Jasprit Bumrah and late away movement

Jasprit Bumrah is all about breaking records. The run up towards the bowling crease, the flaying limbs and the open-chested thrust behind his delivery - how Bumrah makes everything work for himself consistently at the highest level is difficult even for the best experts. From a death overs specialist with the white ball to a lethal new-ball bowler in Test cricket, Bumrah's rapid evolution was there in Antigua against West Indies for everyone to see.

Bumrah is now the only Asian bowler to have five-wicket hauls in England, West Indies, Australia and South Africa. Bumrah's emergence has literally catalyzed the fast-bowling revolution in India. Since Virat Kohli took charge as full time Test captain in 2014 december, he laid emphasis on raw pace through Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav, Ishant Sharma and bhuvneshwar Kumar too pushed himself to bowl consistently over 135 kmph.

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life beyond MS Dhoni

 Former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly has said that Team India will have to get used to the fact that Mahendra Singh Dhoni will not be around for too long.

"He is at that stage of his career where he has to evaluate where he stands. He has to decide if he can win matches for India... if he can continue to contribute like Dhoni, not someone else. "Because with players like Dhoni, Virat Kohli, Sachin Tendulkar, till they play, there will be expectations that they will win matches. I think Dhoni has to make this decision. Only a player knows how much fuel is left in the tank and how much of his match-winning ability is intact," he said.

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Legendary batting from Ben Stokes

Ben Stokes Shines in England first 350+ target to keep Ashes series alive.

England have evened the Ashes series at 1-1 after one of the most tremendous matches in Test history by an unforgettable match-winning innings of 135 from Ben Stokes. England were bowled out for 67 in the first innings, achieved their highest-ever winning total by scoring 362 for nine thanks to a last-wicket partnership of 76 of which Leach made a single run. Australia dropped glorious chances to retain the Ashes in the final moments of incredible drama at Headingley before Stokes and his unlikely partner saw the hosts home.Down there in the black, where people lose their careers, Stokes looked around and found, deep within himself, the resolve to lead his team right back up and out again.

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