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Indian Express
06-08-2025
- Sport
- Indian Express
‘Shubman Gill was a huge positive for India in England': Sanjay Bangar on new Test captain in Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy
Shubman Gill's emergence in England as the deserving candidate for being India's next long-term Test captain and of a reliable performer at the top of the order is a huge positive for India, former batting coach Sanjay Bangar has said. The gruelling five-match Test series in England was Gill's first assignment as India's captain in the longest format. The series itself was epic with every game going into the fifth day and it all ended with India managing to draw it 2-2 with a win that looked improbable for much of the penultimate day. Gill himself was in record-breaking form throughout the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy scoring 754 runs runs at an average of 75.40 and with one double hundred and three hundreds under his belt in the series. It is the second highest tally of runs by a Test captain in a series, only behind Don Bradman's tally of 810 runs as Australian captain in The Ashes in 1936-1937. 'I think this was also the first instance when he was getting a full series in England and that helps as a batter,' said Bangar on ESPNCricinfo. 'If you have a great start at Headingley itself, then it sort of quite down all the nerves. Because India started so well, the number of batsmen who got runs in the very first Test match is extremely critical. Because you know scoring runs in England is very very valuable and if it comes right at the start of the series with 2 or 3 batsmen getting big scores means that the series is getting beautifully build up and that's where Shubman getting those big knocks in the first four innings of the series itself meant that entire questions marks about his captaincy affecting his batsmanship just vapourised out of thin air and he also became far far confident as a leader. 'Because if you look at his leadership in the first test match and right up to the day five of the last Test match, there was a huge improvement. So clearly Shubman Gill (as a captain) was a huge positive for the Indian team.' With a total of 430 runs scored in the Edgbaston Test alone Gill had posted the second-highest aggregate in a match, behind England batsman Graham Gooch's aggregate of 456 runs against India in 1990. His haul at Edgbaston Test was also the highest by an away batsman in a Test match in England. Gill finished the series with four hundreds in five Test matches and it also meant that he became the first batsman from Asia to score 700 runs in a Test series played in SENA (South Africa, England, New Zealand, Australia) countries. When asked about the earlier doubts about Gill's captaincy prior to the series, Bangar was of the view that Gill will evolve with time. 'You think two things. Number one was basically about the combinations that he would have wanted to play. Now the thought process seems to be that they wanted batting depth all the time. And that is the theme that they persisted throughout out the series. So will he emulate that. I think only time will tell Only the second question mark comes: where can he use the spinners better? When can he use the spinners better? So there was a case where I believe on day four when Brook and Root were going very very strongly in pursuit of the chase, I think there was a place where spinners could have used for a slightly extended spell. I think usage of spin in overseas conditions , how smartly he can do that is going to be the thing wherein he will evolve, Overall in terms of his mannerism, how he dealt with the defeats and victories, I felt he seemed very very confident. He has shown those signs of improvement which one wants to see in a young leader,' shared Bangar. When asked about his batting form post the win at The Oval, Gill had shared how he sees his batting as 'very rewarding' in the series. 'Very rewarding, my aim was to be the best batter in this series and getting there is very satisfying. It's always a matter of sorting things out technically and mentally, they are correlated,' Gill had told Sky Sports.
