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India’s Jasprit Bumrah celebrates the wicket during ICC T20 World Cup final match between India and New Zealand at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on March 8, 2026. | Photo Credit: Emmanual Yogini In over half a century of obsessing over cricket, dreaming of it, playing it, watching it, writing about it, travelling for…
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In the 2012-13 series against England, when skipper M.S. Dhoni asked for a turning track at Eden Gardens, the curator Prabhir Mukherjee told him this was “immoral.” Coach Gautam Gambhir’s instructions, however, were taken on board by Mukherjee’s successor, but India lost again, making it four in six at home. Visiting spinners claiming more wickets than Indians on home tracks…
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Sanju Samson (L) and Tilak Varma during the Asia Cup cricket match between India and Oman at Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on September 19, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP When India skipper Suryakumar Yadav won the toss and opted to bat against Oman in a Group-A fixture of the Asia…
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The selection of Shubman Gill for the Asia Cup might be debatable. Not because he is not good enough, but because the Test series against the West Indies commences three days after the final there. He will soon be an all-format captain. T20 has evolved quickly thanks to the domestic franchises, and what, in another…
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India’s Jasprit Bumrah celebrates the wicket of England’s Liam Dawson during day 4 of the 4th test match, at Old Trafford stadium in Manchester. | Photo Credit: ANI Indian pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah may have drawn criticism for playing only three Tests during the series against England to manage his workload, but former BCCI chairman…
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The weirdest international cricket tournament is set to commence this week. Relevance? Well, television wants it. More importantly, it provides an opportunity for an India-Pakistan match which can only be played either at the two World Cups (T20 and 50-over) or at the Champions Trophy. Other teams can be forgiven for thinking they merely make…
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Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah was named ICC Men’s Player of the Month for December 2024 after his sensational performance during the recent tour of Australia for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. | Photo Credit: Getty Images India pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah was on Tuesday (January 14, 2025) named ICC Men’s Player of the Month for December 2024…
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India’s Jasprit Bumrah with Australia’s captain Pat Cummins following the fifth cricket test between India and Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground, in Sydney, Australia, on January 5, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP India’s pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah continued to reign supreme at the top of the bowlers’ chart with a career-best rating of 908…
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Umpire Sharfuddoula Saikat, centre, gestures to India’s Jasprit Bumrah, right, as he exchanges words with Australia’s Sam Konstas, left, during play on the first day of the fifth cricket test between India and Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground, in Sydney, Australia, Friday, Jan. 3, 2025 | Photo Credit: AP Australia’s teenage batting sensation Sam…
Pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah, who sustained back spasms, is likely to be rested for the majority of India’s home white-ball series against England, keeping an eye on the ICC Champions Trophy, starting from February 19. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah, who sustained back spasms, is likely to be rested for the…
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