Former Indian player Sadagoppan Ramesh believes India batter Suryakumar Yadav must captain an IPL side, given his incredible captaincy qualities. The veteran led India to T20 World Cup glory earlier in the year and has a stunning record as India’s T20I captain. Under Surya, India won 40 of their 52 T20Is, with only eight losses, […]

Former Indian player Sadagoppan Ramesh asked for the removal of the Impact Player rule in the IPL, considering the dwindling number of all-rounders in Indian cricket. The BCCI has reportedly asked the IPL franchises for their feedback on the much-discussed rule after the 2026 season (via Cricbuzz) as well. However, the Impact Player Rule was […]

Former Indian player Sadagoppan Ramesh said that veteran India pacer Jasprit Bumrah’s presence would have helped India win the second Test against Sri Lanka at Colombo as well. However, Bumrah was ruled out of the series due to a knee injury. While India won the two-match series 1-0, they missed an opportunity for a series […]

Former Indian player Sadagoppan Ramesh urged in-form India batter Devdutt Padikkal to convert his hundred into a bigger score in the ongoing first Test against Sri Lanka at Galle. Returning to the playing XI for the longer format, after almost two years, he smashed his maiden red-ball century for India as well. Padikkal finished the […]

Former Indian player Sadagoppan Ramesh named five franchises that could pick the veteran all-rounder Hardik Pandya for IPL 2027. However, Hardik is coming off another disappointing season as Mumbai Indians (MI) captain in IPL 2026, where they finished second from the bottom. Thus, the off-season has been dominated by rumours about MI trading Hardik, with […]

Former India opener Sadagoppan Ramesh has advised the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) against sacrificing their promising young talents in a potential trade for Mumbai Indians (MI) all-rounder Hardik Pandya ahead of the IPL 2027 season. With speculation surrounding Hardik’s future after Mumbai’s disappointing IPL 2026 campaign, Ramesh believes CSK should pursue the star all-rounder only […]

Former India player Sadagoppan Ramesh slammed the team management for their inconsistency in selection after the T20I series against Zimbabwe as well. Ramesh also gave the example of the out-of-form Abhishek Sharma to highlight the difference in parameters used for younger players compared to veterans as well. Notably, Abhishek has been woefully short of runs […]

Team India’s commanding victory over Zimbabwe in the first T20I may have come against lower-ranked opposition, but former India opener Sadagoppan Ramesh believes the celebrations were completely justified given the team’s recent struggles in the shortest format. After enduring back-to-back T20I series defeats against Ireland and England, India finally returned to winning ways with an […]

Former India player Sadagoppan Ramesh slammed the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for their update on star India opener Rohit Sharma’s future ahead of the third and final ODI against England at Lord’s on Sunday, July 19. After his poor show with the bat in the second ODI, reports of Rohit’s retirement […]

Former India opener Sadagoppan Ramesh believes Chennai Super Kings have several strong options to replace Stephen Fleming as head coach, but feels VVS Laxman would be the ideal fit for the five-time IPL champions. Ramesh said Laxman’s calm personality, rich experience and ability to guide younger players make him the best candidate to lead CSK […]