With his unconventional action, toe-crushing yorkers and disconcerting pace, India's Jasprit Bumrah has taken the pitch out of equation on his way to acquiring legendary status, says fast-bowling great Dale Steyn.
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'Cricket is like a circle, the smaller you keep it, the better it will be. You expand this circle more and you will find gaps.'
Indian pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah disclosed that he experimented with an assortment of deliveries until he found the one that yielded result on the second day of the first Test against Bangladesh, as the lack of grip on the wicket rendered his stock balls ineffective.
The four wickets that India prised out in the third session, on balance, swung the game back in their favour, says Prem Panicker .
South Africa batting great AB de Villiers has heaped praise on Jasprit Bumrah for simply "outbowling" his colleagues in the second Test against England in Visakhapatnam to help India level the five-match series.
Rishabh Pant, Shreyas Iyer, K L Rahul and Arshdeep Singh headline the top bracket of elite players at the IPL mega auction.
IMAGES from the 1st T20I between India and Bangladesh played in Gwalior on Sunday
Focus will now be on how Rabada would fare against the likes of Chris Gayle, Lokesh Rahul, Mayank Agarwal and David Miller.
The yorker that cleaned up Ollie Pope's stumps on Saturday, February 3, 2024 on Day 2 of the second England-India Test at the Dr Y S Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA cricket stadium in Visakhapatnam.
Often criticised for not bowling consistent yorkers like his younger fast-bowling counterpart Jasprit Bumrah, Indian pacer Umesh Yadav says his action is more suited for full length outswing deliveries. "I know a lot of bowlers are judged by their ability to bowl yorkers at the death. I can also bowl yorkers effectively but it is a delivery that can go wrong as it is difficult to bowl consistently," Yadav told PTI during an exclusive interaction. "There would be days when the length would be wrong. The advantage for Jasprit (Bumrah) is that his action is natural when it comes to bowling yorkers while my action means that my stock ball will be outswinger," he said.
Dhoni's batting revealed his sharp reflexes as he efficiently dug out a yorker.
'Stokes is an excellent player of fast bowling. He is hurried with Bumrah.'
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Ganguly feels it is the talented Indian batting line-up in DC that will make a difference in the tournament.
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England secured a dominant victory by an innings and 114 runs against West Indies at the Lord's on Friday
Matheesha Pathirana stood out with his searing pace in a match dominated by the batters.
Captain Suryakumar Yadav smashed a brilliant half-century as India overpowered Sri Lanka by 43 runs in the first T20 International.
Bumrah finished with figures of 6 for 45 -- his 10th five wicket haul in Test cricket -- while also becoming the fastest Indian pacer to take 150 Test wickets.
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England were in a commanding position as they took a 94-run first innings lead over the West Indies on the second day of the third and final Test.
Matheesha Pathirana's exceptional bowling performance emerged as the game-changer.
Bumrah became the fastest Indian pacer to pick 150+ wickets in long-format cricket during the second day of the India-England Test match in Visakhapatnam.
'Whenever I've had bad days, I've watched videos the next day to see what didn't work, why it didn't work.'
Images from the IPL 2024 match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bengaluru.
'One day I want to bowl the fastest ball in the world.'
He has bowled over 80 overs in the first three Tests with success, picking 17 wickets so far in the series.
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'I understand it's a show, but under the roof we need to be a little bit more strict about the noise. All the noise stays inside, and this is difficult.'
Pakistan lost Mohammad Rizwan for a duck in the first over when Moeen Ali had him caught and his opening partner Saim Ayub holed out in the deep to leave the tourists reeling at 14-2.
Playing tennis-ball cricket in his formative years has helped him bowl his yorkers with good control, revealed Mumbai Indians pacer Jasprit Bumrah.
Rasikh shone with the ball in DC's narrow win on Wednesday, finishing with figures of 3/44 from four overs, taking the important wickets of B Sai Sudarshan, Shahrukh Khan and R Sai Kishore.
Sunil Narine may have made up his mind not to come out of retirement but his compatriot Andre Russell believes he's the "missing puzzle" in the West Indies line-up and reversing his decision one last time would make the whole nation happy.
Matthew Wade acknowledged India's relentless pursuit, citing the challenge of executing yorkers.
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LSG fast bowler Naveen Ul Haq conceded that all their plans failed against the star West Indian allrounder.
'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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