The legendary Australian cricketer feels there’s enough cricket before the World Cup for Jasprit Bumrah to ease into the game after surgery. Getting there too quickly could be mentally confusing for Bumrah, he feels.
Debutant Yashavi Jaiswal (1) and Shubman Gill (6) got out cheaply in run chase before Suryakumar came up with a special 83 off 44 balls to help India gun down the target in 17.5 overs.
Opting to bat first, India scored 152 for seven. West Indies completed the chase of 153 with seven balls to spare, as Nicholas Pooran blazed his way to a match-winning 67 off 40 balls.
Bumrah is an accomplished wicket-taker — 319 scalps in 162 international appearances — who quickly established himself as the all-format go-to man for his three long-time skippers, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma.
Bilateral contests lack context, interest in ODIs is waning, IPL is eating into the business of bilateral cricket, and Test matches are getting shorter.
Skipper Rohit Sharma and senior pro Virat Kohli once again opted out to give World Cup hopefuls a fair go but the dominant result isn't a good enough indication that all boxes have been ticked as the team looks far from settled.
Pakistan will also play Sri Lanka on October 10 instead of October 12 in Hyderabad which will facilitate a three-day gap before the India game.
Australia, chasing a mammoth 384 to win, collapsed from 264-3 to 334 all out, with England's retiring paceman Stuart Broad taking the final wicket.
The selectors have also included Karnataka pacer Prasidh Krishna in the squad.
For a brand, a bilateral series doesn’t have the same value as IPL. Therefore, the board must go beyond vanilla branding if it is to draw sponsors and successfully monetise matches.
David Warner (58 not out) and Usman Khawaja (69 not out) are at the crease.
Two-time former champions, West Indies will not even be a part of the ODI World Cup to be staged in India this October-November.
Kuldeep Yadav of 2019 was still learning the tricks of the trade and had struggled for form before heading into the big event, but he is a different beast now.
Following a 90-run opening partnership between Ishan Kishan (55; 55b) and Shubman Gill (34; 49b), India found themselves in tatters losing five wickets for 23 runs after Windies skipper Shai Hope opted to bowl.
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A careful review of the replays appeared to show England wicketkeeper Jonny Bairstow nudging one of the bails out of its groove a fraction of a second before taking the ball.
After Jadeja (3/37 in 6 overs) and Kuldeep (4/6 in 3 overs) set it up beautifully, shooting out the Windies for 114 in 23 overs, Ishan Kishan helped himself to a half-century (52 off 46 balls) in India's successful chase in just 22.5 overs.
Bumrah is currently doing his extensive rehabilitation at the NCA post-surgery to cure his lower back stress fracture and is expected to play a couple of warm-up games before a final call is taken.
She was heard telling her Bangladeshi counterpart Nigar Sultana to invite the umpires on stage after the post-match presentation, forcing the Bangladesh players to opt out of a joint photo session.
The industry is waiting to see if the cricket board decides to call for an e-auction or opts for a closed bid.
Eyeing a clean sweep after their victory inside three days in Dominica, India called the shots in Port of Spain, Trinidad, too and set the hosts an imposing target of 365. But the match ended in a draw after the fifth and final day's play was washed out.
The course will be offered online and would be free of cost. It happens to be a part of the ICC Training and Education programme, while further courses, along with the ICC Coaching Course Level 2, will also be launched later this year.
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The three-match ODI series, thus, ended at 1-1 with the hosts winning the first ODI and India bouncing back to win the second in a comprehensive manner.
Bumrah and Prasidh Krishna, another fast bowler who is recovering from a stress fracture, are "both bowling at full intensity", the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said.
