DTVHINDIWhy is Jasprit Bumrah the world’s number 1 bowler? Former Pakistani veteran enumerated his merits
In the first Test against Australia, Jasprit Bumrah also won the title of Player of the Match by taking 8 wickets. Jasprit Bumrah & Wasim Akram (Photo Source: Jasprit Bumrah is currently the world number-1 bowler. He is performing brilliantly for India in all three formats. He won the title of Player of the Tournament by taking 15 wickets in the T20 World Cup 2024. Due to Bumrah’s bowling, the fate of the final match was turned and India defeated South Africa. In the absence of Rohit Sharma, Bumrah was recently seen captaining India in the first Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Under his captaincy, India made a great start to the series by defeating Australia by 295 runs in Perth. Bumrah also won the title of Player of the Match by taking 8 wickets. He took 5 wickets for 30 runs in the first innings and 3 wickets for 42 runs in the second innings. Meanwhile, recently former Pakistani legendary bowler Wasim Akram told why Bumrah is a world-class bowler? For this reason Jasprit Bumrah is a different bowler Wasim Akram says Bumrah’s unique bowling technique, his extraordinary release point, which is approximately 34 centimeters ahead of the popping crease, is an important factor. He said that most bowlers usually release from within 10 centimeters of the line. And the extra 24 centimeters by Bumrah is an advantage, allowing the ball to accelerate towards the batsman in an almost unpredictable manner. Wasim Akram while talking on Star Sports said, Bumrah’s bowling arm comes from behind (shoulder), which is hyper-extension and finally as we say in Punjabi “tunka” a flick of the wrist which skids the ball, which as a batsman you do not expect. Especially on wickets where the ball stays low, he has troubled the batsmen with an action that is natural and very difficult to get off with a flick of the wrist at the end. No batter is 💯confident when they see #JaspritBumrah rushing at them!#JaspritBumrah‘s wrist action and skidding of the ball makes it unplayable for Aussie batters!#AUSvINDOnStar 👉 2nd Test FRI, 6th DEC, 8 AM only on Star Sports 1 | #ToughestRivalry pic.twitter.com/D59tfKyRIx — Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia) November 27, 2024 Akram further said that there can be a difference of about 40 centimeters in the release point of Bumrah’s delivery, which makes a huge difference in the pace and trajectory. This causes his balls to skid after being pitched, creating further difficulties for batsmen trying to read his bowling. The release point of Bumrah’s ball is also different by about 40 centimeters and at this speed it makes a huge difference and is the reason why his balls skid after being hit.
ICC Test Ranking: Bumrah again becomes number one bowler, Virat also bats well
Bumrah and Virat performed brilliantly in the Perth Test match. Jasprit Bumrah & Virat Kohli (Photo Source: ICC has released the latest Test rankings after the first Test match between Australia and India played in Perth. Indian team’s star fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah has gained in the latest rankings and after taking a total of eight wickets in the Perth Test match, he has once again become the number-1 Test bowler. At the same time, Virat and Jaiswal, who scored centuries in that match, have also got advantage in the ranking. ICC Test Ranking: Virat Kohli got advantage after scoring a century Team India’s young opening batsman Yashasvi Jaiswal, who played a memorable inning of 161 runs in the second innings of the Perth Test, has now reached the second position in the ICC Test batsmen’s rankings. Yashasvi has gained two places and is now only behind Joe Root. Virat Kohli also scored a century in the second innings of Perth and due to this he got a huge advantage in the ranking. Virat Kohli has jumped 9 places to 13th position. While Rishabh Pant is still in the top 10 and remains at number six, Shubman Gill, who could not play the first Test, has lost one place in the rankings. Gill has slipped to 17th position. Whereas captain Rohit Sharma also could not play the first test match, he did not suffer any loss in the ranking. Rohit is currently at 26th position. ICC Test Ranking: R Ashwin reached fourth place Talking about the Test ranking of bowlers, Bumrah has once again become the number-1 Test bowler. Bumrah took five wickets in the first innings of the Perth Test and three wickets in the second innings. For that brilliant performance, he was also named Player of the Match. South African fast bowler Kagiso Rabada is at second position while Australia’s Josh Hazlewood is at third position. India’s R Ashwin, who was not a part of the playing XI in the Perth Test, has gained one place in the rankings and has come at number four. Ravindra Jadeja has slipped one place to seventh place. Mohammad Siraj, who took a total of five wickets in the Perth Test, has also gained three places in the rankings and has reached number 25.
