Sunil Manohar Gavaskar

All the big names, barring Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah, and R Ashwin, will take part in the Duleep Trophy.

Sunil Gavaskar Celebrates 75th Birthday: Gavaskar showcased adaptability, excelling on Caribbean bouncy pitches and Indian turning tracks, often batting with a skull cap, a cherished image among cricket fans worldwide.

Virat Kohli's choice to open batting for RCB in IPL 2024 has stirred controversy over his 148.09 strike rate. Sunil Gavaskar criticised his stance; Now Wasim Akram has come out in support of Kohli.

Sunil Gavaskar criticised Virat Kohli for attacking cricket experts questioning his strike rate before the T20 World Cup squad announcement. Kohli's strike rate against spin remains concerning.

Sunil Gavaskar is concerned about record-breaking scores in IPL 2024 and advises the BCCI to support bowlers by increasing boundary sizes, particularly at smaller venues.

As per the announcement, those who play 75 per cent of India’s Tests both home and away could earn Rs 60 lakh per match.

Following his debut in Rajkot, Dhruv Jurel produced his career-best maiden half-century and earned plaudits from far and wide. From Sunil Gavaskar to Virender Sehwag, veteran cricketers heaped praise on Jurel's 90-run knockout.

With Pujara's knowledge and captaincy experience (at Sussex), his inputs could prove invaluable, especially against Australian batter Steve Smith, who is also a part of his county side.

Gavaskar added that among all the India players only veteran batter Cheteshwar Pujara was well acclimatised to the longer format as he has been playing county cricket.

Suryakumar smashed 83 runs off just 35 balls -- his highest IPL score -- in a stunning show of 360-degree hitting to play a vital role in MI's six-wicket win over RCB here on Tuesday.

Mumbai Indians captain Rohit fell for his 16th duck in IPL, most by any batters in the tournament's history, in Saturday's defeat by Chennai Super Kings and now has five runs from four innings.

That hallowed sport, cricket, did not quite have a pristine past. It has had its share of numerous scuffles during matches, from slaps and hits to stone-pelting and full-blown riots.

Dhoni completed 200 matches as captain of CSK in the match against Rajasthan Royals in Chennai on April 12, which they lost by three runs. The 41-year-old former India captain was the first player to achieve the feat in IPL history.

Gavaskar said: "I had the good fortune of playing against him (Chuni Goswami) in the Ranji Trophy (1968-69 season, Mumbai vs Bengal match) where I must now confess after so many years down the road that he was wrongly adjudged caught out on 96."

MI suffered reverses in their first two outings of the 16th Indian Premier League, losing to Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore with both Rohit and Ishan failing to deliver.

Salim Durani breathed his last on Sunday but the first and only Afghanistan- born cricketer to play Test cricket for India will forever remain Prince Salim of Indian cricket.

With the number of matches going up, cricketers will play more matches than they would have in previous generations. As a result, the aggregate record will not only lie with the most recent generation, legends of the yesteryear will slide down the ladder.

Regarding bowlers, the master blaster says that while earlier Indian bowling was built around spinners, over the years it has produced some wonderful pacers.

Virat Kohli, who top scored with 60 in India's five-wicket defeat at the hands of Pakistan in an Asia Cup match on Sunday, said that barring former skipper MS Dhoni, none of the former players called him.

How Anil Kumble got the nickname Apple, what C.K. Nayudu told people when they assumed he was related to Sarojini Naidu, and why M.S. Dhoni changed his room at London's Langham Hotel in 2014.