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T20 World Cup: ‘You could put a really strong argument that he’s the best quick bowler ever’ – Stuart Broad’s praise for Jasprit Bumrah | Cricket News

T20 World Cup: ‘You could put a really strong argument that he’s the best quick bowler ever’ – Stuart Broad’s praise for Jasprit Bumrah | Cricket News

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3 min readMar 7, 2026 02:28 PM IST With his decisive spell against England in the T20 World Cup semi-final on Thursday, Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah showed why he is counted among the best in business. With England batsman Jacob Bethell in rampaging form, Bumrah accounted for just ten runs in his last two overs including six runs in the 18th over during England’s chase of the 254-run target. England would eventually fall short by seven runs and Bumrah’s 18th over paved the way for India’s win. Former England pacers Steve Finn and Stuart Broad have now counted Bumrah to be best bowler in the world at present with Broad even terming Bumrah as the ‘best quick bowler ever’. “Everyone else is mortal. There’s great bowlers, there’s good bowlers, but then there’s Jasprit Bumrah who sits above all of them at the moment, and I include people like [Pat] Cummins, [Mitchell] Starc. I think he is just on another planet to any other bowler in the world at the moment,” Finn said on the podcast …

The over that shook cricket

The over that shook cricket

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3 min readMar 5, 2026 11:22 AM IST The 2007 World Twenty20 had already produced a few surprises, but on the evening of September 19 in Durban, it delivered one of the most unforgettable moments in cricket history. Facing England in a crucial Super Eight clash, Yuvraj Singh produced a stunning display of power-hitting, smashing six consecutive sixes off Stuart Broad in a single over – a feat that instantly entered cricket folklore. The drama began a few minutes earlier. In the 18th over of India’s innings, Yuvraj struck Andrew Flintoff for two boundaries. As he walked down the pitch after taking a single, Flintoff exchanged heated words with him. The banter quickly escalated into a confrontation, forcing the umpire to step in. Yuvraj later recalled that Flintoff repeated his remarks and even spat in his direction, which further angered him. “I was furious,” he said later, adding that the exchange made him want to “hit every ball out of the ground.” England captain Paul Collingwood handed the ball to a young Broad for the …

‘They’re not party animals’: Stuart Broad rubbishes claims about England’s ‘drinking culture’ after 1-4 Ashes drubbing | Cricket News

‘They’re not party animals’: Stuart Broad rubbishes claims about England’s ‘drinking culture’ after 1-4 Ashes drubbing | Cricket News

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As scrutiny grows on the England team’s behaviour during the recent Ashes series Down Under where Ben Stokes’ men were thumped 1-4 by Australia, former England cricketer Stuart Broad has come to the defence of the side claiming they “do not have a drinking problem.” The four defeats in five Tests at the hands of Australia were punctuated by incidents of players being seen drinking. Multiple England team members were spotted drinking on multiple days in Noosa during a break that the team took in the middle of the Ashes tour. After England’s defeat in the series was completed, media reports revealed that England’s limited-overs captain Harry Brook had been slapped with a fine of 30,000 pounds ($40,300) for getting into a fight with a bar bouncer during England’s tour of New Zealand right before the Ashes. While Brook was given a ‘final warning’ for his future conduct, he was not stripped of the white-ball captaincy and also continued to be the vice captain of the England team in the recently-concluded Ashes tour. Despite those …

‘Great Test match pitches don’t jag all over the place’

‘Great Test match pitches don’t jag all over the place’

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After 20 wickets fell on Day 1 of the fourth Ashes Test between Australia and England at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground, the pitch used for the Test has come under scrutiny, with multiple former cricketers criticising the strip for “doing too much.” Former England cricketer Stuart Broad joined the chorus and slammed the pitch, saying that “great Test match pitches don’t jag all over the place.” “The pitch is doing too much, if I’m brutally honest. Test match bowlers don’t need this amount of movement to look threatening. Great Test matches pitches, generally, they bounce, but they don’t jag all over the place,” Broad said while commentating on SEN Radio. After winning the toss, England opted to bowl first and bundled out Australia for just 152, where pacer Josh Tongue shone with the ball, registering a five-wicket haul. In return, the Australian pace trio of Mitchell Starc, Michael Neser and Scott Boland ripped through the English batting order, restricting them to just 110 runs to get a 42-run lead. Australia batted for just one …

‘Do I regret saying that? No:’ Stuart Broad on worst Australian side in 15 years comments | Cricket News

‘Do I regret saying that? No:’ Stuart Broad on worst Australian side in 15 years comments | Cricket News

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England are 3-0 down against Australia after the first three Tests in the ongoing Ashes. Ahead of the series, former England cricketer Stuart Broad called this iteration of the Australian side the worst in the last 15 years. However, despite England taking a hammering yet again, Broad stuck to his stance that this Australian side being worst. “Do I regret saying that? No,” Broad said on his For The Love of Cricket podcast. “I did say Australia would have to play very badly and England would have to play very well. Australia haven’t played very badly and England haven’t played very well.” “From England’s point of view, what would they have liked coming into this series?” he said. “A lot of things have gone England’s way. But England haven’t been good enough ultimately. Australia have been relentless in what they’ve done.” “Do I think the 2013-14 [Australian team] man for man was a better side? Yes, probably still. I don’t think individually they are better than any other team since 2010-11, but they’ve been relentless …

