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Wednesday, February 4, 2026
TopicFast bowlers

Topic: fast bowlers

ICC just tweaked rules for men’s cricket. Stop clock rule in Test, new DRS protocols now in place

While some of the new rules are already in effect for the 2025–27 World Test Championship cycle, those relating to white-ball cricket will take effect 2 July.

Frank Tyson — Indian cricket owes a lot to ‘reluctant Bombay coach’ who taught bowlers to run

Once an invincible force, the Bombay team was in crisis in the 1980s. With the ‘Typhoon’ as their coach, they bounced back within a year & stormed into the finals of the Ranji Trophy.

‘Sultan of Swing’ with a poetic delivery — Why Wasim Akram became a legend in his own lifetime

That cricket as a sport encourages batsmen, bowlers and fielders to display their skills, is merely stating the obvious. What is less obvious is that...

Broken bones, fractured jaws, bruised egos — The lesser-known tale of India’s pace bowling

In 'Speed Merchants', Gulu Ezekiel and Vijay Lokapally write about fast bowlers who would be known on the world stage if India's Test debut had come in 1920s rather than 1932.

Feared fast man returns: How a fit Bumrah is adding new missiles to his deadly arsenal

Two years since his Test debut, India fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah speaks about his variations, his many teachers, and why he never felt overwhelmed by big names.

New mindset, intensity, bench strength — how pacers helped India thrash South Africa 3-0

After Indian fast bowlers outshine South Africans in Test series, Kapil Dev says their success is down to the belief that they can take wickets in any conditions.

World Cup 2019 is showing that India has finally become a fast-bowling nation

All three of India’s pacers — Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar and Shami — are capable of hitting 90 mph, the traditional yardstick for being ‘quick’.

On Camera

Why Rahul Gandhi wasn’t allowed to read an excerpt from General Naravane’s memoir

General MM Naravane’s memoir—Four Stars of Destiny—reveals that he was left hanging by political leadership for more than two hours as Chinese tanks drove towards Indian positions.

Trade deal with US likely to lift Rupee & stocks, say investors

New Delhi: India’s agreement with the US to buy $500 billion-worth of goods over five years includes an existing pipeline of projects, as well...

Adani Defence teams up with Italy’s Leonardo to tap India’s mega helicopter market

The partnership will focus on targeting the Indian Armed Forces' requirements, particularly for Leonardo's AW169M and AW109 TrekkerM helicopters.

Swiss report should now close Op Sindoor debate. Knowing when to stop the fight is key too

The key to fighting a war successfully, or even launching it, is a clear objective. That’s an entirely political call. It isn’t emotional or purely military.