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Legendary India batter Sunil Gavaskar believes the green pitch at the fast-moving ongoing fifth Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground would be questioned if the game was played in India, adding that the surface dishing out is not ideal for playing longer format games. After 11 wickets fell on day one’s play, day…
The ongoing fifth and final Test between India and Australia is evenly poised heading into Day 3 at the Sydney Cricket Ground. While a total of 15 wickets fell on Day 2, India stand-in Jasprit Bumrah‘s injury was the highlight of the day. Bumrah bowled just one over after Lunch, with the likes…
Game over for Rohit Sharma in Tests? Well, Sunil Gavaskar thinks so. The official word from the India camp is that Rohit ‘opted to rest’ from the India vs Australia 5th Test in Sydney. But, ‘resting’ or ‘rested’ in Indian cricket often leaves the room for many interpretation. Rohit Sharma was not having…
While the entire focus during the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy is on the duo of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, another star performer Rishabh Pant has also been under scrutiny. The wicketkeeper-batter has scored 154 runs in 4 matches at an average of 22. While runs have not come as much as expected from…
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Amid the poor run of form by wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant in Australia, Former Indian cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar said that the youngster should be “criticised for his failures, rather than the way he fails”. Pant, who has had a fine record against Australia, has failed to convert his fine starts into big scores Down…
File image of Nitish Reddy.© AFP Arguably India’s brightest shining light from the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024/25 – apart from the sensational Jasprit Bumrah – has been the emergence of Nitish Kumar Reddy. At the age of 21, Reddy was brought into Test cricket amid scepticism, and that too on a daunting tour of…
Former India cricketer Surinder Khanna shared his views on India’s disappointing 184 runs loss to Australia in the 4th test of the Border-Gavaskar series on Monday in Melbourne. While Khanna praised Yashasvi Jaiswal’s batting, he criticized his dismissal and the overall team effort, drawing comparisons to Sunil Gavaskar’s approach to controversial dismissals. “Only…
Legendary batter Sunil Gavaskar feels India wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant for throwing away his wicket in the second innings of the 4th Test against Australia in Melbourne. For the second time in the match, Pant got out while playing a rash shot. In the first innings, Pant was caught at deep third man after…
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Sunil Gavaskar on Monday (December 30, 2024) lashed out at senior players such as Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli for letting the team down and blamed the Indian top-order for losing the Boxing Day Test against Australia in Melbourne. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The legendary Sunil Gavaskar on Monday (December 30, 2024) lashed…
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The legendary Sunil Gavaskar on Monday lashed out at senior players Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli for letting the team down and blamed the Indian top- order for losing the Boxing Day Test against Australia here. Set a target of 340 on the final day of the fourth Test, the Indian batters, with…