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“ What I would personally do is, for all home and subcontinent test matches, I would just pull him out. And I would play him for only away games. In Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, England,
AB de Villiers,
Ashwin tells Jasprit Bumrah ‘don’t step into Test side’, revives…
“ For whatever reason, KL has had to work through his inconsistencies and moving positions in this Test squad. For me, the fact that he has actually stacked up these kinds of numbers even (after) how…
Robin Uthappa,
KL Rahul warned over his Test future after SA debacle with a stinging…
“ Not necessarily. You have coaches, for example, Brendan McCullum is a coach for all three formats for England,
Sunil Gavaskar,
‘Did you give Gautam Gambhir credit for Champions Trophy?’: Gavaskar…
“ Travis Head… two years ago, you plunged my country into silence. And today, you have done it again, in the best format of the game, in blistering fashion, with one of the great innings. Take a bow.…
Ravi Shastri,
Ravi Shastri bows down to Travis Head for ‘special’ blitz in Ashes…
“ Fair play. We’ve always said that if someone’s able to stand up to what we throw at them, and be able to put us under pressure and deliver a performance such as that, then you have to tip your cap,
Brendon McCullum,
Brendon McCullum echoes Ben Stokes’ sentiment, left stunned after…
“ A little shell shocked. That was some knock from Trav,
Ben Stokes,
Travis Head grabs Bazball by the scruff, stuns England in 2-day Perth…
“ First New Zealand, now this. Preference to all-rounders over specialists. Lack of robust gameplan for home Test matches. Absence of understanding of pacing an innings in the longest format.…
Priyank Panchal,
India’s skill vs spin gone down: Former stars react after Kolkata Test…
“ Looks like we haven’t learned our lesson from the NZ series loss. The gap between our spinners and opposition spinners reduces on pitches like this. We need to go back to classic Indian pitches, like…
Wasim Jaffer,
India’s skill vs spin gone down: Former stars react after Kolkata Test…
“ The talk is more for people on the outside. They are more interested in where he's going and how much he is making. I think he knew where he was going from the beginning. He was very clear, and his…
Ravi Shastri,
‘Ravindra Jadeja knows where he is going and what’s coming in his…
“ We started the Test cycle with the ambition of seeing ourselves in the final again. Yes, winning the Test championship, that’s big especially for a team outside the big three. But we’d like to see…
Temba Bavuma,
Gill and Bavuma, captains adjusting to the Test challenge
“ It’s exciting times for Indian cricket. I think Shubman has big shoes to fill in. Taking over from a guy like Rohit Sharma and what he’s done for Indian cricket. But Shubman is a fantastic player, and…
Temba Bavuma,
India vs South Africa 2025 1st Test: Shubman Gill has BIG shoes to…
“ Someone like Shubman, who is still a young player, doesn't really have a heavy physical workload. But mentally, it can be challenging,
Cheteshwar Pujara,
Shubman Gill on workload challenge: Still figuring out how to manage…