Chennai, Feb 27 (IANS) Defending champions India registering a comfortable 72-run win over Zimbabwe may have steadied nerves in the camp, but legendary opener Sunil Gavaskar stated that they cannot afford to take two-time champions West Indies lightly and the Men in Blue need to come up with smart plans to tackle the Windies batting threat when the two teams meet in a cracking winner-takes-it-all Super Eights showdown in Kolkata on Sunday. “As they say, ‘If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it’. But Ind…
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New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) After India slumped to a crushing 76-run defeat against South Africa in their Super Eights clash of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday, former India great Sunil Gavaskar highlighted a clear difference in strategy between the two teams, noting that the Proteas demonstrated adaptability that India could not showcase. Riding on David Miller’s 63 off 35 balls and Dewald Brevis’ 45, South Africa recovered from 20/3 to post 187/…
Ahmedabad, Feb 22 (IANS) Google CEO Sundar Pichai was among the high-profile attendees in the 2026 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Super Eights clash between India and South Africa at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Sunday evening.Pichai, who heads Google and its parent company Alphabet joined ICC Chair Jay Shah in the stands for one of the tournament’s marquee fixtures which is also a rematch of the 2024 edition final. Pichai was also part of the pre-match proceedings, carrying the T20 World Cup troph…
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Friday passed an ad-interim injunction protecting the personality and publicity rights of Bollywood actress Kajol Devgan, restraining various entities from unauthorised use of her name, image and likeness for commercial gains and directing the removal of obscene and pornographic content published against her.A single-judge Bench of Justice Jyoti Singh issued notice in the suit filed by the actress and granted interim protection, restraining the de…
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) India opener Abhishek Sharma has endured a difficult start to the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026, registering his third successive duck in the team’s final group-stage fixture against the Netherlands and former India captain Sunil Gavaskar believes expectations may be weighing heavily on the 25-year-old, urging him to focus on building his innings rather than forcing big shots too early.The sequence has placed Abhishek alongside Ashish Nehra for the most ducks by an In…
Hyderabad, Feb 18 (IANS) Former Indian cricket captain Mohammed Azharuddin has appealed that former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan be treated with dignity. Azharuddin, who is a minister for minorities welfare in the Telangana government, took to ‘X’ on Tuesday to express solidarity with Imran Khan, who led Pakistan’s team to the 1992 World Cup title and is currently in jail.“Deeply saddened to hear about Imran bhai. Cricket has given us many shared moments, and as a fellow sports…
Kolkata, Feb 17 (IANS) Expressing concern over Imran Khan’s reported health issues, former India captain Sourav Ganguly said he hopes the former Pakistan skipper, who led his country as captain of the Pakistan national cricket team and later as Prime Minister, gets proper medical care and the respect he deserves.Reports of Imran Khan’s health have been significant, with some including reports of him losing a portion of his vision. His treatment has also been under horrible conditions, and he has…
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) Former Pakistan captain Waqar Younis identified Men in Green’s tactical errors in a 61-run loss to India in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 and stated that the Salman Agha-led side lost the game once India posted 175 on the board. After their third win in a row, India qualified for the Super 8 stage, powered by Ishan Kishan’s explosive 77 off 40 balls, while Pakistan now likely have to defeat Namibia in their final Group A fixture to have any chance of qualifying for th…
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) Former Indian captain Sunil Gavaskar pointed out technical flaws in Sanju Samson’s approach after the wicket-keeper batter threw his wicket on 22 runs against Namibia, in India’s second match of the T20 World Cup 2026, played at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Thursday. Gavaskar said Samson’s tendency to go too deep inside the crease while attempting the flick shot is causing problems at the top of the order.”Sanju Samson has a technical problem. He goes too deep in the …
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) India’s narrow escape against the USA in their ICC Men’s T20 World Cup opener has drawn praise and pointed analysis from former captain Sunil Gavaskar, who highlighted Tilak Varma’s composure while also outlining what he expects from India in their next match against Namibia. Defending champions India began their home World Cup campaign with a tense 29-run win over the USA at the Wankhede Stadium on Saturday. After being asked to bat first, India slipped to 77/6 on …