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 … Read more
Jasprit Bumrah celebrates after dismissing Travis Head (Photo Source: X) Subtract Jasprit Bumrah from India’s squad in the ongoing Border Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) and re-run play from Perth, Adelaide and Brisbane. Australia could easily have been 2-0 up, requiring just a win in the remaining three Tests to reclaim the BGT and virtually shut the … Read more
Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj. (AFP Photo) Sunil Gavaskar, a former Indian cricketer, highlighted Jasprit Bumrah’s significant contribution to India’s pace attack. He discussed how other pacers, especially Mohammed Siraj, could help reduce Bumrah’s workload.The first two World Test Championship matches between India and Australia were split. India won the first match in Perth by … Read more
Sunil Gavaskar on Team India | Image: AP Legendary cricketer Sunil Gavaskar has voiced his disappointment with the Indian bowling unit’s underwhelming performance with the pink ball on Day 1 of the second Test against Australia. Despite having favorable conditions, the Indian bowlers struggled to make an impact, allowing Australia to finish the day at … Read more
Sunil Gavaskar. (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images) Batting legend Sunil Gavaskar voiced his disappointment regarding the Indian bowlers’ performance with the pink ball on the first day of the second Test against Australia in Adelaide. He believes they could have performed better.Australia finished the day at a comfortable 86 for one after dismissing India for … Read more
Virat Kohli and Sunil Gavaskar. (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Former India batting icon Sunil Gavaskar drew a comparison between the period when tennis greats Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Novak Djokovic were without titles with Virat Kohli’s struggles before the former captain struck a magnificent hundred in the first Test in Perth in the Border-Gavaskar … Read more