Indian cricket team in action during Champions Trophy 2025© AFP Legendary Indian cricket team batter Sunil Gavaskar ended the debate over India enjoying any kind of ‘unfair advantage’ during their Champions Trophy 2025 campaign. India played all of their matches – including the final – in Dubai after their government decided to not…
Pakistan cricketers during the Champions Trophy match against India in Dubai. (Photo by Surjeet Yadav/MB Media/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: A day after getting knocked out of the Champions Trophy, Pakistan‘s cricket squad continued to draw harsh criticism, with the legendary Sunil Gavaskar stating that they would find it difficult to defeat even a weak Indian…
File photo of Rahul Dravid and Rohit Sharma© AFP Cricket, unlike football, has had several rule changes in recent. From two bouncer rule to DRS to non-striker’s run out, cricket has not been averse to change in rule. One of the recent rule changes also mandates that batters to not change ends when…
Vinod Kambli and Sunil Gavaskar NEW DELHI: Some of Mumbai’s cricketing heroes, including legendary batter Sunil Gavaskar and former player Vinod Kambli, were felicitated by the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) at the opening event of the 50th-anniversary celebrations of the Wankhede Stadium. During the ceremony, Kambli, who played 17 Tests and 104 ODIs, walked towards…
Last Updated:January 13, 2025, 15:59 IST Sunil Gavaskar and Irfan Pathan reveal their preferred India squad for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. Sunil Gavaskar (Image: AFP) The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is yet to announce the Indian men’s cricket team squad for the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy but former cricketers Sunil…
Legendary batter Sunil Gavaskar feels India wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant for throwing away his wicket in the second innings of the 4th Test against Australia in Melbourne. For the second time in the match, Pant got out while playing a rash shot. In the first innings, Pant was caught at deep third man after…
NEW DELHI: Legendary Sunil Gavaskar on Saturday angrily expressed his disapproval of Rishabh Pant‘s shot selection during a critical moment on the third day of the Boxing Day Test. A fuming Gavaskar had slammed Pant for his ramp shot that got him out, labelling it as ‘stupid’.For Gavaskar the Pant shot was driven by ego…
Nitish Kumar Reddy’s family with Sunil Gavaskar© X (Twitter) Legendary Sunil Gavaskar on Sunday told Mutyala, father of India all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy, that his sacrifices have helped the nation unearth “a gem in cricket”. The 21-year-old Reddy’s remarkable maiden Test century against Australia helped India keep the first-innings deficit to 105 runs,…
India captain Rohit Sharma continues to court criticism over his baffling strategy and selection calls in the Melbourne Test. Since announcing the return of Washington Sundar to India’s playing XI for the Boxing Day Test — which came at the cost of Shubman Gill — Rohit has had his decision-making questioned time and…
India skipper Rohit Sharma‘s struggle for runs has continued in Australia, and batting legend Sunil Gavaskar believes that Rohit may decide to step down as captain if runs continue to elude him in the last two matches of the Border Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) in Melbourne and Sydney. Speaking on ABC Sport, Gavaskar said Rohit won’t…
