'His importance to the team is underrated': Sunil Gavaskar names the 'glue' of India's batting
3 years, 10 months ago

'His importance to the team is underrated': Sunil Gavaskar names the 'glue' of India's batting

Hindustan Times  

Despite their occasional stutter with the bat, India's batting line-up is one of the strongest in the world. Promising young openers in Shubman Gill and Mayank Agarwal, coupled with the experienced trio of Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane in the middle order make India's top order one of the most solid among all teams. Among them, former India captain Sunil Gavaskar is impressed with Cheteshwar Pujara. 3, following his heroics in the Australia Tests, scored yet another half-century in the first innings and even though he fell cheaply in the second dig for 15, Gavaskar feels Pujara is the fulcrum around which India's batting revolves. Calling his importance to the team underrated, the former India captain believes Pujara is the glue that holds this Indian batting line-up.

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Ravichandran Ashwin's overseas contributions are underrated: Cheteshwar Pujara
4 days, 15 hours ago

Ravichandran Ashwin's overseas contributions are underrated: Cheteshwar Pujara

India Today  

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Sunil Gavaskar to Sachin Tendulkar, legendary cricketers hail India’s historic win in Perth: ‘Redefining mental battle’
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Sunil Gavaskar to Sachin Tendulkar, legendary cricketers hail India’s historic win in Perth: ‘Redefining mental battle’

Live Mint  

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Sunil Gavaskar turns 75: All other teams just wanted his wicket; they felt if he got out, they'd get us all – Kapil Dev
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Sunil Gavaskar turns 75: All other teams just wanted his wicket; they felt if he got out, they'd get us all – Kapil Dev

Hindustan Times  

- Kapil Dev I often joke with Sunil that he played for 20 years, but for 40 years, he has been talking cricket. Kapil Dev and Sunil Gavaskar - two of the very best Indian cricket has seen. To get big runs against the best fast bowlers; not just of that era but some of the best fast bowlers of …

Team India needs good blend of youth and experience, says Sunil Gavaskar
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Team India needs good blend of youth and experience, says Sunil Gavaskar

Firstpost  

Former Indian cricketers Sunil Gavaskar and Irfan Pathan have pointed out where the focus of the Indian cricket team should be for the future. It was especially evident in their opening Test match of the ongoing South Africa tour where India dearly missed Mohammad Shami. Team India seemed completely unprepared for the onslaught that was bestowed on them in their …

WTC 2023 Final | Cheteshwar Pujara's inputs will be invaluable in batting and captaincy: Sunil Gavaskar
1 year, 6 months ago

WTC 2023 Final | Cheteshwar Pujara's inputs will be invaluable in batting and captaincy: Sunil Gavaskar

India TV News  

WTC 2023 Final: India's Legendary cricketer Sunil Gavaskar has pointed that batter Cheteshwar Pujara will be crucial to provide invaluable inputs to the Indian team for the World Test Championship Final against Australia. Notably, Sunil Gavaskar is of the view that Cheteshwar Pujara's inputs will be invaluable to the Indian team in both batting as well as in the captaincy. …

'He bats like a boss at home but doesn't score runs overseas': Gavaskar passes verdict on India's 31-year-old batter
2 years, 9 months ago

'He bats like a boss at home but doesn't score runs overseas': Gavaskar passes verdict on India's 31-year-old batter

Hindustan Times  

With so many options to pick and choose, the legendary Sunil Gavaskar picked his top five for India in Tests and backed Vihari to bat at the delicate No. "And if you see carefully, Mayank Agarwal always scores big in India's home series. He bats like a boss in India but doesn't score runs overseas. "As for Shreyas Iyer, the …

If you want to point fingers at him, we can't do much: Gavaskar comes to Pujara's defence after low scores in WTC final
3 years, 5 months ago

If you want to point fingers at him, we can't do much: Gavaskar comes to Pujara's defence after low scores in WTC final

Hindustan Times  

Cheteshwar Pujara returned home a hero after playing a helping hand in India's Test series win against Australia earlier this year, but ever since, India's No. Cheteshwar Pujara, former Indian captain Sunil Gavaskar Barring a knock of 73 in the first Test against England in Chennai, Pujara has failed to cross the fifty-run mark, notching up scores of 15, 21, …

Gavaskar: India's Greatest Cricketer
3 years, 6 months ago

Gavaskar: India's Greatest Cricketer

The Hindu  

IT was a little over a year ago that the online offshoot of the reputed cricket publication, Wisden, came up with a controversial and much hyped list of the top 100 batting and bowling performances in Test cricket. Gavaskar's career spanned, arguably, the two strongest decades of Test cricket. While India can claim greatness in the bastmanship of Vijay Merchant …

Ravi Shastri's ability to infuse confidence in youngsters is unbelievable: Sunil Gavaskar
3 years, 8 months ago

Ravi Shastri's ability to infuse confidence in youngsters is unbelievable: Sunil Gavaskar

India TV News  

Effusive in his praise for national cricket coach Ravi Shastri, former India captain Sunil Gavaskar on Saturday called him an "incredible" mentor with an "unbelievable" ability to motivate youngsters even in their lowest phases. You know Ravi has got the ability to give so much confidence to youngsters, it's unbelievable," Gavaskar said during a webinar to mark the book launch …

India vs England: Cheteshwar Pujara's importance to team is underrated, says Sunil Gavaskar
3 years, 10 months ago

India vs England: Cheteshwar Pujara's importance to team is underrated, says Sunil Gavaskar

India Today  

Batting great Sunil Gavaskar believes India's Test specialist Cheteshwar Pujara is the "glue who is holding the Indian batting together" and his importance to the Indian team is underrated. It encourages the stroke-players at the other end to play their shots without worrying about the whole team being dismissed because they know one end is held firmly by Cheteshwar Pujara. …

Sunil Gavaskar pays heartfelt tribute to 'inspiring' Indian team: We Indians will be truly proud of our cricketers
3 years, 11 months ago

Sunil Gavaskar pays heartfelt tribute to 'inspiring' Indian team: We Indians will be truly proud of our cricketers

India Today  

Batting great Sunil Gavaskar came up with a befitting tribute for the 'inspiring' Team India as he hailed the mental strength and courage displayed by Ajinkya Rahane-led side in the 4-Test series after the Adelaide heartbreak. Gavaskar said no matter what happens at the Gabba, the Indian fans will be truly proud of this team and the Australians will always …

India vs Australia: Heartening to see Australian legends praise Ajinkya Rahane's leadership, says Sunil Gavaskar
3 years, 11 months ago

India vs Australia: Heartening to see Australian legends praise Ajinkya Rahane's leadership, says Sunil Gavaskar

Firstpost  

Stepping into the shoes of regular skipper Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane showed great character to inspire India to a memorable win at the MCG, just days after being dismissed for their lowest-ever score of 36 in the Adelaide Test, which the visitors lost by eight wickets. The legendary Sunil Gavaskar on Tuesday said it was heartening to see Australian legends …

Gavaskar 'one of the worst players I've ever seen in the nets': Kiran More
4 years, 5 months ago

Gavaskar 'one of the worst players I've ever seen in the nets': Kiran More

India TV News  

Former Indian wicketkeeper Kiran More has revealed that Sunil Gavaskar, contrary to his exploits with the bat on the field, was "one of the worst players" in the nets. “He was one of the worst players I’ve ever seen in the nets,” More said on The Greatest Rivalry podcast. When you see him bat in the nets it’s like ‘How …

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