The health condition of former India opener Chetan Chauhan, who tested positive for COVID-19 last month, has worsened after he developed multi-organ failure and he is now on ventilator support at a medical facility in Gurugram.
'If you look at his numbers in the past 3 years, he's head and shoulders above the rest.'
'It's 2020 and things still don't change for me. When will I stop getting dragged into cricket and stop being used to pass sweeping statements?' Anu asked.
Former Australia captain Mark Taylor has come down hard on the pitches for the first three Test matches of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
The advantage teams have had batting second in the just-concluded T20 World Cup is something the ICC can look into to ensure a level-playing field, Indian batting great Sunil Gavaskar said on Monday.
The legendary batsman made his Test debut on March 6, 1971 against the West Indies, a series which India won. He then went on to become the first batsman to score 10,000 Test runs.
Rahul Tewatia seemed disappointed after not being named in the Indian squad for the tour of Ireland, comprising two T20Is to be played on June 26 and 28 in Dublin.
Azharuddin suggested that wearing shoes with rubber soles could be a better option than the ones having spikes.
Former Indian captain and batting great Sunil Gavaskar believes captain KL Rahul can play the finishers' role for Lucknow Super Giants in IPL 2022.
'Lunch date with the legend!' DK posted on his Facebook page.
As Pujara gears up to play his 100th Test, here's a look at the list of the 12 cricketers who are a part of the 100 Tests club in India.
Tendulkar's sterling performances, his fascinating duels for supremacy with contemporaries -- Brian Lara, Ricky Ponting, Inzamam-ul Haq, Jacques Kallis among batsmen; Shane Warne, Muttiah Muralitharan, Wasim Akram among bowlers -- embellished modern cricket and globalised the game, asserts Ayaz Memon who has observed the cricketing colossus from the day he made his Test debut in November 1989.
'He has played 100 Tests, he deserves respect.'
Virat Kohli was joined by wife Anushka Sharma as the star India batter was felicitated for reaching the milestone of 100 Test matches, in Mohali on Friday.
The Telegraph's Chief Cricket Writer Scyld Berry has picked Rishabh Pant alongside greats like Sunil Gavaskar, Sachin Tendukar, Gundappa Vishwanath and Rahul Dravid.
Legendary batsman Sunil Gavaskar says two-time World Cup-winning captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni's popularity in cricket-crazy India India exceeds that of the great Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli.
Former Indian cricketer Farokh Engineer hailed IPL being the 'envy of the world' but said Test cricket cannot be sacrificed.
Giving an account of Root's dedication towards become one of the best in the world, his father spoke about his preparation, especially during the pandemic.
'...we got it from the West Indies dressing room!'
'Doubtless he was the greatest opener of his era; and also one of the greatest in the history of cricket.'
Yashasvi Jaiswal hit a century on debut as India seized complete control on the second day of the first Test against the West Indies.
Anyone watching the scenes in the Royal Challengers Bangalore dressing room after they beat the Rajasthan Royals by 4 wickets and 5 balls to spare at the Wankhede stadium on Tuesday night would have thought RCB had finally laid their hands on IPL silverware!
Batting great Sunil Gavaskar feels K L Rahul is captaincy material and should be groomed as a future leader of the Indian cricket team. Gavaskar made the comments after Virat Kohli announced that he would step down from T20 captaincy after the World Cup.
Suryakumar Yadav peppered the Zimbabwe bowlers across the MCG on Sunday, once again leaving his mark on the T20 World Cup with a sensational 61 not out from 25 balls.
Sachin Tendulkar has termed playing under Aunshuman Gaekwad as some of the "better years" of his cricketing career and that the former India coach was someone who could always be trusted.
Cricket commentator Kishore Bhimani was one of the most recognised English voices of the 1980s.
Would there have been an incomparable batsman named Sachin Tendulkar had Doordarshan not telecast Guide one summer afternoon? A fascinating excerpt from Abhishek Mukherjee and Joy Bhattacharjya's must-read book, The Great Indian Cricket Circus.
'Anybody who plays the way he did...it is very attractive batting that he has, the shots that he has.'
'England were going great guns when Kapil threw the ball to Jimmy and then to me.'
Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar slammed the standard of umpiring in the ongoing Indian Premier League.
Andhra skipper Hanuma Vihari batted left-handed and defied speedster Avesh Khan to add 26 runs for the 10th wicket and help his team reach 379 against Madhya Pradesh on the second day of the Ranji Trophy quarter-final.
Indian openers Prithvi Shaw and Mayank Agarwal looked clueless against the Australian attack in both the innings.
As the Indian think-tank ponders over its team combination ahead of the Pakistan clash, the legendary 73-year-old feels both could be accommodated.
Gavaskar has nicknamed Tewatia 'ice-man' and lauded his ability to remain unruffled during tense moments.
Bollywood star Ranveer Singh, who plays Kapil Dev in Kabir Khan's '83, based on India's triumphant campaign to win the 1983 World Cup, and members of that history-making team teamed up to promote '83.
'After today's performance there is no doubt that he is the find of this edition of IPL.'
'They need a wicket-taking bowler and Umran Malik is a wicket-taker.'
Kabir Khan's '83 saw a grand premiere in Mumbai, attended by the film's star cast.
Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar picked Rohit Sharma to lead India in T20 Internationals after Virat Kohli, while KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant are his two options as the vice-captains in the shortest format.
On behalf of the Apex Council members of MCA, all the member clubs as also the cricketing fraternity we condole his demise," secretary Sanjay Naik and joint secretary.
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