India's spirited speedster Mohammed Siraj shared his experience of bowling in the Test format on home soil after almost a year and expressed that every wicket he took felt like taking a five-for during the recently concluded Test series against the West Indies.
West Indies head coach Daren Sammy penned a heartfelt note for the BCCI, who served as a "great host", and head coach Gautam Gambhir, who took out time after the conclusion of the series to impart knowledge in the Caribbean camp.
Team India continued their dominance over the West Indies with yet another Test series victory at home, extending one of the longest unbeaten runs in cricket history.
The skipper further added, "But sometimes you have to weigh your options, whether you want to go with an extra all-rounder or a wrist spinner. He's someone who always keeps you in the game, no matter what kind of surface you're playing on."
India head coach Gautam Gambhir didn't mince his words while expressing his displeasure over Delhi's surface that hardly offered anything to the pace bowlers of both sides during the second Test against the West Indies at the Arun Jaitley Stadium.
India's veteran all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja disclosed that head coach Gautam Gambhir's decision to promote him from tail-end to an established number six resulted in a switch in his mentality and became fundamental to the success that he has enjoyed with the bat in Test format this year.
India Test captain Shubman Gill explained the rationale behind imposing a follow-on during the second Test against the West Indies at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in the national capital, a move that drew widespread backlash from fans.
Shubman Gill basked in his first series win as Test captain after India swept the series away with a 2-0 scoreline after KL Rahul engineered a flamboyant 58* to take the hosts to a seven-wicket win with consummate ease at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Tuesday.
After two years, West Indies left-hand batter John Campbell on Monday brought an end to the Caribbean side's long drought for a Test century by an opener, scoring his maiden hundred. This ton was the team's first century against India in 19 years.
A marvellous 177-run stand between West Indies batters John Campbell and Shai Hope kept the Roson-Chase-led side still in the game as they scored 252 runs for the loss of three wickets at the end of the first session on the fourth day of the second and final Test match of the series against
Following India left-hand opener Yashasvi Jaiswal's exceptional knock in the second and final Test of the series at Arun Jaitley Stadium, West Indies legendary cricketer Brian Lara hilariously urged the southpaw, "don't beat up our bowlers so bad," as he lauded the youngster's impressive bat
Kuldeep Yadav has become the fastest left-arm wrist spinner to claim 5 five-wicket hauls in Test cricket, achieving this feat in just 15 Tests and equalling Johnny Wardle's record of 5 five-wicket hauls, although Wardle took 28 Tests to reach the milestone.