India cricketers listen to head coach Gautam Gambhir during a training session. (TOI Photo) DUBAI: Thanks to the schedule, India have taken a largely unnecessary week’s break between their first and second match. Now, they have just a day’s turnaround between their last league match and the first semifinal, leaving the team with a slight…
L-R: KL Rahul, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav and Harshit Rana celebrate a wicket. (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s assistant coach, Ryan ten Doeschate, admitted that the team did not anticipate such a heavy reliance on spin in the ongoing ICC Champions Trophy. Speaking to reporters, he acknowledged that the conditions in Dubai have favoured spin…
Sitanshu Kotak. (Pic Credit – X) The Indian cricket team is set to receive an addition to the support staff as the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has decided to add Sitanshu Kotak, currently the India A head coach, as the batting coach. Kotak will join head coach Gautam Gambhir from the…
NEW DELHI: As reported by TimesofIndia.com quoting a Cricbuzz report on Thursday, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is looking to expand India Men’s team coaching staff, specifically a batting coach.Although there hasn’t been a formal statement, team management and BCCI discussions indicate that the support crew needs to be strengthened. Saif…
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 Abhishek Nayar. (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: Not just the team, but the entire coaching staff is also to be blamed for the 1-3 series defeat against Australia, according to cricket legend Sunil Gavaskar.As India crashed to a six-wicket defeat in Sydney on Sunday, the Aussies not only reclaimed the coveted Border-Gavaskar Trophy…
Indian cricket team (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: The much-anticipated Border-Gavaskar Trophy is just around the corner, set to kick off in Perth on November 22. The five-match Test series between India and Australia is one of the most prestigious encounters in international cricket, and the excitement is building as Team India has officially arrived Down…
New Zealand players celebrate the dismissal of Shubman Gill in the Mumbai Test (PTI Photo) India’s batting failures, particularly against spin, in the Test series against New Zealand has ignited a debate on the nature of pitches and the over-aggressive approach of the Indian batsmen in red-ball cricket; and former Pakistan batsman Basit Ali has…
NEW DELHI: Star Indian batter Shubman Gill, who missed the first Test against New Zealand in Bengaluru due to neck stiffness, is likely to return for the second Test, starting on Thursday. Head coach Gautam Gambhir provided a positive update during a pre-match press conference, suggesting that the talented opener is in contention for a…
NEW DELHI: Team India head coach Gautam Gambhir provided a significant update on Rishabh Pant’s fitness ahead of the second Test against New Zealand, reassuring fans about the star wicketkeeper-batter’s availability. “He’s absolutely fine, and he’ll keep wickets tomorrow,” Gambhir confirmed during the pre-match press conference on Wednesday, quelling concerns about Pant’s participation in the…
