'I remember walking up to him and telling him, "Sambhal ke khelna".'
'You play the whole season of IPL, travel from one place to other. You don't get tired then?' 'Is there no workload? Only when you play for India, especially when you have to tour a non-glamorous country, do you remember workload?'
Rajya Sabha member and celebrated batsman Sachin Tendulkar and spin legend Anil Kumble are among those who have called on the Indian Prime Minister.
As India lost the third Test to Australia, former coach Ravi Shastri slammed the team, stating overconfidence cost them the match in Indore.
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.
'I have seen Bishan paaji get worked up when he felt the game was losing its character because of some individual.'
Brook has now scored four centuries in his past five Tests
India has played 16 Tests at the venue, but it's not been a happy hunting ground. Individual Indian records, however, are impressive. Rediff.com presents the Indians who scored a century at Lord's.
Sachin Tendulkar, who led India Legends to title victory in the inaugural edition of the Road Safety World Series, will not be taking part in its second season.
For Tendulkar, the biggest disappointment has been getting dropped from the Mumbai squad this season without being given a chance to prove his mettle.
'The old saying, 'If you fail to prepare then prepare to fail' will not apply to this Indian team as, apart from these games in Australia, they also played six T20 matches at home and won four out of those to show that they are tuning in nicely for the big event.'
Pichai admitted of dreaming of being a cricketer during his growing up years
Gavaskar's comments came in the wake of accusations that players and officials of the Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL) have been involved in match-fixing
Sunil Gavaskar quipped the best way to deal with Umran's pace is: 'Take a single and go to the non-striker's end'.
But Gavaskar's sharp wit and sarcasm was evident from what he said next about what exactly was Kohli expecting.
The Supreme Court, on Friday, suspended N Srinivasan from the Board of Control for Cricket in India and all its activities, and ordered former India captain Sunil Gavaskar to take over as interim president.
After nearly two decades of commentating on international games Sunil Gavaskar finally got his first chance in India's premier domestic competition - Ranji Trophy cricket. But for all the cricketing fans in the country, the icing on the cake was to see the batting legend doing commentary with his son, during the Ranji Trophy quarter-final between Mumbai and Maharashtra at the Wankhede stadium on Wednesday.
Senior India batter Shikhar Dhawan on Wednesday moved up a place to joint 13th spot in the latest ICC ODI rankings on the back of his match-winning knock against the West Indies in the first ODI.
Great players have the knack of conquering the odds, and on Sunday Kohli crossed a major hurdle with the fighting spirit of a champion.
That win gave us something no other victory ever would: It gave a young nation hope. It gave us the will to dream, notes Abhishek Mande Bhot.
Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar along with other enlisted in the Board of Control for Cricket in India's panel of commentators will have to sign an undertaking that they don't have any 'Conflict of Interest' as per the recommendations by the Lodha Panel.
Samson found the boundaries at ease almost every over. There was the well-timed drive through the covers, smashes to the boundary over the infield and shots on the on side.
Sunil Gavaskar feels that once the Australia government has now formally announced that 25 per cent crowd can turn up for sporting events, a World T20 in October looks more imminent than IPL.
'Ramchandra Guha has sent down an express delivery at Sunil Gavaskar, the great batsman who seldom wore a helmet while facing the fastest of fast bowlers.' 'Gavaskar may have easily ducked the delivery and Guha would have receded in solitude.' 'But by hitting back at Guha, Gavaskar may have started a barrage of unplayable deliveries,' says Sudhir Bisht about his cricketing hero.
'It seemed Kohli was looking to reach for the ball, trying to play the ball early'
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.
Anil Kumble is happy that KKR leg-spinner Varun Chakravarthy is back in his element having sorted his technical issues.
Former India players Sunil Gavaskar and Sanjay Manjrekar on Tuesday escaped unhurt after one of the glass doors of the commentary box at the newly-built Ekana Stadium shattered into pieces just as the duo were entering the enclosure.
Former India all-rounder Ravi Shastri has said that ex-captain Sunil Gavaskar remains the best opener he has seen in world cricket.
'That's Indian cricket. Different rules for different people. If you don't believe me,' Sunil Gavaskar wrote, 'ask Ravi Ashwin and T Natarajan.'
Rajneesh Gupta presents all the interesting numbers from Day 3 of the India-England Test at Leeds.
Batting great Sunil Gavaskar has questioned Rishabh Pant's shot selection, saying it is "not a good sign" that the Indian stumper has repeatedly fallen into the outside the off-stump trap in the ongoing T20I series against South Africa.
The legendary Sunil Gavaskar is facing the heat on social media for his comments on Virat Kohli and his wife Anushka Sharma.
Former Windies skipper Daren Ganga believes a change of franchise might help Sunil Narine.
KL Rahul is the second highest run-getter so far this season, just behind Rajasthan Royals' Jos Buttler.
Gavaskar said in the remaining two matches, Dravid can assess a few things for outlining his future plans.
'I am really sorry that it shouldn't happen again. I got a lot of stick from my wife and my mum for saying that'.
'...Again, just because he is not amongst the runs, there is this anxiety to play at every delivery because that is what batters feel, they have got to score.'
Hardik Pandya has his "thinking cap on" this season, says Sunil Gavaskar. That's why the Gujarat Titans skipper is batting with discipline and making good use of field restrictions, says the legendary batter.
With Smith at the non-striker's end during the Australian second innings at the Gabba, Rohit decided to do some shadow batting at the crease.
