Akash Deep and Mohammed Siraj. (Pic Credit – X) NEW DELHI: India’s bowling coach Morne Morkel acknowledged on Sunday that their bowlers struggled to implement strategies against Australian batter Travis Head‘s century. He emphasised the need for improvement, particularly during the crucial period between overs 50 and 80 with the older ball.Head and Steve Smith‘s…
India’s fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah caused a brief worry on Saturday during the second day of the pink ball Test against Australia in Adelaide. He seemed to grab his adductor muscle while bowling.Bowling coach Morne Morkel allayed fears, confirming it was only a cramp. He assured everyone that Bumrah is doing well.Bumrah had taken eight…
ICONS, GENERATIONS APART: Jasprit Bumrah bowls in the Perth Test and Kapil Dev in action in Sydney, 1986 The numbers at this stage of his career would suggest so, but nothing would have been possible without the great Kapil Dev, the fast-bowling flagbearer who played lone ranger…The other day, as Jasprit Bumrah was wreaking havoc…
File Pic: Mohammed Shami and Jasprit Bumrah (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: India’s stand-in captain Jasprit Bumrah, leading the team in the absence of Rohit Sharma, has suggested that Mohammed Shami might join the Test squad during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. This depends on Shami’s continued progress in his recovery.The absence of Shami has been a significant…
Shubman Gill (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: Team India bowling coach Morne Morkel provided a positive update on Shubman Gill‘s fitness ahead of the first Test in Perth, starting November 22.Gill had sustained a left-hand injury while fielding in the slips and did not return to the field on the second day of the intra-squad match.“Shubman…
Indian cricket team (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: The much-anticipated Border-Gavaskar Trophy is just around the corner, set to kick off in Perth on November 22. The five-match Test series between India and Australia is one of the most prestigious encounters in international cricket, and the excitement is building as Team India has officially arrived Down…
NEW DELHI: In what would be a huge boost for Team India, pacer Mohammed Shami was spotted bowling on the center wicket at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru for nearly an hour following India’s defeat to New Zealand in the first Test on Sunday.Shami engaged in an extensive bowling session with assistant coach Abhishek…
NEW DELHI: Ahead of the second ODI between India and Bangladesh, the BCCI shared a video on X featuring a hilarious moment between captain Suryakumar Yadav and bowling coach Morne Morkel.Suryakumar was seen playfully teasing Morkel by persistently asking him questions in Hindi and insisting on a response.In the clip, Suryakumar playfully asks his new…
KANPUR: Earlier in the year, India captain Rohit Sharma took offence when Ben Duckett suggested England’s ‘Bazball‘ approach deserved credit for Yashasvi Jaiswal‘s aggressive batting during the Test series in India.English cricket conceived the idea of ‘Bazball’ in 2022 and branded it as a vehicle to save Test cricket. Given the way India batted here…
The captain is aware any slip-up against Bangladesh will spur severe criticism, never mind the recent World Cup winCHENNAI: The monkey is never off the back. The albatross of the ICC trophy that had been hanging around the neck of Indian cricket for a decade might have been dealt with on the shores of Barbados…
