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…
Virat Kohli reacts towards the crowd after Steve Smith was dismissed at The SCG in Sydney. (Photo by David Gray/AFP via Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Virat Kohli is renowned for his dynamic and passionate engagement with the crowd, which has become an integral part of his persona both on and off the field. The former…
Steve Smith (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Australia’s star batter Steve Smith will have to wait another day to reach the coveted 10,000-run milestone in Test cricket, as he fell for just four runs in the second innings of the fifth Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Sunday.Smith, needing just five runs to become the…
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…
Jasprit Bumrah (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: The hearts of hundreds of thousands, glued to television screens, stopped for a moment when visuals showed India’s talisman, Jasprit Bumrah, in a black SUV heading for scans on Saturday.While his return to the ground after completing the necessary scans was met with optimism, it remains uncertain whether Bumrah,…
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…
SYDNEY: Jasprit Bumrah was not at the Sydney Cricket Ground for close to three hours on Day 2 of the fifth Test as the seamer was rushed for precautionary scans after a back spasm. With the match delicately placed, India would want the services of their MVP on Sunday but it’s understood that while he…
Jasprit Bumrah (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: India pacer Prasidh Krishna provided a major update on star pacer Jasprit Bumrah at the end of Day 2 of the fifth and final Test match at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Saturday. Krishna, who claimed three wickets, said that Bumrah had suffered a back spasm.Bumrah was forced to…
India’s Rishabh Pant during the Sydney Test. (AP Photo) SYDNEY: Fifteen wickets, the series’ most successful bowler leaving the stadium with an ambulance escort, a freak fifty and probably a legend’s final outing on Australian soil.Day 2 of the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) Test was absolute theatre and there was not a single passage of…
Bollywood actor Farhan Akhtar recently expressed his support for Rohit Sharma‘s decision to skip the Sydney Test. He praised Sharma’s captaincy and described him as a ‘superstar.’ He questioned why Sharma is facing criticism for his selfless decision instead of being praised for prioritising the team’s chances of winning over his personal performance.Akhtar shared his…
