Three back-to-back finals of ICC white-ball events and winning two successive ones make India the top white-ball team in the world. Like in the ICC T20 win last year, the Indians beat every team in the Champions Trophy too, and if that is not an indication of India being the best, then please let us … Read more
Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar said he regretted not being able to convince the national selectors to pick Padmakar Shivalkar in India’s Test team. Shivalkar passed away on Monday in Mumbai aged 84. “One of my regrets as India captain is not being able to convince the national selectors to include ‘Paddy’ in the Test … Read more
Met him in the hospital yesterday before leaving for Dubai. He kept on proffering his hand for me to shake it as if he knew we weren’t going to do it again. Told him I will see him on 22nd morning and he gave a wan smile. He was like my elder brother. We lived … Read more
The Indian skipper, Rohit Sharma, hitting a sparkling century was perhaps even more reason for celebration than India winning the match and, with it, another one-day series, against England. Cricket is a team game for sure, but it’s also important, especially ahead of a world tournament like the ICC Champions Trophy, for the lead actors … Read more
Jammu and Kashmir’s splendid victory in three days over defending champions Mumbai shows how much the standard of cricket has improved in States that were earlier easy opposition for the stronger teams. Today, every team can include three outstation players, and many teams do that to strengthen their eleven. J&K has some incredibly talented players, … Read more
It was a star-studded affair at the Wankhede Stadium on Sunday morning as some of the former India internationals, who also served as the Mumbai captain, were felicitated by the Mumbai Cricket Association as part of the 50th anniversary celebration of the iconic venue. From Sunil Gavaskar to Prithvi Shaw – it was a perfect … Read more
It was a star-studded affair at the Wankhede Stadium on Sunday morning as some of the former India internationals, who also served as the Mumbai captain, were felicitated by the Mumbai Cricket Association as part of the 50th anniversary celebration of the iconic venue. From Sunil Gavaskar to Prithvi Shaw – it was a perfect … Read more
It was a star-studded affair at the Wankhede Stadium on Sunday morning as some of the former India internationals, who also served as the Mumbai captain, were felicitated by the Mumbai Cricket Association as part of the 50th anniversary celebration of the iconic venue. From Sunil Gavaskar to Prithvi Shaw – it was a perfect … Read more
India will return to the site of its remarkable 2020-21 Border-Gavaskar Trophy turnaround when it takes on Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) for the fourth Test of the 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy on Boxing Day. India has played at the MCG 14 times, with the last nine matches taking place on Boxing Day, and … Read more
What a Headache this Travis is turning out to be for India. Every time he comes out to bat against India, the situation is a bit tricky for Australia. He then simply takes the attack by the scruff of its neck and squeezes the life out of it so much so that the shoulders and … Read more