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  • Shami’s injury is a big problem, send this player to Australia immediately: Gavaskar

    India faced a crushing defeat by 8 wickets in the first Test match against Australia. Along with this, India has also suffered a big blow due to the injury of fast bowler Mohammad Shami. BCCI has made it clear in the gestures that he will no longer be able to play in this entire series, after which his replacement is being talked about. In such a situation, former Indian cricketer Sunil Gavaskar said that if Ishant Sharma is fine then he should be sent to Australia immediately.

    Gavaskar said in a statement, Shami’s injury is a big problem. He has the ability to take wickets, he can shock the opposition with his bouncers and yorkers. If he is not playing, then it is going to be a problem for India. Gavaskar further said, if Ishant Sharma is fit then I suggest that he should be sent to Australia right now.

    The 71-year-old former cricketer said that if he is capable of bowling 20 overs in a day, then the management should send him to Australia tomorrow so that he can prepare for the Sydney Test. He further said, I am saying that India should take a chance because there is no proper back-up right now. Navdeep Saini has the ability to take wickets, but the way he bowled in warm-up matches, it does not seem that he will be able to bother the Australian batsmen.

  • India vs Australia A 2nd Practice Match, Day 2 Live Cricket Score: Shubman Gill falls for 65

    A ruthless Indian seam attack by Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami rattled the Australia A side on day one of the three-day tour game in Sydney. Batting first India were in a spot of bother at 111/7 but Bumrah’s maiden first-class fifty took India to a respectable 194. In reply, the hosts were bowled out for 108 as Shami (3/29), Bumrah (2/33), and Saini (3/19) bowled a fiery spell.

    This day-night game in Sydney will allow the players to get a feel of conditions during India’s first-ever overseas day-night Test.

  • Mohammad Shami Lauded On Twitter For Fitness And Discipline During 1st ODI Powerplay

    Australia and India are playing the first of the three-match ODI series at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG). Having won the toss, Aaron Finch decided that the hosts would bat first. India chose to go with four specialist bowlers and two bowlers in the form of Hardik Pandya and Ravindra Jadeja while Mayank Agarwal grabbed the opener’s spot in place of the injured Rohit Sharma.

    Mohammad Shami and Jasprit Bumrah started the proceedings for India and both were on the money from the word go as they bowled at good lines and lengths. Shami, in particular, was extremely tidy in the first two overs as he gave away just two runs in his first twelve balls. Bumrah was a tad expensive, however, he ensured that the Australian openers didn’t get any freebies.

    Shami gave away 12 runs in his first spell of three overs. The right-arm speedster returned to bowl his fourth and the final over of the powerplay and once away he was economical, giving away just a solitary run. In his first four overs, Shami gave away just 13 runs as Australia finished the powerplay at 51/0.

    Meanwhile, Australian openers were going strong with both Aaron Finch and David Warner scoring runs easily. At the time of publishing this article, Australia reached 84/0 at the end of 17 overs. India will be eager to get the first breakthrough and put a brake on the scoring rate.

  • Mohammed Shami preparing for long haul in India’s tour of Australia

    After about a week of quarantine in Sydney, the Indian team is now training every day ahead of the contests against Australia. Three ODIs and three T20Is will precede a marquee four-Test series. As for Mohammed Shami, he is concentrating more on red-ball cricket.

    “We are going to have a long tour starting with the white ball followed by pink and red ball Tests. My focus area has been the red ball and I am working on my lengths and seam movement,” Shami told bcci.tv.

    The first ODI in Sydney is on November 27, while the first Test in Adelaide, a day-nighter, commences on December 17. Over the past two-and-a-half months, Shami had been playing white-ball cricket in the Indian Premier League (IPL) and the limited-overs leg of the Australia tour will be a sort of continuation.

    The Adelaide Test will be a played with a pink ball, which swings more than its red variant. The next three Tests, in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane respectively, are traditional red-ball encounters. For a bowler, especially a pacer, adjusting lengths will be important.

    “I have always felt that once you start pitching the ball at the lengths you desire, you can succeed in different formats. What you need is control. I have done well with the white ball and now spending time in the nets bowling with the red ball. You don’t bowl in the same area since both formats are different, but your basics don’t change much,” Shami said.

    His first tour of Australia in 2014-15 wasn’t a very successful one, although Shami was India’s highest wicket-taker with 15 scalps from three Tests. A relative newcomer back then, he was still learning the ropes as regards to handling the red Kookaburra, and his length wasn’t consistent. Two years ago, during India’s triumphant tour in 2018-19, he took 16 wickets in four Tests and his series average was 26.18 compared to 35-plus in 2014-15. Last time around, he bowled a lot fuller, swung the ball, and was rewarded. Shami targeted a few batsmen with bouncers, but used it more as a shock weapon.

    Some fast bowlers, especially from the subcontinent, tend to get a little carried away on hard and bouncy Australian pitches and resort to an overdose of short-pitched bowling in Test cricket. At 30 years of age, Shami is now one of the senior bowlers in the group and India’s chances to a great extent will depend on how he and Jasprit Bumrah perform as a pair.

    Then again, even for a bowler of Shami’s experience, it’s not easy to make an instant switch from white-ball length to its Test-match equivalent. Little wonder then that he is focusing on red-ball cricket at the moment.

