Sunil Gavaskar

India has ‘Viratball to counter Bazball’: Sunil Gavaskar

England have certainly added spice to Test cricket with the way they have played Test cricket since captain Ben Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum joined hands. By eliminating the fear of failure, the England men's team have played free-flowing cricket and have not been afraid of taking bold calls even in the toughest situations - an approach that has been labelled Bazball.

MI replacing 'tired' Rohit with 'fresh' Pandya, says Gavaskar

"The decision taken by Mumbai Indians is for the benefit of their team," Gavaskar told Star Sports

Rohit’s slow footwork makes him vulnerable, says Gavaskar

“The footwork is palpably slow to start with, and that makes him vulnerable to the incoming delivery. If he can rediscover the 2019 form, then India will be assured of a very good start to their campaign,” Gavaskar said.

Learn from Babar, Williamson: Hussain’s advice to Indian batters

Former Indian cricketers including Sunil Gavaskar also slammed India's batting after a disappointing show in their loss to Australia in Sunday's World Test Championship final.

'Just ridiculous': Pundits slam Indian batting after WTC loss

Former cricketers including Sunil Gavaskar slammed India's batting after a disappointing show in their loss to Australia in Sunday's World Test Championship final.

Rohit should take a break from IPL for time being: Gavaskar

Batting great Sunil Gavaskar feels the woefully out-of-form India and Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma should take a break from the IPL and instead prepare in earnest for the upcoming World Test Championship (WTC) final against Australia.

Gavaskar urges match suspension on Kohli-Gambhir spat

A day after the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) batsman Virat Kohli and Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) mentor Gautam Gambir involved in a spat, former Indian cricket legend Sunil Gavaskar has sought for a stricter action against the players so that such an incident would not happen in future.

‘There will never be a captain like Dhoni’

Gavaskar has named Chennai Super Kings skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni as the best captain in the Indian Premier League (IPL) history

Gavaskar, Sehwag criticise Warner’s strike rate

Former Indian cricketers Virender Sehwag and Sunil Gavaskar both criticised David Warner’s performance for the Delhi Capitals against Rajasthan Royals on Saturday, where the Capitals were let down by a poor chase against the Royals’ total of 199.

May 21, 2022
May 21, 2022

Gavaskar receives backlash for his IPL commentary

Sunil Gavaskar, former Indian cricketer turned commentator, has been in the midst of heavy attention on social media of late.

June 21, 2017
June 21, 2017

Kumble exit seen as triumph for player power

Anil Kumble's departure as head coach despite a successful year at the helm will be regarded as a triumph for player power in Indian cricket, former captains say.

May 7, 2017
May 7, 2017

Virat Kohli needs a 'look in mirror': Sunil Gavaskar

India superstar Virat Kohli has been told to "have a look in the mirror" in a stinging rebuke from one of the nation's most respected cricketers.

April 17, 2017
April 17, 2017

'Mankad' should be scrapped: Gavaskar

Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar has called for the term 'Mankad' to be removed from the game's terminology because it's disrespectful to the Indian legend after whom the practice is named.

January 3, 2017
January 3, 2017

Cricket: Sunil Gavaskar wants Sourav Ganguly as BCCI boss

Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar has pitched for another former skipper Sourav Ganguly to take over as the head of Indian cricket board after the Supreme Court sacked Anurag Thakur as President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India and Secretary Ajay Shirke.

February 23, 2016
February 23, 2016

Ravi Shastri forgets Mustafizur-mauling in 2015

India team director Ravi Shastri has forgotten all about the Mustafizur-mauling his side received on their way to a maiden series loss to Bangladesh only eight months ago in 2015.

November 2, 2015
November 2, 2015

Reviving India-Pakistan ties important for cricket: Sunil Gavaskar

Sunil Gavaskar, the former India captain, believes New Delhi and Islamabad must start a dialogue to pave the way for the revival of regular cricket matches between India and Pakistan.

October 12, 2015
October 12, 2015

Younis Khan poised to pass 'legend' Miandad's Pakistan run record

Younis Khan is poised to surpass Javed Miandad as Pakistan's greatest Test match run scorer, but refuses to be considered the equal of the man.

August 16, 2015
August 16, 2015

Stop talking, focus on playing good cricket: Gavaskar to team India

Former Indian Cricket captain Sunil Gavaskar slams the cricket team for their listless performance.

August 14, 2015
August 14, 2015

Virat Kohli was born to lead, says Sunil Gavaskar (video)

Former captain Sunil Gavaskar describes Test skipper Virat Kohli as someone born to assume the leadership role.

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