NEW DELHI: The potential of hiring a new coach for the India Men’s team, specifically a batting coach, is being investigated by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). Although there hasn’t been a formal statement, team management and BCCI discussions indicate that the support crew needs to be strengthened.Go Beyond The Boundary…
Gautam Gambhir and Morne Morkel (AFP Photo) NEW DELHI: While the Indian cricket board (BCCI) is busy resolving issues concerning India’s Test team, it has emerged that head coach Gautam Gambhir and bowling coach Morne Morkel hit a rocky patch during the Australia tour. Sources said BCCI brass has been apprised of an incident during…
Gautam Gambhir and Rohit Sharma (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: BCCI Vice-President Rajeev Shukla has dismissed media reports suggesting internal rifts between chief selector Ajit Agarkar, head coach Gautam Gambhir, and captain Rohit Sharma, following India’s underwhelming 1-3 loss in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia. Speaking on the sidelines of the inaugural Kho Kho World Cup…
File photo of Gautam Gambhir (L) and VVS Laxman (R). (Image: AP/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: The idea to appoint separate coaches for white-ball and Test cricket is not new. It’s been given a shot by teams — proved effective for some, like England, and blew up in the face for some, like Pakistan. It’s never…
Gautam Gambhir (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: Gautam Gambhir‘s tenure as India’s head coach has been a topic of intense discussion, with mixed performances across formats drawing attention to his leadership. While his influence in T20 cricket has been widely praised, the results in Tests and ODIs have raised questions about the challenges he faced early…
Gautam Gambhir and Rohit Sharma (PTI photo) SYDNEY: India captain Rohit Sharma was all set to call it a day after the fourth Test versus Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) but it is understood that some “well-wishers” from the outside forced him to change his mind.After batting in the middle order in Adelaide…
IN OR OUT? KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant. (Photo by Paul Kane/Getty Images) Rahul’s wicketkeeping fitness in question with Pant and Samson in fray; eyes also on spin attack, fitness of Bumrah and ShamiNEW DELHI: When the national selectors and the Indian team management get together during the weekend to discuss the squad for the…
Ravichandran Ashwin (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: Premier off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin recently stunned the cricketing world with his abrupt retirement in the middle of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia.Ashwin, who was not part of the first Test in Perth, did feature in the second day-night Test but was then ignored for the third game.Soon after the…
Former India batter Manoj Tiwary expressed his reservations about Gautam Gambhir‘s suitability as the head coach of the Indian national cricket team. He believes Gambhir’s expertise lies in mentoring IPL franchises, not leading the national side.India’s recent struggles under Gambhir’s coaching have fueled Tiwary’s concerns. These include losing an ODI series to Sri Lanka for…
Jasprit Bumrah (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: In the recently concluded Border-Gavaskar Trophy, pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah captained the Indian team in a couple of Tests.With Rohit Sharma absent from the series opener due to personal reasons and also missing out the last Test after dropping himself, Bumrah guided the team to victory in Perth but…
