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Sunil Gavaskar bats for Pant inclusion

Dhawan’s World Cup was thrown into disarray owing to the thumb injury which he picked up in India’s 36-run win over Australia on Sunday.

12 Jun 2019 2:02 AM

Possible replacements being talked about are standbys Pant and Rayudu along with India A captain Shreyas Iyer. (Photo: Rishabh Pant/Twitter)

Gavaskar, Pietersen want Rishabh Pant to replace injured Dhawan

Dhawan's World Cup was thrown into disarray owing to the thumb injury which he picked up in India's 36-run win over Australia.

11 Jun 2019 7:16 PM

Ranveer Singh with the 'Little Master' Sunil Gavaskar and 'Spin King' Shane Warne. (Instagram)

'83: Ranveer Singh meets Sunil Gavaskar and Shane Warne, see pics

The Bollywood powerhouse is working hard to grace the role as Kapil Dev in the film.

03 Jun 2019 9:28 AM

Gavaskar was unwilling to be drawn into the debate of whether India should boycott their round-robin match against Pakistan amid political tensions between the two hostile nations. (Photo: File)

Sunil Gavaskar chooses his favourites to win ICC World Cup 2019

Gavaskar, 69, also weighed in on the Indian team's much-debated number four slot, saying Lokesh Rahul should fill the position.

29 May 2019 7:49 PM

West Indies captain Clive Lloyd holds the 1975 World Cup trophy aloft.

World Cup 1975 replay: Slow Sunny an aberration

Bishen had figures of 12-8-6-1 and Gavaskar made amends with an unbeaten 65 for his snail-like World Cup debut.

17 May 2019 6:26 AM

Gavaskar also spoke highly of Dhoni's wicket-keeping skills and how they aid skipper Virat Kohli in making field placements. (Photo: PTI)

'Dhoni's contribution will be massive for India in World Cup': Sunil Gavaskar

Dhoni has been in superb form in the ongoing Indian Premier League and has so far amassed 358 runs from 11 matches for the CSK.

02 May 2019 4:22 PM

Pant has so far scored 245 runs in the ongoing IPL, compared to Karthik's 111 but Gavaskar said there was some merit in ignoring Pant's batting form. (Photo: AFP)

Sunil Gavaskar surprised by Rishabh Pant's omission from the World Cup Squad

Gavaskar said all-rounder Vijay Shankar, who made it to the squad for his "three-dimensional qualities", will be a very useful player.

15 Apr 2019 6:51 PM

The former cricketer, who debuted and played his last ODI cricket against England, is the first player to amass 10,000 Test runs. (File)

'There is a very good chance that England will win the World Cup', says Gavaskar

Gavaskar, however, pointed out that he is not saying England will win the 50-over tournament.

13 Mar 2019 2:27 PM

Hurt Pakistan by beating them on field: Sunil Gavaskar

The bilateral cricketing ties between the two countries have already been suspended since 2012 and the teams last played a full series in 2007.

22 Feb 2019 1:49 AM

Gavaskar urged Khan to take the necessary "first step" towards improving ties with India. (Photo: PTI)

'Where is naya Pakistan?' Gavaskar urges Imran to act after Pulwama

The bilateral cricketing ties between the two countries have already been suspended since 2012.

21 Feb 2019 4:41 PM

Tahir Raj Bhasin to play original little master Sunil Gavaskar in Ranveer Singh's '83

Ranveer Singh has already started prepping up to play former Indian skipper Kapil Dev in '83.

14 Feb 2019 7:44 PM

Farokh Engineer receiving the Ceat Lifetime Achievement Award of the Year from Ceat Chairman Harsh Goenka and Sunil Gavaskar last year.

Fitness gone, not the humour

The former Indian stumper Farokh Engineer who also played for CCI charms audience with his flamboyance.

11 Jan 2019 7:09 AM

Gavaskar, Kapil sing Srinivasan’s praise

Srinivasan said if India doesn’t host the ICC event, other countries would become the biggest losers.

29 Dec 2018 6:31 AM

When Men kept Mum

Speaking out hasn’t always been the norm in the sports world, even amongst the men.

01 Dec 2018 12:25 AM

Sunil Gavaskar lauds Virat Kohli ater his 24th Test century

Kohli scored 139 runs as he helped India to a mammoth total of 649-9 in their first Test against West Indies.

06 Oct 2018 12:19 PM

Former captain Sunil Gavaskar (Photo: PTI)

Gavaskar reminds Shastri of India’s past overseas record

Gavaskar criticised the batsmen for their inability to tackle England spinner Moeen Ali, who ended the game with nine wickets.

07 Sep 2018 7:36 AM

"When you go in with five batsmen then you are bound to be in such a situation where you rely so much only on one player, Virat Kohli to get you the big hundreds. He can't do it every time, he's human,” said Sunil Gavaskar during the post-match show following India’s defeat in the fourth Test against England. (Photo: PTI)

England exposed India's deficiencies, over-reliance on Virat Kohli: Sunil Gavaskar

The former India skipper also slammed Hardik Pandya for his below-par showing with the bat and the ball in the Southampton Test.

03 Sep 2018 12:23 PM

King Kohli aspires for supremo status

Having coached the Indian team in 1996-97 when Sachin Tendulkar was the iconic figure, Lal knows the importance of man-management skills.

28 Aug 2018 12:18 AM

He made it once but I had to travel and now it will remain pending forever.

Gone but never forgotten

The cricket fraternity mourns the loss of a great captain, mentor and manager under whom great players like Gavaskar and tendulkar grew.

17 Aug 2018 12:24 AM

Imran Khan personally telephoned Sidhu to extend the invitation, according to the statement. (Photo: File)

Navjot Sidhu accepts Imran Khan's invite, conveys desire to attend swearing-in

Sidhu has informed Home Ministry and the office of Punjab Chief Minister about his intention to attend the swearing-in ceremony.

11 Aug 2018 7:46 PM

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