Mohammed Shami (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: The post-Rahul Dravid era in Indian cricket has progressed largely as expected – without any major hiccups (barring the 2-0 ODI series defeat to Sri Lanka). Gambhir’s tenure, instead, has ushered in a more aggressive approach in both batting and bowling.The upcoming Test series against New…
NEW Delhi: Sanju Samson hogged a lot of limelight for his outing in the third T20I vs Bangladesh as the right-hander, after getting starts in first two T20Is, made it big in the final game of the series and smashed a brilliant hundred. Cheering for Samson from the dugout was wicketkeeper-batter Jitesh Sharma who didn’t…
GETTING BATTLE READY: If ever Virat Kohli needed a comfort zone, then this venue must offer that. (BCCI Photo) At his beloved Chinnaswamy stadium, venue of his first fourth innings heroics in 2012 vs New Zealand, Virat Kohli working hard to rediscover his game vs spinBENGALURU: The noise surrounding Virat Kohli’s struggle against spin has…
NEW DELHI: India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir made it clear on Monday that he will allow his batters to maintain a “high risk, high reward” strategy in Test cricket. This approach will be pursued even if it leads to the team being bowled out for low scores occasionally.India showcased their version of ‘Bazball‘ in the…
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…
Gautam Gambhir and Kamran Akmal (AP Photo) Gautam Gambhir, the current head coach of the Indian cricket team, celebrates his 43rd birthday today. Gambhir is best known for his standout performances in two major ICC white ball finals. He played pivotal roles by scoring 97 runs in the ODI World Cup 2011 and 76 runs…
NEW DELHI: Rising Indian all-rounder Washington Sundar secured the team’s behind-the-scenes ‘Impact Fielder’ Award for his outstanding performance during the recently concluded T20I series against Bangladesh.Washington edged out Hardik Pandya and Riyan Parag for the accolade. Fielding coach T Dilip praised Washington’s remarkable improvement, noting he appeared as a “different” player regarding his fielding.Sanju Samson’s…
NEW DELHI: With India having already secured the series, skipper Suryakumar Yadav opted to rest Arshdeep Singh, elevating Mayank Yadav to the role of frontline pacer for the third T20I against Bangladesh in Hyderabad on Saturday.The young and talented Mayank quickly justified his captain’s trust by taking a wicket with his very first delivery of…
Hardik Pandya during the third T20I in Hyderabad. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Hardik Pandya credited India’s emphatic 3-0 T20I series victory over Bangladesh to the “freedom” and positive environment provided by skipper Suryakumar Yadav and head coach Gautam Gambhir. Following India’s massive 133-run win in the final match at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Pandya…
