He would often cross the railway tracks next to the Wankhede stadium just to catch a glimpse of the top Mumbai players. Today, a stand at that very stadium bears his name.
The 22-year-old expressed his feelings after being selected for the BGT 2024-25 series.
Shubman Gill has gone past the 50-run mark just once in his last 11 innings, failing in three successive series -- against Bangladesh, New Zealand and Australia.
'Kohli will get runs whether he is playing under Rohit or anybody else.
It is now-or-never for the now senior-most superstar batter to produce an all-timer series that justifies his talent.
Even with the pressure of planning the Rajasthan Royals' IPL auction strategy in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, former Team India head coach Rahul Dravid couldn't resist keeping an eye on the enthralling opening of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Perth.
Virat Kohli has announced his retirement from Test cricket, bringing an end to a remarkable chapter in his illustrious career.
IMAGES from Day 1 of the 1st Test between England and India at Headingley in Leeds on Friday
Gavaskar said India need to put their "head down" and try and get as close as possible to Australia's total. R
Beginning of Gambhir era: Coach becomes most powerful figure in Indian dressing room
To watch Dada standing on the steps of the airplane ladder with a glittering trophy in hand was exhilarating, recalls Hemant Kenkre.
Fans on social media are accusing Rohit Sharma of scapegoating the young player, citing his own recent struggles with the bat.
But Gavaskar's sharp wit and sarcasm was evident from what he said next about what exactly was Kohli expecting.
Both Arshdeep and Khaleel have previously featured in India's limited-overs squads.
Rohan scored 6,938 runs in first-class cricket, scoring 18 centuries and 34 fifties.
As India get set to take on England in a five-match Test series, starting in Leeds on June 20, a look at the upcoming milestone for their top players.
He might be drawing comparisons with Mahendra Singh Dhoni, but wicketkeeper-batter Dhruv Jurel on Friday said nobody can quite match up to the former India captain and he would rather focus on carving his own niche in international cricket.
Australia has made a couple of changes to its squad, addressing Hazlewood's absence and the top-order issues. Sam Konstas replaces Nathan McSweeney in the squad for the fourth Test.
Rohit Sharma has launched a scathing critique of cricket commentary and journalism in the country
Bumrah shared a picture of him hitting the gym at the National Cricket Academy as he recuperates from the lower back injury that forced him out of the Champions Trophy.
Gill, Rahul, Pant and the irrepressible Yashasvi Jaiswal will now have a chance to script the next glorious chapter in Indian cricket.
'He is putting in the hard yards, he is putting in the effort.'
'It seemed Kohli was looking to reach for the ball, trying to play the ball early'
The MHADA, which comes under Awhad's ministry, had requested Gavaskar to return the unused plot.
Ashwin's decision too came as a bit of a surprise, especially considering the team's reliance on him.
Spinner Kuldeep Yadav's surprise exclusion from the playing XI in the second Test against Bangladesh drew a strong criticism from the legendary Sunil Gavaskar.
'It will be unfair to say that he is out of form on the basis of two innings. He has already scored a hundred in this series. How many players have got a hundred in the series?'
Australia heaved a major sigh of relief on Wednesday after skipper Pat Cummins declared run-machine Travis Head fit for the Boxing Day Test against India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
Nitish Kumar Reddy visited the Tirupati temple to give thanks for his standout show during the Border Gavaskar Trophy series in Australia.
Rohit, who had missed the first Test, dropped down to the number six spot in the pink ball Test after KL Rahul excelled at the top in the series opener in his absence.
Virat Kohli's former Royal Challengers Bengaluru teammate AB de Villiers has advised the struggling Indian batter to "reset" his mind
Yashasvi Jaiswal on Monday termed his maiden tour of Australia a learning experience and vowed to come back stronger
Harry Brook, the English middle-order batter, faced criticism after being dismissed by Varun Chakravarthy for the second consecutive time in the ongoing T20I series against India.
'I didn't know that we'd won kind of everything until half an hour ago but that's always the aim.'
Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar slammed the standard of umpiring in the ongoing Indian Premier League.
He is yet to bowl at full intensity in the nets at the BCCI's Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru.
'We won't miss Virat and Rohit. I have faith in our young team.'
Gavaskar, a revered opener during his playing days, said the 22-year-old Jaiswal has "the cricketing world at his feet".
Zaheer, who scored 100 first class centuries in his career said that Babar needed to sit down and talk to his seniors.
