Former captain Sunil Gavaskar wants India pace spearhead Zaheer Khan, who is going through a lean patch, to be put through 'stringent tests' to ascertain his fitness in the run-up to the first of the four-match Test series against England.
India's Sunil Gavaskar has resigned as the International Cricket Council's (ICC) cricket committee chairman, the governing body said on Thursday. "Mr Gavaskar confirmed his decision to the ICC on Wednesday, a day after chairing this year's meeting in Dubai," an ICC statement said.
India need not lose sleep over Virat Kohli's absence in the last three Tests against Australia but Ajinkya Rahane and Cheteshwar Pujara will have to shoulder extra responsibilities, batting great Sunil Gavaskar said.
Sunil Gavaskar wrote Virender Sehwag's 180 in the second Test against the West Indies reminded him of Viv Richards
Sunil Gavaskar, Sachin Tendulkar, Ajit Wadekar, Dilip Vengsarkar, Vijay Manjrekar and Eknath Solkar are among the 17 cricketers from Maharashtra who have the 'Kar' suffix in their surnames and have played Test cricket for India.
Kohli, Kohli.... the chants from 90,000 fervent fans still reverberate in the ear when you step into the fabled MCG, even two years after the former Indian skipper pulled off a stunning heist against Pakistan in the T20 World Cup 2022.
Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar suggested that national selectors should watch more Ranji Trophy matches in order to have a better idea about the supply line of domestic cricket.
Sunil Gavaskar may be asked to step down as ICC cricket committee chairman due to a conflict of interests between his honorary post and paid role as a commentator.
The sturdiness of the headgear saved Nizar's life after Gujarat's Arzan Nagwaswalla's full-blooded shot hit flush on the state emblem on his helmet in the Ranji Trophy semi-final in Ahmedabad on Friday.
A cap worn by Sunil Gavaskar on India's 1971 tour of England, a signed coaching kit donated by Ravi Shastri are among the cricketing memorabilia that are up for grabs at two of Christie's ongoing online auctions.
The legendary Sir Garfield Sobers rated Sunil Gavaskar as the greatest batsman he's seen simply because of his stupendous success against bowling attacks he came up against, particularly the fearsome Caribbean pacers of the 1970s.
Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar says at least three senior cricketers may not be selected again for Tests after the disastrous Test series against Australia.
Former Indian captain Sunil Gavaskar believes England's cricketers would have 'hit the panic button' and talked of leaving the series midway if similar riots had happened in India.
The legendary Sunil Gavaskar reckons that Dinesh Karthik can play the role of a finisher for the Indian team in the T20 World Cup later this year.
The former Test skipper will be in London commentating for Sky Sports.
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Dennis Lillee said sledging has gone on since W.G. Grace's days and will go on forever.
The inaugural lecture in the series was delivered by Richie Benaud in 2001 and the second was by Barry Richards last year.
With the change in leadership at Royal Challengers Bangalore, IPL 2022 might get to see the Virat Kohli from the 2016 season when he amassed over 900 runs, reckons former India captain Sunil Gavaskar.
Gavaskar also cited fielding as one the reason for India's below-par performance.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India says it was not aware of the Kochi consortium's 'links' with former India captain Sunil Gavaskar, who was a member of the Indian Premier League's Governing Council before being ousted a few weeks ago. However, Gavaskar's alleged involvement in the whole process may just include another item in the agenda of the IPL Governing Council when it meets on Thursday in Nagpur to decide the Kochi team's fate.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) is all set to take action against it's Cricket Committee chairman Sunil Gavaskar for his outburst against match referee Mike Procter, who had slapped a three-Test ban on Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh for racist abuse.
It is interesting to note that both Mayank and Vihari have not lived up to the expectation
Present at the stadium to promote Bholaa, his coming film, Ajay Devgn was seen conversing with Sanjay Manjrekar and Sunil Gavaskar.
The cricket legend said he would like to read little-known matters about the life and career of the batting ace.
Dhoni's future has been a subject of intense speculation since India's World Cup semifinal loss to New Zealand on July 9.
Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar came down hard on Indian cricketers, who had skipped practice sessions during the ongoing Test series against Australia, saying they have not gone there for "sightseeing but to play cricket".
'He has given RCB that kind of profile, that brand recognition that very (few) cricketers have given to their franchise'.
Having claimed 42 wickets, one in the 3rd ODI against the Windies on Sunday, Mohammed Shami became the highest wicket-taker in ODIs in 2019 .
India's woeful performance notwithstanding, former India captain Sunil Gavaskar has urged cricket fans to keep faith in the team.
Former captain Sunil Gavaskar has praised Sachin Tendulkar for hanging on to anchor the Indian innings to a challenging total though he might not have played one of his best innings in the high-voltage World Cup semi-final clash against Pakistan at Mohali.
Mumbai Masters owner Sunil Gavaskar is waiting with bated breath to meet the world's No 1 shuttler Lee Chong Wei. He says it will be a "thrill" to watch the Malaysian in action in the inaugural Indian Badminton League.
Sunil Gavaskar completed 50 years of his association with Indian cricket on Sunday -- five decades in which he has remained ever-relevant taking on a variety of roles.
Former Indian batsman Sunil Gavaskar believes India has a "balanced" side for the 2011 World Cup and Mahendra Singh Dhoni's men have the "capability" of winning the coveted tournament and breaking the jinx of a host country not lifting the title.
Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar said Sachin Tendulkar would have been successful in any era because of his sound technique and temperament and cited Sir Don Bradman's words to support his claim.
Sachin Tendulkar has joined America's National Cricket League (NCL) ownership group, a move that is expected to give a big boost to the sport in the United States.
Rohit is on a paternity break and will miss the series-opener. Pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah is captaining the Indian team in his absence.
A day after the Board of Control for Cricket in India denied that Sunil Gavaskar is due any payment for his term as an Indian Premier League Governing Council member, suspended chairman of the Twenty20 league Lalit Modi said the former India captain had always been forthright in his dealings and never known to lie.
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