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Travis ‘Headache’: Ravi Shastri gives Australia batter nickname for dominant performances against India

21Dec

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Travis ‘Headache’: Ravi Shastri gives Australia batter nickname for dominant performances against India

Former India coach Ravi Shastri lauded Travis Head and his impact in the recent Border Gavaskar Trophy against India, pointing out that Head’s improvement against the short ball has been his recipe for success. Head has been a constant thorn in India’s side even before this series, having played a huge hand in helping Australia win the 2023 ODI World Cup and the World Test championship 2023, both against the Men in Blue. In the current series, he started slowly getting dismissed for just 11 and in the 1st innings of the 1st Test but he ramped it up in the second innings with 89 runs but could not prevent Australia’s loss. In his next two outing, he slammed 140 in the 2nd Test and 152 in the 3rd one. “Because his new surname is Travis Head’ache’. They are looking for balms in India. For f...

Ian Healy Interview: All that went around before and after you heard the iconic ‘BOW-LINNN’ SHANE’ war-squeak on cricket grounds

20Dec

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Ian Healy Interview: All that went around before and after you heard the iconic ‘BOW-LINNN’ SHANE’ war-squeak on cricket grounds

Ian Healy had seen everything. Inzamam-ul-Haq’s dancing feet, the release from Shane Warne’s hand and the awareness that it was going to dip sharply and slide outside leg stump, and the intended shot through a deliberately untenanted midwicket. “Sometimes seeing too much can be a problem,” Healy smiles as rain buckets down at the Gabba. And the pressure. “Oh yes, the pressure. I definitely felt it that day.” Pakistan had needed 56 runs when the last man Mushtaq Ahmed joined Inzamam in that famous Karachi Test of 1994, but the equation now read just three runs to win. “Mushy scored 20! Don’t think he ever did it again! That kind of a day.” Warne, the captain Mark Taylor, and Healy had consulted and decided to leave the midwicket open. Inzamam would once tell this correspondent why he took ...

A Bundaberg Rum in friend’s home in Chandigarh during IPL settles ugly Monkeygate spat between Harbhajan Singh and Andrew Symonds

20Dec

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A Bundaberg Rum in friend’s home in Chandigarh during IPL settles ugly Monkeygate spat between Harbhajan Singh and Andrew Symonds

Former Indian cricketer Harbhajan has recalled how the spat with the late Andrew Symonds turned into a friendship after the controversial Monkeygate scandal in the 2007/08 Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Both players were part of the Indian Premier League team Mumbai Indians which won the trophy in 2013. However, before they could have a good bond on the field they had to work out things off-field. “Harbhajan says the moment came at a friend’s house in Chandigarh where Symonds approached him with a bottle of Bundaberg Rum,” quoted Daily Telegraph. “We sat together for a long, long time and talked about it, and at the end of the conversation we had a long, long hug and the picture of the hug became very famous in our chat groups,’’ Harbhajan said. “I have written a very nice piece on him for my bo...

After R Ashwin’s sudden retirement, Ravi Shastri opens up on MS Dhoni’s shock retirement

18Dec

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After R Ashwin’s sudden retirement, Ravi Shastri opens up on MS Dhoni’s shock retirement

When Ravichandran Ashwin chose to call time on his India career out of the blue on Wednesday after the third India vs Australia Test ended in a draw, former India coach Ravi Shastri could not help but draw parallels with the shock announcement from MS Dhoni in the dressing room that he was retiring from Tests. Just like Ashwin retired from Tests in the middle of the series, Dhoni too said goodbye with one Test remaining. Dhoni, in fact, was captaining the team and his retirement meant that Virat Kohli had to take over the reins for the final Test in Sydney for a series which was already lost by the Indian team. Dhoni’s retirement was a shock because India had managed to draw the Test at the MCG. Narrating the scene on SEN Radio, Shastri said: “Dhoni didn’t wait. I was the coach. He said, R...

‘R Ashwin may have been a bit frustrated’: Brad Haddin says after reading between the lines

18Dec

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‘R Ashwin may have been a bit frustrated’: Brad Haddin says after reading between the lines

Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin announced his retirement from international cricket after the Third Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy at the Gabba. The all-time seventh-placed wicket-taker in Test cricket only played in one Test in the ongoing India vs Australia series so far. Having taken one wicket in the second Test at Adelaide, Ashwin did not feature in the third Test with India preferring Ravindra Jadeja. Former Australian wicket-keeper Brad Haddin thinks Ashwin would have been a bit frustrated with the change. “More will come out when Ashwin has his opportunity to speak; just reading between the lines, it looked like he may have been a bit frustrated with the spinning options that they’ve changed in the first three Test matches. To me, he was a student of the game (and) alw...

