South Africa's speedster Marco Jansen revealed he tried to replicate India's ace Jasprit Bumrah's bowling technique after watching his replays from the first Test match in Kolkata last year.
Pakistan opening batter Sahibzada Farhan has closed in on India's star batter Abhishek Sharma's No. 1 position in the ICC Men's T20I batting rankings after the latest updates to the ICC rankings on Wednesday, according to the ICC website.
Bumrah was adjudged the 'Impact Player of the Match' after a decisive spell that restricted the West Indies to a chaseable total on Sunday in a virtual knockout fixture at the iconic Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
In the match, West Indies posted 195/4 after opting to bat, powered by contributions from Roston Chase (40), Hope (32), Shimron Hetmyer (27), and an unbeaten 76-run partnership between Jason Holder (37*) and Rovman Powell (34*). India's bowlers were led by Jasprit Bumrah, who returned figure
Nayar also praised Jasprit Bumrah for changing the game in one over. Bumrah was called back into the attack in the 12th over, and he dismissed first Shimron Hetmyer (27 off 12 balls) and then got rid of the set batter Roston Chase (40 off 25 balls) with a slower delivery.
One thing that has stood out about this tournament is how the Men in Blue have batted with different tempos throughout the tournament. In their seven-match run so far, they have crossed the 200-run mark only twice. While there were expectations of them touching the 250-300 run mark in the to
Samson played one of the most mature knocks of his career on Sunday at Kolkata's Eden Gardens, single-handedly helping India to chase a challenging total of 196 runs against the West Indies in a must-win virtual quarterfinal clash. This knock comes after a long battle with inconsistency, eit
Perhaps, one of the factors in WI's loss was Shai Hope's sluggish 32 in 33 balls, at a strike rate of below 100, consisting of three fours and a six, which came during an opening stand of 68 runs in 53 balls.
India opted to field and WI put up 195/4 on the board, powered by a 35-ball 76 run stand between Jason Holder (37* in 22 balls, with two fours and three sixes) and Rovman Powell (34* in 19 balls, with three fours and two sixes). While Team India was down 41/2 within the powerplay, Samson
During the clash against West Indies, Abhishek Sharma came running from extra-cover, but dropped an absolute sitter during the fifth over bowled by Jasprit Bumrah that could have dismissed Roston Chase. In the penultimate over by Arshdeep Singh, Abhishek spilled out another catch that could
A majestic 76-run partnership between Jason Holder and Rovman Powell for the fifth wicket propelled West Indies to 195/4 against India in their last Super 8 fixture at Eden Gardens on Sunday.
Ahead of the upcoming do-or-die Super 8 clash against the West Indies, former Indian batting coach Sanjay Bangar stressed the significance of sticking to disciplined bowling plans to counter the Caribbean side's aggressive batting approach.