NEW DELHI: Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) University has suspended a faculty member from its Department of Social Work following complaints about the content of an end-semester examination paper.The order, dated 23 December, said the university received several complaints regarding the paper titled “Social Problems in India” for the B.A. (Hons) Social Work programme, Semester I, for the 2025–26 academic session. The paper was set by Prof. Virendra Balaji Shahare.

The question asked students to “discuss the atrocities against Muslim minorities in India, giving suitable examples.”Taking note of the complaints, a JMI official said it found negligence and carelessness on the part of the faculty member. “The professor has been put under suspension and an inquiry committee has been set up,” said Saima Saeed, Chief Public Relations Officer, JMI.According to the suspension letter seen by PTI, the vice-chancellor, acting under Statute 37(1) of the Statutes of the University, ordered that Prof. Shahare be placed under suspension with immediate effect pending an inquiry.The office order added that the professor’s headquarters will remain in New Delhi during the suspension period, and he has been directed not to leave without prior permission from the competent authority.The question paper drew criticism on social media.A student-run platform associated with Jawaharlal Nehru University shared images of the paper, questioning the appropriateness of the question and alleging ideological bias.The post objected to the framing of the question and linked it to alleged violence against Hindus in neighbouring Bangladesh.Meanwhile, the Delhi University Teachers’ Association (DUTA) also circulated the question paper, describing it as a matter of “serious concern”. DUTA alleged that the question promoted a “one-sided” narrative in a centrally funded university and called for an immediate review of the question paper and the syllabus. The association urged the education ministry and the University Grants Commission to take note of the issue.

Australia will be up against England in the fourth match of The Ashes. This article provides details about Australia’s Playing 11 vs England for the fourth match of the series.

Australia Playing XI vs England- 4th Test, The Ashes 2025:

Openers: Travis Head, Jake Weatherald

Australia will look to continue the momentum that they have gained courtesy of a win in the first three matches of The Ashes when they take on England in the fourth game of the series.

The home team, however, will have to make at least three changes to the squad, with the vice captain of the team expected to return for this particular game as the captain in the absence of Pat Cummins, who has been rested for the last two matches.

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Along with Smith, Jhye Richardson, in all likelihood, will be a part of the playing XI in place of Cummins, with Todd Murphy replacing Nathan Lyon, who suffered an injury on the final day of the Adelaide Test.

Smith’s return would mean a rejig in the middle order with Usman Khawaja, who was a last-minute entry into the playing XI in the last Test, expected to bat at number five, meaning Josh Inglis might miss out in Melbourne.

The rest of the batting lineup should remain the same, with Travis Head, who scored his second century in the ongoing series, opening the batting with Jack Weatherald.

Middle-order batsmen and all-rounders: Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith (c), Usman Khawaja, Cameron Green, Alex Carey (wk),

The middle order of Australia will comprise Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Usman Khawaja, and centurion from the first innings of the previous match, Alex Carey.

Australia would want the middle-order batters to put on a similar performance in the upcoming match as they did in Adelaide when the team lost early wickets.

The pair of Usman Khawaja and Alex Carey formed a vital partnership for the fifth wicket and helped the team get to safety, and were supported by lower middle order batter like Mitchel Starc, who also scored a half century.

The onus will be on the top five batters to score the bulk of the runs for the team and not depend on the lower-order batters to bail them out of trouble.

Bowlers: Mitchell Starc, Todd Murphy, Scott Boland, Jhye Richardson

Unlike the batting, which won’t experience a lot of changes, Australia’s bowling lineup will be without the services of regular captain Pat Cummins and experienced spinner Nathan Lyon, as mentioned above.

The pair will be replaced by Jhye Richardson and Todd Murphy, respectively, both of whom have been picked in the squad for this particular game.

The team would back the duo to have a good outing and keep up the good work done by other bowlers in the first three matches.

Other than Richardson and Murphy, the bowling attack will include Scott Boland, who will have happy memories of playing at this venue against England in 2021 and would want to replicate the same effort in the next game.

Boland will get the company of Mitchell Starc, who is having an Ashes to remember with both bat and ball, and fast bowling all-rounder Cameron Green.

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Naseem Shah represents Desert Vipers in the fourth season of the ILT20 in the UAE. (Image: Creimas)

New Delhi: In an era where T20 cricket is increasingly packaged as boundary-fuelled entertainment, fast bowlers often feel like collateral damage — judged harshly by numbers, deprived of friendly conditions, and discarded quickly when the spotlight shifts elsewhere.For someone like Naseem Shah, the challenge has been even more layered. Still only 22 years old, Naseem has already lived through the full cycle of modern cricket: early stardom, serious injuries, form slumps, relentless scrutiny from fans, and pointed criticism from former players who know the game all too well.

Yet, as the fourth season of the ILT20 unfolds, the fast bowler finds himself in a happier place. Representing the Desert Vipers, Naseem has been part of a dominant start to the season, with the team surging towards the playoffs on the back of six straight wins.In this conversation, he speaks candidly about survival as a fast bowler in batter-friendly cricket, the grind of injury comebacks, and learning to live with criticism in a sport that never truly switches off.EXCERPTS:​​Q. When you made your international debut, you were very young. And you got exposure very quickly. You were in a difficult position. You played in high-pressure moments. Thinking about it today, do you consider the early exposure you got playing in high-pressure situations to be a good thing or a bad thing? How do you see it as a cricketer today?Naseem: I don’t think about my early career. I don’t have any good or bad memories. But life goes on like this. Day by day, as I always say, you learn something. There is a difference between then and now. You get a lot of experience while playing.As I said, you don’t know a lot of things in the early stages. If you go 2-3 years back, you will get a lot of positive changes. And after 2 years, you will realise that life goes on like this. You get experience while playing. You get better and better. My advice is that if you are not a professional player, you can’t relax. You can’t say that I am done, I have learned everything, I am a professional player. You have to learn something until you play the last ball of your career. You have to bring some improvement in yourself. This is what is going on right now. That’s why we play.