Virat Kohli’s batting average in Test is third lowest among players with 9,000 runs

17Dec

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Virat Kohli’s batting average in Test is third lowest among players with 9,000 runs

Virat Kohli has seen a dip in his form over the past few years. Virat Kohli’s Test average currently stands at 47.49, with 9,166 runs to his name. To put into perspective, Kohli’s Test average in 2019 was constantly in the mid-fifties, the highest being 55.10, and was once the only batsman to have an average of 50 or above in all three formats. For eight years, Kohli’s average has not gone below 47.5, and now, his batting average is third lowest amongst the players that have scored 9000 in Tests, and the only one of the fab four to have a Test average below 50. His second innings in Perth gave glimpses of a potential comeback of the former Indian captain, as he always brings his A-game Down Under in the Border Gavaskar Trophy. But other than the innings that marked his 81st international c...

IND vs AUS 3rd Test | ‘We have got to take six wickets first’: Mitchell Marsh on follow-on

16Dec

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IND vs AUS 3rd Test | ‘We have got to take six wickets first’: Mitchell Marsh on follow-on

Australia’s Mitchell Starc, right, Mitchell Marsh, centre and Pat Cummins celebrate after the dismissal of Shubman Gill on day three of the third cricket Test between India and Australia at the Gabba in Brisbane, Australia, on December 16, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP The ball seemed to be chasing Mitchell Marsh at the Gabba here on Monday (December 16, 2024), and he was more than happy. Asked about his favourite among the two catches he pouched, the Australian all-rounder said: “Probably the gully one (Shubman Gill). I like fielding there, but yes, even the one earlier (Yashasvi Jaiswal) was just as good.”Asked about the probability of enforcing the follow-on against India in the third Test, Marsh said: “We have g...

Jason Gillespie slams Pakistan Cricket Board, says he was left ‘completely and utterly blindsided’

16Dec

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Jason Gillespie slams Pakistan Cricket Board, says he was left ‘completely and utterly blindsided’

In his first interview after stepping down as the Test coach of Pakistan, Jason Gillespie said the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) did not want him as a coach. He cited a lack of communication with the board and the sacking of high-performance coach Tim Nielsen as the reasons for his resignation. “The straw that broke the camel’s back, I suppose, was, as a head coach, you like to have clear communication with your employer. “Tim Nielsen was told that his services were no longer required and I had absolutely zero communication from anyone about that, and I just thought after a number of other things that had gone on in the previous few months, that was probably the moment where I thought, ‘Well, I’m not really sure if they actually really want me to do this job or not.'” What irritated Gillesp...

Ind vs Aus 3rd Test Day 3: Starc rattles Indian top-order after Bumrah bags six; rain disrupts play again at the Gabba

16Dec

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Ind vs Aus 3rd Test Day 3: Starc rattles Indian top-order after Bumrah bags six; rain disrupts play again at the Gabba

Australia’s Mitchell Starc, centre, celebrates with teammates after the dismissal of India’s Yashasvi Jaiswal during play on day three of the third cricket test between India and Australia at the Gabba in Brisbane, Australia, on December 16, 2024 | Photo Credit: AP Mitchell Starc took two wickets and Josh Hazlewood got one as Australia put the brakes early on India’s first innings on day three of the rain-hit third Test in Brisbane on Monday (December 16, 2024).Earlier, Australia were bowled out for 445 in their first innings with Jasprit Bumrah picking up six wickets. The Indians then came in to bat and were reeling at 22 for three when it began to rain and the umpires called lunch.Starc nabbed the wickets of...

How Steve Smith and Travis Head took India’s bowlers apart with their distinctive methods

15Dec

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How Steve Smith and Travis Head took India’s bowlers apart with their distinctive methods

Both Travis Head and Steve Smith have a style of batting that makes us notice not just the runs they make but how they do it. Both have such distinctive methods. Travis isn’t a throw-the-arms blind hitter, but is calculated. He throws those hands with a method that he has honed rather consciously. Smith did have more than his share of luck but the astonishing thing about his hundred was how went ahead with a new tweak to his method that he put in practice in the nets for three-four days, and trusted it completely. For an aggressive batsman, Travis was the most secure-looking solid batsman out there. For the more accomplished batsman, Smith was ready to make himself vulnerable with his tweak, and willing to get the job of scoring runs in any fashion. ‘When you’re hot, you’re hot; and when ...

