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India Today
2 days ago
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- India Today
Witnessed Mohammed Siraj's yorker from the best seat in house: Kumar Dharmasena
Umpire Kumar Dharmasena recently recalled Mohammed Siraj's sensational spell during the fifth Test against England at the Oval, saying that he had the best seat in the house to witness it. Siraj bowled India to victory as he helped them defend the target of 374 on Day 5 and win by six right-arm seamer picked three out of the four wickets to fall on Day 5 as India drew level in the five-match series. Siraj took the final wicket of the match by destroying Gus Atkison's stumps with a searing yorker. Recently, Kumar Dharmasena recalled India's winning moment and said he had the best seat to witness the magical lucky to witness this ball from the best seat in the house,' wrote Dharmasena in a post on his Instagram. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Kumar Dharmasena (@kumardharmasenaofficial) India were 1-2 behind in the series coming into the Oval Test, but showed great character by levelling it with a thumping victory. Siraj was adjudged Player of the Match at the Oval for registering match figures of 9/190 – his best ever of his career. He bowled the most number of overs in the five-match series – a whopping 185.3. The right-arm speedster also finished as the leading wicket-taker of the rubber with 23 scalps from five matches (nine innings) at an average of 32.43 with two five-wicket hauls to his were 1-2 behind in the series coming into the Oval Test, but showed great character by leveling it. He rose to the occasion every time in the absence of pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah, as he had also earlier picked 6/70 in the first innings of the second Test at Edgbaston, Birmingham. He ran in with full intensity in every spell, giving every ounce of energy in his body. Siraj's lion-hearted effort has helped him earn praise from the entire cricketing fraternity as India began their World Test Championship (WTC) cycle 2025-27 with a drawn series.- Ends
Telegraph
04-08-2025
- Sport
- Telegraph
The 11 things that made England v India finale Test cricket's maddest hour
The England-India series ended in the most dramatic fashion after a scintillating hour of Test-match play. Telegraph Sport breaks down how it unfolded. 1. Overton hits first ball of day for four With England needing 35 runs to win, conventional wisdom was that the rain that curtailed day four prematurely favoured them. Jamie Overton had floundered on the fourth evening, but pulled the very first delivery of the day, from Prasidh Krishna, for an emphatic four. Overton continued his aggressive approach to the very next delivery; an inside-edge earned a fortuitous boundary. In two balls, England had taken almost a quarter off their target. The PERFECT start for England 🤩 — Sky Sports Cricket (@SkyCricket) August 4, 2025 2. Smith edges behind In the first full over of the day, Jamie Smith nicked Mohammed Siraj behind. Wicketkeeper Dhruv Jurel completed a regulation catch. But the umpires, desperate not to err at such a high-octane moment of the Test, still referred the decision, just to be sure. England now needed 27 more runs, with just three wickets left. Mohammed Siraj strikes early for India 🔥 Jamie Smith departs 🫣 — Sky Sports Cricket (@SkyCricket) August 4, 2025 3. Overton out... just After a long, vociferous appeal, Siraj finally persuaded Kumar Dharmasena to put his finger up and give Overton out lbw. Siraj's screams were worth it: when Overton reviewed the decision, it was shown to be umpire's call, narrowly clipping the edge of leg stump. England were now 354 for eight needing 20 more with two wickets left. Mohammed Siraj does it AGAIN 😱 India are two wickets away from victory, England still require 20 👀 — Sky Sports Cricket (@SkyCricket) August 4, 2025 4. India decline new ball While India floundered during the 195-run stand between Harry Brook and Joe Root, they seemed to be waiting in vain for the second new ball. Yet, late on day four, the old ball started to swing prodigiously, triggering England's collapse. India wisely persisted with the old ball, which had earned them four wickets in the previous 10 overs, spread across the fourth evening and fifth morning. 