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Jan 4, 2025 · S ince the start of this decade, among bowlers who have bowled 50 or more full tosses in T20 cricket, Jasprit Bumrah has been hurt the least. In fact, bowlers will kill to have as their overall record the returns Bumrah has on the full …

Feb 11, 2025 · "Y ou can only do three things: spin from the leg, spin from the off, or go in straight. The ball can't disappear or explode." These words, attributed to John Gleeson, the Australian mystery spinner of the 1960s and '70s, are broadly true, but sometimes someone bowls a ball so confounding that it may as well have exploded.R Ashwin bowled one to Glenn Phillips recently, a carrom ball that ...

Jan 22, 2025 · They raced to 279 for 2 in 30 overs, about 60 runs ahead of Australia, who were also two down around the same point. Australia had a free pass on the road of excess; South Africa showed even the badlands around it could be treated like they were a highway.

May 8, 2024 · T his interview was not planned. In 2021, the Cricket Monthly ran an interview with Afghanistan T20 captain Rashid Khan where he spoke about his life and cricket and dissected the various deliveries in his repertoire. So when Gujarat Titans presented me with an opportunity to chat to Rashid this year, in person in Ahmedabad, I wasn't sure we had enough to talk about.

Nov 22, 2024 · Ahead of its Time Angelo Mathews' spectacular boundary save. There was a time when fielders being acrobatic on the boundary to save runs or dismiss batters wasn't the norm

Jul 24, 2023 · There is film music at every IPL venue, but this is different. This is the title track from the 1995 blockbuster Baashha, probably the first movie you'd show someone seeking a crash course on the phenomenon of Rajinikanth, and the kaantham in his name. This isn't just any Rajini song, but a Rajini intro song (re-intro song in this case, housed within a flashback).

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Aug 15, 2024 · W here does cricket begin and end? If you're a professional player, in the pavilion. It's the venue for post-win parties in dressing rooms, a place of refuge after a long day's play, and a surprisingly long walk away if you've just picked up a golden duck.

Dec 13, 2024 · I ndia's win in the 2021 Gabba Test against Australia, played in the middle of a Covid lockdown, will forever be counted among the greatest Test matches. Here's the story of the match in the words of some who played and were present in the dressing rooms. Vikram Rathour, India assistant coach: In Sydney [third Test] people were allowed to go out and have meals and walk around, but suddenly [in ...