- Who is Team India's next fast bowling star?
- Zaheer Khan predicted ahead of the Test series against Sri Lanka
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IND vs SL Test Series 2026: The Indian team will play a two-match Test series against Sri Lanka from August 15. Team India The practice match has also been won. 'World Test Championship' (WTC) This series is very important for India. Sri Lankan pitches have historically been dominated by spinners. With leading fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah out of the squad due to injury, discussions have started on the options for fast bowling. The question is, who will be the partner with Mohammad Siraj? Former Indian fast bowler Zaheer Khan has commented on this and suggested the name of a promising fast bowler.
Arguably the greatest Indian FAST bowler- Zaheer Khan speaks on Shami's World Cup 2027 chances, Bumrah's injury and Gurnoor Brar future!@mdshami11 pic.twitter.com/k6mkWFTQRl
— Vimal Kumar (@Vimalwa) August 9, 2026
Gurnoor Brar praised by Zaheer Khan
Zaheer Khan discusses the future of Team India's bowlers. He praised Punjab fast bowler Gurnoor Brar and highlighted him as a strong option. Brar included in the squad for the Test series against Sri Lanka. Speaking to sports journalist Vimal Kumar, Zaheer expressed confidence that Gurnoor can become a very successful bowler in the future. Zaheer described him as a very promising player and suggested that Brar could bowl with Siraj at the other end in the Sri Lanka series.
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Will Gurnoor be the next star bowler?
Zaheer Khan said, “Gurnoor Brar has full potential to bowl fast. I see a lot of potential in him for a long career. It's great that Brar has been given a chance to progress in such a short period of time. I have spent time with him and that's when I realized his talent. He has the potential to be the next star fast bowler. Now, it will be interesting to see how he takes his career forward.”
Team India squad for Sri Lanka Test series
Shubman Gill (captain), KL Rahul, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Dhruv Jurel (wicketkeeper), Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Manav Suthar, Mohammad Siraj, Famous Krishna, Gurnoor Brar, Devdutt Padikkal, Samsana Jain, Aqib Nabi, Sarfraz Khan.
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