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Gautam Gambhir’s tenure as the head coach of team India has been a bittersweet journey. While few of his decisions have proved to be a masterstroke for team India but in most cases the decisions taken by him have been a tactical blunder. Looking at the current situation,Gautam Gambhir has a lot to prove as team India’s head Coach as team India is set to travel to Dubai for another marquee tournament. Gautam Gambhir has to be very cautious of the decisions that he takes as the Head coach as any wrong decision can prove to be very costly for…

Varun Chakravarthy defeated Jofra Archer to record a five-wicket haul during the third T20I of a five-match series at the Niranjan Shah Stadium in Rajkot on Tuesday. The Indian mystery spinner clean bowled the English speedster as the ball knocked the stumps while the batter was confused and did not realize what hit him. It was the last ball of Varun Chakravarthy’s bowling spell as the 16th over of the England innings unfolded. The Indian slowed the ball down marginally while steering the line near the off-stump while keeping it full. With Archer leaning to block down the line, Varun…

Batting luminary Virat Kohli shared a warm interaction with a fourth-grade boy on Tuesday morning during his practice session with the Delhi Ranji team before his much-hyped return for the Ranji Trophy. This will be Kohli’s first time playing for Delhi in a Ranji Trophy match in almost 12 years, as he is included in the playing XI for the upcoming match against the Railways starting on January 30. This student, Kabir, is the son of Kohli’s former Delhi U-17 and U-19 teammate, Shavez. Kabir came with a sketch of ‘Uncle Virat’ and asked the former national captain what it…

Indian spinner Varun Chakravarthy continued his impressive run in international cricket, claiming Kuldeep Yadav’s record for most scalps by an Indian spinner in ten T20I games. Chakravarthy has, since his return to the T20I set-up in 2021, fairly established himself, shining in the third T20I with excellent figures of 5/24; among the notable wickets were his skipper Jos Buttler, Jamie Smith, Jamie Overton, Brydon Carse, and Jofra Archer. England was further derailed from winning with the score dwindling from 83/1 to 127/8. Having returned to T20I matches again last year, Chakravarthy had played in 10 matches, yielding 27 wickets at…

Irfan Pathan did accomplish the unique feat of achieving a hat trick off the very first over of the Test match on 29 January 2006, in the ongoing Test series between India and Pakistan, while playing on the third Test. At the National Stadium of Karachi, the left-arm pacer effectively turned the tide for the visitors with the first over of the innings. Even after the pathos sponsors of Pakistan went on to win, the Test was comfortably won by 341 runs. The first toss was won by India skipper Rahul Dravid, who chose to field first. This turned out…

Steve Smith, among the greatest cricketers to have ever played the game, is fast approaching the milestone of 10000 runs in Test cricket. With Pat Cummins out, the 35-year-old Smith will captain his team for the two-match Test series against Sri Lanka when he will have a chance to enter the elite club. He now has 9999 runs against his name in Test cricket, and it seems to be just a matter of time before he is the fourth Australian cricketer to accomplish that. When David Warner quit Test cricket, that resulted in the promotion of Steve Smith in the…

The Indian cricket team have been playing the sport since 1932 and has been active in it. They are now one of the top sides in history and among the most successful ones. Team India had their first ever coach in 1971, and since then, India have seen a number of coaches over the years. Rahul Dravid, PR Man Singh, and Gary Kirsten are some of the most successful coaches ever who have won the World Cup title during their stints. There are a few who have had the head coach role for India on more than one occasion. In…

The Indian cricket team had a historic moment and ICC trophy drought and went on to win the ICC T20 World Cup 2024. It was the first ICC title for the Men in Blue in 11 years and a World Cup title in 13 years. That win was certainly the end of an era because Rohit, along with Virat Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja, announced their T20I retirements. And it was also the end of Rahul Dravid as head coach. Dravid, who took over the responsibility of head coach in 2021 after Ravi Shastri stepped down, had a wonderful stint working…

Jasprit Bumrah was declared ICC Cricketer of the Year 2024 on January 28, a Tuesday. At 31, the fast bowler ruled the roost in 2024 for India. Taking 71 wickets in 13 Tests made him the highest wicket-taker among bowlers, while in eight T20Is, he took down 15 batters. Bumrah’s stellar performances helped win India the T20 World Cup 2024, for which he also won the Player of the Tournament award due to an excellent display of bowling. Bumrah was subsequently crowned the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy winner Tuesday after winning the ICC Test Cricketer of the Year award Monday,…

The fast bowler of the Indian cricket team, Jasprit Bumrah, has been conferred with the esteemed Sir Garfield Sobers Award for ICC Men’s Cricketer of the Year 2024. He raced off to triumph over fellow nominees Travis Head, Joe Root, and Harry Brook – being the 5th cricketer of India, after Rahul Dravid (2004), Sachin Tendulkar (2010), Ravichandran Ashwin (2016), and Virat Kohli (2017, 2018). “Across formats, Bumrah’s 2024 exploits were a masterclass in skill, precision, and relentless consistency, as he smashed record upon record and confirmed himself as the world’s number-one fast bowler,” the ICC website read. “The current…