India vs Australia 3rd Test: Bumrah removes Head, bags five wicket haul

15Dec

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India vs Australia 3rd Test: Bumrah removes Head, bags five wicket haul

India’s Jasprit Bumrah. File | Photo Credit: AP Jasprit Bumrah came to the rescue again he bagged five wickets in the first innings of the third Test match on Sunday, December 15, 2024. He got the crucial breakthrough by dismissing Steve Smith and breaking the partnership. He further wrapped up the innings of Mitchell Marsh and in-form Travis Head. Earlier, Australia, who were put under pressure by India in the morning session, gathered 130 runs in the afternoon without the loss of a wicket.Head (103 batting off 118) made the difference in Adelaide and his successive hundred took the hosts to 234 for three at tea on day two. Returning to form, Steve Smith (65 batting off 149) stood solid at the other end as th...

India vs Australia LIVE Cricket Score, 3rd Test: IND return to Gabba, look to repeat historic triumph vs AUS

14Dec

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India vs Australia LIVE Cricket Score, 3rd Test: IND return to Gabba, look to repeat historic triumph vs AUS

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India vs Australia 3rd Test, tip-off XI: Hazlewood replaces Boland, Akash Deep likely and Washington get in for Harshit Rana and R Ashwin

13Dec

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India vs Australia 3rd Test, tip-off XI: Hazlewood replaces Boland, Akash Deep likely and Washington get in for Harshit Rana and R Ashwin

India vs Australia 3rd test: Rohit Sharma-led India will take on Pat Cummins’ Australia in the third match at the Gabba in Brisbane of the ongoing five-match series in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy. India won the first test by 295 runs at Perth, Western Australia while Australia came back strongly to win the second day-night test in Adelaide by an equally emphatic 10 wickets. With the series locked at 1-1, here are a few changes that both teams can make at Gabba. Josh Hazlewood for Scott Boland Australia captain Pat Cummins has made it clear that Josh Hazlewood will return to the playing XI and will replace Scott Boland. Hazlewood was cleared of injury on Friday and will join Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc for the third Test against India in Brisbane. Hazlewood missed the pink-ball Te...

Border Gavaskar Trophy: India’s top-order batters need to fire at the Gabba

13Dec

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Border Gavaskar Trophy: India’s top-order batters need to fire at the Gabba

Shubman Gill during a training session at The Gabba on December 13, 2024 in Brisbane, Australia. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Wedged between high-rises, a massive hospital, busy roads lined with flame of the forest and frangipani trees, supermarkets and old-world cafes, the Gabba seems an oasis of calm. The multiple shades of green on the turf inside remained as they were, while the pitch began to shed its tropical moist look and acquired a dry deciduous facade.Life still lurks in this surface, and on December 14, the silence here will give way to full-throated cheer, the stomping of a speedster’s boots and the thud of a red cherry into a seasoned willow. The Border-Gavaskar Trophy series is at its tipping poi...

Indian team prepares at The Gabba ahead of third Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test

12Dec

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Indian team prepares at The Gabba ahead of third Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test

Virat Kohli fields during an India Men’s Test Squad training session at The Gabba on December 12, 2024 in Brisbane, Australia. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Flecks of bright yellow, chocolate brown and mild blue were the colour tones of the spectator chairs in the stands, and out in the middle, it was a green expanse with the pitch too adding its bit with a lighter shade. The Gabba bathed in sunlight is a pretty sight and it was here in January, 2021, that Rishabh Pant (89 n.o.) anchored a stunning chase as India defeated Australia and retained the Border-Gavaskar Trophy at 2-1. Pant, Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Mohammed Siraj and Washington Sundar, part of the current squad, played that game together, whil...

‘I just wanted to get away from the guard’: Lachie Burtt- The beer snake man explains on what he was doing at sight screen which caused disruption of play in Adelaide

11Dec

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‘I just wanted to get away from the guard’: Lachie Burtt- The beer snake man explains on what he was doing at sight screen which caused disruption of play in Adelaide

Lachie Burtt, often now referred to as the beer snake man, disturbed the game in Adelaide Oval on Friday during the second test of the Border Gavaskar Trophy by running with a beer snake (a pile of beer cups stacked together, making a snake-like figure) near the sight screen throws light on the incident. “In my head at that time, I just wanted to get away from the guard, so I saw the space and hopped over the tiny white rope,” he told 9News. “I didn’t really have time to stop and think what I was doing right now and what the effects were going to be because of it,” said Lachie Burtt. “I did feel a bit silly, it wasn’t the right thing … sorry Marnus.” “It’s probably not the right thing to do, but no one got hurt,” Burtt said. Burtt felt that the small hiccup didn’t matter much as the game ...

