Usman Khawaja smashed the first century by an Australia batter in the current series against India to steer the tourists to 255/4 after the opening day of the fourth and final Test.
Images from Day 1 of the second Test between India and Australia, at the Arun Jaitley stadium, in Delhi, on Friday.
Debutant pacer Mohammed Shami, who had figures of four for 71 as India dismissed the West Indies for 234 on the opening day of the first Test, said the change of ball in the 41st over did the trick.
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Bengal pacer Mohammed Shami has been named as Irfan Pathan's replacement in the Indian squad for the upcoming tri-series in the West Indies.
Punjab Kings bowling coach Damien Wright lauds his players after the victory over Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL match inDubai on Friday.
Indian team director Ravi Shastri also made it clear that Shami will figure in the playing XI during the two warm-up games against West Indies (in Kolkata, on Thursday) and South Africa in Mumbai on March 12 in order to assess his fitness.
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India's fast bowler Mohammed Shami's family is in 'danger' according to his father Tauseef Ahmad, who has reportedly alleged that 'cow slaughter' is being used to target them. Tauseef reacted a day after Shami's brother Haseeb was arrested for allegedly assaulting a police officer and trying to pressure police to drop charges of cow slaughter against certain individuals on Friday. Haseeb was later released on bail. However, Tauseeb Ahmad (Shami and Hasseb's father) says that his family is in danger and that the 'sensitive' issue of cow slaughter is being used to target them. Speaking to Times of India about the incident, Ahmad said: "My son was not even present there at the time of the incident and had reached the site only much later.
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Shami had been picked in the initial squad for the two Tests, but was forced to withdraw due to fitness issues.
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As many as four world-class match-winners are expected to bid adieu to the game one by one in the next couple of years and Gautam Gambhir is in an unenviable position as head coach.
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While a nine-wicket haul would typically be cause for celebration, Akash Deep's focus remained on areas for improvement as he prepares for a demanding season.
Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami took three wickets each as the tourists bowled South Africa out for 191 to claim an emphatic 113-run victory just after lunch on the fifth day of the first Test in Centurion on Thursday.
Veteran pace bowler Zaheer Khan's fitness issues have been under the scanner since joining Delhi Daredevils ahead of the ongoing eighth edition of the IPL and the franchise insists that he and Mohammed Shami are still not fit for selection.
New Zealand will take on India in a three-Test series, which pacer Mohammed Shami is set to miss. The series-opener will begin in Bengaluru on Wednesday.
Wriddhiman Saha acknowledged that his axing from the national side under Rahul Dravid's coaching tenure in 2022.
Inspired by Mumbai's famed Mohammed Ali road fare, Chef Shadab Ahmed's Minara Masjid Wali Gali Ke Shami Kebabs are soft, flavourful and cooked to perfection.
India's bowlers once again exposed the chinks in jittery Australian batting line-up leaving the hosts tottering at 104 for four in pursuit of a tough target of 323 on the fourth day of the first Test.
Double centurion Agarwal, meanwhile, climbed to the 11th spot after his player-of-the-match effort of 243 in India's only innings. The 28-year-old has reached 691 rating points after scoring 858 runs in his first eight Tests.
While he has been primarily a white-ball bowler, in 2020 during the first COVID-19 lockdown, Mohsin Khan got a rare chance to train with Mohammed Shami at his residential ground in Amroha.
Virat Kohli anchored another tricky chase with perfection after Mohammad Shami's sizzling five-wicket haul as India outclassed New Zealand by four wickets.
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India pacer Mohammed Shami says it is important for him to make most use of the last Indian Premier League game and upcoming practice sessions to be fully ready for next month's ICC Champions Trophy in United Kingdom.
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South Africa have been traditionally weak against spinners.
Pacer Mohammed Shami, says Bikash Mohapatra, should be allowed enough time to recover and improve upon his existing skills to ensure great returns for Team India.
'We want to look at the future and try and make sure we get the right guys in as well.'
Mohammed Shami proved his ability to generate reverse swing on the first day of his Test career with a four-wicket haul, on the opening day of the first Test against the West Indies, at the Eden Gardens.
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Jayed's biggest achievement in the match was getting the wicket of India skipper Virat Kohli which he termed as a 'dream come true'.
India pacer Mohammed Shami's knee injury turned out to be more serious than Delhi Daredevils made it out to be as he has been ruled out of the eighth edition of the Indian Premier League.
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Australia opener David Warner will play no further part in the second Test against India after suffering a concussion when he was struck in the head while batting on Day 1, the team said on Saturday.
Ben Stokes is notably absent from the list of 1,574 players who have registered for the IPL 2025 mega auction, scheduled for November 24 and 25 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
'You want to see how people react to different situations. There is a fine balance that you need to maintain, something we have managed to do for the last few years.'
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Shami will be given adequate rest in between matches, said Kings XI Punjab coach Mike Hesson
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