Andy Roberts

Mahesh Babu took to Instagram and posted a picture of himself alongside legendary fast bowler Sir Andy Roberts from West Indies. Sharing his excitement over the union, Mahesh captioned the image as

Jasprit Bumrah, praised by Ravi Shastri, impressed in 2019 with 13 wickets against the West Indies. Known for his unique release and hard length delivery, he earned plaudits from Andy Roberts and Curtly Ambrose. He was Player of the Tournament in the T20 World Cup, helping India end an 11-year global trophy drought by defeating South Africa.

Aakash Chopra recounted Waqar Younis's high praise for Jasprit Bumrah, asserting that the Indian pacer surpasses even Wasim Akram in skill and strategic thinking. Younis believes Bumrah's understanding of the game at this age is unparalleled. Andy Roberts also lauded Bumrah, suggesting he could have led the West Indies' formidable pace attack.

Elated with his student's ODI debut, Shami Ahmed's coach Siddique said he advised the speedster to treat his international outing as just a Ranji game.

Very impressed with India's tearaway quick Umesh Yadav, legendary Andy Roberts feels he is the "first genuine" pacer from the country but needs to be a tad more aggressive.

Andy Roberts drubbed the WICB as clueless and said that president Julian Hunte and chief executive Ernerst Hilaire should resign from their posts.

The great Michael Holding has picked South African Dale Steyn among his top-four fast bowlers across generations and his list includes fellow West Indians Malcolm Marshall and Andy Roberts besides Australian Denis Lillee. Steyn picked 439 Test wickets at a stellar average of 22.95 and has one of the smoothest actions in the game.

Legendary West Indian fast bowler Andy Roberts has advised Virat Kohli to concentrate on Test cricket to rediscover his form. Kohli, currently facing a challenging phase in his career, recently broke a 16-month century drought in Perth. Roberts emphasised the importance of red-ball cricket for Kohli's resurgence and the overall improvement of top batter's performance in the longer format.

Greg Chappell compares Jasprit Bumrah to legendary fast bowlers like Andy Roberts and Dennis Lillee, highlighting Bumrah's unique blend of skill, strategy, and control. Chappell argues that Bumrah's exceptional performance poses the biggest challenge to Australia's hopes of winning the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

West Indies pace legend Andy Roberts has slammed batsman Shimron Hetmyer for opting out of the England tour because of health concerns amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Andy Roberts feels Umesh Yadav is the only genuine fast bowler India has produced and Glenn McGrath thinks India is lucky to have Yadav and Varun Aaron.

Tuesday is 30th anniversary of India's path-breaking 1983 World Cup triumph. Madan Lal, one of the heroes of the epic win, recalls the heady experience...

Sunil Gavaskar is happy to be a part of Dickie Bird's all-time Test XI even as some called the ex-English umpire's composition as "biased" and "ill-balanced".

Legendary India cricketer Kris Srikkanth has revealed he entertained self-doubts before facing one of West Indies' most feared bowlers Joel Garner in the 1983 World Cup final at Lord's.

As soon as you see this short, bearded gentleman walking the steps at the Brian Lara pavilion at Queen's Park Oval, you recognise him. He is Deryck Murray, the former West Indies wicketkeeper who played 62 Test matches between 1963 and 1980.

The legendary GR Viswanath on Saturday recalled his first meeting with two India stalwarts -- Madhav Mantri and Polly Umrigar -- and spoke about how an advice shared by the former remained with him throughout his distinguished career.

Traditionally, pace bowlers have hunted in pairs. In the Antigua Test, it's a trio of Indian pacers that is wreaking havoc on hapless West Indies batsmen. It's been a heart-warming sight for the Indian fan to see three quick bowlers operate and hunt in tandem, a rare sight for Indian cricket.

Former Australia captain Ian Chappell said that India need to pitch the ball up to Australia's batting mainstay Steve Smith and not target him with short deliveries if they have to dismiss him cheaply in the forthcoming four-Test series.

Miami-based World Record Academy has registered Pune's Blades of Glory as the largest cricket museum in the world.

Mitchell Starc's delivery to Rohit Sharma was mistakenly clocked at a record-breaking 176.5 kmph, sparking social media buzz. The actual speed was 140.8 kmph. This incident brings to mind the fastest recorded deliveries in ODI history, with Shoaib Akhtar leading the pack at 161.3 kmph.

A look back to June 25, 1983, the day that Indian cricket came of age, and a match that changed the course of the game's future.

Dale Steyn fans still can't get enough of him, the ace South Africa pacer found out in a social media poll he conducted.

Madhu Mantena, Anurag Kashyap and Co. have bagged the rights to a reel life recreation of India's first cricketing victory.

West Indies fast bowling legend Andy Roberts lauded Mohammed Shami as India's best bowler, praising his control and swing. Roberts questioned India's decision to bat first in the second Test against Australia. Though injured, Shami's recent strong domestic performances raise hopes for his return to the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, a series currently tied 1-1.

Legendary West Indies fast-bowler Courtney Walsh believes Kemar Roach is capable of taking 300 Test wickets after the seamer crossed the 200 mark on Day 2 of the third Test against England here.

India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin on Thursday called the 1983 World Cup win as the 'landscape' changing moment for the game of cricket in the country. India on Thursday celebrated the completion of the 37 years of the maiden World Cup triumph under the leadership of Kapil Dev.

West Indian pace legend Courtney Walsh doesn't foresee another one like him or Curtly Ambrose coming along in international cricket but neither does he believe that fast bowling is on the decline.

Former skipper Gavaskar advised Indian batsmen to show patience and lauded Rahane for his unbeaten 89-run innings which helped India end the opening day at 231-7 against South Africa in the final cricket Test.

The Antigua Test, which concluded on Sunday, thus presented an unprecedented scenario - it was the Indian pace attack which had the batsmen on the hop while home fast bowlers struggled against even tailenders.