5. Woakes seen in the dressing room Chris Woakes was seen in the dressing room in whites ready to bat, if needed, with his arm in a sling beneath his jumper. In 1963, Colin Cowdrey batted with a broken arm in a Test against West Indies at Lord's, helping England to salvage a draw without facing a ball. Woakes had prepared. "England will hope it doesn't come down to Chris Woakes, India will hope it does" 🗣️ Nasser Hussain on the potential of Chris Woakes batting today 🏏 — Sky Sports Cricket (@SkyCricket) August 4, 2025 6. Tongue given out but decision overturned Kirshna won a leg-before decision against Josh Tongue, which would have reduced England to 355 for nine. But Tongue's review showed that the ball was missing leg stump, and the decision was overturned. The original decision stopped England from clinching a leg bye – important given the infinitesimal margins in the Test. Josh Tongue SURVIVES! 😳 — Sky Sports Cricket (@SkyCricket) August 4, 2025 7. Krishna fires yorker past Tongue An 88mph yorker from Prasidh Kirshna made a mess of Josh Tongue's stumps, leaving England 357 for nine, and on the brink of defeat. BOWLED HIM 💥 England are NINE wickets down 😳 — Sky Sports Cricket (@SkyCricket) August 4, 2025 8. Out comes Woakes Woakes earned a standing ovation, from England and India supporters alike, as he entered the field. England's only piece of fortune was that Tongue had been dismissed from the last ball of the over, so Woakes was not on strike. Arm in a sling, Chris Woakes has arrived to the crease 😱 — Sky Sports Cricket (@SkyCricket) August 4, 2025 9. Atkinson hits a six With only Tongue for company, Gus Atkinson needed to score the runs himself. From the second ball of their partnership, Atkinson launched a slog sweep towards the Lock-Laker Balcony off Siraj. Akash Deep intercepted the ball in its path with arms extended, but he could only tip it over the boundary rope, conceding six runs. Now, England needed just 11 more. One final twist in the tale? 🤔 SIX from Gus Atkinson 💥 — Sky Sports Cricket (@SkyCricket) August 4, 2025 10. England pinch a bye From the last ball of Siraj's over, Atkinson was on strike. With England still needing 11, India could have brought the field up – accepting the risk of a boundary in return for ensuring that Woakes would be on strike for the start of the next over. But Shubman Gill preferred to keep a more orthodox field. Atkinson swung and missed at a wide delivery, then scampered through for a bye. Woakes, grimacing as he ran, would have been run-out had Dhruv Jurel's under-arm hit the stumps. Instead, the throw agonisingly missed; England's target was down to 10. In the next over Atkinson swiped two to cow corner then punched a single to long-on off Krishna, reducing England's target to seven. 11. It's all over Siraj was the only seamer on either side who started the series and was still bowling by the end. For all the focus on Siraj's unrelenting spirit, the focus on his heart and stamina can obscure what a skilled bowler he is, moving the ball both ways at speeds above 85mph. Cruelly, Siraj's dropped catch off Brook on day four threatened to be seen as the decisive moment in the final Test. But Siraj willed this match to have a different ending. With seven runs to win and Atkinson on strike, Siraj summoned one last pinpoint yorker. As Siraj knocked out the stumps, then wheeled away in celebration and looked to the heavens in delight, this pulsating series had the most fitting ending. INDIA HAVE WON THE FIFTH TEST TO DRAW THE SERIES 2-2 😱 — Sky Sports Cricket (@SkyCricket) August 4, 2025
Daily Mail
04-08-2025
- Sport
- Daily Mail
TEST MATCH BREAKFAST: Joe Root's emotional tribute to Graham Thorpe, fans at Oval face a dilemma and Harry Brook finally delivers
Test Match Breakfast takes a look at some of the biggest issues around cricket during England's huge fifth Test against India at The Oval. Here, RICHARD GIBSON and AADAM PATEL discuss ahead of the climax of the thrilling series. ROOT'S THORPE TRIBUTE Joe Root revealed that he put the Graham Thorpe headband in his pocket at tea before celebrating his century by putting it on. Root was on 98 at the interval and after celebrating his 39th Test hundred three overs into the evening session, gave the headband to umpire Kumar Dharmasena. 'I wish I had it in my pocket from the start,' said Root. 'I put it there at tea. He (Thorpe) is someone who impacted the game in this country as a player, a coach, a mentor and a friend. 