Bumrah receives his ICC awards for 2024 during India-Pakistan match in Champions Trophy
India are fortunate to have a bowler of the calibre of Jasprit Bumrah, who is head and shoulders above the rest in international cricket, said former batter Sanjay Manjrekar.
India's Test side have struggled away from the subcontinent in recent years and new coach Anil Kumble has put top priority on building a team that can travel with confidence.
Appeared in 61 Tests won by India. Only Sachin Tendulkar (72) and Virat Kohli (62) have been part of a winning XI on more occasions for India.
"I think it's important that you need to have everything that you need to do, so that come 2024, you are well prepared to take on a World Cup event,"
R Ashwin is a content man after becoming only the second Indian to take 500 Test wickets and has no interest in chasing Anil Kumble's national record of 619 scalps.
The former India captain said even after breaking his jaw he felt it was his responsibility to get some wickets for the team.
'If India feels that they need only one fast bowler, then having Kuldeep will certainly help.'
'I do not think we have heard the last of that yet.'
"Welcome to the club", said Anil Kumble, while Sourav Ganguly and Sachin Tendulkar hailed his 'incredible achievement' as English pacer James Anderson's 600 Test wickets earned him a unanimous round of applause from some of the biggest names in Indian cricket.
'...whether he is a top player or not, it doesn't matter.' 'If I go by a player's name I won't be able to bowl at my best.' 'For me he is just a batter, and my only focus is where I need to land the ball.'
Dinesh Karthik called Ashwin one of the greatest all-rounders from India, expressing his happiness for the player's achievement.
Kumble said that he does not feel that Jaiswal will change his aggressive approach in Australia, where India has won two back-to-back series.
Anil Kumble is happy that KKR leg-spinner Varun Chakravarthy is back in his element having sorted his technical issues.
With 765 international scalps in his bag, Ashwin is the second-highest wicket-taker from India after Anil Kumble.
Averages in the three-Test series between England and India, won 1-0 by India on Monday.
'He pursued it, practised hard at it and continued to look for new things as his career progressed, to keep up with the times.'
India included two debutants -- Harshit Rana and Nitish Kumar Reddy -- while leaving out Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja.
According to a source in the BCCI, Kumble said: 'He doesn't want to continue with the team'
The veteran leg-spinner was left out from the one-day scheme of things after Greg Chappell took over as coach last year.
Former skipper Anil Kumble does not regret his time as head coach of the Indian cricket team but says the ending of his tenure could have been better. The 49-year-old stepped down after the ICC Champions Trophy in 2017 following a rift with captain Virat Kohli.
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India captain Virat Kohli said that the Board of Control for Cricket in India is only following a due process by inviting fresh application for chief coach's post with Anil Kumble's contract expiring at the end of Champions Trophy.
India coach Anil Kumble gave a measured response on Friday after his team's spectacular collapse against Australia in the opening Test, calling it just one bad day for his world No 1 team.
The pitch for the India-England match held up well, but the same cannot be said for the Umpire's Decision Review System, says former India captain Anil Kumble.
Former India spinner R Ashwin has called for a shift away from the superstar culture prevalent in Indian cricket, urging for a more grounded approach.
The dawn of a new era had begun under Sourav Ganguly's aggressive leadership. With Ganguly and Coach John Wright at the helm India had transitioned into a force to be reckoned with.
Mitchell Starc has paid a glorious tribute to the just-retired India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin
'I want to play more cricket. Where is the place? Obviously not in the Indian dressing room but from somewhere else. I want to be honest with the game.'
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One of the reasons why bowlers are rarely considered captains is because they are more susceptible to injuries than batters, argues Vishal Menon.
Ashwin was seen taking bowling lessons of the support staff in an indoor net facility.
Former India pace bowler David Johnson, who played two Tests in 1996, passed away in Bengaluru on Thursday.
This period saw big stars of the likes of Sunil Gavaskar and Kapil Dev fade into the sunset while it was witness to the birth of slew of young Indian cricketers that made their mark home and abroad.
Punjab Kings parted ways with head coach Trevor Bayliss and head of cricket development Sanjay Bangar.
Johnson, a two-Test veteran for India, passed away tragically on Thursday.
Haryana seamer Anshul Kamboj is only the third bowler in the history of Ranji Trophy to take all 10 wickets in an innings.
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Anil Kumble along with Ravi Shastri was the front runner for the coach's job, which was left vacant since Duncan Fletcher's departure after the 50-overs World Cup last year in Australia.
Former Indian cricket captain Anil Kumble will deliver the second annual Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi Memorial Lecture on November 13 in Mumbai.
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