Time of India
06-08-2025
- Sport
- Time of India
IND vs ENG: Mohammed Siraj conquers snubs, trolls and misfortune
India's Mohammed Siraj, right, and Dhruv Jurel celebrate their win against England on day five of the fifth cricket test match between England and India at The Kia Oval in London, Monday, Aug. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth) Modern sports science has a plethora of devices to track an athlete's sleep, diet, workload, muscle mass, heart rate, etc. Nothing, though, has been discovered yet to record 'human spirit', which Mohammed Siraj epitomised so perfectly over 25 days in England. His performances culminated in a pulsating climax at south London's cricketing cathedral, the Oval, on Monday. The pacer bowled over 42 spells in the series, bowled 1,122 balls — a majority of them over 140 kmph — induced 283 false shots and took 23 wickets. Siraj, running in with the Dukes ball, was an arresting sight. A privilege in modern times reserved, fairly or unfairly, only for the great Jasprit Bumrah , and on the odd occasion, Mohammed Shami . Two bowlers who Siraj has been in the constant shadow of. Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW! Siraj, though, is not unaccustomed to snubs and back-handed compliments and bowling from unfavourable ends like he did at Leeds, where he ran up the hill from the Football Stand End, which hampered his pace and rhythm. He did it, nonetheless, so that Bumrah could get to bowl from the Kirkstall Lane End. Poll How significant do you think Mohammed Siraj's role was in India's recent victories in SENA countries? Extremely significant Moderately significant Slightly significant Not significant at all As recently as July 6, on Day Five of the Edgbaston Test which India won by a record 336 runs, ICC president and former BCCI secretary Jay Shah congratulated a large group of players for the triumph. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like AirSense 11 – Smart tech for deep sleep ResMed Buy Now Undo He curiously ignored Siraj in his post on X, despite the pacer claiming a six-for in the first innings to help India earn a handsome lead. In Jan, after excluding Siraj from the squad for the Champions Trophy, India's ODI captain Rohit Sharma had explained that Siraj was not effective with the older ball. For someone who had a 48.2 dot ball percentage in the death overs and was the highest wicket-taker in ODIs by an Indian in the year leading up to the Champions Trophy, it was a strange assessment. No wonder Siraj made a loaded comment during a presser before the IPL. 'Numbers speak for themselves.' Rohit himself had made the rather bizarre error of using him with an older ball in the 2023 World Cup final in Ahmedabad and giving Shami the new ball, despite Siraj being a roaring success in the tournament while opening the attack. Just a couple of months earlier in the Asia Cup final against Sri Lanka, he had unleashed havoc at the Premadasa, bowling a sorcerous spell of 6/21, including a four-wicket over to bowl them out for 50. The 'tragedy' of Nov 19 had ended with the winning runs, courtesy of a cruel hack by Glenn Maxwell to mid-wicket, scored off Siraj and the bowler having his head in his hands. 'Excitable' and 'combative' are words that are often used to describe the pacer. His hunger, though, is seldom mentioned. It makes him run through a brick wall for captains. It comes from survival instincts, thanks to him graduating from the university of hard knocks, courtesy his humble beginnings in the modest by lanes of Toli Chowki in Hyderabad. He had played all his initial cricket in rubber slippers there and did not bowl with a leather ball till 2015. His hunger made him ask captain Ajinkya Rahane on debut, at the MCG on Boxing Day 2020, after he was not used for 27 overs and had to come on as fourth change, 'Main kab ball daaloon (when do I bowl)?' Ravindra Jadeja , India's dependable allrounder in the series with over 500 runs, who was battling to win the Lord's Test from an impossible situation, also tapped into another attribute that describes Siraj: 'Emotion'. He asked the No. 11 to defend as resolutely as he could and use his late father's struggles to see his son succeed, as motivation. Gods were unkind to him that day as a perfectly played defensive shot rolled onto the stumps from the middle of his bat and dislodged just one bail to see India lose by 22 runs. Agenda-driven trolls promptly heaped abuse on him. The gods were unkind to Siraj on Day Four at the Oval too, where a misstep on the boundary while trying to catch a miscued hook by Harry Brook at deep square leg led him to reprieve the attacking batter on 19. It was a mistake that nearly cost India the Test. More ammunition for trolls. IND vs ENG: Mohammed Siraj reflects on memorable win at The Oval On Monday, though, the elements conspired to make conditions heavy enough to help the 77-over Dukes hoop around crazy angles. Siraj, the man who had starred in all eight previous victories in SENA countries since his debut, ran in once again, armed with the word he used as a motivational screenshot on his phone: Belief. The ninth win was delivered after Siraj dismissed Gus Atkinson. And, as he went on a celebratory run, he also ran far away to emerge from the shadows of the man whom he idolises and yearns to hug after a five-for: Bumrah. Catch Rani Rampal's inspiring story on Game On, Episode 4. Watch Here!