'That gesture wasn't just from me but from our whole dressing room. It is great to see everyone show the amount of love for him through the week because he is a real legend of English cricket and has done so much good for so many people.' FANS FACE NO REFUND DRAMA Fans with tickets for the fifth consecutive sold-out day at The Oval will not have a penny reimbursed despite the likelihood of the match being settled quickly one way or another. In cases of wet weather, full refunds are issued if fewer than 15 overs are sent down while a 50% return on ticket price is applied in instances where play does not get to the 30-over mark. However, this does not apply to the fifth day of Tests when tickets are discounted to £25, meaning the outlay is the same whether a match finishes with either a flurry of wickets or boundaries, or gone into the final session - as it has done in the four previous meetings of the sides this summer. England need 35 runs; India four wickets; one of them the one-armed Chris Woakes; the second new ball is 22 deliveries away from becoming available. RARE FIVE-DAY THRILLER SERIES This will become the first five-Test series for eight years in which every match has gone into the final day. The last time was The Ashes in 2017-18. Of the 27 five-Test series to have been played in the 21st century, this is only the fourth series where play has gone to day five in all five Tests. As Root said: 'It's quite fitting that we're going to get that kind of finish. Across five-matches and six weeks, it's swung both ways.' BROOK BREAKS CURSE Harry Brook averaged just 18.87 in fourth innings of Test matches until his break-out hundred on Sunday. The Yorkshireman had only managed three half-centuries previously, with a top score of 75. However, despite this England team's reputation for chasing down huge scores, one of their top six possesses an even worse return. Acting captain Ollie Pope's mark remains under 17, with just one 50 in his career. FAST SPELL Prasidh Krishna produced his fastest spell of the series on Sunday morning, averaging 87 miles per hour between 11.45am and midday. Credit to the Indian fast bowler too for producing another fine burst after tea, when his legs must have been at their heaviest, in support of the talismanic Mohammed Siraj. PURE FRUSTRATION Stuart Broad summed up the frustration around The Oval when play was abandoned around 6pm on Sunday. At 6.25pm, the former England bowler tweeted: 'Still 20 mins away from possible start time, everyone has their sunglasses on at the train station. Felt the supporters deserved to see a finish to that Test Match today. Felt a lazy decision to call it off at 6pm in my opinion. I wonder who makes it?'
Daily Mail
03-08-2025
- Sport
- Daily Mail
Punters denied fitting finale as cricket shoots itself in the foot
Let me be crystal clear that the match officials followed protocols to the letter for abandoning play on Sunday night. They did everything right. Yet I still can't shake the feeling that cricket shot itself in the foot by playing by the rules. In situations like that, I just wish there was some flexibility and that the players didn't have to be back on the field by 6.42pm. Forty minutes before that cut-off time, umpires Kumar Dharmasena and Ahsan Raza went to the ground staff to ask them whether they could have the ground ready for a resumption. There was a lot of rain — and the more covers you put on, the more you have to take off, meaning the mop-up takes longer — so the groundsman quite rightly said no. Again, Lee Fortis did nothing wrong. Yet if there had been delays earlier in the day and the close had been put back to 7.30pm, that time would have come with the possibility of an extra half-hour if a result could be achieved. That's why I would like to see the playing conditions changed so that at 6.42pm, if the umpires believe a result can be achieved, that offer could be made to both sides. We had a full house of 26,500, we're trying to sell this game of cricket and this thrilling Test series needed a finale on a Sunday night, not on a Monday morning when people will be at work — though there will be another sellout on day five. Of course, both teams would have to agree, because you can't be creating an unfair advantage for one over the other. If you had gone to the England team and they said: no, they were all over us there for the last hour, we'll come back tomorrow, thanks. Fine. If you had gone to the Indian team and they countered: hold on, our seamers are absolutely exhausted, they need a night's rest. Fine. But if both teams had said yes, then inserting that common sense clause would be, well, sensible. The finale of this wonderful drama deserved to be on a weekend, in sunshine