NEW DELHI: Both the new head coach and the chairman of selectors appeared entirely in sync as they made it clear that the days of cherry-picking series by citing workload management could be over. Gautam Gambhir‘s plain-speak and Ajit Agarkar‘s lucidity are going to make for a heady combo.They clarified certain difficult decisions, but in…
NEW DELHI: Gautam Gambhir feels he has large shoes to fill as he takes over as head coach of Team India, following in the footsteps of greats like Rahul Dravid and Ravi Shastri.“The most important thing is that they will always have my back. Aim to make it a happy and secure dressing room. I…
NEW DELHI: Shortly after Gautam Gambhir‘s first press conference as Team India head coach, the Indian cricket team left for the Sri Lanka tour from Mumbai on Monday.The Indian cricket team will play 3 T20Is and 3 ODIs against Sri Lanka, starting on July 27 and ending on August 7. The national selectors announced Suryakumar…
NEW DELHI: Gautam Gambhir addressed his first press conference as Team India alongwith chief selector Ajit Agarkar in Mumbai on Monday ahead of the Sri Lanka tour that starts on July 27.Known to be a team man to the core since his playing days, Gambhir laid importance on taking the team forward saying that he…
NEW DELHI: Team India’s newly-appointed head coach Gautam Gambhir addressed the media on Monday, emphasising that his relationship with star batsman Virat Kohli is a private matter and not a topic for television ratings. Despite their past disagreements, which were notably visible during their encounters in the Indian Premier League, Gambhir and Kohli will now…
NEW DELHI: Star all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja is not part of India’s squads for the upcoming Sri Lanka series, beginning a new era under head coach Gautam Gambhir. This follows Jadeja, Virat Kohli, and Rohit Sharma‘s retirement from T20 Internationals after India’s successful T20 World Cup campaign in the Americas.Kohli and Sharma have been included in…
NEW DELHI: Rohit Sharma is currently enjoying time abroad with his family following the T20 World Cup felicitation event in Mumbai on July 4. There was speculation that he might skip the Sri Lanka tour and return only for the home season in September. However, he has confirmed his availability for the ODI series and…
COLOMBO: Former India and Mumbai leg-spinning allrounder Sairaj Bahutule will travel to Sri Lanka as Team India‘s bowling coach for the six-match white-ball series, TOI has learnt. Serving as a bowling coach at the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru for the last three years, Bahutule has been a part of the support staff with the…
NEW DELHI: The BCCI on Thursday announced the India white-ball squads for the upcoming tour of Sri Lanka, featuring three T20Is and three ODIs. The series will kick start Gautam Gambhir‘s tenure as head coach. The squads see the return of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli to the ODI team and the appointment of Suryakumar…
NEW DELHI: India’s star pacer Mohammed Shami has finally addressed the swirling rumours about his supposed marriage to tennis star Sania Mirza. Following Sania’s divorce from former Pakistan cricketer Shoaib Malik, various social media speculations suggested that Shami and Mirza were about to tie the knot.In a recent YouTube interview with Shubhankar Mishra, Shami dismissed…
