Former captain Rahul Dravid said it will be impossible to replace Sachin Tendulkar once the senior India batsman retires from international cricket but added the game will go on.
Gavaskar said a women's IPL should be on cards even if there's isn't enough Indian talent to have an eight-team IPL. Gavaskar cited the examples of Smriti Mandhana and Harmanpreet Kaur, who gained from playing the women's Big Bash League.
Virat Kohli continued in his good run of form, hitting his 15th Test century on Day 3 of the 4th Test against England at the Wankhede. The India captain also completed a couple of personal landmarks during his innings, getting past 1,000 Test runs for 2016 and 4,000 career runs in the longest format. Rajneesh Gupta presents some formidable numbers, summarising Kohli's records thus far...
Gavaskar was impressed with Rahane's field placements
'My honest advice to Dhoni after IPL is to take a break but not too much of a break.'
Former India captain Sunil Gavskar says the BCCI's appeal for quarantine relaxation of its players ahead of the fourth Test is justified
IPL can be truly said to have come of age. It is now more Indian than ever before. Teams often fielded fewer than the four allowed foreign players. Indian batters and bowlers were simply better in performance, consistency and reliability, points out Shreekant Sambrani.
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.
Chetan Chauhan, who had been admitted in a hospital after being tested positive for COVID-19, breathed his last on Sunday.
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.
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.
The Maharashtra Achievers' Awards 2019 was held last night.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni has been named the captain of the all-time India Test XI chosen by cricket magazine Wisden. The celebrated team has been picked ahead of India's 500th Test which will be played against New Zealand in Kanpur from Thursday. The openers in the side are Sunil Gavaskar and Virender Sehwag, followed by Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman, all-rounder Kapil Dev and Dhoni the wicket-keeper batsman.
'He has given RCB that kind of profile, that brand recognition that very (few) cricketers have given to their franchise'.
Who do you think should be part of India's playing XI for the second Test against South Africa, starting on January 3?
Veteran Pakistan batsman Younis Khan on Thursday became the first cricketer in Test history to score centuries in 11 countries, including the United Arab Emirates. - Scorecard: During the ongoing third Test being played against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG), Younis smashed his 34th century on a rain-affected third day, tying him with Sunil Gavaskar, Mahela Jayawardene and Brian Lara in the all-time list at 6th place, reports the Dawn.
England fast bowler Stuart Broad has also endorsed Warner's views.
Only two Indians have scored a 50 in the first innings of a debut Test outside India: Sunil Gavaskar in 1971 and Mayank Agrawal in 2018.
Thousands of fans from both countries have crisscrossed the globe to watch their team in action and trust rival captains Rohit Sharma and Babar Azam to tell you this is another 'match' for them, but all the 22 players and reserves know that this is 'The Match'.
'Show me one instance where I have tried to influence the selection committee. Indian cricket has done more for me than I have done for it'
It was 'Yesterday Once More' for the fans as they witnessed an August gathering with legends Sachin Tendulkar, Sunil Gavaskar and Virender Sehwag from India while Pakistan was represented by Imran Khan, Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis.
Rohit also became the sixth Indian to score a hundred in both innings a Test.
Call it destiny or design, Goswami's last hurrah is taking at Lord's.
Ashwin picked Smith's wicket in the first session of the Boxing Day Test on Saturday for a duck.
His technique against swing bowling has also come under scrutiny with a few greats of the game, including Sunil Gavaskar and Ricky Ponting, calling for his ouster from the team.
It was the summer of 42 revisited all over again as Virat Kohli and the Indian team crashed to the lowest score in Test cricket in 65 years.
Rohit Sharma being pushed down to No. 3 against New Zealand was an indication that the Indian team management did not trust the star opener to effectively counter the inswing of Trent Boult, said former captain Sunil Gavaskar.
Jonty Rhodes had posted an image of himself taking a dip at the Holy Ganga river. Harbhajan Singh Rhodes saying that 'you have seen more India than me'.
'I was seven years old in 1983. I never heard about that historic win because we did not have a radio set in our village.'
Opener KL Rahul's career-best 158 has put India in the driver's seat in the second Test against West Indies at Kingston, Jamaica. The visitors reached a comfortable 358 for on day 2 and lead by a convincing 162 runs after leading the series 1-0. Rahul, who scored his third Test century, has equaled former captain Mohammed Azharuddin's record to convert his first three fifties into hundreds.
Former Australia batsman Mark Waugh believes the International Cricket Council should consider appointing a neutral doctor to assess players hit on the head and make the decision regarding concussion substitutes.
Later, India captain Virat Kohli said Jadeja, who was subsequently ruled out of the remainder of the series, was dizzy after the head knock.
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.
The match might end in a draw if inclement weather continues to play spoilsport.
Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray on Wednesday asked the BCCI as to why cricketers like Sunil Gavaskar, Ravi Shastri or Ajit Wadekar were not considered to replace ousted IPL commissioner Lalit Modi.
The 'Little Master', however, played down Kohli's much-publicised reaction to a reporter's query about whether he agreed with coach Ravi Shastri on this being the best travelling team in last 15 years.
Gavaskar feels that one should do the talking with the bat or ball rather than words.
India opening batsman Rohit Sharma continued his record-breaking run as he broke the record for the most sixes hit in a bilateral Test series.
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