Mumbai: For Farokh Engineer, Sir Garfield Sobers was more than cricket’s greatest allrounder. He was a teammate, an opponent, a golfing partner and one of his closest friends. As the cricket world mourned the death of the West Indies legend at the age of 89 on Friday, the former India wicketkeeper remembered Sobers as a … Read more
Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar paid tribute to Sir Garfield Sobers after the West Indies great passed away on Friday, calling him the greatest cricketer to have ever played the game and the player every child dreams of becoming.Widely regarded as cricket’s greatest all-rounder, Sobers died at his home in Barbados, 11 days before his … Read more
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s dismissal on 2nd debut (Image: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi made a memorable start to his international career during the second T20I against England at Old Trafford, becoming India’s youngest-ever male international cricketer at just 15 years of age. Although his debut innings lasted only 10 deliveries, the teenage sensation gave fans a glimpse of his … Read more
India’s Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (ANI Photo) The excitement around Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has gone far beyond India, with the 15-year-old attracting attention from cricket fans across the world. Such has been the hype surrounding the teenage sensation that tickets for India’s T20Is in Ireland were snapped up by supporters hoping to watch him in action. However, Sooryavanshi … Read more
India’s captain Shubman Gill (AP Photo/Manish Swarup) Shubman Gill’s remarkable purple patch continued on Wednesday as the India captain produced another batting masterclass, prompting high praise from Sunil Gavaskar after India’s emphatic ODI series-clinching victory over Afghanistan in Lucknow.Gill has enjoyed a stunning run of form over the past three weeks, piling up runs across … Read more
Former India cricketer Sunil Gavaskar (ANI Photo) Sunil Gavaskar has strongly defended the IPL and the BCCI amid renewed criticism from former players and commentators over the growing influence of franchise cricket on the international calendar.The debate intensified during and after the 2026 IPL season, particularly in England, where concerns were raised about players prioritizing … Read more
Shubman Gill and KL Rahul (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: India may have registered the biggest innings victory in their Test history against Afghanistan, but legendary Sunil Gavaskar believes the team’s biggest challenge lies not with the ball but with the bat. India crushed Afghanistan by an innings and 300 runs in the one-off Test in … Read more
Manav Suthar (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: Manav Suthar could hardly have asked for a better start to his Test career. The left-arm spinner marked his debut with three wickets on Day 2 against Afghanistan, earning praise from legendary India captain and batting great Sunil Gavaskar.Suthar struck in his very first over in Test cricket, dismissing … Read more
Sunil Gavaskar and Bhuvneshwar Kumar (Agency Image) Indian batting legend Sunil Gavaskar has proposed a major tweak to IPL playing conditions, suggesting that bowlers who take a certain number of wickets in their spell should be rewarded with an additional over.Writing in his column for Mid Day, Gavaskar argued that modern T20 cricket, especially the … Read more
Sunil Gavaskar (PTI Photo) The balance between bat and ball in modern-day cricket has once again come under the spotlight, with Sunil Gavaskar voicing strong concerns over how heavily the game now favors batters in the T20 era.With massive scores becoming routine in the ongoing IPL 2026 season and totals above 250 no longer considered … Read more