Even as South Africa plot India's downfall with the help of Gary Kirsten and Mike Hussey, cricketing greats Sunil Gavaskar and Ian Chappell felt their presence would not make much of a difference to the Proteas' chances in their World Cup game against the holders.
India's 1983 World Cup hero Yashpal Sharma died on Tuesday after suffering a massive cardiac arrest in New Delhi.
Ian Chappell, Bishen Singh Bedi, others tear into the Indian cricket administration
Former India captain Rahul Dravid said he was never "privy to any private conversation between two individuals" about Sachin Tendulkar's revelation in his upcoming autobiography about Greg Chappell wanting to remove the Karnataka stalwart from captaincy before 2007 World Cup.
Former Australian captain Michael Clarke revealed that he recently had a cancer removed from his face -- third such operation since his battle started with the disease in 2006.
Former Australia captain Ian Chappell does not find Mahendra Singh Dhoni good enough to be India's Test captain any more and said it is time to hand over the reins of the team to Virat Kohli.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni's defensive tactics has not been of any assistance to India, who needs an aggressive man of Virat Kohli's nature to lead the team, feels former Australia captain Ian Chappell.
Moody is expected to agree a two-year contract to lead the team to the 2007 World Cup.
With the teams entering the final phase of their preparations for next year's World Cup, former batting great Ian Chappell said defending champions India, Australia and South Africa are the favourites to win the game's showpiece event.
Kolkata Knight Riders captain Dinesh Karthik has no qualms playing top-flight cricket in empty stadiums as a majority of the players "have grown up" turning out in domestic matches with few watching them. Opinions are divided on whether sporting events, including the Indian Premier League, should be held behind closed doors once the coronavirus pandemic subsides.
Very few young Australian cricketers have generated as much buzz in recent years as the 22-year-old, thanks to his prolific form in Sheffield Shield.
Cricket Australia (CA) named Trevor Hohns as the full-time chairman of its National Selection Panel on Friday, effecting a structural change to improve the rankings of the underperforming Twenty20 side.
Former Australia captain Ian Chappell believes struggling Alastair Cook is not good enough to lead the England team.
Describing India's defence of the World Cup title as shaky, former Australia captain Ian Chappell has advised them to keep star batsman Virat Kohli at number three to negate any opposition plans to bounce them out with short-pitched deliveries on lively pitches Down Under.
'I have seen Bishan paaji get worked up when he felt the game was losing its character because of some individual.'
Indian great Sachin Tendulkar remains the gold standard of batting in the post-Bradman era but Virat Kohli's latest masterclass in Sunday's World Twenty20 shootout against Australia has prompted comparisons with his famous compatriot.
Former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar believes that with Sourav Ganguly becoming BCCI president, India would have a strong voice in the ICC, which they can capitalise on to make some changes in the sport
Former India fielding coach R Sridhar reflected on the ups and downs of his seven-year tenure.
'All selectors must be sufficiently thick-skinned and prepared to take criticism.' T C A Srinivasa Raghavan checks out Ravi Shastri's first book.
Phillip Hughes' death after being hit by a bouncer has left Ian Chappell shocked like most of the cricket world and the former Australian captain feels his country's pacers would find it tough to use the short-pitched delivery in the upcoming Test series against India.
With 100-plus Tests and 400-plus wickets, most of them not exactly coming on rank turners, Harbhajan's name will always figure among true blue cricketing elites of India.
Anirban Lahiri had an afternoon to forget as he and his International team mates were left humbled by a rampaging United States who grabbed a commanding 8-2 lead on Friday in the Presidents Cup.
Former Australia captain Ian Chappell, on Sunday, said Nathan Lyon's ability to extract 'extra bounce' brought him the wickets, bringing the visitors back into the series-deciding fourth Test against India in Dharamsala.
Former Australian fast bowler Rodney Hogg has predicted that Test cricket will be extinct in next ten years after the recently-concluded World T20 in India received huge success.
Former India pacer Irfan Pathan on Sunday said he never lost his swing, contrary to the general perception at that time, and added blaming then coach Greg Chappell for his downfall was a cover-up. Pathan, 35, announced his retirement on Saturday, saying "most players start their India career at 27-28 but I ended up playing my last game at that stage".
BCCI President N Srinivasan has rejected accusations that the Indian Cricket Board censors commentators employed by it, insisting that it does not "interfere with the freedom of the press".
Former skipper Ricky Ponting believes the exodus of experienced players left a void in Australian cricket and this leadership crisis led to the infamous ball-tampering scandal in South Africa in 2018.
If players like Suresh Raina fails in Test cricket due to lack of technique against short pitched deliveries, it would be a big loss for the game, former Australian captain Ian Chappell has said.
If players like Suresh Raina fails in Test cricket due to lack of technique against short pitched deliveries, it would be a big loss for the game, former Australian captain Ian Chappell has said.
Former Australia captain Greg Chappell reckons the Mumbai terror strikes would irrevocably change visiting players' perspective of India and they would feel just as vulnerable there as they generally believe in Pakistan.
Top Indian and foreign players for one-off women's T20
How does India's current national coach Ravi Shastri compare with the other men who have coached the Indian cricket team this century?
The group has more than 9000 fans from across the state and the masks have been sent out to the members in various districts like Bardhaman, Asansol, Nadia, North, South 24 Parganas. They will be sporting the masks on Wednesday.
Steve Smith became the fastest man to score 7,000 Test runs on Saturday, shattering a record that had stood since 1946, while moving past Donald Bradman to become Australia's 11th highest scorer.
'I would say Rahane is aggressive in his own quiet way'
Highly impressed with Australian stand-in-skipper Michael Clarke's captaincy, the national selector Greg Chappell said that the selection panel was thrilled with his leadership qualities.
Former Australia captain Ian Chappell feels India Test skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni has passed his use-by-date and it's the perfect time to make Virat Kohli a full-time leader for the longest version of the game.
'He is free to act the way he wants for the benefit of Team India,' says BCCI secretary Niranjan Shah.
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