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Hindustan Times
23-05-2025
- Sport
- Hindustan Times
Jasprit Bumrah urged to lead Team India in England Test series: 'We need experience in England'
As India prepare for a crucial five-match Test series in England next month, uncertainty looms over who will lead the side following Rohit Sharma's retirement from red-ball cricket. While the BCCI is expected to announce the new Test captain and squad later this week, former India opener Abhinav Mukund has thrown his weight behind pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah, citing experience and past leadership stints as key factors. 'Bumrah (should lead) because he has already led India before, and we need the experience in England,' Mukund told offering a firm endorsement amid swirling speculation over the leadership transition. India find themselves at a delicate juncture. With both Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli stepping away from the longest format earlier this month, the team is suddenly without two of its most experienced pillars. Rohit had been out of form for many months in the longest format and had even sidelined himself from selection in the final Test of the series against Australia. Preferring to leave on his own terms, Rohit chose to exit the format entirely. Kohli followed suit just days later, drawing the curtain on his celebrated Test career. The leadership vacuum has triggered a behind-the-scenes scramble. According to Sky Sports, the BCCI has held informal discussions with both Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant about assuming the role, though neither has been formally finalised. Pant, who made a successful return to international cricket in the IPL after a prolonged injury layoff last year, has emerged as a strong contender. His flair, tactical nous, and previous captaincy experience in the IPL strengthen his case. However, Mukund's preference for Bumrah stems from the need for stability in overseas conditions. India will also have to navigate the workload management of Bumrah, who is returning from a back injury sustained earlier this year in Australia. He missed the Champions Trophy and the first half of the IPL, raising doubts about his availability for all five Tests.
IOL News
25-04-2025
- Health
- IOL News
How trainer Yakub Dalim saved Bangladesh cricketer Tamim Iqbal's life after heart attack
MIRACLE Trainer Yakub Dalim heroically saved Bangladesh cricketer Tamim Iqbal (left) from a life-threatening heart attack during a Dhaka Premier League match by administering crucial CPR, avoiding helicopter transport, and ensuring speedy hospitalisation. Picture: Samuel Shivambu/BackpagePix Image: Samuel Shivambu/BackpagePix Tragedy was averted as what first appeared to be minor chest pains, before Bangladesh cricketer Tamim Iqbal suddenly suffered a massive heart attack, and it took some quick thinking from his trainer, Yakub Chowdhury Dalim, which ultimately saved the player's life. On March 24, Iqbal had complained about chest pains, which saw him taken to the hospital during a Dhaka Premier League match in Bangladesh. On his journey to the hospital, Iqbal subsequently lost consciousness. It was then that the Mohammedan Sporting Club trainer sprang into action to save Iqbal. Heroic CPR saves cricket star Tamim Iqbal after heart attack 'The match started around 9 a.m. After warming up, Tamim seemed a bit uncomfortable. He said, 'I'm feeling some chest pain. Can I get a gas medicine?' He took it, but the pain didn't go away. Then he said, 'I think I should go to the hospital,'' recalled Dalim to Iqbal had been talking up to that point, but the moment they entered the administration building at the cricket ground, he suffered what would later be identified as a heart attack. 'I asked him again and again, 'Tamim Bhai, can you hear me?' Nothing. No movement, no reaction. That's when I knew—this was serious. I checked for a pulse. Nothing. He wasn't breathing either. In that moment, I realised—he was having a massive cardiac arrest. I didn't waste a second. 'I started CPR right away because I knew if I hesitated, we could lose him. The helicopter hadn't arrived yet. I pressed down hard on his chest, over and over, for about two to three minutes. Just then, I heard the helicopter landing on the athletic track.' Dalim also paid credit to the fast driving of the ambulance driver. 'At the same time, match referee Debu Da was doing everything he could. He asked me what was happening, and I told him, 'It's bad.' Another doctor at BKSP, Samir Bhai, came over. He saw me doing CPR and said, ' Get him to the hospital as soon as possible." 'Then someone suggested putting him in the helicopter. But I immediately snapped, 'If we put him in that helicopter, we're going to lose him.' We didn't have time for that. We had to get to the hospital—fast. I turned to Debu Da and said, 'We need to move now. If I stop CPR, his other organs will fail. His brain won't get oxygen.'
The Herald
21-04-2025
- Sport
- The Herald
Sune Luus on unlikely star who inspired her spin bowling
Luus and the rest of the Proteas women's squad are already busy with a training camp at the Cricket SA Centre of Excellence in Pretoria ahead of the busy season culminating in the 50-over Cricket World Cup in India starting in September. Before that, though, the men's side will play in the World Test Championship final at Lord's in June. Luus explained that it would be a huge boost for the sport in SA if the Proteas were to come away victorious. 'Yeah, I think South African cricket is on the up at the moment, reaching semifinals and finals as we go on. That's very good. I think getting that, I think already, you know, for them playing in the final is a great step for cricket in SA,' Luus told 'And also, with the young squad that Shukri [Conrad] has, it's phenomenal. So, I think if they were to lift that trophy, it would just lift the spirits even more. You know, the confidence in Cricket SA at the moment, on the field, people in the office, all the people around or behind the scenes and stuff. I think there's a lot of confidence, and we just are all enjoying Cricket at the moment.' 'So, winning that, you know, that Championship, I think we'll just lift the spirits even more and just boost their confidence.' As a stalwart of the Proteas women's side, Luus, who made her debut back in 2012, would dearly love they play more Tests. It's a sad indictment of world cricket that there is hardly any Test cricket for women. This is best illustrated by the fact that Luus only played her first Test match in 2022 and has only played four in total. Luus explained why she thought there was so little opportunity to play the longest format of the game for women. 'It's difficult with the timing throughout the year and where to fit it in and schedule. But we love playing Test cricket. It's a pity we don't get a lot of it. And there's no Test cricket this year, which is a shame.' 'Next year, there are about three or four Test matches. So, we're looking forward to that. I think you learn so much about yourself and about your cricket when playing a Test match. You have to be disciplined for longer, something we didn't grow up doing. You just play short, you know, 30 overs, 20 overs stuff.' — SportsBoom
