Sunil Manohar Gavaskar

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.

The Foundation was allotted the plot in 1988 for building a sports academy. However, it expressed inability to construct the academy two months ago. MHADA to calculate pending dues.

Sunil Gavaskar humorously suggested if Alan Wilkins could use his influence on the British government to get the Kohinoor Diamond back during the Lucknow Super Giants and Rajasthan Royals IPL match.

Reacting to the photo, when a Twitter user commented, "Interesting set-up. can't be bowled with yorker length stuff because the pavement will save you," Gavaskar said: "But the chances of lbw are vvvv high! (sic)"

As chairman of the jury for a forthcoming sports awards, the former India captain tipped his hat to India’s Olympic and cricketing performances in 2021.

Check out the Indian celebrities who joined the NFT club this year, hoping to rake in crores by cashing in on growing interest in such digital assets.

Remarkably, at the age of 72, Gavaskar has set yet another milestone. He has entered the NFT space. Fans can own a virtual piece of his career, or meet him at exclusive events, for prices ranging from the affordable ($35) to the premium.

On October 11, former Indian cricket captain Sunil Gavaskar announced the ‘Always First’ Official NFT Collection from Sunil Gavaskar - his first ever NFT drop.