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Venkatesh Prasad Picks India's 5 Most Prolific Test Batters Ever. Internet Says...
Former Indian cricket team fast bowler Venkatesh Prasad picked Sunil Gavaskar, Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, Virender Sehwag and Virat Kohli as Top 5 most prolific batters for the national side in Tests. While there have been debates over this topic for quite some time, the former pacer was quite clear about his choices during a Q&A session on social media. Prasad was asked by a fan on X (formerly Twitter) to name his Top 5 and his answer was - "Sunny G, Sachin, Rahul, Viru , Virat". While all five batters are legend in their own ranks, some social media users were not happy with the exclusion on stalwarts like VVS Laxman and Sourav Ganguly. They responded to the post with some suggestions of their own.
Watch: Jasprit Bumrah Imitates Ravichandran Ashwin's Bowling Action. Internet Can't Keep Calm
Indian cricket team fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah perfectly imitated teammate Ravichandran Ashwin's bowling action at the nets ahead of the second Test match against South Africa on Tuesday. During the bowling session at the nets, Bumrah was caught bowling spin using Ashwin's action and the video of the incident has gone viral on social media. The fast bowler earned a lot of praise online from the social media users with many of them marveling over how much he was able to replicate the action.
"Changed My Technique To Copy Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma": South Africa Star's Huge Admission
David Bedingham was around 21 and full of promise, having already started playing First-Class cricket. But a horrifying car accident almost curtailed the South African's budding journey as he was out of action for a year. Bedingham, however, made a strong-willed comeback to become a Western Province bulwark and also plied his trade for Durham in English county making more than 6000 runs in 89 games before making an impressive Test debut against India at Centurion last week. Now, Bedingham is in a singular space, playing his first Test at Newlands, his home ground.
"Injury Can Happen To" Jasprit Bumrah: Ex-India Star On Need For Bowling Depth
India must focus on increasing the bench strength of their pace attack in 2024 as the Centurion Test exposed chinks in that department, reckons former pacer Irfan Pathan. Mohammed Shami's absence was felt badly in the heavy loss to South Africa in the opening Test of the two-match series in the Rainbow Nation last week.
"What He Needs To Aspire Is...": Ex-India Star's Honest Take On KL Rahul
Despite being critical of him in the past, former India pacer Venkatesh Prasad was full of praise for KL Rahul, saying that the wicketkeeper-batter enjoyed playing ODI cricket in 2023. Rahul finished 2023 with 1203 runs in 30 matches across all formats for India, and finished the year on a high with a century in the first innings of the 1st Test against South Africa in Centurion. The batter also played a crucial role in India's journey to the World Test Championship and World Cup finals. Prasad, who has been critical of Rahul in the past for his inconsistent performances, feels the player should also stake his authority when it comes to Test cricket.
"Jan Dhan Yojana...": India Great's Reply On PM Narendra Modi-led Government's Impactful Policies Viral
Venkatesh Prasad is one of the best pacers to have donned the Indian cricket team jersey. Prasad delivered some memorable performances in his 15-year-long international career for Indian cricket team. While Prasad won many laurels, his show against Pakistan in the ODI Cricket World Cups, especially in the 1996 and the 1999 World Cups, are the most talked about. Prasad played his last match for the Indian cricket in 2001 in an ODI against Kenya. After that he also served as a BCCI selector for junior India teams.
"We Are Overrated": 1983 World Cup Winner Blasts Team India Ahead Of South Africa 2nd Test
Legendary Indian cricket team batter Krishnamachari Srikkanth criticised the Rohit Sharma-led side and said that the Test team has been 'overrated' in the recent times. During a recent interaction, Srikkanth pointed out that India were outstanding when Virat Kohli was skipper but since then, the form has deteriorated drastically. Under Kohli, India won Test series in Australia and England. However, since then, they have lost in South Africa and England as well as in the World Test Championship (WTC) Final.