Veteran commentator Sanjay Manjrekar showed sympathy for veteran India spinner Kuldeep Yadav ahead of the second Test against Sri Lanka, starting at Colombo on August 23. After a poor show in the series opener at Galle, his place is in doubt for the second Test as well. Despite India winning by a huge 165 runs, […]

Former India batter turned commentator Aakash Chopra has questioned the BCCI selection committee’s move to hand the Test vice-captaincy to KL Rahul. While Rishabh Pant was the vice-captain earlier, the selectors made the new appointment in May this year as well. While responding to a fan’s query in a video on his YouTube channel, Chopra […]

Team India head coach Gautam Gambhir isn’t bothered by the “outside noise” and the trolls targeting him after a string of poor results, saying that his focus firmly remains on “winning trophies for India”. Since Gambhir took over as head coach in July 2024, India have lost two home Test series against New Zealand and […]

Former England captain Ben Stokes has said the decision to exclude Headingley from the 2027 men’s Ashes schedule is “shambolic,” as he joined the growing criticism over the absence of a northern venue for the high-profile series. Stokes shared his frustration on Instagram Stories in response to a post discussing the schedule. “Shame is an […]

India head coach Gautam Gambhir has revealed that he remains in regular contact with men’s selection committee chairman Ajit Agarkar as the team management works on plans for the future of Indian cricket. Speaking ahead of the second Test against Sri Lanka in Colombo on Saturday, August 22, Gambhir said their discussions are focused on […]

Team India head coach Gautam Gambhir shared a warm evening with Sri Lankan cricket legend Sanath Jayasuriya ahead of the second and final Test between India and Sri Lanka in Colombo. Gambhir attended a dinner hosted at Jayasuriya’s residence, with former cricketers Sanjay Manjrekar, Farveez Maharoof and Russel Arnold also among the guests. Sri Lankan […]

Mumbai Indians have appointed Zubin Bharucha as their new Director of Performance, expanding his role across all verticals of the franchise’s cricket ecosystem. The appointment comes as MI looks to strengthen its leadership and player-development structure after going six IPL seasons without winning the title. Bharucha arrives at Mumbai Indians with extensive experience in cricket […]

Team India are all set to take on Sri Lanka in the second Test. Notably, they won the first one. However, their veteran spinner Kuldeep Yadav might get dropped following a poor show in the first Test, where he went wicketless in Galle: he bowled 14 overs in the first innings and 11 in the […]

India head coach Gautam Gambhir has thrown his support behind Kuldeep Yadav ahead of the second and final Test against Sri Lanka in Colombo. The spinner endured a difficult outing in the opening Test at Galle, but Gambhir insisted that one match would not change the team management’s confidence in his ability. Kuldeep finished the Galle […]

Team India head coach Gautam Gambhir completely rejected the idea that the team has been struggling in Test cricket, and he also said that the team is currently going through a transition phase. Ahead of the second Test match against Sri Lanka, Gambhir shared that a new core has been developing around captain Shubman Gill […]