I want to see KL Rahul batting at number three in Perth Test: Cheteshwar Pujara
Shubman Gill is finding it very difficult to play in the first Test as he had injured his thumb while practicing a few days ago. Cheteshwar Pujara And KL Rahul (Pic Source-X) The five-match Test series between Australia and India is starting from November 22 in Perth. In the Perth Test match, a lot of questions are being raised as to who should bat at number three. Actually, it is very difficult for Shubman Gill to play in the first test because he got injured in his thumb while practicing a few days ago. Experienced batsman Cheteshwar Pujara has given his stand regarding this very thing. According to Cheteshwar Pujara, KL Rahul can bat very well at number three and can win the hearts of all the fans. Speaking on Star Sports’ Press Room show, Cheteshwar Pujara said, ‘I don’t know anything about the batting order but I want to see Rahul playing this role at number three. He has a lot of experience in handling pressure. I have heard that Devdutt Padikkal can be given batting at number three but KL Rahul’s job will be easier in this order. KL Rahul has the ability to put pressure on the Australian bowlers while batting tremendously. Team India is ready for the first test match Team India has been practicing extensively in Perth for quite some time now. Rohit Sharma will not be seen playing in the first test match. In his unavailability, Team India will be captained by Jasprit Bumrah. At present, all the Indian fans would be praying that Team India should perform tremendously and win this Test series. Let us tell you that, if Team India has to secure its place in the final of this cycle of the World Test Championship, then they will have to win at least four matches in the upcoming Test series. If KL Rahul gets a place in the playing XI then it is very important for him to bat well. These 8 star players will not play in IPL 2025 Indian players who have scored 50+ scores most times in Australia Batsmen who hit most sixes in T20Is in 2024- IPL 2025: PBKS will target these 5 players with a purse of Rs 110.5 crore How has been Virat Kohli’s performance in BGT, know here- List of batsmen who scored the fastest T20I century for India- IPL 2025: RR can target these players in the mega auction Indian batsmen who got out on duck most number of times in T20Is- IPL 2025: These 8 players will get expensive bids in the mega auction IPL 2025: MI will target these 5 players in the mega auction
ICC T20I Ranking: Hardik Pandya becomes number one all-rounder, takes huge leap after South Africa series
Hardik Pandya’s performance in the T20 against South Africa was decent. Hardik Pandya (Photo Source: Insta) The International Cricket Council (ICC) released the latest rankings of T20 players on Wednesday. India’s star all-rounder Hardik Pandya has got a huge boost in the rankings after the four-match T20 series against South Africa. Hardik has once again become the number-1 T20 all-rounder. He reached the top leaving behind England’s Liam Livingstone and Nepal’s Dipendra Singh Ari. Hardik currently has 244 rating points. England all-rounder Liam Livingstone has slipped to third position with 230 points. Nepal’s Deependra Airi (230) is at second position. Hardik had played an unbeaten inning of 39 runs in the second T20 against South Africa. He took two wickets in the series. India won that series 3-1. In this series, Hardik performed well with the ball, but he did not get that many opportunities in batting. Sanju Samson also got advantage in T20I ranking Surya has suffered a loss of one place in the latest ranking of batsmen. He is at fourth position with 788 marks. Babar is at fifth position with 742 points. Wicketkeeper-batsman Sanju Samson has also benefited tremendously after the South Africa series. He has made a huge jump of 17 places and reached 22nd position. He scored centuries in the first and fourth matches against South Africa. There has also been a reshuffle in the ranking of T20 bowlers. Australian bowlers Adam Zampa (693) and Nathan Ellis (628) have come at third and 11th positions respectively. Australia recently whitewashed Pakistan in the three-match T20 series. India’s fast bowler Arshdeep Singh (656) has moved up three places to ninth position. On the basis of his performance against South Africa, he has achieved the new highest rating of his career.
Tilak Verma, who scored two centuries in T20I, took a huge leap in the ICC rankings, know which number he reached?
