The Punjab Kings spinner got rid of the well-set Suryakumar Yadav, who tried to reverse-sweep the bowler over backward point but got a top edge to Chris Gayle.
Shami had incurred a wrist injury during the Adelaide Pink Ball Test against Australia in December last year
Off-spinner Ashwin became the fourth Indian to reach 400 wickets in Test cricket during. He also became the second-fastest bowler in the history of the game (after Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan) to reach the feat.
Ashwin has become the fourth Indian bowler to complete 400 wickets in Test cricket and was asked if surpassing 'Peak 619' could be a reality in coming years.
Broad bowled just 20 overs in two innings with no wickets to his name in the second Test.
Jaffer was appointed as the head coach of the state team in June 2020. He had signed a one-year contract with CAU.
During the second Test of the two-match series in 1999, Kumble picked up all 10 wickets and became only the second bowler in world cricket after England's Jim Laker to claim all wickets in an innings.
On Saturday, the BCCI posted a video where India's fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah could be seen imitating former India spinner Anil Kumble's bowling action.
Known for his pinpoint accuracy and toe-crushing yorkers, Bumrah came up with 'never-seen-before' action while gearing up for the first Test against England.
When Kevin Pietersen was also struggling to play spinners, Rahul Dravid had suggested the right-hander to pick a bowler's length out of his hands.
In the IPL 2020 season, Punjab had finished at the sixth spot with six wins and eight losses.
Bumrah equalled the feat of India's legendary leg-spinner, Anil Kumble, for the most wickets at the MCG, although the pacer reached the tally at a quicker rate.
Kumble opined that even while Australia will see the return of Steve Smith and David Warner and while Virat Kohli will miss three Tests the team has the ability to beat the Aussies in their home.
Kumble would know the rules thoroughly as he heads the Cricket Committee of the International Cricket Council (ICC) that recommended the rule to the ICC Board, after Australia initiated it following the demise of its young player Phil Hughes
Rahul, who captained the team for the first team this season, had another stellar season with the bat, amassing 670 runs at an average of 55.83.
The former Indian leg spinner feels the luck did little favour to them in IPL 2020 and it’s all about how they keep it together to cross the finishing line
Ravi Bishnoi, who took four wickets in the U-19 World Cup final that India lost to Bangladesh, has an action which can technically be termed faulty if we go by the coaching manual.
Gayle is yet to play a single game in the ongoing league played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
KXIP coach Anil Kumble said that the side needs to adapt to the conditions in Abu Dhabi "very quickly" ahead of their game against MI.
The former leg spinner feels the margin of error is very minimal at the Sharjah Stadium as they take on a confident Rajasthan Royals.
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