MS Dhoni and Rohit Sharma (X Photo) NEW DELHI: The Boxing Day Test has historically posed challenges for Indian cricket captains, affecting their performance due to the high-profile nature of the match and the demands of five days of intense cricket, particularly as they age.While Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane, younger captains at the time,…
File photo of Rohit Sharma (Reuters Photo) With Rohit Sharma set to be dropped from the fifth and deciding Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Sydney because of poor form, it will be the first instance involving an Indian captain.As Timesofindia.com reported, India will go in with Jasprit Bumrah as captain, just as they had…
Rohit Sharma. (Pic Credit – X) India skipper Rohit Sharma‘s continued struggles in Tests in 2024 marked a pivotal downturn in his 11-year long career. Consistent failures against both pace and spin, home and away, coupled with an inability to convert starts, exposed his technical vulnerabilities in the longest format.A string of low scores in…
India captain Rohit Sharma in the nets at Sydney Cricket Ground. (Image: TimesofIndia.com) Sydney: “We’re going to have a look at the wicket and finalise it tomorrow.” “As I just said, we’re going to have a look at the wicket and announce playing 11 tomorrow.”India head coach Gautam Gambhir responded when he was quizzed about…
India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir (Getty Images) After India’s poor outings for three Tests in a row in Australia, the team’s head coach Gautam Gambhir is facing the heat as questions are raised about the role being played by him and his coaching staff while the team has been unable to address its problems. India…
NEW DELHI: Former Indian all-rounder Irfan Pathan has backed Rohit Sharma to utilise his experience and overcome the rough patch he has been undergoing over the last few months. Ahead of the fifth and final Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) in Sydney, Rohit Sharma’s form and captaincy have come under intense scrutiny. Critics and…
Jasprit Bumrah (Photo Source: X) Jasprit Bumrah‘s breakthrough 2024, which saw him touching the peak level of performance in India’s ongoing tour of Australia, has put him on top of a unique list of having some of the game’s legendary fast bowlers part of it — breaking the record of Pakistan’s all-time great Waqar Younis.After…
NEW DELHI: Shubman Gill’s parents were spotted watching their son fine-tune his batting in the nets ahead of the fifth and final Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG). India, trailing 1-2 in the five-match series, is gearing up for the series-decider starting Friday.Shubman’s father Lakhwinder Singh and mother Keart Gill…
Virat Kohli (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: India’s batting star Virat Kohli may not have been in the best of form during the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy, but all eyes will be on him as India take on Australia in the fifth and final Test at the iconic Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) on Friday.Kohli, who has amassed…
India coach Gautam Gambhir (Agency Photo) NEW DELHI: As the Indian team stares at a tough transition following the floundering in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia, it has emerged that coach Gautam Gambhir is struggling to stay on the same page with the selectors and the team. There are strong suggestions that there could…
