India opener Mayank Agarwal was run out in strange circumstances on Day 1 of the second Test against Sri Lanka at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. More than Mayank’s mix-up with captain Rohit Sharma, it was Sri Lanka wicketkeeper Niroshan Dickwella’s antics that added to the confusion of the events. Instead of taking the … Read more
Legendary India cricketer Sunil Gavaskar said “playing across the line” cost Virat Kohli his wicket on Day 1 of the second Test against Sri Lanka in Bengaluru. Kohli, who walked out to a rousing reception from the Chinnaswamy crowd, was looking good till a delivery from off-spinner Dhananjaya de Silva kept lower than expected to … Read more
Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar on Monday expressed regret for refusing to call the late Shane Warne as the greatest of all time while discussing his legacy, saying it was not the right time for the comparisons he made. “In hindsight, that question should not have been asked and I should not have answered as … Read more
India batting legend Sunil Gavaskar expressed his shock at the untimely death of Australian spin great Shane Warne. Gavaskar lavished praise on Warne’s contribution to cricket, however, said that the Australian was not the greatest spinner of all time. Speaking on a show on India Today, the Indian batting great and former India captain said … Read more
Former India skipper Sunil Gavaskar has said that Virat Kohli has always had that fire in his belly since his Test debut and how he is unique in terms of getting under the skin of the bowlers. As India take on Sri Lanka in the first Test of the two-match series, batter Virat Kohli will … Read more
Jasprit Bumrah in action during the T20I series vs Sri Lanka.© BCCI After the debacle at the T20 World Cup last year, India have gone on to notch three straight T20I series clean sweeps, equaling a record for the most consecutive T20I wins after completing a 3-0 whitewash of Sri Lanka in Dharamsala on Sunday. … Read more
File photo of Sunil Gavaskar© AFP With 10 wins on the bounce in T20Is, India are currently flexing their muscle for the ICC T20 World Cup slated to take place in Australia later this year. Under new skipper Rohit Sharma, India have whitewashed New Zealand, West Indies and have already taken a 1-0 lead in the … Read more
Virat Kohli scored a fifty for India against West Indies in the 2nd T20I on Friday.© BCCI Former India captain Virat Kohli has been rested for India’s third and final T20I against the West Indies in Kolkata on Sunday and has also been given a break for the upcoming T20I series against Sri Lanka. Kohli, … Read more
Former India captain and batting legend Sunil Gavaskar feels there is no need to worry about Virat Kohli’s form, after the batter was dismissed for a duck in the third and final ODI against West Indies in Ahmedabad on Friday. Kohli had a rather low key series against Windies, getting dismissed for 8, 18 and … Read more
KL Rahul is captaining India in the ODI series in South Africa in the absence of Rohit Sharma.© AFP KL Rahul seemed to have “run out of ideas” during the 204-run partnership between South Africa captain Temba Bavuma and Rassie van der Dussen in India’s 31-run loss in Paarl in the 1st ODI on Wednesday, … Read more