retained out of the total list of 45. Three teams exhausted their retention quota of eight each while Karachi Kings, Peshawar Zalmi and Multan Sultans retained seven players each. source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/psl-2025-test-captain-shan-masood-among-6-players-relegated-babar-shaheen-retained-check-full-list-2025-01-05-969658

The fire is still inside the Indian team, not in the batting, but in the bowling and the field. What happened on the last couple of balls to end the day has set the game up nicely for the rest of the Test match after what turned out to be a pretty sombre day at the Sydney Cricket Ground. A fired-up Jasprit Bumrah nipped out Usman Khawaja on the last delivery of the day but Australia ended the day on top having skittled India for 185 runs. source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/ind-vs-aus-india-s-batting-woes-continue-as-australia-boss-opening-day-at-scg-2025-01-03-969303

The Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports announced the Arjuna Lifetime Awards for the veteran athletes Murlikant Petkar and Sucha Singh on Thursday, January 2. Murlikant Petkar and Sucha Singh will be conferred with prestigious lifetime awards from the President of India at Rashtrapati Bhavan on January 17. source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/other/murlikant-petkar-sucha-singh-to-be-conferred-with-arjuna-lifetime-awards-for-outstanding-performance-in-sport-2025-01-02-969149

R Praggnanandhaa's sister R Vaishali brought laurels to India as she clinched a bronze at the World Blitz Championship in the women's section. Vaishali's achievement came after she got the better of China's Zhu Jiner 2.5-1.5 in the quarter-finals.  source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/other/r-praggnanandhaa-sister-vaishali-clinches-bronze-in-world-blitz-championship-for-india-2025-01-01-968961

Jasprit Bumrah has witnessed a new high with the start of 2025 as India's pace spearhead has registered his career-best rating (907) and consolidated his No. 1 spot in the ICC Test bowling rankings. source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/2025-brings-new-high-for-jasprit-bumrah-as-ace-speedster-registers-career-best-rating-in-icc-test-rankings-2025-01-01-968949

India captain Rohit Sharma opened up on Rishabh Pant's dismissal in the second innings of the Boxing Day Test against Australia, stating that the wicketkeeper batter needs to understand what is required of him.  source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/rishabh-pant-needs-to-understand-what-is-required-of-him-rohit-sharma-after-heartbreaking-loss-in-melbourne-2024-12-30-968667

The second T20I of the three-match series between New Zealand and Sri Lanka will be played today at the Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui. The same venue hosted the opening T20I of the series and the Kiwis prevailed in a thriller winning by just eight runs. It was a stunning comeback from the home team that seemed down and out at one stage defending 172 runs. source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/nz-vs-sl-2nd-t20i-pitch-report-how-will-surface-at-bay-oval-in-mount-maunganui-play-2024-12-30-968553

Jasprit Bumrah. The name is enough to send shivers down the spine of Australian batters in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar series Down Under. The man has been unbelievably brilliant on this tour having accounted for a staggering 30 wickets with as many as three five-wicket hauls with the latest one coming in the second innings of the ongoing Test match in Melbourne. source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/jasprit-bumrah-achieves-what-no-foreign-pacer-has-been-able-to-at-mcg-in-112-years-check-his-latest-record-2024-12-30-968550

Indian vice-captain Smriti Mandhana has been nominated alongside four other star players for the ICC ODI Women's Cricketer of the Year for 2024 award. Mandhana had a stellar year in the 50-over format as she builds herself up for the Women's ODI World Cup next year in India.  source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/smriti-mandhana-nominated-among-four-stars-for-icc-odi-cricketer-of-the-year-2024-award-2024-12-30-968549

India and Australia are ready for the final day of this gripping Boxing Day Test at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground. After battling it out for four days, both the teams have not much to separate but the Aussies are clearly ahead after a strong resistance from their lower-order batters and Marnus Labushcagne. The Aussies went to stumps on Day 4 at 228/9 with a lead of 333.  source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/if-i-have-to-bowl-20-overs-i-will-bowl-mitchell-starc-brushes-aside-injury-concerns-ahead-of-mcg-test-showdown-2024-12-29-968544