England bowlers used the conditions perfectly at the Oval in London to dismiss Indian batsmen for 148 in just over 61 overs on Friday. Here are the statistical highlights at the end of first day's play in the fifth Test between India and England played at the Oval.
'He's an absolute legend. Lots of love and respect,' Aakash Chopra complimented the megastar on X.
The batting legend said the tendency to play too many shots is proving their downfall.
Former skipper Sunil Gavaskar blamed the India team's poor temperament for their 10-wicket loss to New Zealand in the first test at Wellington on Saturday.
But Gavaskar's sharp wit and sarcasm was evident from what he said next about what exactly was Kohli expecting.
As India continues to struggle in the series, the pressure is mounting on Rohit to rediscover his rhythm and lead from the front.
Gavaskar said in the remaining two matches, Dravid can assess a few things for outlining his future plans.
'The captain of a country doesn't opt out of the final Test match of a series, a final-deciding Test match.'
Omitted from the Governing Council of the Indian Premier League, a disgruntled Sunil Gavaskar said the Board of Control for Cricket in India, the promoters of the Twenty20 League, has not paid him a single penny for his services.
Wankhede Stadium witnessed a gathering of cricketing royalty in the past two days
England's coach said he 'lost respect' for the batting maestro after his derogatory remarks on the team's performance after their last tour of India.
Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar supported BCCI for suspending five uncapped Indian players as allegation of spot-fixing in the IPL surfaced through a television sting operation.
With the Supreme Court observing that players and officials having commercial interests should stay away from administering the game, former India captain Sunil Gavaskar clarified that he is "not connected in anyway" with the BCCI administration.
Former selector Mohinder Amarnath has openly stated that Mahendra Singh Dhoni needs to be stripped off Test captaincy, but his former teammate Sunil Gavaskar feels the 'time is not opportune as there is no alternative'.
Sunil Gavaskar has returned to head the Mumbai Cricket Association's Cricket Improvement Committee after a decade's absence from any activities connected with his cricketing alma mater.
Rohit Sharma's return to form might have come too late for Mumbai Indians, but it augurs well for him and the Indian team heading into the T20 World Cup next month, feels the legendary Sunil Gavaskar.
Delivering the Colin Cowdrey lecture, he said sledging threatened to reduce cricket's reputation 'to mud.'
Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar disapproved of young batsman Virat Kohli swearing at the Australian players after scoring a century in the final cricket Test at Adelaide on Thursday, terming it as "school kid" temperament.
Handed over the reins of BCCI for IPL-7 by the Supreme Court, interim president and former Indian captain Sunil Gavaskar said he will "give it his best shot" while discharging duties during the cash-rich T20 league.
India's legendary sportsmen (from left to right) Sunil Gavaskar, Geet Sethi and Vijay Amritraj at the 13th annual WhartonIndia Economic Forum, at Park Hyatt in Philadelphia.
The metropolitan court on Tuesday cancelled the arrest warrant issued against Indian cricket legend Sunil Gavaskar in connection with a case pertaining to a bogus footwear company
The Indian batting legend did not take names but feels that some Indian players are not putting in enough number of hours in the nets to overcome their shortcomings.
The Lalit Modi-BCCI feud has proved costly for Sunil Gavaskar, as the batting legend's payments for the work he did as an IPL Governing Council member yet to be released.
Watching India and Australia compete in the series-deciding fifth Test was some experience for the 54-year-old American tennis legend.
Former captain Sunil Gavaskar criticised the performance of Indian spinners during the humiliating 10-wicket defeat against England in the second Test, saying allowing the visitors to score over 400 runs proved costly to the home side.
Batting legend Sunil Gavaskar celebrated his 60th birthday on Friday in solemn fashion at Puttaparthi, the abode of Sri Satya Sai Baba, in Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh. Accompanied by wife Marshniel, son Rohan and former brother-in-law, India batsman Gundappa Viswanath, Gavaskar reached Puttaparthi Ashram from Bangalore and met with Sai Baba in the morning.
Former England opener Geoffrey Boycott believes he was technically superior to Sunil Gavaskar even though his Yorkshire teammate Dicky Bird feels otherwise.
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.
Former skipper Sunil Gavaskar believes India's bowling is still a concern and captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni will have to add some sting to their attack ahead of World Cup semi-final clash against Pakistan.
Former Australia captain Border reveals he has Parkinson's disease
Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar refused to draw comparison between the country's most successful ODI captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and his predecessors, declaring that the wicketkeeper-batsman's record surpasses that of all his seniors.
The legendary Sunil Gavaskar said the Test series triumph in Australia last year ranks among the team's 'greatest wins' of all time and can be considered a golden chapter in the country's cricket history.
BCCI president Jagmohan Dalmiya said the former batting ace is part of the process to find a good opening pair for India.
Giving a new twist to his payment row with the Board of Control for Cricket in India, former India captain Sunil Gavaskar on Wednesday said it was former BCCI president Sharad Pawar who promised 'extra payment' to him for his services as an IPL Governing Council member.
Former Windies skipper Daren Ganga believes a change of franchise might help Sunil Narine.
Emphasising the significance of Test cricket when the slam-bang Twenty20 format is gaining huge popularity, former India captain Sunil Gavaskar on Wednesday asked the game's administrators to ensure that the longer version of the game remains the "pinnacle" of the sport.
'Any such change should be initiated at the official, governmental, and BCCI levels to have the team officially referred to as the Bharat cricket team.'
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.
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