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To come back after two years and win the IPL like Dhoni did is amazing: Sunil Gavaskar Legendary India batter Sunil Gavaskar showered praise on MS Dhoni and his leadership abilities, saying that the 2018 Indian Premier League (IPL) triumph was amazing after coming back from a two-year hiatus. In July 2015, the Justice Lodha Committee handed a two-year ban to CSK and Rajasthan Royals for their owners' involvement in the IPL 2013 fixing scandal, due to which Dhoni moved to playing for the now-defunct Rising Pune Supergiants for two years. But when CSK returned in 2018, ...
To come back after two years and win the IPL like Dhoni did is amazing: Sunil Gavaskar
To come back after two years and win the IPL like Dhoni did is amazing: Sunil Gavaskar
Source: IANS
25/03/2023 10:51:57 AM
Gavaskar calls three demerit points for Indore Test wicket Legendary India batter Sunil Gavaskar was critical of the poor rating and three demerit points given to the pitch for third Test at Indore, and pointed out the first Test between Australia and South Africa in Brisbane in December last year. On Friday, just after Australia won by nine wickets to make four-game scoreline 2-1, the International Cricket Council (ICC), post a report submitted by match referee Chris Broad, rated the pitch as "poor" under its Pitch and Outfield Monitori...
Gavaskar calls three demerit points for Indore Test wicket
Gavaskar calls three demerit points for Indore Test wicket "little harsh", ponders over pitch for Ahmedabad
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4/03/2023 2:14:23 PM
Ind vs Aus: Dismissing Smith, Labuschagne early is big plus for India: Sunil Gavaskar  Legendary cricketer Sunil Gavaskar believes that India has made its task easier by dismissing the top two Australian batters Marnus Labuschagne and Steve Smith at the stroke of lunch. Australia looked much in control for the majority of the session with a 50-run open partnership but the momentum changed with the wickets of two best players of spin -- Labuschagne (18) and Smith (0). The duo was sent packing for cheap by Ravichandran Ashwin in the 23rd over. "To have Marnus Lab...
Ind vs Aus: Dismissing Smith, Labuschagne early is big plus for India: Sunil Gavaskar
Ind vs Aus: Dismissing Smith, Labuschagne early is big plus for India: Sunil Gavaskar
Source: IANS
17/02/2023 4:41:44 PM
Two sets of five-match Border-Gavaskar Trophy in ICC Men`s FTP cycle of 2023-27 Two sets of five-match series for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in each of the upcoming cycles of the ICC World Test Championship has been one of the major highlights in the ICC Men's FTP cycle of 2023-27 released on Wednesday. The 12 members in men's cricket will play a total of 777 international matches -- 173 Tests, 281 ODIs and 323 T20Is -- in the 2023-2027 FTP cycle compared to the 694 in the current cycle. As per the FTP, Australia are set to welcome India for a five-match se...
Two sets of five-match Border-Gavaskar Trophy in ICC Men`s FTP cycle of 2023-27
Two sets of five-match Border-Gavaskar Trophy in ICC Men`s FTP cycle of 2023-27
Source: IANS
17/08/2022 4:00:58 PM
This too shall pass. Stay strong: Babar Azam`s message to Virat Kohli  Pakistan skipper Babar Azam has come out in support of the embattled Virat Kohli, whose lean patch with the bat has extended for more than two years, saying this phase too shall pass and he will come out stronger. Recently, legendary cricketers such as Kapil Dev and Sunil Gavaskar have been critical of Kohli's performance, with the former saying he should be dropped from the side and the latter indicating that some senior players are getting preferential treatment by being allowe...
This too shall pass. Stay strong: Babar Azam`s message to Virat Kohli
This too shall pass. Stay strong: Babar Azam`s message to Virat Kohli
Source: IANS
15/07/2022 11:40:14 AM
Gavaskar recalls his battles with West Indies on his 73rd birthday The 1970-71 tour of the West Indies by the Indian team provided glimpses of Sunil Gavaskar's abilities as a batsman and put him on the way to becoming the legend he is today. The series saw India register their first-ever Test win and also their first-ever Test series win against the West Indies, and Gavaskar played a key role in the Ajit Wadekar-led side's success by top-scoring with 774 runs, the most runs scored by a debutant in a series for India. The series also shaped Gava...
Gavaskar recalls his battles with West Indies on his 73rd birthday
Gavaskar recalls his battles with West Indies on his 73rd birthday
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15/07/2022 11:37:49 AM
Gavaskar slams senior players seeking rest; says if they can play IPL, they can play for India India's cricket legend Sunil Gavaskar wants the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to handle the senior players, who seek rest ahead of crucial series, firmly, and added that when they can play non-stop IPL cricket for more than two months, why are they shying away from playing for the country. There have been reports of a couple of senior players, including former India skipper Virat Kohli, requesting the BCCI to exclude them from the five-match T20 away series against the W...
