Not since the golden era of the West Indies in the 1970s has a touring pace bowler struck fear into the hearts of Australians as much as Jasprit Bumrah.
Their pre-tournament decision to fill the squad with five spinners drew a lot of flak from all corners, but it is now proving to be a masterstroke on the slow pitches in Dubai.
A seemingly invincible India will be eager to sharpen their game against spin and give a run to second-line players ahead of the semi-final when they take on New Zealand in their last group match of the Champions Trophy in Dubai on Sunday.
Ravindra Jadeja became the seventh Indian bowler to reach the coveted mark during the fourth day of the second Test against Bangladesh in Kanpur.
The four wickets that India prised out in the third session, on balance, swung the game back in their favour, says Prem Panicker .
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Those three wickets for six runs, in a manic final 15 minutes of the day's play, undid all the good work that had gone before, asserts Prem Panicker.
Brazilian teenage striker Endrick came off the bench to score two goals in extra time and help Real Madrid rescue a hard-fought 5-2 win over Celta Vigo.
Two teams with fault lines in their batting, up against two of the best bowling sides in the game today -- the question that determines the outcome is, is your weakness greater than mine?
An ace of 360-degree hitting, Suryakumar is going through a lean patch and has not scored a fifty in his last 18 ODI innings, but Harbhajan Singh reckons he is the complete package.
It was a proper Test innings, it was of the highest class, and given the circumstances it came in, it was one of the best innings by an Indian batsman in recent memory, applauds Prem Panicker.
IMAGES from the UEFA Champions League matches played on Tuesday.
A summary of Saturday's action in the Premier League.
Dinesh Karthik called Ashwin one of the greatest all-rounders from India, expressing his happiness for the player's achievement.
The 30-year-old Hyderabadi, has so far taken 80 wickets in 30 Test matches but 61 of those scalps have come in 17 away Test matches in three of the SENA countries (South Africa, England, Australia).
'What a match, unbelievable. Rinku bhai kabhi na haare! (What a match, unbelievable, Rinku bhai never loses!)'
Images from the Euro 2024 Group A match between Germany and Hungary at Stuttgart Arena, Stuttgart, Germany, on Wednesday.
IMAGES from Day 4 of the first Test played between India and New Zealand in Bengaluru, on Saturday.
But Chahal was instrumental in breaking through Leicestershire's middle and lower order.
Salvatore Schillaci, who was born in the Sicilian city of Palermo and was hospitalised there, suffered from colon cancer.
Having endured a tough outing against the same side in 2019, it's now a story of going from being zero to hero for Siraj.
Images from Day 3 of the second Test between India and New Zealand at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune on Saturday.
Argentina will face Columbia in their Copa America title defence on Sunday, July 14.
Kolkata win third IPL title after bowlers rout Hyderabad
Hardik attributed Shankar's success to being 'fitter and more confident'. He could just be one of the catalysts in GT's defending their title.
It was party time at the Eden Gardens as Kolkata Knight Riders clinched another memorable last ball victory against the Punjab Kings in the IPL 2023 match in Kolkata on Monday, May 8, 2023.
Laxman said he was confident India can turn the tables on New Zealand in the ongoing Test even as the team was 125 runs behind at the close of play in the second essay with seven wickets in hand.
How the India Test regulars and discards fared over the first two days in the opening round matches of Duleep Trophy.
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IMAGES from the second T20I in Gqeberha played between India and South Africa on Sunday
IMAGES from Day 2 of the first Test between India and Bangladesh, played in Chennai, on Friday.
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Even while bringing the curtains down on his T20I stint, Jadeja was in the shadows of the icons.
She was also the star in the previous Test against Australia last December in Mumbai, where she took seven wickets in the entire encounter.
'Earlier, if I have thought about taking six wickets, it has never worked for me. I have a lot of deliveries and you can confuse yourself. You need to shut that noise and focus on the next ball.'
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Mandhana's sixth ODI century (117, 127 balls , 12x4s, 1x6) formed the fulcrum of India's competitive 265 for eight on a sluggish Chinnaswamy pitch.
Rovman Powell's hands were the safest pair of hands on the field on Wednesday.
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