beyond 7pm, with loads of people watching. It will still be a magnificent series, of course, and who knows what finale is in store for those that have tickets for day five. There may still be a twist and a turn, with Chris Woakes going down the stairs, to emulate Malcolm Marshall, swinging from his back side, one-handed. At one point, it didn't look like it was going get to that stage because England were flying towards their 374-run target, with Harry Brook and Joe Root making it look easy. We're trying to sell this game of cricket and this thrilling Test series needed a finale on a Sunday night, not on a Monday morning when people will be at work They were almost coasting, but fair play to India, coming back as they did after tea from a position of being down and out. To put in that hour, in which they dismissed Jacob Bethell and Root, shifting all the momentum, was truly magnificent. Suddenly, from nowhere, the ball was swinging and seaming. How they could dig so deep and come right back at England, goodness knows. Mohammed Siraj epitomises such effort and I guarantee he won't stop until that final run is done. It was the dismissal of Brook that opened the door for India, but to people questioning his choice of shot, let me remind them that he got 111 because he plays shots like that. Charging and hitting over extra cover gets him a shedload of runs. It's one of his shots. If he had played a reverse scoop — not one he plays much — different story. But the charge down the wicket is partly the reason why he's got 10 Test hundreds in 50 innings, and why England can still win the game.
India.com
02-08-2025
- Sport
- India.com
Watch - What Do You Want Us To Do, Be Quiet: What Triggered the Verbal Clash Between KL Rahul and Umpire Dharmasena
The fifth and final Test of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy at The Oval saw tempers flare on Day 2, following a heated incident involving Joe Root and Prasidh Krishna. What began as a verbal spat between the England batter and the Indian pacer soon escalated, pulling in senior member of the team KL Rahul and on-field umpire Kumar Dharmasena. On-field tensions boil over The confrontation began after Root struck Krishna for a boundary. Unhappy with a comment from the bowler, Root turned and walked toward him in protest. The situation grew tense enough that on-field umpires Ahsan Raza and Kumar Dharmasena had to intervene and speak with both players in an effort to calm things down. In the aftermath, KL Rahul stepped in to back his teammate, approaching Dharmasena for clarification. However, the conversation quickly turned tense, with Rahul questioning the umpire's approach and defending the Indian players' right to express passion and competitiveness on the field. KL may face reprecssions due to this behavior with Umpire. According to reports, the verbal exchange unfolded as follows: KL Rahul: What do you want us to do? Be quiet? Kumar Dharmasena: You will like any bowler come and walk to you? No, you can't do that. No, Rahul, we should not go on that way. KL Rahul: What do you want us to do? Just bat and bowl and go home? Kumar Dharmasena: We will discuss at the end of the match. You can't talk like that. KL Rahul to Dharmasena: "What do you want us to do, keep quiet? "What do you want us to do, bat bowl and go home?" KL Rahul came to save Prasidh — Farrago Abdullah Parody (@abdullah_0mar) August 1, 2025 Despite Rahul's continued support for Krishna, Dharmasena warned him that his tone was unacceptable and stated the matter would be addressed after the game. It is yet to be seen if this was just to end the things straightaway or was Dharmasena serious. India fight back with the ball Earlier in the match, India had been dismissed for 224 in their first innings. England looked to take control with a solid opening partnership of 92 between Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett. However, Mohammed Siraj turned the tide with a brilliant spell, taking three key wickets of Joe Root, Ollie Pope, and Jacob Bethell during a crucial eight-over burst. England was bowled out for 247, taking a narrow 23-run lead. India on the other hand started their innings with a flurry of boundaries led by Yashasvi Jaiswal. While KL Rahul looked out of sorts in this innings Jaiswal scored a ravishing half century and is still unbeaten on the crease. Sai Sudharsan in the last innings of this series failed to capitalize getting dismissed on 11. India are currently 75-2 with 52 runs lead going into Day 3.
