'Gavaskar utilised the time between the limited overs and the Test series of the West Indies tour in America to create awareness for the Heart to Heart foundation'
Indian batting legend Sunil Gavaskar on Saturday came out in support of Mahendra Singh Dhoni and his team saying they were justified in staging a show of unity. The former India captain recalled that he and some of his team members were involved in something similar during their playing days too.
Former captain Sunil Gavaskar on Saturday backed Yuvraj Singh to make his comeback to the Indian Test team after his good all-round show for India 'A' against England in the warm-up match last week.
Former Australian coach John Buchanan on Sunday hit back at Sunil Gavaskar for taking a dig at his modest playing career and questioning his success as coach, saying his similarities with ex-captain Steve Waugh took the team to dizzy heights.
Former captain Sunil Gavaskar came down heavily on the Indian cricket team after the conclusion of its disastrous tour Down Under, saying it was hard to understand the "psyche" of Mahendra Singh Dhoni's men.
Under-fire Indian batting great Sunil Gavaskar on Tuesday said he never called Mike Procter a racist and the word has been wrongly attributed to him in his column back home.
Former skipper Sunil Gavaskar believes Shreyas Iyer is better suited for the number four spot in ODIs than Rishabh Pant and should be given a permanent slot in the Indian middle-order.
'We won't miss Virat and Rohit. I have faith in our young team.'
'When you face bowling of that quality, with that line and length, it's very difficult to score runs and that's what happened to the Indians today.'
'India were also winning in the '70s and '80s. He wasn't born then'
A self-confessed tennis fan, former Indian cricket captain Sunil Gavaskar has bought stake in the the Singapore franchise of veteran Mahesh Bhupathi's ambitious brainchild -- the International Premier Tennis League.
Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar feels that Indian coach Duncan Fletcher is lucky to have been handed a contract extension.
Suryakumar Yadav has evolved into the new Mr 360 degree and India will struggle to put up enough runs on the board if he fails to fire, said batting great Sunil Gavaskar.
Senior batsman Rahul Dravid struck his 34th Test century to draw level with Sunil Gavaskar and become the joint-second highest century maker from India on the second day of the second Test against England.
Former Indian captains Sunil Gavaskar and Sourav Ganguly slammed Michael Vaughan for kicking up the 'Vaseline controversy' unnecessarily, terming the comments by the ex-England skipper as "ridiculous" and aimed at a psychological game against the visitors.
Kohli holds the record for most Test appearances as India Test captain (68) and he also holds the record for most Test wins by an Indian captain (40). Only Graeme Smith, Ricky Ponting, and Steve Waugh have won more matches than Kohli as captain in Test cricket.
Cricket legend Sunil Gavaskar said though Umrigar achieved so much in the game he never once spoke about his feats.
Former Test stalwarts Chandu Borde, Ajit Wadekar and Kiran More hailed Friday's Supreme Court order to make Sunil Gavaskar president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India for IPL-related affairs.
Saddened by the criticism that Sachin Tendulkar is facing due to his lean run, former Indian cricket captain Kapil Dev said the veteran batsman should speak to the selectors about his future.
At 22 years and 37 days, Jaiswal, is only behind Vinod Kambli and Sunil Gavaskar on the list of youngest Indian batters to score 200 runs in Test cricket.
Former batting ace Sunil Gavaskar says India must put behind the James Anderson-Ravindra Jadeja episode and focus on the fourth Test against England, starting at Manchester on Thursday.
The legendary opener has always been very touchy about how players treat their jerseys and caps.
Former captain Sunil Gavaskar feels his ex-teammate Ravi Shastri is the favourite to become the head coach of the Indian cricket team based on the team's impressive showing during his two-year tenure as the team director.
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.
India did well to bounce back on Day 4 to edge Australia by 75 runs in the 2nd Test in Bengaluru on Tuesday and level the series 1-1.
Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar advised young cricketers to aim for the India cap and said playing in the cash-rich Indian Premier League should not be their ultimate goal.
Gavaskar is also excited that his favourite player, Rishabh Pant, will be making a much-awaited comeback after surviving a near-fatal car accident.
The Supreme Court proposed Sunil Gavaskar's name as replacement for N Srinivasan as the interim BCCI president and the batting legend said he will be "honoured" and "happy" to adhere to the directives of the highest court of the land.
Former skipper Sunil Gavaskar says Mahendra Singh Dhoni has become more assertive and the Board of Control for Cricket in India and selectors' faith in him will only spur him to do better.
Former batting ace Sunil Gavaskar says India will progress on the sports front if every Olympic discipline is turned into a viable career option. 'If you make every sport in our country a viable career option you will see the difference. I think India will blast through medals,' Gavaskar said, addressing a 400-odd audience at the 13th annual Wharton India Economic forum, in Philadelphia.
Titled, My way--The biography of the "gay cavalier", of Indian cricketer and former Hyderabad and South Zone captain, will be released at the M L Jaisimha Cricket Academy at Secunderabad.
Opening batter Yashasvi Jaiswal on Saturday became only the fifth Indian to score 600 or more runs in a Test series, during the second day's play of the fourth match against England in Ranchi.
Sunil Gavaskar has again accused International Cricket Council match referees of being biased against Asian players after Zaheer Khan was fined.
Stand-in skipper, Rahane's patient 112 paved the way for India taking a substantial 131-run first innings lead against Australia, who were reduced to 133 for six by the end of the third day's play on Monday.
Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar feels some Indian players have started behaving as if the nation owes it to them for winning World Cup.
Fresh questions were raised on Sachin Tendulkar's retirement, with the legendary Sunil Gavaskar saying that the selectors should have a word with him about his future plans.
Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar on Wednesday suggested that the veteran batsman should not miss any of the One-Day Internationals in the ongoing CB tri-series in Australia.
The two former India captains accepted the offer to become honorary members.
The former captain said it is not yet clear what arrangement the BCCI would make for the tour of England.
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