MS Dhoni and Rohit Sharma (X Photo) NEW DELHI: The Boxing Day Test has historically posed challenges for Indian cricket captains, affecting their performance due to the high-profile nature of the match and the demands of five days of intense cricket, particularly as they age.While Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane, younger captains at the time,…
India captain Rohit Sharma in the nets at Sydney Cricket Ground. (Image: TimesofIndia.com) Sydney: “We’re going to have a look at the wicket and finalise it tomorrow.” “As I just said, we’re going to have a look at the wicket and announce playing 11 tomorrow.”India head coach Gautam Gambhir responded when he was quizzed about…
NEW DELHI: Shubman Gill’s parents were spotted watching their son fine-tune his batting in the nets ahead of the fifth and final Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG). India, trailing 1-2 in the five-match series, is gearing up for the series-decider starting Friday.Shubman’s father Lakhwinder Singh and mother Keart Gill…
NEW DELHI: Rohit Sharma faced wrath from fans and cricket pundits after he promoted himself to opening in the Boxing Day Test against Australia at MCG, a move that backfired miserably as the Indian captain’s woeful run with the bat continued.Rohit has struggled, making only 31 runs from five innings, with scores of 3, 6,…
NEW DELHI: Indian captain Rohit Sharma‘s clarification that Shubman Gill was not dropped for the Boxing Day Test against Australia did not sit well with legendary Sunil Gavaskar, who asserted that the decision could only be described as a drop.The decision to drop Gill and accommodate all-rounder Washington Sundar, aimed at strengthening the lower middle-order…
NEW DELHI: Former cricketers and experts have touted Shubman Gill as the next big thing ever since he announced his arrival on the international scene. But a string of promising starts lately that he hasn’t been able to convert into big innings has probably left India’s chief coach frustrated, feels former England spinner Monty Panesar.Gill,…
Rohit Sharma walks back after being dismissed cheaply in the second innings at Melbourne Cricket Ground. (Getty Images) Melbourne: The number of runs Rohit Sharma has scored in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) so far is one more than the number of wickets (30) Jasprit Bumrah has picked since landing in Australia last month. Three Tests,…
Rohit Sharma during the Boxing Day Test against Australia at the MCG. (Photo by Martin Keep/AFP via Getty Images) NEW DELHI: It appears that Rohit Sharma is at the end of his game. “Tough times for him,” the legendary Sunil Gavaskar said while on air with broadcasters ‘7Cricket’.“There will be a second innings and two…
Shubman Gill (Photo by Bradley Kanaris/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Indian assistant coach Abhishek Nayar addressed Shubman Gill‘s absence from the playing XI for the fourth Test against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Thursday, shedding light on the team management’s unexpected decision to include all-rounder Washington Sundar in his place. Nayar clarified that Gill’s…
Shubman Gill (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Former cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar criticised India’s team selection for the Boxing Day Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia on Thursday, calling the decision to drop Shubman Gill “harsh.”India captain Rohit Sharma confirmed at the toss that Gill would miss out on the Boxing Day Test, with Washington Sundar…
