Badruddin siddiqui: Cricket News & Match Updates

Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy:  Mohammed Shami’s childhood coach Badruddin Siddiqui said he and the senior pacer’s family had repeatedly asked him to hold off on quitting Test cricket, but the veteran fast bowler made up his mind after concluding that his chances of a recall had ended with the non-selection for Tests against New Zealand.

Shami brought the curtain down on his Test career on Friday night, exactly 13 years after he made his debut in the longer format against the West Indies at the Eden Gardens. Shami, who could extract seam and swing with the new and old balls, ends his Test career with 229 wickets from 64 matches at an average of 27.71, including six five-wicket hauls.   Read More...