News18
05-08-2025
- Sport
- News18
Jasprit Bumrah Slander Needs To Stop: Why Indian Fans Are Fighting Back Against Trolls
The slander against Jasprit Bumrah needs to stop, opined his fans and supporters. It was not lost on anyone that India won two Tests in the recently concluded five-match Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy without their best bowler, Jasprit Bumrah. It was decided by the team management and selectors ahead of the series that the 31-year-old premier fast bowler would play three out of five Test matches, and that is exactly what happened. Bumrah sat out in the Edgbaston Test, the second clash between England and India. The pacer then played two consecutive matches at the Lord's and Old Trafford. India 1-2 down after four contests needed the good ol' Bumrah to rise and help India square the series, but the bowler, struggling to keep up the pace as the series advanced, was ruled out. With no absolute reasons given for his absence, it was later reported that Bumrah's exclusion wasn't to manage his workload or safeguard his back but to give him respite from a minor knee injury. As luck would have it, Mohammed Siraj, who played second fiddle to Bumrah, rose to the occasion in the final straw at The Oval as well, where he scalped as many as nine English wickets. Concluding the series on a high and a fifer in the second innings, Siraj ended the tour with a staggering 23 wickets to his name and plenty of praise for his 'lionhearted" display of grit and determination to bowl lengthy spells and a record-breaking number of overs. Bumrah Slander It did not sit well with Bumrah supporters that the man struggling to keep going was dragged by 'irrational fans" online who celebrated Siraj while scrutinising Bumrah over his lack of fitness. The criticism voiced against Bumrah was harsh, and that these 'fans" expected Bumrah to match Siraj's level of intensity and labour was unfair to the best-ranked Test bowler in the scene. 'Why does praising Siraj for his endurance have to come with dissing Bumrah? They are different types of cricketers. You can like a Battle Tank and a Fighter Jet," @hankypanty remarked on X. 'This sniggering about Bumrah is unfortunate & unfair. As cricket fans we are lucky to see his genius – and to expect him to keep ravaging his body cos irrational fans want it that way is just plain ungrateful. We should be happy that other bowlers have stepped up in his absence," added @nowme_datta. One of my favourite quotes from the legendary @naval 's book.A reminder that Siraj can be praised without deriding Bumrah. — Sarvesh🏏 (@CricAspect) August 4, 2025 'The anti Bumrah narrative is going to go worse ways now. I really feel bad for him. He has given his everything to return from injury and play two big Test series. Doesn't deserve this (sic)," @c_soubhagya. The sentiment around Siraj stepping up without Bumrah by his side was turned into memes. Mohd Siraj when the Bumrah is not in the playing 11 #MohammedSiraj — Sarcasm (@sarcastic_us) August 4, 2025 The Funny Game Bumrah was not a part of the playing XI that won two Test matches. India crushed England in the second Test at Edgbaston. Captain Shubman Gill was adjudged the Player of the Match for his twin centuries (269 & 161). Akash Deep claimed a ten-for here, and Siraj picked up seven across both the English innings. Siraj was instrumental in India's victory in the final and series decider contest at The Oval, where he scalped nine wickets. This edge-of-the-seat thriller where India won by 6 runs was missed by Bumrah. India win 2-0 without Bumrah and lose 2-0 with him. Funny old game— Ben Gardner (@Ben_Wisden) August 4, 2025 Bumrah's Stats Despite playing only three contests in what turned out to be an exciting Test series between the two nations, Bumrah was India's leading wicket-taker ahead of The Oval Test that went in India's favour, helping them square the series at 2-2. Bumrah and Siraj both had 14 wickets in their bags before the final Test. The sublime bowler finished the series with 14 wickets to his name at an average of 26. While his bowling stats included two five-wicket hauls, it was his excruciating spell of 33 overs, which yielded only 2 wickets at Old Trafford in Manchester, was discussed widely. This was the match where England responded with a staggering 669 to India's 358. India began their second outing with 0/2 on the board before KL Rahul (90), Shubman Gill (103), Washington Sundar (101), and Ravindra Jadeja (107) worked together to not only save India from a certain defeat, but also prevent a series loss. The Old Trafford match ended in a heroic draw. Aussie legend Glenn McGrath warned that Bumrah needed an off-season to avoid further injuries in his Test career. His action and workload had taken a toll on him, and he needed some much-needed time off from the action. 'Someone like Bumrah needs an off-season because he puts so much into every ball. With so much extensive effort, he needs a break. If he keeps playing, the amount of pressure created given the bowling action he has, he is bound to get injured, which he has in the past," McGrath said at the MRF Pace Foundation. Siraj, The Workhorse Every single cricket fan in India now believes in Siraj bhai. The man led the bowling attack with 23 wickets to his name. Siraj bowled 185.3 overs in the five-match Test series. The bowler put in the hard yards and was deservedly credited for spearheading India's comeback, securing a thrilling 2-2 series draw. 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NDTV
04-08-2025
- Sport
- NDTV
Shubman Gill To Become ODI Captain After England Test Heroics? Sunil Gavaskar Gives Clear Take
Legendary batter Sunil Gavaskar has urged the selectors to consider Shubman Gill as captain of India's ODI team. His remarks came after Gill led India to a 2-2 draw in the just-concluded five-match Test series against England. Gill led from the front in his debut series as captain of India as he smashed 754 runs across 10 innings, including three centuries and a double ton. While Rohit Sharma, who retired from Test cricket before the England tour, is the current ODI captain, Gavaskar feels that if the selectors are looking at a new leader, it is the perfect time for them to appoint Gill. "Rohit and Kohli are available for ODIs. They haven't been selected as of yet. Those things will be up to the selection committee. When the ODI series against Australia or the West Indies gets underway, it will be the perfect time to go for the Gill if the selectors want," Gavaskar said after the match. Gavaskar also praised Gill for the way he batted in the Edgbaston Test, and lauded his fighting spirit after he single-handedly won them the game. "He is one of the most well-liked players in the team. He is getting those hundreds. If he is not happy with a hundred, he will go for the double hundred. He will then look to get a triple hundred if he is not happy with a double hundred. He got to 269 (at Edgbaston). He was showing that he can't give up. He just wanted to be there and make sure that every run mattered," he added. India's win at The Oval Test on Monday was their narrowest ever in terms of runs. England began Day 5 needing only 35 runs with four wickets in hand. But Mohammed Siraj and Prasidh Krishna produced sensational bowling performances to script a dramatic turnaround. Siraj finished with 5 for 104, while Prasidh took 4 for 126 - the duo sharing all four wickets to fall on the final morning as India bowled England out for 354. The result gave India 28 points and lifted them to third in the WTC standings, behind Australia and Sri Lanka. More importantly, it marked a powerful statement from a young Indian team - one that fought through setbacks and pressure to deliver when it mattered most.
