NEW DELHI: As the two-match Test series between Bangladesh and India approaches, Indian batsman Sarfaraz Khan praised Rohit Sharma and stated that the captain doesn’t treat anyone like a junior.Sarfaraz played his first Test match against England earlier this year. He scored 200 runs at a strike rate of 79.37 in three long-format matches for…
CHENNAI: It’s a new era in Indian cricket and along with it comes new trappings. Gautam Gambhir, the new head coach of the team, had a brief stint with some of the players in Sri Lanka but that was merely an appetizer. Now comes the main course — a Test series at home against Bangladesh…
NEW DELHI: Indian cricket team members, including Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah, began their preparations for a two-Test series against Bangladesh on Friday. The first Test is scheduled to begin on September 19 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium.Coach Gautam Gambhir, who is overseeing his first home series, led the closed-door training session. He was joined…
NEW DELHI: Indian cricket team captain Rohit Sharma and star batter Virat Kohli have arrived in Chennai for the first of the two-match Test series against Bangladesh, starting on September 19. The second Test will be held in Kanpur starting September 27.Rohit was seen leaving the airport in a yellow jersey with security personnel on…
NEW DELHI: During a lively segment at the Delhi Premier League T20, Team India head coach Gautam Gambhir swapped his coaching hat for a more playful role, assigning Bollywood movie titles to Indian cricketers, including Virat Kohli.In a fun-filled interaction, Gambhir took part in a segment where he assigned Bollywood movie titles to cricketers, both…
NEW DELHI: Former Indian cricketer Yograj Singh, father of Yuvraj Singh, has once again criticized MS Dhoni, accusing him of negatively impacting his son’s cricket career. Yograj’s comments highlight a longstanding grievance which he believes curtailed Yuvraj’s career, despite his monumental contributions to Indian cricket, particularly in the 2007 T20 World Cup and the 2011…
Gautam Gambhir has had a mixed start as India’s head coach since taking over from Rahul Dravid after India’s T20 World Cup triumph earlier this year, but former South Africa great Jonty Rhodes said it shouldn’t be looked at as a concern by the Indian fans or administrators. India’s tour of Sri Lanka was Gambhir’s…
NEW DELHI: Lucknow Super Giants‘ new mentor Zaheer Khan has expressed his support for the continuation of the impact player rule in the Indian Premier League. The former fast bowler is of the opinion that this rule contributes to the overall “improvement” of Indian cricket.The position of team mentor at Lucknow Super Giants became available…
NEW DELHI: After Jay Shah got elected unopposed as the new chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC), the social media sparked a wave of congratulatory messages wishing the BCCI secretary.As the current secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), Shah’s rise to this global position marks a significant moment in…
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…
