'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?'
Mohammed Siraj's self-belief and never-say-die attitude are his real strengths, said batting legend Sunil Gavaskar after the pacer set up Royal Challengers Bengaluru's four-wicket win over Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League match in Bengaluru on Saturday.
With the planned ceremony not going ahead in the UK, a formal announcement on the renaming of the trophy is scheduled for June 19, on the eve of the series-opener at Leeds.
LSG Owner Sanjiv Goenka was seen engaging in conversation with Captain Rishabh Pant and Head Coach Justin Langer after the game on Monday night.
The legendary Sunil Gavaskar is facing the heat on social media for his comments on Virat Kohli and his wife Anushka Sharma.
Pujara, on his part, thanked all the front-line warriors including doctors, para medical staff, and police, who are doing selfless service at this critical juncture.
Gavaskar has nicknamed Tewatia 'ice-man' and lauded his ability to remain unruffled during tense moments.
'The most attractive hundred I've seen in India in recent times.'
Pant's transformation began after a forgettable Border-Gavaskar Trophy earlier this year.
Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray on Wednesday asked the BCCI as to why cricketers like Sunil Gavaskar, Ravi Shastri or Ajit Wadekar were not considered to replace ousted IPL commissioner Lalit Modi.
After nearly two decades of commentating on international games Sunil Gavaskar finally got his first chance in India's premier domestic competition - Ranji Trophy cricket. But for all the cricketing fans in the country, the icing on the cake was to see the batting legend doing commentary with his son, during the Ranji Trophy quarter-final between Mumbai and Maharashtra at the Wankhede stadium on Wednesday.
Joe Root scored his 35th Test century as he went past the legendary trio of Sunil Gavaskar, Brian Lara and Younis Khan, who had made 34 centuries in their career.
Former India all-rounder Ravi Shastri has said that ex-captain Sunil Gavaskar remains the best opener he has seen in world cricket.
Legendary Indian opener Sunil Gavaskar may have made 70's fiery West Indian bowling line up look ordinary, but his former teammate Ravi Shastri has disclosed the little master's fear for 'Bouncer and Beamer'.
England opener Jonny Bairstow has hit back at Sunil Gavaskar for questioning his intent in the Test series, saying the Indian legend is more than welcome to call or message him and discuss about his 'will' to play the longest format.
Playing his 32nd Test, he showed no signs of nervousness and batted with his signature effortless ease.
Gavaskar's comments came in the wake of accusations that players and officials of the Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL) have been involved in match-fixing
Former Indian wicketkeeper-batter Parthiv Patel on Friday hailed Shubman Gill for the determination and strength of character he showcased during the drawn series.
The legendary Sunil Gavaskar warned the Indian team not to forget the defeat against Australia, with the IPL set to get underway.
'I wanted a player of his calibre to take on one of the strongest sides in the country.' 'However, he stuck to his guns, and we had an argument.'
The advantage teams have had batting second in the just-concluded T20 World Cup is something the ICC can look into to ensure a level-playing field, Indian batting great Sunil Gavaskar said on Monday.
Despite BCCI opposing the court's directive to make Gavaskar the head of IPL 7, he has always toed the board's line. So much so that last year, he was accused of remaining silent during the spot-fixing and betting controversies. While former cricketers bayed for N Srinivasan's head, Gavaskar was never part of that group. In fact, the batting legend went ahead and defended the former BCCI boss.
Tinku commended Gill's strong technical foundation and composure, expressing confidence that this is just the beginning of a record-breaking career.
'Show me one instance where I have tried to influence the selection committee. Indian cricket has done more for me than I have done for it'
Former Indian captain and batting great Sunil Gavaskar believes captain KL Rahul can play the finishers' role for Lucknow Super Giants in IPL 2022.
'Well, somebody should find the real story. It appears from cricketing points, that it was probably the players who didn't want to go to Hambantota'
Shubman Gill walked out at Edgbaston with questions swirling around his captaincy - and answered them with his bat
"The Trophy Tour has covered all eight participating nations during its global journey and, with the conclusion of India leg, it will now travel to its final stop in Pakistan," the ICC said in a statement on Monday.
Who should essay the characters of the other members of that history-making Indian squad?
'You have to think positive and play positively only then you will get a positive result.'
Batting great Sunil Gavaskar feels K L Rahul is captaincy material and should be groomed as a future leader of the Indian cricket team. Gavaskar made the comments after Virat Kohli announced that he would step down from T20 captaincy after the World Cup.
The legendary Sunil Gavaskar rebuked former England captain Nasser Hussain on Wednesday for his assertion that Indian cricket teams of the bygone era were easily bullied unlike the current side, under Virat Kohli.
There was no money, sponsors didn't make a beeline and foreign tours were an ordeal, but there were women of steel who believed in the old adage that "the show must go on." And Nutan Gavaskar was the first among equals, one of the torchbearers of the women's cricket movement in India back then in 1973.
The Supreme Court, on Friday, suspended N Srinivasan from the Board of Control for Cricket in India and all its activities, and ordered former India captain Sunil Gavaskar to take over as interim president.
This achievement places him in an elite group of Indian cricketers, joining Sunil Gavaskar, Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid as the only Indians to have reached this landmark.
'Emburey's name was recommended by Gavaskar,' BCCI Chief Administrative Officer Ratnakar Shetty said.
'Siraj is now getting flak from the same 'saints' of Australian cricket who once prided themselves on their on-field aggression.'
Test skipper Shubman Gill was on Thursday named captain of the North Zone squad for the upcoming Duleep Trophy, beginning August 28, less than three weeks after he led a young Indian side to a thrilling 2-2 draw against England in a gruelling five-Test series.
The Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) on Tuesday named a stand each after the incumbent India Test captain Rohit Sharma, former skipper Ajit Wadekar and ex-BCCI president Sharad Pawar here at the Wankhede Stadium.
India captain Shubman Gill was on Wednesday named among the three nominees for ICC's Player of the Month award for July along with South Africa's Wiaan Mulder and England skipper Ben Stokes.