India Women vs Australia Women 3rd ODI: Sutherland’s special ton takes Australia to 298 after Reddy show

11Dec

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India Women vs Australia Women 3rd ODI: Sutherland’s special ton takes Australia to 298 after Reddy show

Megan Schutt of Australia celebrates a wicket during game one of the Women’s One Day International Series between Australia and India at Allan Border Field on December 05, 2024, in Brisbane, Australia. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Australia survived a stellar spell from India pacer Arundhati Reddy to post a challenging 298 for six in the third and final Women’s ODI on Wednesday, December 11, 2024.Annabel Sutherland (110 off 95) led Australia’s recovery after Reddy struck four times in quick succession for career-best figures in limited-overs cricket. Having already lost the series, India opted to bowl at the iconic WACA ground but did not get the required breakthroughs in the first powerplay with Phoebe Li...

Kohli to Jaiswal: A change not just in generation, but in culture too

11Dec

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Kohli to Jaiswal: A change not just in generation, but in culture too

India’s Yashasvi Jaiswal is ushering in a new era with his fearlessness | Photo Credit: AP Strange things happen when you are out of form. Or when you develop a technical flaw late in your career. You tend to get the best deliveries and your inadequate responses overlap with the bowler’s finest. Ask Virat Kohli or Rohit Sharma. Despite Kohli’s century in the Perth Test, his struggles outside the off stump — reminiscent of his struggles against Jimmy Anderson and Stuart Broad on the 2014 tour of England — stand out in sharp relief.It is not unusual for a technical flaw to creep into a top batter’s game at any point. On the tour of Australia in 1980-81, the technically sound Sunil Gavaskar seemed to be uncert...

Struggling Virat Kohli should ‘focus’ on Test cricket, says legend Andy Roberts | – Times of India

10Dec

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Struggling Virat Kohli should ‘focus’ on Test cricket, says legend Andy Roberts | – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Legendary West Indian pacer Andy Roberts has advised Virat Kohli to focus on Test cricket to regain form ahead of the third Test, starting on December 14 in Brisbane.Roberts, known for his straightforward views, remarked, "get your batting right," urging the Indian star to prioritise the traditional format of the game.This Virat Kohli is like Sachin Tendulkar of 2011-13Kohli, regarded as one of the finest batters of his generation, has been struggling with his form in recent times.Since January 2020, Kohli's batting has scored 1,961 runs across 64 innings, maintaining an average of 32.14. During this period, the 36-year-old managed to score three centuries and nine half-centuries.Roberts, in his conversation with Mid-Day, offered a broader perspective to Kohli, who effectively s...

Virat Kohli clearly working on his ‘Gabba-specific’ plans to punch Australia back | Cricket News – Times of India

10Dec

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Virat Kohli clearly working on his ‘Gabba-specific’ plans to punch Australia back | Cricket News – Times of India

Virat Kohli (Photo: BCCI video) The Gabba in Brisbane, venue of the third Test in the Border Gavaskar Trophy, is expected to test the Indian batters with the bounce in its track; and India's batting icon Virat Kohli is preparing for the challenge accordingly.India, who are still in Adelaide after losing the pink-ball Test inside three days, have been putting in the hard yards in the nets before flying out to Brisbane for the next match in the five-Test series that is locked at 1-1. ALSO WATCHThis Virat Kohli is like Sachin Tendulkar of 2011-13Observing Kohli spending long hours in the nets, former India off-spinner Harbhajan Singh noticed a concerted effort by the former India captain to fine-tune his technique against extra bounce."I have played a lot of cricket with him (Kohli). He is a ...

Border Gavaskar Trophy: India vs Australia 4th Test in Melbourne Cricket Ground sold out for Day 1

10Dec

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Border Gavaskar Trophy: India vs Australia 4th Test in Melbourne Cricket Ground sold out for Day 1

The ongoing Border Gavaskar Trophy has attracted much attention from the Australian crowd. With World Test Championship final spot on the line and Australia not winning the series at home against India, the last two times the anticipation for the series has notched up certain decibels. “All available public tickets for Day 1 of the NRMA Insurance Boxing Day Test have been sold,” Cricket Australia posted on their ‘X’ account on Tuesday. “There will be a possible final release of a small number of public tickets on December 24 for non-members to get their seats,” CA added. The pink ball Test in Adelaide drew a crowd of 135,012 across three days, setting a record turnout during a five-day game featuring the two sides. As many as 36,225 fans went to the Adelaide Oval on the first day of the se...

