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It was a special moment for Jasprit Bumrah as he came out wearing the India blazer for the toss at the Edgbaston Cricket Ground in Birmingham. Bumrah is captaining India in the 5th Test against England after Rohit Sharma tested positive for COVID-19. Bumrah is the first fast bowler since Kapil Dev to lead India in Test cricket.
The term of 'corridor of uncertainty' has been used in cricket for several years now and it is often employed to talk about fast bowlers bowling in the channel outside the off stump. It's a line of bowling which keeps the batter thinking whether to push at the delivery or not. One of the finest exponents of this line of bowling was the former Australian great Glenn McGrath, who had made career out of dismissing batters behind the wicket, after inducing an edge off their bat. James Anderson is another bowler who has dismissed scores of batters by bowling that outside off stump line in Test cricket.
Team India opted to go in with four seamers and one spinner for the ongoing Edgbaston Test against England. Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj and Shardul Thakur are the four pace bowling options while Ravindra Jadeja has been chosen as the lone spinner. Former England captain Michael Vaughan reacted to Ravichandran Ashwin's omission from the playing XI and labelled the move as "ridiculous".
COLOMBO (Reuters) - Australia captain Pat Cummins believes Cameron Green's masterly 77 on a treacherous Galle track made all the difference in the opening test against Sri Lanka, which his side won by 10 wickets on Friday.
Arguably, there is no better sight in cricket than a fast bowler in full flow in his run-up, running into bowl, hitting the straps, with the crowd behind him, cheering in anticipation, the pace increasing as he nears the bowling crease, the final jump, the landing with the thighs, shins and ankles taking the weight of the body, the twisting of the shoulders, the forearms and the wrists coming into play before the final release of the ball at great speed. All this takes a toll on the body of course and if the pacer is overworked, careless or unfit, it can lead to injuries and a potential exit from the team. Perhaps this is one reason fast bowlers are not 'burdened' with captaincy.
COLOMBO : Australia captain Pat Cummins believes Cameron Green's masterly 77 on a treacherous Galle track made all the difference in the opening test against Sri Lanka, which his side won by 10 wickets on Friday.
Proteas skipper Sune Luus is proud of her side as they fought for a draw in the weather-affected sole Test against England in Taunton on Thursday.
Krunal, elder brother of star all-rounder Hardik Pandya, has played in 19 T20Is and five ODIs and in total has featured in 76 List A matches scoring 2,231 runs and taken 89 wickets. "Krunal is an incredible signing for the club, and I'm delighted to welcome him to Edgbaston. Krunal will bring a wealth of international experience to a team that will be desperate to do well," Director of Cricket, Paul Farbrace was quoted as saying in a media statement. The 31-year-old Krunal, a left-arm spinner and left -handed batter made his ODI debut in 2021 against England, where he struck the fastest half-century in 26 balls in history by a debutant in ODI cricket. Farbrace termed Krunal as a "world renowned all-rounder". "Due to our impressive T20 performances, we will lose players to The Hundred, but that's always going to happen to successful teams. The opportunity to add a world-renowned all-rounder to an exciting group is fantastic," added Farbrace.