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…
ONE LAST DANCE: Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli will probably feature on their last tour of Australia and would want to make it a productive trip by scoring heavily. (BCCI Photo) Both longstanding veterans, under scrutiny for diminishing returns, must justify the belief and keep the Indian flag flying Down UnderThat beautiful June afternoon in…
India captain Rohit Sharma. (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: If India does not do well in their five-Test series in Australia, Rohit Sharma may retire from the longest format, so India needs to start preparing for his replacement, according to former captain Krishnamachari Srikkanth.After winning India’s second T20 World Cup trophy in June,…
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. (Photo by Idrees Mohammed/AFP via Getty Images) NEW DELHI: It ended with a whimper. But the worrying part is that it didn’t even start with a bang. With cheap second innings dismissals on the third day of the third Test against New Zealand in Mumbai on Sunday, ageing stalwarts Virat…
Rohit Sharma after his dismissal in Pune on October 24, 2024. (AFP Photo) NEW DELHI: Leading from the front is what a captain is known for. And there is no doubt that Rohit Sharma has led India from the front ever since he was handed over the captaincy of the team.Rohit was absolutely fantastic with…
Rohit Sharma and Rishabh Pant. (TOI Photo) BENGALURU: A near fatal car accident in Dec 2022 and resultant injuries and rehab may have kept Rishabh Pant out of the game for over a year-and-a-half, but his gritty comeback has the support of the team management, which is ‘extra careful’ while handling the wicketkeeper batter’s workload.Rohit…
Rohit Sharma after India’s defeat against New Zealand at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, in Bengaluru. (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: After India’s first Test loss to New Zealand in Bengaluru, former Indian cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar questioned captain Rohit Sharma‘s tactical choices.After New Zealand added 137 vital runs for the eighth wicket in their first innings, Rohit…
Rohit Sharma during the first Test against New Zealand at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. (Photo by Idrees Mohammed/AFP via Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Rohit Sharma became the first Indian captain to lose a Test match against New Zealand in India in 36 years.The Kiwis go to the 107-run victory target with 8 wickets…
Mohammed Shami. (Photo by Pankaj Nangia/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Ahead of the first Test versus New Zealand in Bengaluru, India captain Rohit Sharma provided an update on Mohammed Shami and revealed that the seamer, who has been away from cricket since November 2023, has developed “swelling in his knee” and it has “put him back…
NEW DELHI: Jasprit Bumrah was promoted to vice captain for the three-Test series against New Zealand, and India captain Rohit Sharma defended the move on Tuesday, calling the lead pacer a valuable member of the leadership group with extensive “understanding” of the game. It was a bit of a surprise that Bumrah was promoted to…
