Sunil Gavaskar named his ideal playing XI for defending champions Mumbai Indians ahead of their opening game of the season against Chennai Super Kings.
The Indian cricket legend feels Lamichhane has grown in experience over the last two years and will be vital in Delhi Capitals ambitions to lift maiden IPL title.
Dhoni last played competitive cricket during the 2019 ICC World Cup where India reached the semifinals. On August 15, he announced his retirement from international cricket, thus bringing an end to a stellar career.
Gavaskar said what stands out in the current team is the "varied bowling attack" which can win matches on any surface, irrespective of the conditions.
Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar pens a moving tribute to his longest-serving opening partner Chetan Chauhan, who died of COVID-19 related complications on Sunday.
The 71-year-old legend was the first batsman to cross the 10,000 runs milestone in Tests. He finished with 10,122 runs in 125 Tests with 34 hundreds and 3092 ODi runs from 108 games.
Inzamam-ul-Haq heaped praise on Sunil Gavaskar, saying that Gavaskar's record was unique because the pitches didn't aid batsmen during his time.
Gavaskar further slammed Hussain, saying what does he know about of the Indian team before Ganguly was appointed captain in the year 2000.
Actor Tahir Raj Bhasin had extensive sessions with the legend Sunil Gavaskar as the two interacted on the sets of the film 83' too. Tahir said that Gavaskar has an aura of ease and style that charmed everyone.
Gavaskar, who is regarded as one of the finest batsmen ever to play the sport, held numerous records and the fact that he was also a World Cup winner, puts him in elite company.
The legendary batsman was the best of his era and played a crucial role in India's 1983 World Cup triumph.
The two fixed seats were originally allotted to Gavaskar and his wife at the Garware Pavilion to honour him at the time of his retirement.
Former Indian wicketkeeper Kiran More said that Sunil Gavaskar was 'one of the worst players' he had seen in net sessions.
The BCCI replaced him with S. Venkataraghavan as captain of the team. India had won the six-match Test series 1-0.
Gavaskar revealed how few senior board members and a few cricketers tried to cause problems between the two.
India's batting great Sunil Gavaskar has drawn comparisons between current captain Virat Kohli and West Indies legend Vivian Richards.
A curtailed IPL in September, maybe in Sri Lanka or UAE, is a more practical solution, the legendary opener said.
Former India skipper Sunil Gavaskar feels it is not safe to play cricket until the month of October.
Gavaskar said that it was not the most comfortable option because Wadekar was a left-handed batsman.
Sunil Gavaskar admitted that it may not be the best eleven players that may have represented the two sides statistically, but these are players that he would like to see playing together.
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