Mohammed Siraj (Photo by Pankaj Nangia/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: India’s squad for the ICC Champions Trophy, scheduled to begin on February 19 in Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates, and for three-match ODI series against England was announced on Saturday. One of the major debating points was the omission of right-arm seamer Mohammed Siraj. Despite…
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…
Jasprit Bumrah walks past the Border-Gavaskar Trophy after the fifth Test in Sydney. (Photo by David Gray/AFP via Getty Images) SYDNEY: The regular captain who sat out, and the stand-in who hobbled away. Nothing went right for India at the SCG and their campaign was mired in disappointment from start to finish. The biggest blow…
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: If the opening day of the fifth Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground was dramatic, Day 2 brought even more high-octane action. After bowling out India for a modest 185 on a grassy SCG pitch, Australia found themselves in trouble at the start of their first innings.Jasprit Bumrah, who dismissed Usman Khawaja late…
Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj NEW DELHI: Ace Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah had a phenomenal 2024, cementing his status as the standout bowler in Test cricket globally. Finishing the year with a staggering 71 wickets from 13 Tests, Bumrah not only topped the charts for India but also emerged as the world’s most successful bowler…
Mohammed Siraj (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: When a fast bowler’s own countrymen — whether captain, teammates or former cricketers in the same cricketing ecosystem — challenge their ego, it can be a deliberate or incidental act that spurs them to perform better.Fast bowlers often have a fierce competitive streak. Challenges from their countrymen can push…
Nitish Kumar Reddy, left, and Mohammed Siraj (Agency Photo) Nitish Kumar Reddy‘s maiden Test hundred came amid dramatic scenes in front of a mammoth 83,073 fans at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Saturday, as the largest ever crowd on the third day of a Boxing Day Test saw the rise of cricket’s latest hero. But…
Rohit Sharma (Getty Images) MELBOURNE: India’s morning-and-a-half at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on Friday (27 December) felt like an endless drag. Not that we haven’t seen many under Rohit Sharma‘s captaincy already, but this one was a step ahead as the visitors just let the game slip away and had a terrible period with…
Rohit Sharma during the Boxing Day Test against Australia at Melbourne Cricket Ground. (Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: India captain Rohit Sharma‘s woeful form continued with another dismissal for a low score in the Boxing Day Test against Australia at the MCG on Friday.Rohit was dismissed by his Aussie counterpart Pat Cummins for…
