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“Fit Enough To Practice But Not Domestic Cricket”: Irfan Pathan’s ‘Perplexing’ Dig. Fans Say It’s For Ishan Kishan | Cricket News
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“Fit Enough To Practice But Not Domestic Cricket”: Irfan Pathan’s ‘Perplexing’ Dig. Fans Say It’s For Ishan Kishan | Cricket News

[ad_1] India wicketkeeper-batter Ishan Kishan has been out of action since withdrawing from the Indian squad for the tour of South Africa in December 2023, citing fatigue. The last time Ishan played for India was in the T20I format against Australia in Guwahati in December 2023. Ishan was not taken into consideration for the ongoing Test series against England, after which India head coach Rahul Dravid had clarified that the player is yet to make himself available for selection after asking for a break. The player recently shared a video of him training on social media. The player is als...
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“Team Management Will Back Them Because…”: Irfan Pathan On Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer’s Test Form | Cricket News
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“Team Management Will Back Them Because…”: Irfan Pathan On Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer’s Test Form | Cricket News

[ad_1] India's star batters Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer are finding it hard to score runs in Test cricket. While Gill's performance in Test cricket looks poor, especially after him getting the role of the number 3 batter, Iyer too has failed to impress with his last fifty in the format coming more than a year ago. Despite an inferior show from both the batters, former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan has suggested the selection committee to back them as the team needs their experience. "A senior player like Virat Kohli's absence is a massive factor. Over that KL Rahul is also injured. So...
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“We All Get Frustrated…”: India’s T20 World Cup-Winning Hero On Viral Video Of IndiGo Passenger Hitting Pilot | Cricket News
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“We All Get Frustrated…”: India’s T20 World Cup-Winning Hero On Viral Video Of IndiGo Passenger Hitting Pilot | Cricket News

[ad_1] Since Sunday evening, a video of a passenger slapping a pilot due to flight delay has gone viral. The video was taken in an IndiGo Delhi-Goa flight where a frustrated passenger can be seen resorting to physical violence aboard the Airbus A20N, which was parked at the Indira Gandhi International Airport for over 10 hours. The incident was filmed by another passenger who was recording the captain announcing a further delay in departure. The angry passenger - identified as Sahil Kataria - ran up to the Anup Kumar, the flight's co-captain, and assaulted him, leaping across a food serv...
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“This Dig At Our Country And PM…”: Virender Sehwag, Other Cricket Stars Fume Over Maldives Row | Cricket News
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“This Dig At Our Country And PM…”: Virender Sehwag, Other Cricket Stars Fume Over Maldives Row | Cricket News

[ad_1] The controversial comments made against India by public figures in Maldives have left Indians fuming. Even renowned cricketers like Virender Sehwag, Sachin Tendulkar, Irfan Pathan, Suresh Raina, etc. have criticized the 'racist' remarks against India and encouraged fellow citizens to explore the beauty of the Indian beaches. The reactions come amid the row over derogatory and 'anti-India' remarks made by Maldives minister, leaders and other public figures after Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the union territory of Lakshadweep.Former India opener Virender Sehwag gave a sharp reply to the unwarranted comments against India and PM Modi."Whether it be the beautiful beaches of Udupi , Paradise Beach in Pondi, Neil and Havelock in Andaman, and many other beautiful beaches througho...
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“When Overseas Cricketers Come To India…”: Irfan Pathan Fires Salvo, Settles ‘Pitch Talk’ | Cricket News
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“When Overseas Cricketers Come To India…”: Irfan Pathan Fires Salvo, Settles ‘Pitch Talk’ | Cricket News

[ad_1] A drama-filled Day 1 of the second Test between India and South Africa concluded with a staggering 23 wickets falling. The stunning batting collapse triggered the cricket world on social media, with talks abou the nature of the pitch taking the center stage. Former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan also joined the bandwagon, suggesting it isn't that the pitch is bad but the skills that the teams should focus on. Irfan also recalled how players would often complain about the nature of the spin-friendly pitches in India while there's no such chatter in South Africa."When overseas cricketers come to India on turning pitches they shouldn't complain. It's a skill they need to improve!," Pathan wrote in a post on X (formerly Twitter).When overseas cricketers come to India on turning pitche...
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“Injury Can Happen To” Jasprit Bumrah: Ex-India Star On Need For Bowling Depth | Cricket News
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“Injury Can Happen To” Jasprit Bumrah: Ex-India Star On Need For Bowling Depth | Cricket News

[ad_1] India vs South Africa: File image of Jasprit Bumrah© AFPIndia must focus on increasing the bench strength of their pace attack in 2024 as the Centurion Test exposed chinks in that department, reckons former pacer Irfan Pathan. Mohammed Shami's absence was felt badly in the heavy loss to South Africa in the opening Test of the two-match series in the Rainbow Nation last week.Jasprit Bumrah, who did not get the support from the likes of Shardul Thakur and Prasidh Krishna in the first Test, is also injury prone. Speaking to Star Sports on areas India need to improve in the new year, Pathan said: "India need to prepare a good fast bowling unit in 2024. We saw what happened in South Africa, the back ups were not ready. Shami was missed."If god forbid, something happens to Bumrah as we ...
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“No Sharpness In Bowling”: Ex-India Star Blasts Pacers After Loss To South Africa In First Test | Cricket News
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“No Sharpness In Bowling”: Ex-India Star Blasts Pacers After Loss To South Africa In First Test | Cricket News

[ad_1] Former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan has highlighted the lack of planning while bowling to the South African batters in the first Test in Centurion last week. The Proteas defeated India by an innings and 32 runs in the first Test at the SuperSport Park, taking a 1-0 lead in the two-match series. Barring Jasprit Bumrah, who bagged four wickets in South Africa's first innings, the Indian pacers struggled against the Proteas, with Dean Elgar smashing 185.While analysing the match, Irfan said that India did not understand when to attack and when to defend against the South African batters."India did not have any sharpness in their bowling. The Indian bowling unit did not get the balance of attack vs defence right. When Elgar got set, even then India continued their attacking bowling ...
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On Irfan Pathan’s Apology, Sunil Gavaskar’s Cheeky “Will Not Accept” Remark. Watch | Cricket News
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On Irfan Pathan’s Apology, Sunil Gavaskar’s Cheeky “Will Not Accept” Remark. Watch | Cricket News

[ad_1] India's hopes of winning a Test series in South Africa ended inside three days as the Rohit Sharma-led side was comprehensively beaten in the first Test of a two-match series in Centurion on Thursday. While South Africa made 408 batting second, India were bowled out for 245 and 131 in their first and second innings, respectively, losing the match by an innings and 32 runs. While analysing KL Rahul's century in the first innings, former India cricketers Sunil Gavaskar and Irfan Pathan were involved in a light-hearted conversation.Irfan praised Rahul's performance, following his centurion in the first innings, while highlighting his technique and batting style. The former India all-rounder, however, apologised to the living legend, Gavaskar, for the long speech.However, the former I...
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