The ball homes in towards Virat Kohli. As he attempts to play a shot, the ball curves away late. By the time Kohli has realised as much, he has already committed to a shot: hitting the ball towards ...

If you've ever watched a batter get beaten by a ball that curved, jagged or dipped at the last moment, you've seen one of ...

Praveen Kumar plans to launch a bowling academy in Meerut to nurture swing bowlers, aiming to enhance local talent and stop migration to other states. Lucknow: As one of the genuine swing bowlers, ...

Swing bowling has long been a crucial art all fast bowlers have tried to master. Whether utilising conventional movement through the air with a new ball or reverse swing with an older ball, swing ...

In an era where T20 leagues dominate ambition and injuries dictate careers, India’s seasoned swing bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar in an exclusive interview with the TimesofIndia.com opens up with rare ...

Abdul Ismail, the 'king of swing bowling' from Mumbai's golden era of cricket, has passed away at 79 due to cardiac arrest. He was instrumental in Mumbai's Ranji Trophy dominance, securing 244 wickets ...

Australia are clear favourites in their series against West Indies, which begins in Barbados on Wednesday, but they start with some question marks over the batting. Steven Smith is absent injured and ...

The widely-held belief that moisture in the air during humid conditions helps make a cricket ball swing has been clean bowled in a scientific study.

In modern T20 cricket, the role of a fast bowler is being reshaped not in the nets, but in meeting rooms, video sessions and data dashboards. Increasingly, data analysts have taken over a chunk of ...