India’s captain Shubman Gill with Shardul Thakur (PTI Photo) Mumbai: India all-rounder and current Mumbai captain Shardul Thakur has alleged that he was “underutilized” in the five-Test series in England last year. Playing under new Test captain Shubman Gill and guided by head coach Gautam Gambhir, India drew the five-Test series 2-2. Thakur, who has … Read more
MUMBAI: 96-year-old CD Gopinath passed away in Chennai on Thursday. Hailing from Chennai (formerly Madras), Chingleput Doraikannu (CD) Gopinath, who played eight Tests between 1951–60, was previously India’s oldest living cricketer. Gopinath was the last survivor of India’s first-ever Test win, over England, at Madras in 1952.Following his demise, former India, Mumbai, and Maharashtra wicketkeeper-batter … Read more
Mumbai: The Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) is not perturbed about not being allotted a Test match during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy early next year. On Thursday, the BCCI announced that Nagpur, Chennai, Guwahati, Ranchi, and Ahmedabad will host the high-profile five-Test series between India and Australia in January-February next year. The MCA will instead host the … Read more