Jasprit Bumrah (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Hampered by a back spasm, Jasprit Bumrah must have been itching to take the field and rattle the Australian batters. He sat visibly frustrated in the dugout as Australia chased down 162 runs on a challenging pitch at the iconic Sydney Cricket Ground.When Beau Webster stepped down the track…
Jasprit Bumrah and Sunil Gavaskar. (Photo by Paul Kane/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Cricket legend Sunil Gavaskar feels India have sufficient quality that must be provided with the necessary chances to prevent a generational star like Jasprit Bumrah from being overworked.In an interview to PTI, Gavaskar refrained from taking names of the potential candidates, who would…
Sam Konstas and Jasprit Bumrah (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Former Australian pacer Damien Fleming expressed surprise over Jasprit Bumrah‘s aggressive response to Sam Konstas during the fifth Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Sydney. Fleming noted that Bumrah’s reaction seemed to inspire his teammates before Usman Khawaja was dismissed off the last ball of Day…
Rohit Sharma. (Photo by Santanu Banik/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Legendary cricketer Sunil Gavaskar called India skipper Rohit Sharma‘s choice to “step aside” in the last Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) a “brave decision,” admitting that Rohit appeared “out of his depth” during the series.Rohit has experienced a rollercoaster seven months, from ending India’s decade-long…
Sunil Gavaskar (Image credit: X) NEW DELHI: BCCI Vice-President Rajeev Shukla expressed strong disapproval towards Cricket Australia for not including Sunil Gavaskar in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy presentation following the Sydney Test. Shukla emphasised that the esteemed trophy carries the names of both Sunil Gavaskar and Allan Border.On Sunday, despite his direct connection to the trophy,…
Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. (Photo by Patrick hamilton/AFP via Getty Images) NEW DELHI: As India lost the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia, stalwarts Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have come in for heavy criticism from critics and fans.Both Rohit and Virat are having a lean run with the bat and though Virat hit a hundred…
Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: 151.2 overs or 908 deliveries and 32 wickets — these are the astonishing stats of Player of the Series Jasprit Bumrah in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Despite that, Australia regained the Border-Gavaskar Trophy after 10 years. Bumrah’s phenomenal performances Down Under, did however, firmly establish him as…
LONE FURROW: Over-reliance on Jasprit Bumrah led to his breakdown in Sydney, preventing him from playing a part as India failed to draw the series. (Photo by Saeed Khan/AFP via Getty Images) Among all other things, India paid a heavy price for its conservative approach of lengthening the batting line-up by including allroundersSYDNEY: There is…
From left, Jasprit Bumrah, head coach Gautam Gambhir and captain Rohit Sharma (Getty Images) Gautam Gambhir is facing scrutiny even before completing a year as India’s head coach, but it was expected after the team, especially the Indian batters, repeated mistakes in Australia and lost the Border Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) 1-3.India let a 1-0 advantage…
Rohit Sharma has gone through one his worst runs as a Test batter and captain lately. Not only has he lost five of his last six matches as skipper, but also his form with the bat has nosedived. Former India batter and batting coach Sanjay Bangar believes that because Rohit has said that he isn’t…