What Team India did in Adelaide today, travel plans, Brisbane weather update | Cricket News – Times of India

10Dec

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What Team India did in Adelaide today, travel plans, Brisbane weather update | Cricket News – Times of India

Virat Kohli practising in the nets at the Adelaide Oval (Photo: BCCI video grab) The third Test of the Border Gavaskar Trophy begins in Brisbane on December 14, but the Indian team is still in Adelaide because the pink-ball Test finished well inside three days. So, with the visitors pre-scheduled to fly out on Wednesday (December 11), they utilized their remaining time in the South Australian city with a near full-tilt training session.AT NET SESSION TODAYOn Tuesday, the batting unit sweated it out in the nets at the Adelaide Oval trying to fix the chinks in their armour. Besides Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Virat Kohli and Nitish Kumar Reddy, none of the Indian batters have spent considerable time in the middle.Rohit Sharma's struggle continuesWill Rohit return to the opening slot?The turn...

Travis Head had ‘difference of opinion’ with ex-coach Justin Langer: Tim Paine | Cricket News – Times of India

10Dec

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Travis Head had ‘difference of opinion’ with ex-coach Justin Langer: Tim Paine | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Former skipper Tim Paine has disclosed that there were frequent disagreements between Travis Head and his previous Australian coach Justin Langer regarding batting techniques in Test cricket.According to Paine, Head's performance in Test cricket improved significantly when he received the autonomy to implement his preferred batting style during Langer's final period and under the leadership of McDonald and Cummins."I don't think either of them will mind me saying this, but I think he and JL used to have a real difference of opinion," Paine said on SEN Breakfast.Is India's batting now over dependent on Yashasvi Jaiswal?"You've got Test greats in commentary and you've got a Test great (Langer) that's coaching and Graeme Hick at the time who'd scored 101 First Class hundreds as his...

India vs Australia: Cheteshwar Pujara suggests key changes for India’s playing XI ahead of crucial Brisbane Test | Cricket News – Times of India

10Dec

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India vs Australia: Cheteshwar Pujara suggests key changes for India’s playing XI ahead of crucial Brisbane Test | Cricket News – Times of India

Cheteshwar Pujara (X Photo) NEW DELHI: Cheteshwar Pujara has shared his thoughts on potential adjustments to India's playing eleven for the crucial third Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Brisbane. He suggested that Washington Sundar might replace Ravichandran Ashwin. He also expressed support for pacer Harshit Rana despite a poor outing in the second Test in Adelaide.Sundar showcased his skills with both bat and ball during India's big 295-run victory in the series opener in Perth. He was subsequently excluded from the Adelaide Test, with Ashwin taking his place. Ashwin's limited impact in the second match, combined with India's 10-wicket defeat, has raised the possibility of Sundar's return.Border-Gavaskar TrophyPujara shared his insights on Star Sports: “I feel only one change might...

‘It’s time to look ahead’: Team India sweats it out in Adelaide – Watch – Times of India

10Dec

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‘It’s time to look ahead’: Team India sweats it out in Adelaide – Watch – Times of India

Virat Kohli during the net session in Adelaide. (Video grab) NEW DELHI: After a humbling 10-wicket defeat in the pink-ball Test at Adelaide Oval, the Indian cricket team wasted no time in regrouping, holding an intense net session in Adelaide on Tuesday. The visitors, who endured consecutive batting collapses against Australia's pace attack, looked determined to rebound in the third Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Border-Gavaskar TrophyThe series, currently tied 1-1, has India seeking redemption after their strong start with a commanding 295-run victory in Perth. The third Test, beginning on December 14 in Brisbane, is crucial not just for the series outcome but also for India’s hopes of reaching the World Test Championship (WTC) final. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) ...

‘Shami has been India’s best bowler for a while’: West Indies great wants the pacer to play remainder of Border-Gavaskar Trophy | Cricket News – Times of India

10Dec

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‘Shami has been India’s best bowler for a while’: West Indies great wants the pacer to play remainder of Border-Gavaskar Trophy | Cricket News – Times of India

Mohammed Shami (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: West Indies fast bowling legend Andy Roberts has commended veteran pacer Mohammed Shami, highlighting him as "India's best bowler." Roberts, a prominent member of the formidable West Indies pace quartet of the 1970s and 1980s, which included Michael Holding, Joel Garner, and Colin Croft, emphasised Shami's exceptional control and his proficiency in swinging and seaming the ball in both directions.Border-Gavaskar Trophy"Shami has been India's best bowler for a while," Roberts told Mid-Day. "He may not get the amount of wickets Jasprit Bumrah gets, but he's the full package and is more consistent than the rest. Shami swings the ball, Shami seams the ball, and Shami's control is as good as Bumrah's. Shami should play. Mohd Siraj is nowhere near Shami."...