Shashi Tharoor's remark was a dilution of the points he made in the Weekly cover story, where he denounced Sunny's captaincy in more vivid terms.
India's Team Director Ravi Shastri has said that while "experience cannot be bought in super market" the likes of Yuvraj Singh, Harbhajan Singh and Ashish Nehra will play only if they fit into the combination that the team is looking for, going into ICC World Twenty20.
Ravi Shastri says the learning curve for the Indian side is over and it's time that the players start winning Test matches abroad.
At Gujarat games, Natasa Stankovic is an animated presence, whooping in delight when her husband Hardik's team is up and cringing when the turn of play is not going GT's way.
Former India coach Ravi Shastri and senior spinner Ravichandran Ashwin have backed the Impact Player rule, stating that it leads to more close finishes.
Who do you think should be part of India's playing XI for the third Test against Australia in Brisbane?
Plan to take off-side out of Australians was hatched in July, reveals India bowling coach Bharat Arun.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India's cricket advisory committee comprising Sourav Ganguly, V V S Laxman and Sachin Tendulkar will conduct the interview of the shortlisted 21 candidates.
'When his captaincy is under threat, he tends to quit': Manjrekar on Kohli
Former India captain and team director Ravi Shastri said Cheteshwar Pujara, who was not picked up by any of the teams for this year's Indian Premier League, deserves to be compensated handsomely as a reward for his consistent contributions to the Test team's success this home season.
A massive turnout can be expected at Ahmedabad, however, when India face arch-rivals Pakistan on October 14.
India's chief coach Ravi Shastri believes that the current lot captained by Virat Kohli has achieved way more than some of the teams of yesteryears which had illustrious names in their ranks.
As the Indian players relaxed at their hotel in Colombo or went out simply taking some time off, the World No 1 spinner and all-rounder spent the evening with coach Ravi Shastri and other members of the support staff.
'There should have been one extra fast bowler. One spinner less.'
Rajneesh Gupta presents all the interesting numbers from the opening day of the Lord's Test.
The last time India visited Bangladesh, Mahendra Singh Dhoni's men had a forgettable outing as slumped to their first-ever ODI series loss (1-2) against the hosts. However, team director Ravi Shastri does not remember those demoralizing defeats.
As many as four world-class match-winners are expected to bid adieu to the game one by one in the next couple of years and Gautam Gambhir is in an unenviable position as head coach.
'Now that you have this self-belief, you can see where you have taken a game as a team.'
Former Indian captain Ravi Shastri has insisted that widespread criticism has vindicated India's blunt and uncompromising position on the Decision Review System (DRS), saying that the 'shit' has hit the roof in a massive series, referring to the Ashes.
As we celebrate the 40th anniversary of India's first World Cup victory, check how much you know about the 1983 World Cup.
India are a flexible side with enough ammunition in their arsenal going into the World Cup, says head coach Ravi Shastri, making it clear that combinations would depend on conditions.
'There's going to be light at the end of the tunnel, he's going to be seeing that very soon.'
India's Shikhar Dhawan was all praise for Virat Kohli's captaincy.
India coach Ravi Shastri equated India's maiden Test series win on Australia soil with the historic 1983 World Cup triumph terming it 'as big if not bigger'.
Ravi Shastri picks Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rinku Singh and Tilak Varma.
Eden Gardens in Kolkata will be hosting the first game of the second edition of the Legends League Cricket (LLC) on September 16
Under-fire India coach Ravi Shastri, on Thursday, called on his struggling batsmen to show more discipline and grit when the third Test against England gets underway at Trent Bridge on Saturday.
'Congratulations Team India for winning the series and getting to the finals of WTC'
India will take on England in the second semi-final in Adelaide on Thursday, and the former head coach believes that Pant is a match-winner and the right man for the finisher's role.
'5 months. 2 countries. 8 cities later, back to spending some quality time with my favourites, in my favourite city.'
Stand together and overcome these challenging times: Chhetri
Will Mumbai Indians leg-spinner Rahul Chahar replace Royal Challengers Bangalore's Yuzvendra Chahal, who was unimpressive in the first two games?
Tata group has been a constant in India's sporting landscape and the conglomerate's involvement only grew under Ratan Tata.
Ahead of the IPL, Indian coach Ravi Shastri had also expressed his concern for players full participation in the tournament.
Also present: Ravi Shastri and Harbhajan Singh.
Rauf said had Hardik Pandya or Dinesh Karthik hit him like that, he would have felt 'hurt'.
Former India fielding coach R Sridhar reflected on the ups and downs of his seven-year tenure.
Former India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni finally showed up after India wrapped up the Test series against South Africa at his home ground in Ranchi.
Ravichandran Ashwin says it's too early to comment on Rahul Dravid's coaching style but the premier India spinner is confident that happiness will be back in the dressing room under the stalwart's guidance.
India skipper Rohit Sharma said it's time to move on from the euphoria of the T20 World Cup victory.
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