‘Selectors don’t go by…’: Official clarifies BCCI stand on Virat Kohli’s spot in T20 World Cup squad | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Stylish Indian batsman Virat Kohli currently leads the IPL 2024 batting chart with 181 runs in three matches. While his strike rate (141.4) may not be exceptional, a BCCI official is optimistic about Kohli’s potential to enhance it, given his form and experience.Before the commencement of IPL 2024, there were speculations that Kohli…

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Watch: Sunil Gavaskar celebrates anniversary of his historic 10,000 Test runs in style | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) celebrated the anniversary of the monumental achievement of Sunil Gavaskar reaching the milestone of 10,000 runs in Test cricket, making him the first batter to accomplish this feat in the longest format of the game.Gavaskar, amidst his commentary duties in Dharamshala for the fifth…

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‘It’s not as if he refused to play Ranji at all’: Sunil Gavaskar comes out in support of Shreyas Iyer | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Cricket legend Sunil Gavaskar has stepped forward to support Shreyas Iyer after the right-handed batsman was excluded from the BCCI‘s central contract for the 2023/24 season. Gavaskar highlighted Iyer’s participation in the Ranji Trophy before the commencement of the ongoing Test series against England.On February 28, both Iyer and Ishan Kishan found themselves…

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Watch: Suryakumar Yadav relives his match-winning knock in first game as India captain | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: India beat Australia in the first T20I at Visakhapatnam on Thursday as Suryakumar Yadav (42-ball-80) slammed the highest individual score on captaincy debut for India in T20Is.The dashing batsman was named the Player-of-the-Match for the 13th time in T20Is, his second award against Australia.Suryakumar’s match-winning knock was studded with 4 sixes and 9…

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