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NDTV
4 days ago
- Sport
- NDTV
Jasprit Bumrah Sends Big Message To Critics After 5-Wicket Haul: 'Sensationalise...'
By his own admission, Jasprit Bumrah is no spring chicken and doesn't have energy to celebrate like a 21-year-old. Instead of overt celebrations, he is creating milestones, one game at a time and saving those stories for his son Angad's grown-up years. Like his 5/74 which will be on the Lord's Honours board following a special spell on day two of the second Test against England. The Indian pace spearhead reached the coveted milestone by castling Jofra Archer but there were no over the top celebrations as one would expect from Bumrah. 'Reality is I was tired. I can't jump around like a 21-year-old. I was happy that I contributed. The name on the Honours board feels good. It is something I can tell my son about when he is grown up,' said Bumrah who had rested from the Edgbaston Test due to workload management. Bumrah once again took a dig at naysayers who question his fitness. "People want to sensationalise for viewership, I understand they want to make money through all that. I am happy that I am helping them do that. Memories are important and want to contribute as much as I can,' said Bumrah. He also said that the conscious decision of not thinking about the famous Lord's slope helped him execute his plans better. 'I thought about the slope on the last tour, it did not help. My lesson from that was not keep that in mind and I got the benefit of that. In these hot conditions, it is all about maximizing the new ball. It was not like that in the previous tour, that has been the major difference,' Bumrah added.
Mint
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Mint
Sachin Tendulkar shuts down Lord's Honours Board jibe with perfect reply: ‘Wasn't meant to happen, but it did'
Sachin Tendulkar collected many accolades in his over 24 year international career but a special moment occured for the former cricketer as he was honoured on Thursday with his portrait at the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) Museum at Lord's. Tendulkar later sat down with MCC's Mark Nicholas for a conversation where the former English cricketer asked the Indian legend why he didn't have his name in the Lord's Honours board. Notably, Lord's Honours board is commemorative board placed in the Pavilion at the home of criket to celebrate the outstanding cricketing achievements at the venue. The historic board mentions the names of players who have scored a century or taken 5 wickets in an innings or 10 wickets in a match at the venue. Nicholas during the ceremony honouring Tendulkar quipped why the legendary batter was not in the Lord's leaders board and if it had anything to do with quality of English bowling. Nicholas introduced the unveiling with a touch of humour, saying, 'You didn't get on the Lord's Honours Board. What happened? High-quality English bowling, I imagine.' Nicholas stated. Tendulkar, however, was quick to remind his English counterpart that he indeed had a century at the venue and against one of the world's best but it wasn't recorded. 'I thought that in 1998, when we played a memorial game, I got a hundred then,' Tendulkar stated. 'Glenn McGrath, Allan Donald, Srinath, Kumble, and McMillan... But one normally thinks about having your name on the Honours Board. Somehow it wasn't meant to happen, but it did happen.' he further added. Notably, the Indian veteran batter had scored 125 runs in a charity match between MCC and the Rest of the World XI in 1998 but given that it wasn't an official international match, his milestone was not given a place in the Honours board. In a post on Instagram, Tendulkar emphasized the importance of having his portrait in the Lord's museum. He wrote, 'I first visited Lord's as a teenager in 1988, and returned in 1989 with the Star Cricket Club team. I remember standing near the Pavilion, soaking in the history and dreaming quietly,' 'Today, to have my portrait unveiled at this very place is a feeling that's hard to put into words. Life has truly come full circle. I'm grateful and filled with wonderful memories.' the former cricketer added.