India Today
02-08-2025
- Sport
- India Today
Shubman Gill finishes England Test series with stunning 754 runs: Stat Pack
Shubman Gill stood out in India's 2025 Test series in England, where he scored an impressive 754 runs across five matches, averaging 75.40 with four centuries. Remarkably, every time he crossed 50, he went on to convert it into a hundred, highlighting his exceptional conversion dominance was clear at Edgbaston in the second Test, where he scored 269 and 161, racking up 430 runs in a single match to lead India to a commanding win. Gill also became the first Asian batter to score over 700 runs in a Test series in England — a testament to his consistency and vs India, 5th Test Day 3 Updates In the fourth Test at Old Trafford in Manchester, his unbeaten 78 under pressure helped secure a draw through a crucial 174-run partnership with KL didn't have the best of times in the fifth Test at The Oval in London. He scored 21 runs in the first innings before getting out for 11 in the the series, Gill achieved several milestones. Taking over from Rohit Sharma as India's Test captain, with the England series marking his debut in the role, the young leader showcased his remarkable talent and are some startling numbers around Shubman Gill in the Test series against England1 - Shubman Gill made the most runs by an Indian captain in a Test series, going past Sunil Gavaskar's 732 in 1978. Overall, Gill is only second behind Don Bradman's 810 back in the 1936-37 Ashes in Australia.2 - Shubman Gill scored the second-most runs amongst Indian batters in a single Test series. Sunil Gavaskar's 774 in the 1971 tour of the West Indies remains the highest.3 - Shubman Gill made the third-most runs by a No.4 batter in a Test series. Steve Smith's 774 in the Ashes 2019 remains the highest, followed by Denis Compton's 753 in South Africa's 1947 tour of England.2- Shubman Gill is joint-second in the list of most hundreds in a bilateral Test series. Clyde Walcott is the only batter with five hundreds in a Test series.1 - Shubman Gill has the joint-most hundreds scored by captains in a single bilateral Test series (4). Don Bradman (1947-48 Ashes) and Sunil Gavaskar (1978-79 home series against West Indies) also have four centuries.1 - Shubman Gill set the record for most runs by an Indian batter in a Test match during the Edgbaston Test (430). He went past Sunil Gavaskar's 344 (124 and 220) against the West Indies back in 1971 in Port of Spain.1 - After his 269 and 161-run knocks at Edgbaston, Shubman Gill became the first Indian batter with a double hundred and a 150-run knock in the same match. Sunil Gavaskar scored a double century and a century back in 1971 in Port of - In the Edgbaston Test itself, Gill set the record for the highest score by an Indian captain in Test cricket. He went past Virat Kohli's 254 not out in the Pune Test against South Africa in 219.1 - In the same match, Gill set the record for the highest score by an Indian batter in Tests in England. He went past Sunil Gavaskar's 221 back in 1979 at the Kennington Oval in London.1 - Shubman Gill racked up the highest score by an Asian captain in SENA countries (269). He went past Tillakaratne Dilshan's 193 against England at Lord's in 2011.5 - Shubman Gill hammered the fifth-highest score at Edgbaston. Alastair Cook's 294 against India in 2011 tops the list, followed by Peter May's 285 not out against West Indies in 1957, Graeme Smith's 277 against England in 2003 and Zaheer Abbas' 274 against England in 1971.- EndsMust Watch
