Tag: James Anderson

Fast bowler James Anderson is at top of his run-up and ready to run in. The India batsmen R Ashwin and Dhruv Jorel, who have been dead batting for a while, are ready. But captain Ben Stokes isn’t. Not many would venture to the vastly experienced Anderson about field ...

According to the law of holes, if you find yourself in a hole, stop digging. Claiming that the Indian cricket team are currently in a ‘hole’ after only one defeat – in the first of the ongoing five-match Test series against England – might attract allegations of exaggeration.But when ...

Self-proclaimed Test “addict” Stuart Broad was able to quit on his own terms, announcing on Saturday he would retire following the fifth and final Ashes Test at The Oval.After stumps on the third day of a Test in which England are pressing for a series-levelling win against their arch-rivals ...

(With inputs from Prasanth Menon)NEW DELHI: Mohammed Siraj has been making headlines of late for his very disciplined and very accurate bowling style that is helping him reap rich dividends. In the recently concluded ODI series vs Sri Lanka, Siraj was the highest wicket-taker overall with 9 wickets in ...

NEW DELHI: "Respect the conditions". Whatever type of player a batsman might be, he is always asked by his coach to give the first few minutes of his stay at the crease in Test cricket to the bowler, to curb his natural instincts, to get his eye in and ...

In sport, as in life, there are events within events. Moments that shape the moment of glory or moments that stay in the mind beyond the runs, wickets, goals and trophies. Moments that are more imperishable than numbers. As a breathless year of sport ends, and another sporting year ...

KANPUR: "Feels like absolutely nothing at all." With these words off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin on Monday played down his milestone of becoming India's third highest wicket-taker in Test cricket. Ashwin dismissed Tom Latham to claim his 418th Test wicket and go past Harbhajan Singh on the fifth and final day ...

Other gainers from the Lord's Test include England captain Joe Root. Root's unbeaten knock of 180 in the first innings has resulted in moving two places to be ranked second with 893 rating points, only eight less than top-ranked New Zealand captain Kane Williamson.James Anderson moved one spot to ...

In one over on the fifth morning of the first Test between India and England at Chennai, James Anderson reminded everyone that history is not made everyday; certainly not on every fifth day of a Test match. Such has been the impact of India’s recent show in Australia, where ...

Virat Kohli, Kane Williamson, Steven Smith and Joe Root are among seven players who have been nominated for the Sir Garfield Sobers Award for the ICC male cricketer for the decade across formats. India offspinner R Ashwin is the only bowler in this list that also includes Kumar Sangakkara ...