It is too late to change action, he can only tweak it and pick his tournaments: Bishop’s advice to Bumrah

It is too late to change action, he can only tweak it and pick his tournaments: Bishop’s advice to Bumrah

Someone who has endured multiple back injuries himself, former West Indies fast bowler Ian Bishop can imagine what a “generational” talent like Jasprit Bumrah is going through at the moment. The 29-year-old underwent a surgery in New Zealand last month following recurring back issues that have kept him away from the game since September 2022. […]

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The World Test Championship final – no room for experimentation 

The World Test Championship final – no room for experimentation 

After the _ (fill in the appropriate word depending on your political and sporting proclivities: weird, bizarre, inspiring, stunning, embarrassing, hubristic, painful, moving, rousing, crazy…) start to the Ahmedabad Test, it was surprising that Virat Kohli won the player-of-the-match award. The real impact players were paraded around in what looked like an oversized shoe to […]

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Honours even in final Test, but India makes WTC final courtesy New Zealand

Honours even in final Test, but India makes WTC final courtesy New Zealand

Proud winners: Team India with the Border-Gavaskar Trophy having won the series 2-1. | Photo Credit: VIJAY SONEJI India made it to the ICC World Test Championship final for the 2021-23 cycle on Monday despite its fourth and final Test against Australia ending in a dull draw at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Monday. With […]

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India secure WTC final berth after New Zealand beat Sri Lanka in thriller

India secure WTC final berth after New Zealand beat Sri Lanka in thriller

Indian bowler Ravichandran Ashwin celebrates with teammates after the wicket of Australian batter Matthew Kuhnemann during the 5th day of the fourth test cricket match between India and Australia, at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, Monday, March 13, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI India on March 13 qualified for the prestigious World Test Championship (WTC) […]

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Indian batters let the pitch overtake them: Gavaskar

Indian batters let the pitch overtake them: Gavaskar

Gavaskar | Photo Credit: PTI The legendary Sunil Gavaskar came down heavily on the Indian batters for their below-par show in the third Test against Australia on March 3, 2023, saying the “pitch played on their minds” . On a surface that offered sharp turn and variable bounce from the get-go, India were dismissed for […]

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Australia wins third Test against India, qualifies for WTC final

Australia wins third Test against India, qualifies for WTC final

Australian batsman Travis Head plays a shot on the third day of the 3rd Test Match at the Holkar Cricket Stadium in Indore on Friday, March 03, 2023. | Photo Credit: R.V. Moorthy  There was no twist in the tale as Australia turned the tables on India with an emphatic nine-wicket win in the third […]

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Irani Cup | Chance to assess players as Madhya Pradesh takes on Rest of India

Irani Cup | Chance to assess players as Madhya Pradesh takes on Rest of India

Golden opportunity: Mayank Agarwal, who has been among the runs will be keen to make this match count as he bides his comeback to the national team. | Photo Credit: SUDHAKARA JAIN Even as India and Australia get ready for the third Test on Wednesday, 500km away from the Holkar Stadium in Indore 22 players […]

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Don’t read too much into Rahul’s removal as vice-captain: Rohit

Don’t read too much into Rahul’s removal as vice-captain: Rohit

Looking into the future: Captain Rohit Sharma says India is a very likely candidate for the WTC final and should prepare with that in mind. | Photo Credit: R.V. Moorthy Rohit Sharma is looking beyond the ongoing Test series. The India captain said on Tuesday that if India won the Test here to take a […]

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With one foot in WTC final, India thinking of simulating English conditions in Ahmedabad for fourth India-Australia Test

With one foot in WTC final, India thinking of simulating English conditions in Ahmedabad for fourth India-Australia Test

Representative image of groundsmen spraying water on the pitch of the Narendra Modi stadium in Ahmedabad. | Photo Credit: Vijay Soneji India are on course to reach their second straight World Test Championship final and if they end up winning here, a pace-friendly track could be laid out in the final game of the series […]

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Ravi Shastri weighs in on KL Rahul situation, says appointing vice-captain at home complicates selection

Ravi Shastri weighs in on KL Rahul situation, says appointing vice-captain at home complicates selection

Former India coach Ravi Shastri is against the idea of picking a vice-captain in a home series as he feels it complicates the selection of the best XI when the deputy team leader is not in form. Shastri also hinted that Shubman Gill should replace KL Rahul in the remaining two Tests of the Border […]

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