New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) Former India captain Kapil Dev admitted he was ‘not happy’ with Virat Kohli’s decision to retire from Test cricket, saying the batting great still possessed the ability to succeed in the longest format and could have fought his way back into the side if required.Kohli announced his retirement from Test cricket in May 2025, bringing the curtain down on a glittering 14-year red-ball career in which he scored 9,230 runs in 123 Tests, including 30 centuries. India’s most suc…
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London, July 3 (IANS) Indian women’s cricket team all-rounder Deepti Sharma has drawn an interesting comparison between former India captain MS Dhoni and 24-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic, saying both sporting icons possess the rare ability to remain calm and composed in the most challenging situations.Deepti, who is attending Wimbledon for the first time, shared her thoughts on how Dhoni, like Djokovic, handles pressure with calmness. “When you talk about Djokovic, everyone speaks abou…
New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) Former India head coach Ravi Shastri believes the new-look Indian side has the ideal blend of youth and experience ahead of the white-ball tour of England, expressing confidence that the team has the quality to excel in challenging conditions.Speaking ahead of India’s tour of England in 2026, Shastri expressed support for the young squad led by Shreyas Iyer in T20Is, hoping they make a strong impression.”This new Team India has a great mix of youth and experience. Shrey…
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) Batting great Sunil Gavaskar believes fast bowler Prasidh Krishna may have reached a turning point in his international career after producing a match-winning spell to guide India to a nine-wicket, series-sweeping victory over Afghanistan in the third ODI at the MA Chidambaram Stadium. Prasidh registered his maiden ODI five-wicket haul with outstanding figures of 5-23 in nine overs, ripping through Afghanistan’s top order and reducing them to 36/4. His efforts laid th…
New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar believes that the team’s seven-wicket win over Afghanistan was about much more than the final result. While several players produced standout performances, the former India captain was most impressed by the team’s willingness to put collective success ahead of individual achievements. Pointing to the closing stages of the chase, Gavaskar highlighted KL Rahul’s aggressive approach despite Shubman Gill being within touching distance o…
New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) India great Sunil Gavaskar believes it is time to stop viewing the Indian Test side as a team in transition and instead judge it by the standards expected at the highest level, following India’s crushing 300-run innings victory over Afghanistan in the one-off Test at New Chandigarh.The win marked India’s largest innings victory in Test cricket, highlighting the depth of the squad led by captain Shubman Gill. Debutant spinner Manav Suthar played a key role, and the bowlin…
New Chandigarh, June 7 (IANS) Batting great Sunil Gavaskar heaped praise on debutant left-arm spinner Manav Suthar after the youngster played a key role in putting India firmly in control of the one-off Test against Afghanistan at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium here on Sunday.Gavaskar was particularly impressed by Suthar’s all-round contribution, noting that the spinner had looked assured with both bat and ball.“Manav Suthar has certainly made an impressive start t…
New Delhi, June 7 (IANS) India’s former captain Sunil Gavaskar praised Afghanistan’s fighting spirit after the visitors mounted a spirited comeback with the second new ball on day two of the one-off Test, despite India eventually declaring their first innings at a commanding 564/8. Resuming the day at 368/3, India looked set for an even bigger total after skipper Shubman Gill extended his overnight century to 126 and Rishabh Pant made a fluent 81. However, Afghanistan’s pacers struck back in the…
New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar praised Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul for laying a strong foundation in the opening session of the one-off Test against Afghanistan, saying the pair helped calm nerves in the dressing room on a surface whose behaviour was still uncertain on the first morning.India reached 96/1 at lunch on Day 1 after electing to bat, with Jaiswal scoring a brisk 24 before being dismissed. Rahul, who was unbeaten on 37 at the break, went on to convert h…
Bengaluru, May 22 (IANS) India batter Jemimah Rodrigues said the team’s triumph at the ICC Women’s ODI World Cup last year has given the squad fresh motivation to improve further, describing the hunger for success as ‘like an addiction.’ India go into the competition, to be played from June 12 to July 5 in England, on the back of winning the Women’s ODI World Cup on home soil last year.The T20 World Cup-bound team will also play in a preparatory three-match T20I series against England,…