Former Indian player Dilip Vengsarkar showed disappointment over the doubts surrounding veteran India opener Rohit Sharma’s place in the ODI side ahead of the 2027 ODI World Cup. Rohit is India’s third-leading ODI runscorer with almost 12,000 runs, including 34 centuries, in 288 matches as well. Yet, his place in the 50-over side in the […]

Former Indian player Dilip Vengsarkar lashed out at the selectors and the team management for not valuing Ranji Trophy performances enough, citing Jammu and Kashmir pacer Auqib Nabi. He led the 2025-26 Ranji Trophy with 60 wickets at an incredible average of 12.56, including seven 5-wicket hauls, in 10 matches as well. Yet, despite earning […]

Despite being left out of India’s playing XI for the opening T20I against Ireland in Belfast on Friday, June 26, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi continues to dominate conversations around the team’s selection calls. The 15-year-old batting sensation was widely expected to make his international debut, especially after India’s 34-run defeat to Ireland, but the team management opted […]

Former Indian player turned analyst Dilip Vengsarkar slammed the team management for consistently excluding the in-form Sarfaraz Khan from the team across all formats. Sarfaraz debuted for India in Tests in the home series against England in 2024 as well. After impressing in his debut series, Sarfaraz scored his maiden Test hundred in the home […]

Former Team India selector Dilip Vengsarkar said that young opener Yashasvi Jaiswal should have been in the 2026 T20 World Cup squad as well. Despite having an impressive T20I record, Jaiswal has not played for India in the format since July 2024. Even with the exclusion of Shubman Gill from the World Cup squad, Jaiswal […]

Former India captain and BCCI selector Dilip Vengsarkar has expressed concerns over the selection of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli for the upcoming ODI series against Australia, emphasising the difficulty of assessing players who participate in only one format. With Ajit Agarkar leading the selection committee, Vengsarkar stressed that a decisive call on the future […]

Former India captain and chief selector Dilip Vengsarkar has expressed his surprise over Shreyas Iyer’s appointment as India’s ODI vice-captain for the upcoming tour of Australia, questioning the logic behind his selection despite opting out of red-ball cricket. Vengsarkar pointed out the contradiction in Iyer’s declaration of fitness for white-ball formats while citing back issues […]

Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, once the twin pillars of Indian cricket across all three formats, now find themselves in a unique phase of their careers. With both having retired from Tests and T20Is, their focus is now solely on One-Day Internationals. However, their recent inclusion in India’s 15-member squad for the upcoming ODI series […]

Former India captain Dilip Vengsarkar, widely regarded as one of the finest batters in the country’s cricketing history, has made a heartfelt contribution to the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA). He has donated his Test sweater and blazer to the upcoming Sharad Pawar Cricket Museum, which will be inaugurated on Saturday, August 23. The museum is […]

Former India captain Dilip Vengsarkar has come out strongly in support of head coach Gautam Gambhir, blasting Lee Fortis, the Surrey head groundsman and chief curator, for his controversial spat with the Indian team management ahead of the fifth Test against England at The Oval. The incident unfolded just days before the series decider, when Fortis […]