Former India head coach Ravi Shastri has put Jasprit Bumrah in the category of legendary West Indies pacer Malcolm Marshall. Jasprit Bumrah claimed 21 wickets in three matches, including two five-wicket hauls. I thought when I played the best bowler I played against was Malcolm Marshall, because of his ability to suss out conditions, read batsmen’s strengths and weaknesses. India …
Ahead of India’s two-Test series against the West Indies, we take a look at their head-to-head record, stats and records. The India vs West Indies Test series gets underway on 12 July which marks the beginning of the 2023-25 World Test Championship cycle for both teams. A look back at head-to-head, stats and records in the India vs West Indies …
The incident occurred in the first England-West Indies ODI at Sabina Park, Kingston. On 18 February 1986, England batter Mike Gatting got hit on the nose by a bouncer from West Indies’ Malcolm Marshall. The ODI began with England’s opening order crumbling before the West Indies side. Sensing a threat from the budding partnership, West Indies captain Vivian Richards instructed …
Jasprit Bumrah has trumped the likes of Malcolm Marshall, Joel Garner, Curtly Ambrose and Glenn McGrath in the list of bowling averages for bowlers with 75 or more Test wickets over the last fifty years. Bumrah has now taken 76 wickets in 16 Tests at an average of 20.68 while former West Indies pace bowler Malcolm Marshall is the next …
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