Former CSK star Subramaniam Badrinath commented on a possible combination headache for Team India going forward amid the Test series against Sri Lanka. India beat the hosts by 165 runs in the first Test at Galle. However, Sai Sudharsan was ruled out of the series due to an injury, and Devdutt Padikkal replaced him in […]

Former Indian cricketer Subramaniam Badrinath commented on Indian all-rounder Hardik Pandya’s trade deal ahead of IPL 2027. Several reports have suggested that the star all-rounder will join Chennai Super Kings (CSK). However, it is being said that Hardik would move to any franchise only if he were offered captaincy as well. That said, Badrinath added […]

Former Chennai Super Kings (CSK) player Subramaniam Badrinath blamed the Indian team management for not handling veteran pacer Jasprit Bumrah rightly. Bumrah was ruled out of the upcoming Test series against Sri Lanka after being injured once again as well. However, Jasprit Bumrah was initially fit and returned for the England ODI series, but he developed […]

Former India batter Subramaniam Badrinath commented on 24-year-old all-rounder Washington Sundar ahead of the Sri Lanka Test series. The two-match Test series will begin on August 15 at Galle. Washington Sundar has been ruled out of the first Test after sustaining a hamstring injury during the second ODI of the recently concluded England series as […]

Former Chennai Super Kings batter Subramaniam Badrinath has backed the franchise’s decision to part ways with long-time head coach Stephen Fleming after a disappointing IPL 2026 campaign. Fleming, who first joined CSK as a player in the inaugural 2008 season, went on to serve as head coach from 2009 to 2026 and played a major […]

Former India batter Subramaniam Badrinath has raised questions about what he sees as possible double standards in India’s T20I selection policy, especially regarding Tilak Varma and Sanju Samson during the ongoing series against England. Samson was dropped from the playing XI for the last two T20Is after three consecutive low scores, but Badrinath believes the […]

Former India batter Subramaniam Badrinath has urged the team management to hand Vaibhav Sooryavanshi his international debut in the second T20I against England at Old Trafford, suggesting the teenage sensation should replace the out-of-form Sanju Samson in India’s playing XI. Sooryavanshi earned his maiden India call-up after a record-breaking IPL 2026 campaign, but the 15-year-old […]

CSK’s IPL 2026 season has ended. The team faced several injury concerns right from the start that troubled them till the end of the league stage. Moreover, their captain Ruturaj Gaikwad also failed to step up. They finished with 12 points from 14 games. However, former player S Badrinath, who has played for CSK, said the […]

Former India player Subramaniam Badrinath urged the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) to replace Australian all-rounder Matthew Short with Akeal Hosein in the playing 11 for the IPL 2026 match against Punjab Kings (PBKS) on April 3 as well. The match will be CSK’s first one at home this season after the loss to the Rajasthan […]

Former India batter S. Badrinath has shared his thoughts on the selection for the upcoming Asia Cup 2025, raising concerns about the treatment of consistent performers like Yashasvi Jaiswal and Sai Sudharsan. While he welcomed the decision to back Shubman Gill by appointing him as vice-captain, Badrinath felt the selectors overlooked players who had outperformed […]