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Jason Gillespie
Fri, August 22 2014
Jason Gillespie: A high-quality fast bowler who signed off with a Test double century!
Jason Gillespie, born April 19, 1975, is the fifth most successful fast bowler produced by Australia with a tally of 259 Test wickets. Jaideep Vaidya looks back at an unfulfilled career that was crippled with an array of injuries and did not possibly do full justice to his talent.
Sat, March 30 2013
Shane Warne, Matthew Hayden retired too soon, feels Shaun Tait
Former Australia pacer Shaun Tait feels that seasoned players like Shane Warne, Matthew Hayden, Jason Gillespie shouldn't have hurried retired which would have enabled a smooth transition for the next generation.
Wed, July 02 2014
Harbhajan Singh helps India beat Australia in one of the most remarkable Test series of all-time
March 22, 2001. The final day of one of the most remarkable series ever contested. Arunabha Sengupta revisits the Chennai Test against Australia that gave India the series after a heart-stopping climax.
Wed, July 02 2014
Glenn McGrath and Jason Gillespie bowl West Indies out for 51
On March 8, 1999, West Indies were shot out for 51, their lowest total in Test cricket at the time, conceding victory to Australia by a mammoth margin of 312 runs. Glenn McGrath and Jason Gillespie were the primary and only destroyers, as spin wasn’t even considered on that eventful fourth day of the first Test at Trinidad. Karthik Parimal looks back at that forgettable game for the home team.
Thu, March 07 2013
I want to emulate Joe Root by breaking into the England side: Moin Ashraf
A Bradford-born fast-medium bowler, Moin Ashraf made his First-Class debut against Loughborough University in May 2010. He signed his first professional contract for Yorkshire at the end of the 2010 season, having made an impact in the last two matches of the Championship season by taking three wickets on his debut in a win over Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge. He followed it up with five for 32 against Kent at Headingley.
Thu, February 28 2013
Ricky Ponting will be a success at Surrey, feels Jason Gillespie
Former Australian fast bowler Jason Gillespie is confident that retired cricketer Ricky Ponting will be a success in his short county championship stint with Surrey in June-July.
Sat, February 23 2013
Cricket Australia keen on grooming native players for national team
Cricket Australia’s (CA) national talent manager Greg Chappell has emphasised on grooming more aboriginal talent for the Australian national team.
Sat, August 23 2014
Steyn, Anderson, Gillespie and McGrath have shown that fast bowlers can do well in India
Reputations can often be misleading — more so in a game of immense uncertainties like cricket. Indian pitches are said to be a spinner’s haven and graveyard for fast bowlers. Visiting teams get carried away by these notions and overemphasise on preparing their batsmen to face spin and train their spinners for increased workload. But the fact is that pacers are a vital component to the setup whose importance cannot be underestimated.
Fri, January 25 2013
Why it’s not right to tag the word “Muslim” to Usman Khawaja
It has been widely reported in the press that Usman Khawaja is the first Muslim to play cricket for Australia.