Tilak had scored two centuries in the recently concluded four-match T20 series against South Africa. TILAK VARMA (Image Credit- Twitter X) Indian cricket team’s 22-year-old young all-rounder Tilak Verma has made a huge leap in the latest ICC rankings released recently. Let us tell you that now he has reached the third position in the category of batsmen in T20 International cricket. Tilak has got the golden gift of batting stormy in the recently concluded four-match T20 series against South Africa. It is noteworthy that Tilak had created history by playing century innings in consecutive matches against the Proteas team. In this series, Tilak scored a total of 280 runs in the four matches played at a stormy strike rate of 198.58 and an average of 140. So now in T20 cricket, he has reached the third position in the category of batsmen with 806 rating points. Tilak has achieved this feat in just 20 matches. After the series against South Africa, Tilak has made a big and huge jump of 69 points. In T20 cricket, Australia’s opening batsman Travis Head is at the first position with 855 rating points, while England’s wicketkeeper batsman Phil Salt is at the second position with 828 rating points. TILAK VARMA MOVES TO NUMBER 3 IN ICC T20I BATTERS RANKING….!!! – Tilak jumps 69 positions after 2 terrific hundreds 🤯 pic.twitter.com/kFwxvXXXte —Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) November 20, 2024 A look at Tilak Varma’s cricket career On the other hand, if we tell you about Tilak Verma’s cricket career, he plays domestic cricket for Hyderabad. He was born on 8 November 2002 in Hyderabad. Tilak was the leading run-scorer for Hyderabad in the 2021–22 Ranji Trophy. Apart from this, till the time of writing the news, he has played 4 ODI and 20 T20 matches for Team India. Tilak has 68 runs in ODI at an average of 22.67 and 616 runs in T20 at an average of 51.33. Apart from this, he has scored a total of 1156 runs in 38 IPL matches at an average of 39.86.
Shaheen Afridi becomes number 1 ODI bowler after latest ranking, read big news
Shaheen has got 696 rating points. Shaheen Afridi (Photo Source: Getty Images) ICC Men’s ODI Bowling Rankings: After the release of the latest ICC rankings, Pakistan cricket team’s fast bowler Shaheen Afridi has got a big advantage in the ODI format. He has now become the number 1 bowler in ODIs. It is noteworthy that Shaheen had recently played an important role in Pakistan’s 2-1 victory against Australia. So now Shaheen has got the benefit of excellent bowling in ranking also. Shaheen currently has 696 rating points, and he is at number one. At the second position is former captain of Afghanistan cricket team and all-rounder Rashid Khan. Rashid currently has 687 rating points. Whereas South African spinner Keshav Maharaj is at third place with 674 rating points. Apart from Shaheen, fast bowler Haris Rauf has also got a big advantage in the category of bowlers in ODI. Rauf has reached number 13 after achieving his career best ranking with a jump of 9 points. On the other hand, in the batsmen’s category, West Indies captain Shai Hope has reached the top 10 in the ODI format after almost 18 months. Hope had recently performed brilliantly in the ODI series against England. He has gained two places and reached 10th position with 665 rating points. T20 series between Australia and Pakistan starts from 14th November Also, let us tell you that after the ODI series, now the three-match T20 series between Australia and Pakistan is going to start from Wednesday, November 14. The first match of this series will be played at The Gabba ground in Brisbane. It will be worth watching how the fast bowling attack of Pakistan cricket team is going to perform in this match.
“How many teams have such a player who can open at number 5 and 6…” – Head coach said in support of KL Rahul
Gautam Gambhir & KL Rahul (Photo Source: India head coach Gautam Gambhir revealed that there is no certainty yet whether Rohit Sharma will play in the first Test against Australia in Perth or not. He said that a decision will be taken in the next few days and if he does not play the Perth Test, then Bumrah will captain in his absence. Meanwhile, the 43-year-old also highlighted that if Rohit does not play then Abhimanyu Easwaran or KL Rahul could open. In fact Both Easwaran and Rahul flopped with the bat in the practice match against Australia A in Melbourne. After which, there was discussion about Shubman Gill opening again, but Gambhir admitted that the team management had not discussed it. However, he indicated that the team management would give preference to someone senior. Gambhir talked about Rahul’s experience and said that the playing eleven will be selected closer to the first Test. The Delhi-born player also revealed that the team is not focusing on the World Test Championship final and every series they play has great importance. Gautam Gambhir gave a big statement regarding KL Rahul Gautam Gambhir said in the press conference, “I am not considering the scenario of reaching the WTC final. Every series is important, regardless of what happened in the past. We are keen to go to Australia and do well. Abhimanyu Easwaran, KL Rahul are our options as Rohit’s replacement. “I will consider the best playing XI as the first Test approaches.” He further said, “Sometimes you go with experienced players also. He can bat in the top order, middle order and also at number 6. He can keep wickets; If Rohit is not available for the first Test then he can open for us. How many teams have a player like KL Rahul who can open as well as play at number 5 or 6? KL Rahul is an experienced player.”
