Sunil Gavaskar
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Sunil Gavaskar reveals how MS Dhoni gives up business class tickets to sit with TV crew on flights
Cricket | Apr 06, 2020, 04:35 PM ISTTop performers of the team are awarded the business class tickets along with the coaching staff members unlike every member of the team owing to the limited number of business class tickets. But Dhoni, despite it being a reward, gives up his luxury to be with the TV crew members.
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Amusing to read ICA chief's comment on pay cut: Sunil Gavaskar
Cricket | Apr 05, 2020, 01:39 PM ISTThe ICA chief Ashok Malhotra had said that Indian cricketers will have to take pay-cut due to the sports events being suspended.
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Brad Hogg picks his all-time Test XI; includes Sachin Tendulkar and Sunil Gavaskar
Cricket | Apr 03, 2020, 03:57 PM ISTHogg's team, barring the two extras comprises four from West Indies, two apiece from Pakistan, England and India and one from Australia. And from the two others, both are from West Indies.
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'Highly unlikely' MS Dhoni will play in T20 World Cup, says Sunil Gavaskar
Cricket | Mar 21, 2020, 04:10 PM ISTFormer Indian captain Sunil Gavaskar has made a concerning statement on the international future of MS Dhoni.
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'Insulting to the great man': Gavaskar slams BCCI official on 'incredibly insensitive' comment
Cricket | Mar 20, 2020, 01:24 PM ISTFormer Indian cricketer Sunil Gavaskar slammed a BCCI official after it was suggested that IPL would turn into Syed Mushtaq Ali trophy without the presence of foreign players.
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VVS Laxman, Sunil Gavaskar want IPL 2020 to go ahead without fans if safe
Cricket | Mar 14, 2020, 10:11 AM ISTVVS Laxman and Sunil Gavaskar said as long as it is not risky for players and officials then the IPL should be played in empty stands.
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Sunil Gavaskar wants Sourav Ganguly and BCCI to come up with new T20 tournament
Cricket | Mar 09, 2020, 11:46 AM ISTFormer Indian captain Sunil Gavaskar has urged BCCI President Sourav Ganguly to ponder on the possibility of a new T20 tournament in India.
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Sunil Gavaskar questions need for India 'A' to be in New Zealand during Ranji Trophy
Cricket | Jan 26, 2020, 05:11 PM ISTSunil Gavaskar added that with the U-19 World Cup also underway in South Africa, the Ranji teams are deprived of their promising players also as they strive to make it to the knockouts.
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Need a finisher at No. 6: Not Rahul, Gavaskar backs Pant as wicketkeeper in ODIs, T20Is
Cricket | Jan 20, 2020, 10:54 PM ISTGavaskar feels India should go with Pant as they need a finisher at No.6 while also providing a left-hand option in the middle order.
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RIP Bapu Nadkarni: Gavaskar remembers 'helpful manager', Tendulkar offers condolence
Cricket | Jan 18, 2020, 08:48 AM ISTBapu Nadkarni played 41 Test matches for India and was best known for his parsimonious left-arm spin bowling and ability to get maiden overs at will, including 21 consecutive ones against England in a Test match in Madras (now Chennai).
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Country is in turmoil but we have overcome crisis before too, says Sunil Gavaskar
Cricket | Jan 11, 2020, 09:57 PM ISTIn the past few weeks, there had been multiple protests, first at the Jamia Milia University against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and then due to violence by a masked attckers at the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU).
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Sunil Gavaskar questions MS Dhoni's long absence from Team India
Cricket | Jan 11, 2020, 08:09 PM ISTDhoni has been on a sabbatical from all forms of cricket since the end of the World Cup in which time Rishabh Pant has been pushed as India's main man behind the stumps going into the upcoming 2020 T20 World Cup.
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Ranji Trophy will remain poor cousin of IPL until match fees are increased substantially: Gavaskar
Cricket | Jan 11, 2020, 06:39 PM ISTA player now gets approximately Rs 2.5 lakh per match in the Ranji Trophy, a far cry from the meagre salary the cricketers would withdraw not long ago, but still, the amount is no match to the millions the IPL stars earn.
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Mohammed Shami reminds me of Malcolm Marshall: Sunil Gavaskar
Cricket | Dec 22, 2019, 06:24 PM ISTIt was no surprise that Shami finished the year with a very impressive tally of 42 wickets, the best by any bowler in 2019, and Gavaskar did not shy away from praising the 28-year-old.
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India were also winning in '70s and '80s: Sunil Gavaskar hits out at Virat Kohli
Cricket | Nov 24, 2019, 07:26 PM ISTVirat Kohli credited Sourav Ganguly for starting the process that has now resulted in India asserting themselves on the cricket field and getting inside the minds of the opposition.
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Sunil Gavaskar wishes Sourav Ganguly successful tenure as BCCI chief
Cricket | Nov 21, 2019, 10:25 PM ISTGavaskar was the last former India captain to head the Board when he was given charge by the Supreme Court to run IPL 2014 smoothly in the aftermath of a spot-fixing scandal.
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Hope Mayank Agarwal continues batting form in 2nd year also: Sunil Gavaskar
Cricket | Nov 19, 2019, 11:41 AM ISTAgarwal scored his second double ton in the first test against Bangladesh, a career best 243 in India's only innings as they won by an innings and 130 runs.
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Pant's lapses are being talked about more as he is doing thankless job: Gavaskar
Cricket | Nov 11, 2019, 08:59 AM ISTAfter botching up a stumping in the second Twenty20 in Rajkot, Pant perished while attempting a slog in the series-decider here on Sunday.
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People will talk if Shikhar Dhawan fails to rediscover form: Sunil Gavaskar
Cricket | Nov 05, 2019, 03:24 PM ISTSunil Gavaskar said that people will start to talk if Shikhar Dhawan fails to rediscover his form in the last two games against Bangladesh.
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Shami, Umesh kept the situation under control, says Sunil Gavaskar
Cricket | Oct 21, 2019, 10:24 PM ISTReplying to India's 497/9d, South Africa were bundled out for 162 in the first innings and after Day 3 were tottering at 132/8 following on.