NEW DELHI: Team India head coach Gautam Gambhir, while addressing the media in Mumbai on Monday, ahead of the team’s departure to Australia for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, slammed former Australia captain Ricky Ponting for his comments on India stalwarts Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma.Ponting had expressed his concern on the form of both Virat Kohli…
NEW DELHI: Team India head coach Gautam Gambhir said that every player has a duty to the team and does not want to place the entire blame for the defeat against the visiting New Zealand squad on the batters. After losing the second Test by 113 runs in Pune on October 26, India fell to…
Virat Kohli during the Indian team’s practice session at the MCA stadium in Gahunje on Wednesday. (Photo by Punit Paranjpe/AFP via Getty Images) With big points at stake in the WTC cycle, teams prefer to die by the swordPUNE: Idealism and modern cricket don’t go hand in hand.Those who have bought season tickets for the…
NEW DELHI: Pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah‘s workload management has been a topic of significant focus, especially given his importance to India’s cricket team in all formats. Bumrah, known for his unique bowling action, pace, and ability to bowl yorkers, has had to navigate injury concerns in recent years, particularly with back issues that saw him…
NEW DELHI: Throwing his weight behind an out of form KL Rahul, Team India head coach Gautam Gambhir backed the middle order batsman to come good in the second Test against New Zealand in Pune.Addressing a press conference in Pune on the eve of the second Test on Wednesday, Gambhir said that the team management…
Mitchell Starc and Virat Kohli. (Photo by Jenny Evans/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: One of the key battles in the eagerly awaited Border Gavaskar Trophy, will be between leading Australia pacer Mitchell Starc taking on India stalwart Virat Kohli.In their 19 innings together, Kohli and Starc have faced off, and in the Test format, the Indian…
Gautam Gambhir. (Photo by R Satish Babu/AFP via Getty Images) NEW DELHI: In the lead-up to Wednesday’s first Test match between India and New Zealand at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, head coach Gautam Gambhir emphasized the value of bowlers and the necessity of breaking the “obsessed” mentality of batters.In the longest format of cricket, during the…
NEW DELHI: India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir dismissed worries on Wednesday regarding the team’s ability to compete with the best in the world despite the batsmen’ previous struggles against excellent spin bowling. Talking to the media on the eve of the two-Test series against Bangladesh in Chennai, Gambhir also claimed that India’s fixation on batting…
India’s T20 captain Suryakumar says he is ready to fight it out to stake claim for Test spotCOIMBATORE: The recent T20I series in Sri Lanka marked the beginning of not only Gautam Gambhir‘s India coaching stint but also Suryakumar Yadav‘s tenure as the permanent captain in the shortest format. Both Gambhir and Suryakumar had a…
New coach Gambhir says Rohit & Kohli have plenty of cricket still left in themMUMBAI: The rumour industry had been working overtime ever since it was announced that former opener Gautam Gambhir will be the head coach for India. His firebrand altercations with batting talisman Virat Kohli in the IPL (2013 KKR vs RCB) and…
