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Mumbai: Dinesh Karthik, who has been finishing games for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in Indian Premier League (IPL), has got praises from legendary Sunil Gavaskar. The former Indian captain Gavaskar backed Karthik, saying the wicketkeeper-batter is capable of changing the complexion of the game in the IPL 2022 with his batting exploits. He added that […]
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Mumbai: Former Indian captain and batting great Sunil Gavaskar believes Lucknow Super Giants’ skipper KL Rahul can play the finishers’ role as well in the IPL 2022. Praising the stylish right-handed batter, Gavaskar said KL Rahul has all the shots in the book to be a finisher for his side. While speaking on ‘Cricket Live’ […]
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Mumbai: With the change in leadership at Royal Challengers Bangalore, the IPL might get to see the Virat Kohli from the 2016 season when he amassed over 900 runs, reckons former India captain Sunil Gavaskar. The spotlight , though, will remain on Kohli when he takes to the field only as a player in RCB’s […]
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But when Gavaskar was asked if the Australian was the greatest spinner he has seen, the former India captain said he rated India's litany of spinners and former Sri Lanka bowler Muttiah Muralitharan higher than Warne.
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By Maj Shiva Kiran The trigger is the 83 cricket saga- real to reel. That 25th of June 1983, is still crystal clear. Watching the India vs West Indies final, with friends and family, on the imported (custom reduced- 81 Asiad) Sony Colour TV, screaming and shouting as every West Indian wicket fell. Around 8.30 […]
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New Delhi: The former Indian skipper Sunil Gavaskar said that the Sourav Ganguly is the best person to clear the air on Virat Kohli’s contradictory statement on the issue of captaincy, saying the BCCI president “surely should be asked” how the difference in perception arose. Days after Kohli quit T20I captaincy, Ganguly said that the […]
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Hyderabad: Legendary opener Sunil Gavaskar’s timely advice was instrumental in reviving out-of-form Mayank Agarwal’s career in Test cricket. The Indian opener stole the show with a gritty century in the second Test against New Zealand in Mumbai. Observing Agarwal’s faults in his technique, Gavaskar stepped in and his useful conversation in Kanpur helped the Karnataka […]
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New Delhi: The Indian batters’ failure to score enough against strong teams was the primary reason for the team’s ordinary campaign in the T20 World Cup, said legendary former captain Sunil Gavaskar, urging the side to change its approach in power-play overs. “The way Pakistan and New Zealand bowlers restricted our batters, didn’t let them […]
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Hyderabad: Who, according to Mohammed Azharuddin, one of the best fielders in his playing days, was? The former Indian captain named Australian Mark Waugh to a query on twitter on Tuesday. A series of questions flooded his twitter account when he put up: Ask me anything about my favourite topic – Fielding. Sitting idle for […]
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Hyderabad: Virat Kohli has led the Royal Challengers Bangalore for the one final time on Monday in the Indian Premier League. Like an ardent RCB fan, Kohli also would have liked to end his captaincy stint on a high — with the trophy. However, as fate would have it, RCB crashed out once again in […]
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Neeraj Chopra made history by becoming the first Indian to win Gold in track and field at the Olympic Games.
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HarperCollins is also offering a special limited-time offer where readers can get a digitally signed copy by Ravi Shastri.
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For Gavaskar, it's not just bowling but all-round abilities that give India the kind of balance they need going into a marquee match like this.
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"Mohammed Siraj has gone from strength to strength after the tour of Australia and he was relentlessly at the batsmen even in the final over just as how he was at the first over of the innings," Gavaskar wrote
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"Just 10-15 minutes with Ravi Shastri after a practice session. You know Ravi has got the ability to give so much confidence to youngsters, it's unbelievable," Gavaskar said.
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Advent of T20 has led to the batsman learn new tricks to play innovative strokes
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"I wouldn't have missed anything in the world. I'm a fan of Motganhalli Laxminarsu Jaisimha forever, Fan forever. For me to visit the academy to speak at the foundation about my hero is a great privilege and honour," he said.
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Jai (ML Jaisimha) would have been absolutely over the moon, to how this Indian team has played, says Gavaskar
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Bairstow had scores of 0, 0, 0 and 28 in the four innings that he played in England's 1-3 Test series defeat against India, prompting Gavaskar to comment that he looked "uninterested"
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Captain Kohli and Rohit opened the innings for India in a T20I for the first time on Saturday and their 94-run stand helped India beat England by 36 runs and win the series.
