Jasprit Bumrah (ANI Photo) India’s bowling spearhead Jasprit Bumrah had Usman Khawaja‘s number throughout the five-Test Border Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) series, and the Australian opening batter acknowledged him as the most challenging bowler he has encountered inhis cricket career. “I was just getting Bumrah’d,” Khawaja told ABC Sport. “It’s a shame he was (injured) but…
Virat Kohli (Getty Images) When Virat Kohli scored a hundred in the second innings of the Perth Test, it seemed returning to Australia has done the trick for the batting legend and he is back at his best. But what followed after that was a trend too familiar over the last few years.Besides his 100…
Jasprit Bumrah (PTI Photo) Before the five-Test Border Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) had begun, Simon Doull made a statement that has turned prophetic. “They are trying to cook Bumrah” by scheduling the series “smartly”, the former New Zealand pacer had said.As it turned out, by the time the series reached what proved to be its penultimate…
Jasprit Bumrah (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: India’s star pacer Jasprit Bumrah didn’t take field when Australia came for the chase on Day 3 of the fifth Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground. In his absence, Mohammed Siraj opened the attack for India. India were dismissed for 157 in their second innings, setting Australia a 162-run…
NEW DELHI: The heated exchange between Jasprit Bumrah and Sam Konstas on the first day of the fifth Test at the SCG became a big talking point in the cricketing circles on Friday. India captain Rohit Sharma, who stood down from the match owing to poor form, spoke on the issue and slammed the young…
Jasprit Bumrah celebrates the wicket of Usman Khawaja in front of Sam Konstas on Day 1. (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: Australia’s head coach, Andrew McDonald, has voiced concerns over what he described as “intimidating” celebrations by the Indian team during the dismissal of Usman Khawaja on the opening day of the fifth Test of the…
Sunil Gavaskar. (Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Legendary cricketer Sunil Gavaskar launched a scathing attack on the critics who always question Indian pitches following a dramatic second day of the fifth Test at the SCG where 15 wickets tumbled.“If 15 wickets fell [on one day] in India, all hell would have broken loose….
Jasprit Bumrah (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: 908 deliveries, 151.2 overs, and 32 wickets — these staggering numbers define Jasprit Bumrah’s brilliance in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy. His exceptional performances Down Under have solidified his reputation as an unparalleled workhorse in recent Test cricket history.At the Sydney Cricket Ground, tension gripped the Indian camp as Bumrah,…
Jasprit Bumrah (Video grab) SYDNEY: Jasprit Bumrah left the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) with India’s team doctor in the second session of day’s play vs Australia on Saturday. India’s stand-in captain did take field after Lunch but was off after bowling just one over and it was Virat Kohli who was marshalling the troops in…
Rohit Sharma (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: India’s skipper Rohit Sharma categorically dismissed retirement speculation, clarifying that his absence from the Sydney Test was solely due to poor batting performance. Speaking to Star Sports during the lunch interval on Day 2 at the Sydney Cricket Ground, he explained that whilst his decision to skip Sydney was…
