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Things might have become somewhat easier for the new chairman of India’s selection committee. He is yet to be appointed, but initially he is unlikely to face the challenges that Ajit Agarkar had to, challenges which caused him to decide against an extension knowing the cricket board was unlikely to give it to him. In…
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Bumrah prepares for the T20 series against Afghanistan. | Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar In this year’s IPL, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi had left jaws on the floor when he nonchalantly deposited Jasprit Bumrah over mid-on for a six off the first ball he faced from the ace pacer. On Friday, under lights at the Arun Jaitley…
Insatiable: Shami has been putting in the hard yards in domestic cricket. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO: K. MURALI KUMAR When Mohammed Shami walks onto the MAC Stadium turf on Sunday for East Zone in the Duleep Trophy final against South Zone, it will be a momentous occasion for the 36-year-old, who will be featuring in his…
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Task at hand: Mathews feels that pacers like Asitha will have a role to play with the new ball. | Photo Credit: PTI As Sri Lanka looks to end its decade-long win drought against India in Tests, former Lanka skipper Angelo Mathews said the team has to play a positive brand of cricket to tame the visitors. “You’ve…
Laxman, centre, interacts with Saikia, right, during the latter’s visit to the CoE. | Photo Credit: Sudhakara Jain With Indian cricket in the throes of an injury crisis, the latest being Jasprit Bumrah and B. Sai Sudharsan’s absence from the upcoming tour to Sri Lanka, V.V.S. Laxman, head of BCCI’s Centre of Excellence (CoE), defended…
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Jammu and Kashmir fast bowler Aquib Nabi during a Ranji Trophy match against Mumbai. | Photo Credit: Imran Nissar India’s hopes of keeping its faint World Test Championship final aspirations alive have suffered a setback, with Jasprit Bumrah being ruled out of the two-Test series against Sri Lanka because of an incomplete recovery from a…
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India’s Jasprit Bumrah. File. | Photo Credit: PTI Premier pacer Jasprit Bumrah is set to miss India’s two-Test tour of Sri Lanka as he is yet to recover from his knee injury. Jammu and Kashmir seamer Auqib Nabi is all set to earn his maiden call-up to the national team. Nabi will be the third…
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McGrath and Senthilnathan interact with MRF Pace Foundation trainees. | Photo Credit: R. Ragu Australia pace great Glenn McGrath felt that India’s white-ball fast-bowling attack was in the midst of a natural transition, backing Prasidh Krishna to emerge as a key figure at a time when Jasprit Bumrah is managing his workload and Mohammed Shami…
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Duckett was all praise for skipper Brook. | Photo Credit: Reuters The hardest thing to do in modern-day cricket is to shift gears when you are already cruising. Fresh off a 4-0 dismantling of reigning World T20 champion India in the shortest format, England will face a different kind of test from Tuesday. Awaiting the…
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Swann opined that Rohit and Kohli possess the tools to succeed despite not having age on their side. | Photo Credit: K.R. Deepak Former England off-spinner Graeme Swann was suffering from the aftereffects of staying up all night for the FIFA World Cup quarterfinal matches. Scheduled to address the media virtually on Sunday evening, Swann…
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