Gavaskar slams senior players seeking rest; says if they can play IPL, they can play for India
Gavaskar slams senior players seeking rest; says if they can play IPL, they can play for India
Source: IANS
12/07/2022 3:17:00 PM
Cricket legend Kapil Dev says Viv Richards, Sunil Gavaskar best Kapil Dev, India's first World Cup-winning cricket captain, brackets Sunil Gavaskar and West Indies legend Vivian Richards as the greatest batsmen he bowled to. "Apart from Sunil Gavaskar, because I played alongside him a lot and ghar ki murgi daal baraabar, without doubt Richards," he said. Kapil did not translate the daal and murgi idiom for the benefit of his invited audience at the Indian mission on Tuesday. He was implying that 'we don't often covet our own ...
Cricket legend Kapil Dev says Viv Richards, Sunil Gavaskar best
Cricket legend Kapil Dev says Viv Richards, Sunil Gavaskar best
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18/05/2022 3:52:38 PM
Gavaskar reacts to Kohli's comments, says BCCI chief should be asked 'why there is this discrepancy' After Virat Kohli contradicted Sourav Ganguly's remarks about the former skipper's decision to step down as India's captain in T20I format, legendary cricketer Sunil Gavaskar said that the BCCI chief should be asked "why there is this discrepancy". Days after Kohli stepped down as Team India's T20I captain, BCCI chief Ganguly revealed that the board had requested the former skipper to not relinquish the captaincy in the shortest format. However, on Wednesday, T...
Gavaskar reacts to Kohli's comments, says BCCI chief should be asked 'why there is this discrepancy'
Gavaskar reacts to Kohli's comments, says BCCI chief should be asked 'why there is this discrepancy'
Source: IANS
16/12/2021 2:37:00 PM
4th Test: Indian players wear black armbands in Paranjape's honour The Indian cricket team is sporting black armbands on the first day of the fourth Test against England at The Oval in honour of renowned cricket coach Vasudeo Paranjape, fondly known as Vasoo Paranjape. "The Indian Cricket Team is sporting black armbands today to honour the demise of Shri Vasudev Paranjape (sic). #TeamIndia," read the tweet from the BCCI with a picture of the Indian team wearing the black armbands while standing for the national anthem. The gesture was lauded ...
4th Test: Indian players wear black armbands in Paranjape's honour
4th Test: Indian players wear black armbands in Paranjape's honour
Source: IANS
2/09/2021 5:50:44 PM
India didn't show the patience required in a Test: Gavaskar  Former India batsman Sunil Gavaskar has said that India "just didn't show the patience required in a Test" to take on the New Zealand challenge in the World Test Championship final at Southampton recently. New Zealand won the rain-marred summit clash against India by eight wickets to bag the winning purse of Rs 12 crore along with an ICC Test Championship Mace. The legendary cricketer pointed out that the Indians, "so used to the white-ball game" were respo...
India didn't show the patience required in a Test: Gavaskar
India didn't show the patience required in a Test: Gavaskar
Source: IANS
30/06/2021 3:16:53 PM
Siraj`s deceptive swing, ability to bowl long spells special: VVS Laxman India pace bowler Mohammed Siraj's ability to bowl long spells is being acknowledged by former India stars. After former captain Sunil Gavaskar praised him a day back, another former India batsman VVS Laxman termed him a 'dangerous bowler due to his ability to maintain speed, bounce and movement for long period'. "Siraj is a very skillful bowler. For any fast bowler, there are two very important requirements. Firstly, he must have the ability to swing the ball deceptively....
Siraj`s deceptive swing, ability to bowl long spells special: VVS Laxman
Siraj`s deceptive swing, ability to bowl long spells special: VVS Laxman
Source: IANS
20/05/2021 11:10:59 AM
Sunil Gavaskar felicitated on 50th anniversary of his Test debut Legendary former India opening batsman and captain Sunil Gavaskar was felicitated on the 50th anniversary of his Test debut, here on Saturday. The Gujarat Cricket Association was presented him with a specially crafted India cap while a banner was unfurled at the newly-constructed Narendra Modi Stadium here in Motera. The event happened during the lunch break in front of a sparse crowd that gave Gavaskar a loud cheer on the third day of the fourth and final Test between India and England...
Sunil Gavaskar felicitated on 50th anniversary of his Test debut
Sunil Gavaskar felicitated on 50th anniversary of his Test debut
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6/03/2021 4:28:58 PM
Chepauk pitch 'not unplayable', some people are always complaining, says Gavaskar Batting legend Sunil Gavaskar on Monday hit back at former cricketers, including Michael Vaughan and Mark Waugh for their criticism of the MA Chidambaram pitch in the ongoing second Test between India and England, saying that "its a challenging wicket but not unplayable" and that some people are always complaining. As many as 15 wickets fell on Day Two of the Test match, including 10 of England's who were bowled out for 134 in reply to India's 329. Gavaskar feels the p...
Chepauk pitch 'not unplayable', some people are always complaining, says Gavaskar
Chepauk pitch 'not unplayable', some people are always complaining, says Gavaskar
Source: IANS
15/02/2021 2:00:13 PM