India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir, players Hardik Pandya and Sanju Samson after the team’s victory (PTI Photo/Shashank Parade) NEW DELHI: India ended the T20I series against South Africa on a high by winning the fifth and final match and sealing the five-match series 3-1 on Friday at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. With this…
Axar Patel, Gautam Gambhir NEW DELHI: Indian men’s cricket team head coach Gautam Gambhir, the experiment-in-chief, took a gamble as he sent all-rounder Axar Patel at no.3, but it didn’t pay off as Patel didn’t look in touch and struggled to find rhythm in his short-lived inning.Patel came to bat in the very first over…
Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: At present, the Indian think tank is walking a tightrope, trying to build the team around a fresh crop of players while maintaining links with the experienced core. In that context, head coach Gautam Gambhir, who oversees this process, was clearly pleased to see contributions coming…
Rohit Sharma with head coach Gautam Gambhir (PTI Photo/Kunal Patil) Former India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has called on head coach Gautam Gambhir to provide Washington Sundar with clear direction ahead of the third and final ODI against South Africa in Vizag. The three-match series has seen Sundar struggle to make any meaningful impact, raising fresh…
Sourav Ganguly and Gautam Gambhir NEW DELHI: Former India captain Sourav Ganguly has doubled down on his demand for Mohammed Shami’s Test comeback, saying India cannot afford to overlook the veteran pacer after their dramatic 30-run defeat to South Africa at the Eden Gardens. With India’s thin bowling depth exposed and the pitch coming under…
India’s Ravindra Jadeja with head coach Gautam Gambhir (PTI Photo/Swapan Mahapatra) South Africa stunned India by 30 runs in the opening Test at Eden Gardens on Sunday, securing their first win on Indian soil in 15 years and reigniting uncomfortable questions about the hosts’ batting against quality spin on home tracks. Chasing 124, India folded…
South Africa’s Keshav Maharaj and teammates celebrate (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi) The first Test between India and South Africa at Eden Gardens ended in a dramatic 30-run defeat for India, who were bowled out for 93/9 while chasing a modest target of 124. Shubman Gill was unable to bat due to injury, adding to the hosts’…
Yashasvi Jaiswal (AFP Photo) NEW DELHI: India suffered an early setback on the opening day of the first Test at Eden Gardens in Kolkata when Yashasvi Jaiswal, looking scratchy from the outset, fell cheaply to South Africa pacer Marco Jansen. Jaiswal never appeared fully settled at the crease, and Jansen capitalised by targeting the awkward…
Gautam Gambhir has opened up about the recent debate over his decision to bench key players Arshdeep Singh and Kuldeep Yadav during the T20I series against Australia. (AFP Photo) NEW DELHI: India head coach Gautam Gambhir has opened up about the recent debate over his decision to bench key players Arshdeep Singh and Kuldeep Yadav…
India coach Gautam Gambhir speaks with Shubman Gill (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images) India’s captain in Tests and ODIs, Shubman Gill, finds himself under increasing scrutiny as his struggles with the bat continue during the ongoing tour of Australia. The 25-year-old, who made his T20I comeback at the 2025 Asia Cup after nearly a year…