India bowling coach Morne Morkel expressed his delight about the dismissal of England's talismanic batter Joe Root in the final hour of the fourth day of the gripping fifth Test at The Oval, a player who has given him many "sleepless nights".
Bowling coach Morne Morkel had effusive praise in store for "outstanding" Mohammed Siraj, who took the mantle of spearheading India's pace attack in the absence of Jasprit Bumrah, while "enjoying" the added responsibility during the fifth Test of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy against England
Brook's explosive 111 in 98 balls, along with a classic Root century, dashed India's hopes of an easy win while defending a massive 374, as the action heads to the final day, with 35 runs and three/four wickets (depending on Chris Woakes' availability to bat), still up for grabs for an Engli
At the end of the day's play, England was 339/6, with Jamie Overton (0*) and Jamie Smith (2*) unbeaten. England still need 35 runs to win, with uncertainty over Chris Woakes coming to bat or not after a shoulder injury. Wickets from Akash Deep and Prasidh Krishna towards the end and a rel
Siraj accomplished this upward movement in the charts during day four of the fifth and final Test against England at The Oval. Siraj's spell on the second day was a scorching one, bowling eight overs, giving away 33 runs, and getting a crucial wicket of Ollie Pope to end the first session wi
Fiery bowling spells from Indian fast-bowlers Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep, and Prasidh Krishna kept the visitors still in the hunt to win the game as England finished at 164/3 after the end of the first session on the fourth day of The Oval Test on Sunday.
"This had to be Prasidh's day. He really stepped up -- especially after Siraj had just bowled an eight-over spell and Akash Deep had done a long shift. Prasidh getting those breakthroughs was vital. If he hadn't, we'd have had to turn to spin, and someone like Harry Brook could have taken ad
Reflecting on the day's play, Aaron said, "I think India are in a good position. The wicket of Sai Sudharsan could have been avoided, but it was a great delivery -- there wasn't much he could have done."
"We said, whatever happened has happened, now we know what needs to be done. The idea was to back each other up every time we're bowling. If something needs to change, we just go up to each other and keep reminding ourselves, and get on the same page with our plans," Krishna explained.
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Krishna's four-wicket haul, which caused England's batting to collapse from 142/2 to 215/7, bowling in tandem with Mohammed Siraj, was one of the highlights of an action-packed day two of the fifth Test at The Oval. The lanky pacer started the series on a poor note, taking just six wickets i
After India was skittled out for 224 at the start of the day, England imposed their dominance on Team India with a 92-run opening stand between openers Ben Duckett and Zak Crawley. However, after Crawley's dismissal at a score of 129, Prasidh and Mohammed Siraj triggered a batting collapse,