Team India was supposed to play a three-day practice match against India A from November 15-17 but instead, the visitors have opted for match simulation ahead of the series opener in Perth against Australia. Sunil Gavaskar, however, wasn't happy with the decision.
Sunil Gavaskar has called out on India treating its premier domestic tournament Ranji Trophy with 'cavalier'. He highlighted how the busy International cricket season player unavailability for Ranji Trophy devalues the domestic tournament.
Virat Kohli scored 99 runs during the two-match Test series against Bangladesh on home soil recently. The right-handed batter scored his runs at an average of 33.00 and was the fifth-leading run-getter for India in the series.
Joe Root continues to scale higher mountains in Test cricket with his batting in the format. He has notched up his 35th century in the ongoing first Test against Pakistan in Multan. Earlier, he went past Alastair Cook to become the highest run-scorer for England in the format.
Yashasvi Jaiswal has been on an unbelievable rise in Test cricket. The young Indian opening batter has smashed records for fun during his short career. The Southpaw has shattered legendary Sunil Gavaskar's record and has surpassed a few other icons after his fifties in the Kanpur Test.
Mominul Haque slammed his 13th Test century as he helped Bangladesh cross the 200 mark in the ongoing second Test against Bangladesh. The match resumed in Kanpur after a gap of two days with no play on Day 2 and Day 3 due to bad weather, a wet outfield and poor drainage.
After scoring a crucial fifty in the first innings, the young Indian opener failed to impress in the second innings but walked out with a major milestone to his name. Yashasvi broke the former great Sunil Gavaskar's all-time record for most Test runs in the first 10 innings for India.
"Please tell us what’s wrong with Test cricket presently when Tendulkar is owning the record and how will Test cricket be better if (and that’s a huge if) an Englishman goes on to hold it," Sunil Gavaskar wrote in his column.
"India being usual slow starters in an overseas series in SENA countries the first Test will be crucial. That they aren't playing proper first class games before that as well as in the week long gaps between some Test matches could work against them," Sunil Gavaskar said.
The former and current Indian cricketers exercised their democratic right to vote as India held its fifth polling phase on May 20. Sachin Tendulkar, Sunil Gavaskar and Manoj Tiwary among others went to the polling booths to cast their votes.
England are scheduled to play four-match T20I series against Pakistan starting from May 22, just days before the T20 World Cup. Accordingly, ECB has called back the World Cup bound players from the IPL early to participate in the series and Gavaskar is not happy with the England board.
The England Cricket Board (ECB) has called its T20 World Cup-bound players early from the Indian Premier League 2024 to feature in the T20I series against Pakistan. Mustafizur Rahman and Sikandar Raza have also left their franchises to fulfil their national duties.
Virat Kohli had earlier hit out at those who raised question marks on his batting strike rate. The former Royal Challengers Bengaluru captain is biffing the ball at a strike rate of 148.08 in the 17th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL).
Hardik Pandya has been at the centre of criticism in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) season. He has had to deal with a lot of outrage from the fans as well and his captaincy for Mumbai Indians has also come under the scanner with the team not doing well.
Ravichandran Ashwin recently became only the second Indian to have over 500 wickets in Test cricket. Cricket icons like Sunil Gavaskar and Kris Srikkanth praised the spin-maestro over his spectacular career for the Indian team.
The BCCI's Test cricket incentive scheme to reward the players who prioritise the longest format of the game and encourage the youngsters for the same has pushed former India skipper Sunil Gavaskar to suggest a similar scheme for the Ranji Trophy to avoid pull-outs even from established players.
Team India rested their lead pacer and vice-captain Jasprit Bumrah during the fourth Test against England in Ranchi. Even though the hosts won the Test match and took a 3-1 unassailable lead in the series, India great Sunil Gavaskar has slammed the team management for the move.
Sunil Gavaskar spoke in depth of Mumbai Indians' change in captaincy ahead of the 2024 season of the Indian Premier League. The former Indian captain said that this change will only benefit MI as it will allow Rohit Sharma to play with freedom now.
Jemimah Rodrigues, one of the recipients of the numerous awards presented during the BCCI Awards 2024, had a dream checked off her list, singing alongside Sunil Gavaskar in front of a large audience. The duo jammed after the award ceremony came to an end as the videos of the performances are viral.
"So maybe somebody with Rahane's experience overseas... because Rahane overseas has been such a fine, fine player and maybe if he had been there today the story could have been completely different," Sunil Gavaskar said during commentary on the official broadcast.
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