But it took him only five ODIs to show me that I was wrong. He took on the Australian bowling attack of Glenn McGrath, Damien Fleming, Brett Lee and Shane Warne in the most glorious manner. After 71 Tests, he enjoys a bowling average of 25 and a batting average of 28.When using Facebook to create or log in to an account, you need to grant The Roar permission to see your email addressIn the 1990 summer, when everyone in both sides was scoring freely in England, he scored 56 runs in five innings.

In less than 15 minutes, Sadiq after facing Kapil asked for one from the dressing room. In India’s first match of the event, he smashed 73 from 79 balls, with four fours and five sixes. In the second innings he came out to bat with India facing defeat at 6-141. Sheldon Jackson, who played a key role in Saurashtra’s Ranji Trophy win earlier this year, amassing 809 runs in the tournament to ensure his side clinched its first-ever title, has decided to part ways with Saurashtra and will join the Puducherry team. But the middle order stood strong. His 281 against Australia saw India snatch victory form the jaws of defeat.His best batting display came at Adelaide in 1948.

His 116 and 145 against a good Aussie attack wasn’t enough to avoid an innings defeat for his team, but it impressed the pundits immensely.Anyone can contribute to The Roar and have their work featured alongside some of Australia’s most prominent sports journalists.Become a member to join in Australia's biggest sporting debate, submit articles, receive updates straight to your inbox and keep up with your favourite teams and authors.East Zone is not a traditional powerhouse of Indian cricket, and often players from the regions get their chance in the Indian team benefitting from the quota system. Find Team live Scores, Photos, Roster, Match updates Today. Then in 1996, he returned early from the England tour early following an altercation with the skipper Mohammad Azharuddin.It is clear that Bombay’s success isn’t based on the superstars or the international players – it is the depth of their talents that has served them well. He is from Behala, a locality in south west Calcutta. Find Team live Scores, Photos, Roster, Match updates Today. Jackson made his debut for Saurashtra in 2011 and scored 5634 runs in first-class cricket at an average of 49.42, including 19 hundreds and 27 half-centuries. His Test average of 42 is also impressive, but he never showed his best in England or in Australia.He certainly enjoyed batting against the Aussies – five of his seven top scores came against them.