‘Oh Harry!’: Michael Vaughan in disbelief, Stuart Broad raises questions as ex-England stars react to Brook’s dismissal | Cricket News

‘Oh Harry!’: Michael Vaughan in disbelief, Stuart Broad raises questions as ex-England stars react to Brook’s dismissal | Cricket News

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England were off to a nightmarish start in the second Ashes Test with Mitchell Starc sending Ben Duckett and Ollie Pope back quickly and making the pink ball talk early. They were then brought back into the game by Joe Root and Zak Crawley and Harry Brook seemed to be doing the same after the latter’s dismissal. However, Brook’s steady stand with Root ended in a way that left some of England’s former stars visibly frustrated in commentary boxes. With his partnership with Root on 54 off 69, Brook went for a big booming drive off Mitchell Starc with minimal footwork second ball of the 40th over, which was pitched up just outside the off stump. It took his outside edge and darted to Australia captain Steve Smith’s face and the latter did well to hold on. Former England captain Michael Vaughan was on commentary for BBC’s Test Match Special, who put out a video of his reaction to the moment in which he can be seen leaning back with his hands folded and a …

Stuart Broad on his viral moment in the commentary box in the 1st Ashes Test: ‘Close my eyes and just pray that it wasn’t actually happening’ | Cricket News

Stuart Broad on his viral moment in the commentary box in the 1st Ashes Test: ‘Close my eyes and just pray that it wasn’t actually happening’ | Cricket News

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Coming out of the 1st Test at Perth, the Ashes found its first noteworthy viral moment from the commentary box where former England pacer Stuart Broad had closed his eyes as the Three Lions kept losing wickets against Australia. Broad had an expression of disbelief and closed his eyes and prayed that the England collapse turned out to be a bad dream. “It’s what Test cricket does. It sort of brings all your emotions out and it was that period of commentary where we lost 4 in the blink of an eye. And when Rooty chopped on, it was just a natural reaction for me was to close my eyes and just pray that it wasn’t actually happening. If I close them, maybe it wasn’t actually happening. Can we just soak up a little bit of pressure somehow,” Broad opened up on Sky Cricket about the moment after England were thrashed by the hosts by 8 wickets. “I have been there loads of time before in Australia, we all would have been where they just …

Stuart Broad reasons why England should not make Ben Stokes ODI captain: ‘Would be lost for words’ | Cricket News

Stuart Broad reasons why England should not make Ben Stokes ODI captain: ‘Would be lost for words’ | Cricket News

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While England are in search of a new ODI captain, former seamer Stuart Broad has cautioned against taking a backward step in appointing Test skipper Ben Stokes as leader of the 50-over side. After England’s harrowing league-stage Champions Trophy exit and Jos Buttler’s resignation from captaincy, ECB managing director Rob Key had suggested Stokes among the potential candidates for the ODI captaincy. “Ben Stokes is one of the best captains I’ve ever seen. So it would be stupid not to look at him. It’s just the knock-on effect of what that means,” Key told reporters last week. “I think nothing’s off the table really. You look at every single option and you think, right, what is the best thing to do? How is that going to impact on other things? While Stokes had previously hinted at returning for the Champions Trophy, a hamstring tear during last year’s New Zealand tour doused the plans. Stokes has not featured in a 50-over match since the 2023 ODI World Cup, a tournament for which he had returned from …

Stuart Broad, Alec Stewart want England to pick this ‘Anderson-like’ Australian pacer for Ashes 2025 | Cricket News

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Despite their recent victories over the West Indies and Sri Lanka, Ben Stokes’ England Test side has been left with a mighty void after legendary pacer Jimmy Anderson’s retirement. Anderson, who finished with 704 Test wickets with a farewell Test at Lord’s against West Indies in July, championed the England seam department over two decades and 189 matches. Anderson also forged the most successful Test bowling pair with Stuart Broad, accumulating 1039 wickets together. While the Bazball trend under head coach Brendon McCullum and Stokes has been to blood quicker pacers, England will be wary of the ignominy of not having won an Ashes series since 2015. England are slated to tour Australia for the next edition which will form a crucial part of the next ICC World Test Championship cycle. An Australian Anderson? As England continue to refine their bowling attack, former England cricketers Broad and Alec Stewart have thrown in an uncommon choice to lead England’s bowling charge Down Under. The duo have suggested that England rope in former Australia pacer Dan Worrall …

James Anderson reaches 700 Test wickets: List of top 5 wicket-takers of the world

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News / Photos / Cricket / James Anderson reaches 700 Test wickets: List of top 5 wicket-takers of the world Published on Mar 09, 2024 11:02 AM IST England legend James Anderson claimed his 700th Test wicket during the ongoing fifth Test match between India and England. …read more / View Photos in a new improved layout Published on Mar 09, 2024 11:02 AM IST England legend James Anderson on Saturday, became only the third bowler, and first seamer, to claim 700 Test wickets in the ongoing fifth Test match between India and England.(AFP) / View Photos in a new improved layout Published on Mar 09, 2024 11:02 AM IST Sri Lanka’s Muttiah Muralitharan is the highest wicket-taker in Test cricket history with 800 wickets.(Getty Images) / View Photos in a new improved layout Published on Mar 09, 2024 11:02 AM IST Shane Warne is second in that list, with 708 dismissals in 145 matches.(Twitter) / View Photos in a new improved layout Published on Mar 09, 2024 11:02 AM IST Meanwhile, Anderson is third …