Despite over-utilising his craft, Bumrah chased shadows of his past self and returned with figures of 0/45.
On Sunday, there were reports that BCCI received a mail about a potential security threat to the Indian team which is in West Indies and currently playing a warm-up game in Coolidge, Antigua.
The legendary Kapil Dev says Virat Kohli doesn't have anything to prove; his contribution is unparalleled. He made the declaration after India's batting star registered his 30th Test hundred in the first match of the Border-Gavaskar series against Australia in Perth on Sunday.
The matter of Bumrah's availability for the series should have been a highly-guarded secret. That it was bandied about all through suggests the matter was deliberately placed in the public domain. This has become the basis of the hounding of Bumrah, by some former players and fans, asserts Rohit Mahajan.
Perhaps, another Ranji title with Mumbai will be a fitting send off for Ajinkya Rahane.
'Everything else runs because of the IPL, there is so much money involved so the IPL definitely needs to happen.'
The MEA release said that the embassy of India in Kabul will further augment India's contribution to Afghanistan's comprehensive development.
England were 301/3 in pursuit of 374 when the 26-year-old Brook's dismissal triggered a collapse on the fourth day of the fifth Test in London that the home side lost by six runs on Monday. With that result, India tied the series at 2-2.
'Once bitten, twice shy, I didn't take up the challenge this time...' 'I realised I had failed to follow my karma because I feared failure.'
India captain Virat Kohli on Wednesday lauded senior pro Yuvraj Singh who is set to become the fifth Indian cricketer to complete the landmark of 300 One-Day Internationals.
Against Bangladesh, Samson wasn't even considered good enough to come inside the top seven of the line-up and that begs a question as to what is he doing in the team if he isn't good enough to come ahead of Axar Patel.
'You can still play your natural game in a team sport but if the team needs you you need to play in a certain way.'
'It was tough to give up cricket. But I received very good guidance from my mother. She told me to become a nice human being, whether I am a good cricketer or not.'
'I'm looking at it as a chance to play international football, to represent India, and to hopefully inspire other players with a similar background to me, to show them that they can come to India and do the same thing.'
Former India captain Sourav Ganguly said Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli should continue playing ODIs as long as they are performing.
'He's been doing something we don't talk about much, working with acid attack survivors.' 'He supports them not just emotionally, but also financially.' 'His Mir Foundation helps them with the surgeries they have to go through to step out again and get back their lives.' 'He doesn't talk about it and I only learnt about this when we were in Kolkata once and some of the girls had come to meet him at the hotel.'
IMAGES of the Asia Cup Final played between India and Pakistan in Dubai on Sunday
Rohit called time on his red-ball career with immediate effect, bringing the curtains to a remarkable journey.
India will have a final opportunity to check their game in pressure situation when they face Bangladesh in Navi Mumbai on Sunday in what would be a dress rehearsal ahead of the marquee Women's World Cup semifinals against Australia next Wednesday.
There are perceptions about Hardik Pandya's flamboyance on and off the field but India captain Virat Kohli strongly believes that he is 'an asset for Indian cricket'.
'These are areas that we're trying to tidy up and try and be much more consistent all around.'
India overpowered New Zealand by 53 runs via the Duckworth-Lewis method to seal their place in the semi-finals of the Women's ODI World Cup.
Virat Kohli: The one who forced Gen-Z to fall in love with Red and Whites
'I was actually appointed captain for the West Indies tour (in 1971).' 'But Mr Vijay Merchant (the then chairman of the selectors) didn't like me nor did he like 'Tiger' Pataudi. He thought we were far too flamboyant.' 'He made Ajit Wadekar captain.'
The 61-year-old former first-class cricketer on Tuesday said his son's journey to become the No. 1 T20I batter began when a young Abhishek would insist on batting with his father's kit, trouble his mother, and rope in his two sisters for late-night practice sessions.
'How can an Indian match referee allow this Indian replacement? Match officials should be independent to prevent bias.'
India's top order did not take responsibility to bat well against South Africa, captain Harmanpreet Kaur said after her side lost by three wickets.
India have a mounting worry in the lack of runs so far from talismanic Smriti Mandhana, skipper Harmanpreet Kaur and the energetic Jemimah Rodrigues.
The Indian players will get a 20-day break from the bio-bubble life in the UK after the completion of the ICC World Test Championship final against New Zealand, to be played in Southampton from June 18 to 22.
Yograj, father of former India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh, reflected on the massive void the two icons leave behind.
This is the first-ever India vs Pakistan final across 17 editions of the Men's Asia Cup since the tournament's inception in 1984.
The Australian and Indian players came together to form a barefoot circle in a powerful stance against racism
With no foreign tours for the next one year, Easwaran's Test debut looks unlikely with N Jagadeesan being looked at as a potential third opener.
Former cricketer S Sreesanth's wife Bhuvneshwari Sreesanth lashed out at ex-Indian Premier League (IPL) commissioner Lalit Modi and former Australian batter Michael Clarke for revealing the never-seen-before footage of the infamous 'Slapgate' scandal involving Harbhajan Singh and her husband.
A mechanical engineer - Upendra Nath Bramhachari - has applied for the post of head coach of the Indian team with an aim to 'drag an arrogant Virat Kohli on right track'.
Paying a heartfelt tribute to Rohit Sharma, former India player Dinesh Karthik on Saturday said the swashbuckling opener led from the front and taught the team how to win the big moments and matches that mattered the most during his time as captain.
Aus ODIs: Bumrah, Gill workload to be discussed, battle between Jaiswal and Abhishek
IMAGES from Day 3 of the 2nd Test between India and West Indies in New Delhi on Sunday.
Suryavanshi not finished article, needs protection from overnight fame, says Dravid
The four dropped catches let Australia, who would be India's toughest opponents apart from England in the women's World Cup scheduled later this month, off the hook and they managed to finish the task of chasing 281 runs in double-quick time.
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