NEW DELHI: Ever since Joe Root has hit his record-breaking 34th Test century at Lord’s, the debate has started again as to who is the best batsman of this generation.Root’s twin hundreds in the Lord’s Test against Sri Lanka meant he set a new England record of 34 centuries in a Test career.Among the Fab…
The latest episode of Kaun Banega Crorepati 16 started with rollover contestant Srishty Sharma from Sawai Madhopur, Rajasthan. Her conversations with Amitabh Bachchan kept the audience and the host entertained throughout the episode. She managed to win Rs 6,40,000 before she decided to quit the game. After Srishty quit the game show, Amitabh Bachchan played…
MUMBAI: Hailing BCCI secretary Jay Shah, who was elected unopposed as the next chairman of the International Cricket Council on Tuesday, cricket legend Sunil Gavaskar told TOI that “it won’t be a surprise if the world game flourishes even more during his term as the ICC chairman.” The 35-year-old is the youngest-ever to take over…
NEW DELHI: Virat Kohli was in stupendous form from 2016 to 2018. The former Indian captain notched up more than 1000 runs in Test cricket in each of these three years.In the year 2017, Virat scored 1059 runs in 10 Test matches with a highest score of 243 at an average of 75.64 that came…
NEW DELHI: Yashasvi Jaiswal‘s performance in the Test series against England in February earlier this year was nothing short of extraordinary. Amassing 712 runs in five matches, he etched his name in Indian cricketing history, becoming only the second Indian batsman after Sunil Gavaskar to achieve this feat. His aggressive batting style drew widespread praise…
NEW DELHI: With India and Bangladesh set to play the first Test of a two-match series in Chennai from September 19, here is a recap of a historic moment when Sachin Tendulkar equalled Sunil Gavaskar‘s record of Test centuries.Both Tendulkar and Gavaskar are legends of Indian cricket, each having made significant contributions in their respective…
NEW DELHI: Legendary India batter Sunil Gavaskar voiced his support for badminton legend Prakash Padukone after he called for players to take responsibility and accountability following Lakshya Sen‘s defeat in the bronze medal match at the Paris Olympics last week.Lakshya let slip an opening game advantage and an 8-3 lead in the second, ultimately losing…
NEW DELHI: “ICC should not host the matches where there are no covers to cover the entire ground,” said an unhappy Sunil Gavaskar as Team India‘s final Group A game against Canada was abandoned in Florida without even a toss taking place in the T20 World Cup on Saturday.There was a cloud cover but no…
The behind-the-scenes stories of any event often grab eyeballs and attention of those following it closely, and the global sporting events like the ongoing T20 World Cup in the US and the Caribbean islands are no different.In one such video shot by a fan from the stands at a stadium in the US — possibly…
NEW DELHI: Legendary Sunil Gavaskar strongly criticised the Indian batters following their poor performance against arch-rivals Pakistan in the T20 World Cup game at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York.India experienced a mid-innings collapse on a two-paced track, managing a meager 119 against Pakistan on Sunday. Despite a valiant effort from Rishabh…