  • Punjab’s fifth consecutive win, play of war continues

    Kings XI Punjab continued their tremendous performance with the best half-centuries of Universe boss Chris Gayle (51) and Mandeep Singh (66 not out) after the superb bowling of fast bowler Mohammad Shami (three wickets for 35 runs) on Monday. Recorded their fifth consecutive win by eight wickets and strengthened their claim to the playoffs.

    Punjab stunned Kolkata with a modest performance of 149 runs for nine wickets in 20 overs with a brilliant performance from their bowlers, who scored an easy victory by scoring 150 runs for two wickets in 18.5 overs. This is Punjab’s sixth win in 12 matches and has 12 points. Punjab has now come in fourth place. Kolkata, on the other hand, suffered a sixth defeat in 12 matches and also have 12 points in their account. Kolkata has slipped to fifth position.

    Although the Kings XI Punjab team, captained by KL Rahul, had lost a few matches in a row, after that the team made a spectacular comeback and put up a winning streak. With this victory, the chances of the team going into playoffs still remain. In the first batting, the team of Kolkata Knight Riders had scored only 149 runs, that is, Kings XI Punjab needed 150 runs to win. The team achieved this score in 18.5 overs at the loss of two wickets. Now the Kings XI Punjab and Kolkata Knight Riders have both got 12–12 points, in such a situation the battle of play has become even stronger and it is difficult to say which of these teams will reach the playoffs. Captain KL Rahul could not score big today from Kings XI Punjab and was dismissed after scoring 28 runs. After this, Chris Gayle and Mandeep Singh led the team to victory. When the team was very close to winning, Then Chris Gayle was dismissed after scoring 51 runs. At the same time, second opener Mandeep Singh also completed his half-century and managed to win the team.

  • Delhi Eye Second Win of the Season

    Struck by the crisis emanating from Gautam Gambhir’s resignation as captain, a beleaguered Delhi Daredevils face a herculean task to revive their IPL campaign when they clash with Kolkata Knight Riders here tomorrow under young skipper Shreyas Iyer. Gambhir leaving captaincy midway into the tournament does not guarantee resurrection of the side but the left-hander’s decision has given the team management a chance to infuse new life into the franchise with new ideas. Gambhir’s rough patch, along with poor form of other batsmen, has resulted in over-reliance on young Rishabh Pant. The team has lost five of its six matches and is languishing at the bottom of the points table. Gambhir the batsman would still be critical if a turnaround has to happen for the Daredevils but it remains to be seen if he remains in the playing XI. The hosts are now in an unenvious position where they need to win seven of the remaining eight matches to be in Play-offs contention. The 23-year-old Iyer is faced with the enormous task of turning it around for the team as a leader. The young batsman showed that he has the heart for a fight when he took it upon himself to steer the side against Kings XI Punjab.He almost pulled it off but fell short by one big shot. However, it was a performance which indicated that he is not averse to taking responsibility, which is the need of the hour for the Daredevils. The Daredevils have not been particularly lucky on the fitness front either with Jason Roy (side strain) and Chris Morris (back problem) recovering. The only game Daredevils have won so far was shaped by Roy’s unbeaten whirlwind knock of 91 on debut. A big player not to have clicked for them is Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell. Maxwell has scores of 17, 13, 47, 4 and 12 so far and it is absolutely imperative for the Daredevils that he regains his form. On the other hand, KKR are also struggling a bit with their bowling. But what has worked reasonably well for them is their batting. Their willow-wielders have been contributing consistently, twice taking the side past the 200-mark but bowlers have struggled to defend even big totals.

    KKR have won three matches and lost as many to sit fourth in the table. The last time the two sides clashed, it was KKR which dominated by putting 200 runs on the board to win by a comprehensive 71-run margin. It’s a spin-heavy attack for KKR with Sunil Narine, Kuldeep Yadav and Piyush Chawla doing the bulk of the job. The slow conditions at the Feroze Shah Kotla are likely to suit this combination while the young Shivam Mavi and England’s Tom Curran would spearheading the pace attack. Australian quick Mitchell Johnson has got only two games so far. Andre Russell has done a fine all-round job for them and the West Indian continues to be a vital cog for them. His brute power would be of immense use on Kotla pitch where the ball may not come on to the bat easily. The conditions will testing for KKR batsmen. Squads: Delhi Daredevils: Shreyas Iyer (C), Chris Morris, Rishabh Pant, Glenn Maxwell, Gautam Gambhir, Jason Roy, Colin Munro, Mohammed Shami, Amit Mishra, Prithvi Shaw, Rahul Tewatia, Vijay Shankar, Harshal Patel, Avesh Khan, Shahbaz Nadeem, Daniel Christian, Jayant Yadav, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Trent Boult, Manjot Kalra, Abhishek Sharma, Sandeep Lamichhane, Naman Ojha, Sayan Ghosh and Liam Plunkett. Kolkata Knight Riders: Dinesh Karthik (C), Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Chris Lynn, Robin Uthappa, Mitchell Johnson, Piyush Chawla, Kuldeep Yadav, Shubman Gill, Ishank Jaggi, Nitish Rana, Vinay Kumar, Apoorv Wankhade, Rinku Singh, Shivam Mavi, Cameron Delport, Javon Searles, Tom Curran and Prasidh Krishna.