‘He was number 1 in our list’, Venky Mysore explains the reason for Shreyas Iyer’s release
KKR has retained Rinku Singh, Sunil Narine, Varun Chakravarthy, Andre Russell, Harshit Rana and Ramandeep Singh. Venky Mysore and Shreyas Iyer Kolkata Knight Riders have released their captain Shreyas Iyer ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auction. Iyer joined KKR in 2022 for Rs 12.25 crore and was made the captain. It was under his captaincy that Kolkata won its third IPL trophy in 2024. After this, several rounds of meetings took place between Iyer and the franchise, but things did not work out. After Shreyas Iyer’s release, KKR CEO Venky Mysore said that he was the number-1 choice for retention, but they could not agree on a deal. He also said that every player has complete freedom to go to the auction, so that they can earn more money. Venky Mysore told RevSportz, it is a matter of mutual consent. This is not a unilateral right of any franchisee. Players have to consider and agree on various factors. Somewhere, that agreement does not happen due to various factors – be it money or any other reason. He was at number-1 in our list. He was the captain, so everything has to be built around leadership. In the end people have the freedom to take their own decisions – Venky Mysore He further said that, we had selected him in 2022 and unfortunately he got injured in 2023. But as soon as he arrived, he was handed back the captaincy. We made it clear that when you come back, this will be your team. He was an integral part of the team and did a wonderful job. I have a personal relationship with him, but at the end of the day people have the freedom to take their own decisions. They decide what is good for them and which direction to go. Market value is also an important aspect. Let us tell you that on Thursday, October 31, KKR announced the retained players, in which KKR has retained Rinku Singh, Sunil Narayan, Varun Chakraborty, Andre Russell, Harshit Rana and Ramandeep Singh for IPL 2025.
VIDEO: This is how Washington Sundar completed his century while batting at number 3, watch video
Waushington Sundar (Photo Source: Team India and Tamil Nadu’s spin bowling all-rounder Washington Sundar scored his second first-class century for his state during the Ranji Trophy match against Delhi on day two (Saturday, October 19). The teams of Tamil Nadu and Delhi are facing each other in the Elite Group D of Ranji Trophy at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. In this match, Washington Sundar came to bat at number three, and along with Sai Sudarshan played some attractive strokes and ensured that Tamil Nadu scored at a good run rate in their second match. Sudarshan completed his double century (213) on the second day and Washington Sundar fully supported him. Washington Sundar completed his century by hitting a four However, when Washington Sundar was 4 runs away from completing his century in this match, he completed his century by hitting a four against Delhi fast bowler Navdeep Saini. He went over the slip cordon into the third-man area on the fourth ball of the 91st over. Sundar celebrated his century by taking off his helmet and raised his bat to greet his fellow batsmen. Washington Sundar get to his 💯 🙌 A superb knock coming in at No. 3 👍#RanjiTrophy , @IDFCFIRSTBank Follow the match ▶️ pic.twitter.com/jp3cgyFWXT — BCCI Domestic (@BCCIDomestic) October 19, 2024 This is his first first class century in the last 7 years. Earlier, he had achieved this feat against Tripura in 2017, which was also the first first class century of his career. Then, while opening, he scored 159 runs on 231 balls. Washington Sundar was not part of the first round of Ranji Trophy 2024-25. Then he was playing for Team India. Sundar has played 4 test matches for Team India so far. During this period, he has scored three half-centuries in six innings in Test cricket and his average is 66.25 but due to star all-rounders like Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel, he has not got a place in the Test team for some time.
IND vs NZ: Virat Kohli came to bat at number three after eight years, created an unwanted record
Virat Kohli (Photo Source: Getty Images) The first match of the three-match Test series between India and New Zealand is being played at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. Team India’s veteran batsman Virat Kohli flopped badly in this match. Virat Kohli was out without opening the account in this match. Virat Kohli came to bat at number three in this match after a long time. After the early dismissal of Team India captain Rohit Sharma, fans had high expectations from Virat Kohli. Everyone believed that today a big innings would be seen from him on his IPL home ground, but after facing 9 balls, Kohli returned to the pavilion without opening the account. This poor form of Virat is becoming a matter of concern for Team India in Test cricket. Virat Kohli batted at number three in place of Shubman Gill. Shubman Gill has not been included in the playing eleven of the Bengaluru Test match. Due to being unfit, he could not play in this match. For this reason, Virat Kohli batted at number three in his place. Virat Kohli batted at number three in Test cricket after eight years. Before this, he last played at number three in 2016. This time when he came to bat at number three, he returned to the pavilion without opening the account on the ball of William O’Rourke. After this flop performance of Virat Kohli, a surprising figure has come to light. Batting at number three in Test matches, he has scored runs at an average of only 16.16 in seven innings. His highest score during this period has been 41 runs. Looking at these figures it is clear that Virat Kohli is not that successful at number three but despite this he was sent to this position in the Bangalore Test match. Virat Kohli was last out on a duck in Test matches against New Zealand. He had returned to the pavilion on zero against New Zealand at Wankhede Stadium 32 innings ago and now once again he has been out on a duck against the Kiwi team.
