Tag: Sunil Gavaskar
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Shikhar Dhawan may miss T20 World Cup: Sunil Gavaskar
Dhawan has had a decent performance in IPL 2022 and failed to make it to the team for the subsequent South Africa series and the T20Is in England next month.
June 21, 2022 -
Tilak Varma’s batting acumen impresses Gavaskar
The Rohit Sharma-led Mumbai are currently 10th and last on the points table, but Varma has stood out for his fine batting, averaging nearly 41 in the 12 games he has played so far in his debut season.
May 17, 2022 -
IPL 2022: Nitish, Rinku exploits will give Shreyas Iyer confidence to bat freely, says Gavaskar
Ahead of Kolkata's match against Sunrisers Hyderabad at the MCA Stadium in Pune on Saturday, the two-time champions have seen Nitish, Rinku and Venkatesh Iyer get crucial runs in last few matches, which Gavaskar thinks can get Shreyas to get back to his free-flowing batting style.
May 14, 2022 -
Smashing Cottrell in IPL has given Tewatia the confidence: Gavaskar
Rahul Tewatia, then playing for Rajasthan Royals, turned the run chase on its head when he smashed five sixes in Cottrell's 18th over as he stunned Kings XI Punjab, helping his team chase down 224.
May 3, 2022 -
It was a much needed confidence-booster fifty for Kohli: Gavaskar
Kohli finally scored a half-century after a string of failures (0, 0, 9 in his previous three innings), and Gavaskar said the fifty came at the right time for him and will serve as a confidence booster for the batter.
May 1, 2022 -
Positive atmosphere in Delhi Capitals helped Warner to give his best in IPL: Gavaskar
Praising Warner's consistent batting performance in the most exciting IPL season, Gavaskar said the senior Australia batsman is feeding on the positive atmosphere inside the change room which is evident with the kind of form he's in.
April 28, 2022 -
Straighter one
When television asked Sunil Gavaskar after Shane Warne had died if the Australian had been the greatest-ever spinner, the Indian stalwart answered in the negative.
April 24, 2022 -
Tahir Raj Bhasin on Sunil Gavaskar’s b’day: Huge honour to play the legend in ’83’
On the 72nd birthday of Sunil Gavaskar, actor Tahir Raj Bhasin said it was a "huge honour" to play the legendary former cricketer in the upcoming cricket drama "83".
July 10, 2021 -
‘There must be a formula to pick WTC final winner in case of a draw’
"There must be a formula to pick a winner in case of a drawn World Test Championship final. ICC's cricket committee should think and then take a decision," Gavaskar told a news channel.
June 22, 2021 -
India have more impact players, should win WTC final: Sunil Gavaskar
Gavaskar, who was the first batsman to get to 10,000 runs in Test cricket, said Indian batsmen should not face any problems with swing bowling unless the weather is wet.
June 15, 2021 -
I like T20 format unlike my contemporaries: Gavaskar
The former opening batsman picked South African batsman AB de Villiers as the best batsman in the format.
June 3, 2021 -
Rohit Sharma defends himself after getting out for ‘unbelievable and irresponsible shot’
Rohit Sharma looked to be in a fine touch as he made his way to a comfortable score of 44 runs off 74 deliveries before getting out to Nathan Lyon.
January 16, 2021 -
Sunil Gavaskar believes Virat Kohli’s should influence other India batsmen to perform well
Sunil Gavaskar said that in Kohli's absence, Rahane would be moving up from number five to number four, while Hanuma Vihari might bat at five.
December 15, 2020 -
I’m not being sexist or blaming Anushka Sharma for Virat Kohli’s failure: Sunil Gavaskar
Sunil Gavaskar faced the ire on social media for a remark he made on Anushka Sharma helping Virat Kohli with his practice during the lockdown.
September 25, 2020 -
IPL 2020: Sunil Gavaskar wants Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers to open for RCB to have winning chance
Gavaskar has also suggested that due to the slow nature of wickets in the UAE, leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal can be the match-winner for RCB this season.
September 19, 2020 -
Sunil Gavaskar hopes IPL 2020 to ‘infuse positive energy into lives of millions of people’
The IPL 2020 will be played for 53 days from September 19 to November 10 across three venues in the UAE — Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, and Dubai.
September 17, 2020 -
Sunil Gavaskar ‘would love to see’ Ganguly continue as BCCI president
Ganguly, meanwhile, tested negative for COVID-19, a source close to the former India captain confirmed on Saturday.
July 26, 2020