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Jasprit Bumrah Shares Video of His Bowling Session at NCA Nets
Jasprit Bumrah, India’s leading fast bowler, has begun bowling again at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru after being sidelined from the ongoing Champions Trophy due to a lower back injury. The pacer shared a video of himself bowling in the nets on Instagram, captioning it “Progress every day,” which has thrilled fans eager for his return to international cricket.
Bumrah’s last appearance for India was during the five-match Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia, where he captained the team in the first and last Test of the series in place of the regular captain, Rohit Sharma. He ended the series as the top wicket-taker with 32 wickets at an impressive average of 13.06, posting his best performance of 6-76 in the third Test in Brisbane. Unfortunately, he had to withdraw midway through the Sydney Test, the last match of the series.
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He missed the home white-ball series against England and was later excluded from the Champions Trophy squad.
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In Bumrah’s absence, Mohammed Shami, Harshit Rana, and all-rounder Hardik Pandya have performed admirably for India in the pace department during the Champions Trophy. Bumrah was also in Dubai for India’s match against Pakistan on Sunday, where he received his ICC Awards and Team of the Year caps in recognition of his outstanding performances in 2024.
Bumrah claimed the ICC Men’s Cricketer of the Year title and the prestigious Sir Garfield Sobers Award for a remarkable 2024 season, in which he secured 71 wickets in Test cricket at an average of 14.92.
He was also named Player of the Tournament at the 2024 Men’s T20 World Cup held in the USA and the West Indies, taking 15 wickets at an astounding average of 8.26 and an economy rate of just 4.17.
Furthermore, Bumrah earned the ICC Men’s Test Cricketer of the Year award in a stellar year where he became the fastest Indian pacer to reach 200 Test wickets. He was selected for both the ICC Men’s Test Team of the Year and the ICC Men’s T20I Team of the Year.
Bumrah remains hopeful of being fit for IPL 2025, where he is set to play for the Mumbai Indians against Chennai Super Kings at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on March 23.
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Mumbai: Pakistan have been knocked out of the 2026 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup despite securing a narrow win over Sri Lanka. With this result, New Zealand advanced to the semifinals from the Super Eight group.
In the Super Eight match held at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pakistan batted first and posted a strong total of 212 for 8 in 20 overs.
Openers Sahibzada Farhan and Fakhar Zaman gave Pakistan a flying start. They added 176 runs for the opening wicket. This became the highest opening partnership in the tournament’s history.
Farhan scored a brilliant 100 off 60 balls. He became the first player to score two centuries in a single edition of the tournament. Fakhar Zaman supported him well with 84 runs off 42 balls.
Chasing a target of 213 runs, Sri Lanka fought hard but fell short by 5 runs.
Sri Lanka had a poor start. Pathum Nissanka was dismissed for just 3 runs. Kamil Mishara scored 26 runs, while Charith Asalanka added 25 runs to steady the innings.
Later, Pawan Rathnayake and Dasun Shanaka played attacking knocks. Rathnayake scored 58 runs off 37 balls with four fours and three sixes. Shanaka smashed 76 runs off 31 balls, including eight sixes and two fours. Their partnership raised hopes of a Sri Lankan victory.
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However, Pakistan bowlers held their nerve in the final overs. Tight bowling at the death ensured a narrow five-run win for Pakistan.
Despite the victory, Pakistan were eliminated from the tournament due to net run rate. As a result, New Zealand secured the second semifinal spot from the group.
Sports: India cricketer Rinku Singh’s father Khanchandra Singh has passed away in Lucknow. He died at a hospital in Greater Noida, leaving the family in deep grief.
Khanchandra Singh was suffering from fourth-stage liver cancer. He was receiving treatment at Yatharth Hospital in Greater Noida. His condition became critical this week, and he was placed on a ventilator. Rinku returned home before India’s Super 8 match against Zimbabwe in the T20 World Cup to be with his family.
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Former cricketer Harbhajan Singh expressed his condolences on X. He said he was saddened by the news and praised Rinku for his commitment to the team during such a difficult time.
Sports : West Indies cricket team defeated Zimbabwe national cricket team by 107 runs in a Super 8 Group 1 match.
Batting first, West Indies scored 254 for 6. Shimron Hetmyer led the charge with 85 runs off 34 balls. Rovman Powell added 59 runs. Their 122-run partnership helped the team post a big total.
Chasing 255, Zimbabwe were bowled out for 147 runs. Brad Evans scored 43 runs, but it was not enough.
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West Indies dominated the match with powerful hitting and sealed a comfortable victory.
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