Learning From Crisis: How Injuries Exposed India’s Pace Depth Illusion

By BPN News Desk July 28, 2025

Op-Eds Opinion

The 2025 Test series in England has proven to be a turning point, brutally exposing what Indian cricket has for years called its “pace depth.” Repeated injuries to the frontline—and even backup—fast bowlers forced team management out of their comfort zone, leading to the hurried debut of

Cricket Sports

Jasprit Bumrah injury warning: Shane Bond cautions India

By BPN News Desk March 31, 2025

Jasprit Bumrah, India’s premier fast bowler, is in the midst of a careful recovery from a serious back injury. The 31-year-old pacer has not bowled in a competitive match since early January, when he suffered back spasms during the final Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia. Those spasms were later revealed to be a […]

Cricket Sports

I have played a lot of cricket. I have worked on my strengths – Akash Deep

By BPN News Desk September 26, 2024

Indian pace bowler Akash Deep is determined to maintain his consistent form as he prepares to face Bangladesh in the second Test in Kanpur on Friday. After an impressive performance in the first Test in Chennai, where India secured a 280-run victory, Deep is eager to cement his place in the side for the upcoming […]