Naseem Shah has taken five wickets from five matches played in the ILT20. (Image: Creimas)

​​​Q. You have seen a lot of injuries in your career. There have been a lot of setbacks. It is very difficult for any professional cricketer. But it is, maybe, even more difficult for a bowler to bring back the rhythm. To bring back the match consistency. To understand what your best is. How difficult is it to restore it? And how much have you learned from your injuries?Naseem: It is exactly like this. When you feel that you are about to play your best cricket. You get consistency in your form. And when you have an injury there, it is a very difficult time. Because injuries take you completely back.First you have to fight the injury, then heal that injury. Then you have to bring back that fitness.And then performance is totally different. What you play on the ground is totally different. For that you need matches. To bring back that rhythm. I don’t think there’s any bowler who comes back after an injury and does the same performance that he was doing.It is obviously a difficult time. But as a player you know that these things have to come in your life. As a fast bowler you have to keep these things in mind. And keep fighting till you want to play cricket.Honestly speaking, with injuries, your cricket completely stops. So you learn a lot of things. You get good people at that time. You are mentally strong. You fight a lot. You come out of the stage.So this process, the rehab as well, you learn a lot of things. So as a fast bowler you can’t escape injuries. Mostly the fans who watch cricket, they don’t have the awareness that a dive injury and a sudden injury or an injury due to fitness – they are totally different. Different things.So even the world’s fittest players can’t escape that injury. No matter how fit you are. Injuries have to come in your life. So you have to be mentally prepared for that. Because if you get injured. The injury counts the same whether you’re fit or not.When you come out of rehab, a lot of things are better in cricket. When you come back to your peak, you become very strong.

​​​Q. One thing I wanted to understand from a bowler’s perspective. What is more difficult to recover from: an injury or a lack of form?Naseem: This is a very easy question and I think anyone will agree – out of form. If you play one good inning, all your things will be the same again.Out of form, in fast bowlers, unlike in batters, it depends on the rhythm. And it depends more on fitness. Performance comes. Batters are a little different when they are out of form. Because they have the option of one ball. If a good ball comes, they get out.So I think both are a little different. But coming from an injury. It is totally different. It is very difficult to come back to that rhythm.When you’re out of form, all your things are with you. Your fitness is with you. You’re just one inning away from getting things back.Q. In the last few years, since the start of T20 leagues, there has been a lot of preference by pitch curators, organisers, teams that batters get more preference. Everyone wants more runs as it is more entertainment. How does a bowler feel that everything is going in favour of the batter?Naseem: It feels very bad. Very bad. Nowadays, people want entertainment. And it is being delivered to them. In such cricket, as a fast bowler, you have to be smart and give your best performances.When there are matches of 140, 150, 160 runs, it may look boring, but bowlers get a lot of support. Nowadays, in T20 cricket, an economy rate under 9 is considered best, but it isn’t always appreciated.A batter looks beautiful, they hit shots, they score runs. He looks good. But if a bowler goes at an economy rate of 8.5 in a T20, on a pitch which is worth 180, 190, 200 runs … the coaches appreciate this because they have an idea. Considering how fast cricket is, these things matter. Bowlers have to work to get out of this situation and give his best performance. He does his best bowling.

Naseem Shah has played 20 Tests, 34 ODIs and 33 T20Is for Pakistan. (Image: Creimas)

​Q. For Indian and Pakistani players, when you are bowling, there is massive expectation. Especially if it is an India vs Pakistan match. But there is expectation. How do you ignore it or keep it aside? How do you stay in the present?Naseem: If you see, fans from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka are very involved. You can say, they are very excited. They expect from you. They respect you. But there is pressure. It is fun. The whole nation is expecting of you. That you will do well. And if you do not do well, then there are plenty of memes also. So, there are both things and it has its own fun.Expectation is a good thing. But you have to be ready for this. If you see the best players in the world, their performance may be better, but our fans appreciate our performances also. And we get criticised a lot as well. So there’s both things.You just have to be mentally ready. Now it is a habit. We know that our people love cricket a lot, they will give us love. And they will tell us if we do not do well.

Naseem Shah in action during the fourth season of the ILT20. (Image: Creimas)

​​Q. How difficult and different does it feel to get criticised by a fan versus a former player? What is the difference between the two, especially if you feel that the criticism is unfair?Naseem: When fans do it, you should not take it to heart. Some cricket-loving fans have never held a cricket ball or visited a cricket ground… So you do not take it to heart. They are only expressing their emotions. So you do not take it to heart.But a former cricketer, who has played cricket all their life, if he talks about cricket. You learn from him. It is a good thing. You take what you like. But if the criticism is unfair, if it is personal… Or if you feel it is not about cricket, it is about something else. It happens.But for the rest of the fans, these days everyone has a phone. Someone has to say something. You cannot control that. People turn on their cameras and have things to say.

Poll

What do you think is more difficult for a fast bowler to recover from?

You have to understand that if you start to care about everything, you are not a strong cricketer. Because you cannot stop anyone. You have to think, whether the person who is saying these things, if he has ever played in a pressure situation.They are crazy about cricket, they love cricket. When I was young, I used to do it too. But there should be fair criticism. And as a professional, you have to tolerate that.