(Photo credit: Ravi Shastri Twitter) NEW DELHI: Former India head coach Ravi Shastri is well-known for his candid nature and expresses his opinions openly and honestly.The former India all-rounder was also known for his flamboyance off the field during his playing days and had some memorable moments with his teammates during international tours.Shastri recently shared…
File photo of India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir (Photo Source: X) India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir finds himself on a sticky wicket after the team’s historic lows in the Test series against New Zealand. After the lowest total of 46 in a Test innings on home soil in Bengaluru, India lost in Pune to concede…
Washington Sundar. (AFP Photo) NEW DELHI: The first day of the third and final Test between India and New Zealand in Mumbai saw Ravi Shastri at his wittiest best during the commentary after Indian bowlers racked up quite a number of no balls in the opening session itself.The Indian bowling unit managed to secure early…
NEW DELHI: Former India coach Ravi Shastri expressed his dissatisfaction with Rohit Sharma‘s captaincy, criticising it as overly defensive on the second day of the second Test against New Zealand in Pune on Friday.During the second session of Day 2, Shastri and former India spinner Murali Kartik engaged in a detailed discussion about Rohit’s tactics.Kartik…
NEW DELHI: Former Indian coach Ravi Shastri, who is known for his witty comments, delivered a humorous moment in the commentary box after spotting a fan enjoying an ice cream during the third day of the India-New Zealand first Test in Bengaluru.In his typical, larger-than-life style, Shastri quipped after spotting a bulky man hiding his…
Virat Kohli and Harmanpreet Kaur. (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: What’s common between the 2021 Men’s T20 World Cup and the 2024 Women’s T20 World Cup? Both the tournaments were relocated to the UAE, for different reasons.What’s another common factor? In 2021, the Indian men’s cricket team failed to make it to the knockouts. In 2024,…
Gautam Gambhir and Varun Chakravarthy NEW DELHI: India spinner Varun Chakaravarthy made a remarkable comeback to the national team after a gap of 1066 days, having last played in India’s disappointing 2021 T20 World Cup campaign. In his return match against Bangladesh in Gwalior on Sunday, he recorded his best figures of 3 for 31,…
Raghavendra Dwivedi (Photo Credit: X) NEW DELHI: India clinched a 2-0 series sweep against Bangladesh on Tuesday, with India’s throwdown specialist Raghavendra Dwivedi, also known as “Raghu Bhaiya“, handed the series trophy following India’s seven-wicket victory over Bangladesh in the Kanpur Test.This gesture of recognition meant Raghu’s pivotal role behind the scenes of Indian cricket,…
NEW DELHI: The second tied Test between India and Australia took place at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai from September 18 to 22, 1986. It remains one of the most thrilling and historic encounters in cricket history. This match was only the second time a Test ended in a tie, the first being in…
Virat Kohli‘s return to Test mould with the first match of the series against Bangladesh hasn’t begun on a confident note, with the batting maestro’s scores in the two innings reading 6 and 17. The poor outing extended Kohli’s lean international run this season, which has seen him scoring just one fifty since January.In the…
