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India stand-in captain Jasprit Bumrah bludgeoned a hapless Stuart Broad for 29 runs to create a world record for maximum runs off a single over in Test cricket, beating the legendary Brian Lara's feat by one run. The world record stayed with Lara for 18 years -- he had hit South African left-arm spinner Robin Peterson for 28 runs in a Test match in 2003-04, which included four fours and two sixes off six legal deliveries.
Stuart Broad for a 35-run over on Day 2 of the rescheduled fifth Test against England in Birmingham. Broad has now the unwarranted record of conceding most runs in an over in Test cricket's history. Bumrah and his blade went after Broad as the Englishman relived the horror of the 2007 inaugural T20 World Cup when the now retired India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh smashed him for 36 runs that had 6 sixes in it.
England pacer Stuart Broad might have 550 wickets to his name in the longest format of the game but on Saturday, the veteran bowler ended up bowling the most expensive over in the history of Test cricket as he ended up conceding 35 runs in the 84th over of the innings. Broad chose to bowl short deliveries, and Jasprit Bumrah, on captaincy debut, kept on slogging and as a result, the boundaries kept on flowing. As Bumrah kept on smashing Broad, the likes of Virat Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja could not stop laughing in the Indian dressing room.
Wasim Akram is a bonafide legend, having tormented batters for years with his incredible swing and seam bowling. Christened the 'Sultan of Swing', Wasim Akram took a mindboggling 414 wickets in Test cricket and 502 wickets in One-Day Internationals (ODIs). His ability to swing the ball both ways made him almost unplayable at times. Now, 56 years old, the Pakistan great showed that he still packs a punch when it comes to bowling. Playing in the 'Wellbeing of Women' celebrity charity match "in remembrance of Australia great Shane Warne", Akram turned back the clock by dismissing former England captain Michael Atherton with his signature delivery -- an inswinging yorker.
On the cricket field, rarely has a batter exuded so much elegance as Brian Lara. The West Indies great stood tall among his contemporaries with his stylish batting, which often looked effortless. With a huge back-lift, Lara's grace had the world in awe. He is the holder of the highest individual Test score of 400*, which he scored in 2004. But 10 years before that, on June 6, 1994, Lara stayed unbeaten on 501 for Warwickshire against Durham in a County Championship match. It stays the highest individual score in a First-Class match and today is the 28th anniversary of the special feat.
Joe Root became the latest entrant to the 10,000-run club in Test cricket, achieving the rare feat on Day 4 of the opening Test against New Zealand on Sunday. Root became only the second Englishman to reach the milestone after Alastair Cook and the 14th overall. He reached the 10,000-run mark in his 218th innings, becoming the fastest England batter to do so. Cook had reached the landmark in his 229th innings. Incidentally, Root is also the joint-youngest to reach the mark along with Cook, both of whom reached the milestone at the age of 31y 157d.
Umran Malik has been one of the standouts in the ongoing IPL 2022 season. The tearaway pacer has made life very difficult for the opposition batters, consistently flummoxing them with sheer speed. Umran Malik's performances in IPL 2022 has led to calls for him to be fast-tracked into the Indian team. The youngster has been on fire for SunRisers Hyderabad, taking 21 wickets in 13 matches at an average of 20. SRH batting coach and cricket legend Brian Lara backed Umran Malik to soon play international cricket. He also said that the Indian reminds him a lot of West Indies pacer Fidel Edwards.
Tributes are being paid to former Australia and Lancashire cricket star Andrew Symonds, who has died in a car crash aged 46. Police say they are investigating the single-vehicle accident that occurred in Queensland at 11pm on Saturday night (May 14).