Shubman Gill (Photo: Video grab) Shubman Gill has so far hasn’t lived up to his promise on the tour of Australia, failing to convert his starts into big innings; and former India wicketkeeper Dinesh Karthik believes a “technical error” has crept into Gill’s game because of “a lot of white-ball cricket“.“I think Shubman Gill definitely…
Jasprit Bumrah celebrates after dismissing Travis Head (Agency Photo) Jasprit Bumrah continues to leave his mark in Australia, earning respect of not just his teammates but also the opposition camp, which has openly expressed admiration for the Indian spearhead. But the Aussie batters, barring one, have so far failed to figure out ways to score…
Ravindra Jadeja addressing the media in Melbourne (Photo: BCCI video grab) After the row around India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja answering questions in Hindi during a media interaction in Melbourne on Saturday, former India pacer Irfan Pathan has voiced his opinion, saying that it’s the player’s choice to answer questions in a language he wants to.The…
Jasprit Bumrah and Shaheen Afridi NEW DELHI: Cricket analyst and former India cricketer Aakash Chopra has stirred debate by leaving out India’s pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah and Pakistan’s Shaheen Shah Afridi from his list of the Top 5 T20I pacers of 2024. The decision, based on criteria of playing at least 10 T20Is in the…
NEW DELHI: Former Indian cricketer and chief selector Chetan Sharma has expressed support for Virat Kohli amid his current form challenges, predicting that Kohli will conclude the series against Australia with a total of three centuries. The final Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy is set to commence in Melbourne on December 26. Despite scoring a…
Rohit Sharma and Babar Azam (Agency Photos) NEW DELHI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Thursday confirmed that the upcoming ICC tournaments will adopt a hybrid model to address the prolonged impasse over India’s unwillingness to visit Pakistan. In a statement, the ICC said, “The ICC Board has approved that all matches between India and…
Ravichandran Ashwin‘s daughter had a sweet message for her father, who returned from Australia on Thursday after announcing a sudden retirement from international cricket at the conclusion of the third Test in Brisbane, which ended in a draw.“Thank you, AshNa. You have the streets!” read the placard that the spin legend’s daughter held, and her…
After India avoided the follow-on during the dramatic last hour on day four of the drawn third Test against Australia in Brisbane, the moment sparked celebrations in the Indian dressing room, which the Australian team and media found a bit surprising considering India were still almost 200 runs behind the hosts. But Rohit believed it…
Ravichandran Ashwin (Photo Source: X) Announcing his retirement from international cricket on Friday, India’s 38-year-old ace off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin said he still has “a ‘bit of punch left” in him but will showcase it only at the club-level cricket going forward. Ashwin, India’s second best wicket-taker in Test cricket, called it a day on the…
India skipper Rohit Sharma‘s struggle for runs has continued in Australia, and batting legend Sunil Gavaskar believes that Rohit may decide to step down as captain if runs continue to elude him in the last two matches of the Border Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) in Melbourne and Sydney. Speaking on ABC Sport, Gavaskar said Rohit won’t…
