Sunil Gavaskar Statements
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“ It's only when he looks to try and go bang-bang from the first ball, and then you have to do that if you're chasing 190 or 200, then there is no option of doing that. But he's a terrific player,
Sunil Gavaskar,
If Samson does this, he'll never fail: Gavaskar on India star's…
“ It's sometimes the consistency that you want and because the openers get most of the strike in a 20-over game, they have the most opportunities to score. Sometimes, like today, he played himself in…
Sunil Gavaskar,
If Samson does this, he'll never fail: Gavaskar on India star's…
“ When this committee interacts with the coach and captain and the head of the NCA, it carries a heft beyond measure. A similar committee for women’s cricket, too, where experience and expertise meet to…
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Sunil Gavaskar urges BCCI to use ‘expertise’ of Sachin Tendulkar,…
“ There are no longer any committees in BCCI today apart from the selection committees and the CAC. Perhaps the time has come to expand the CAC and its brief of selecting the selectors and coach, and…
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Sunil Gavaskar urges BCCI to use ‘expertise’ of Sachin Tendulkar,…
“ This business of the first innings lead being enough is one of the main reasons India struggle to take 20 wickets on good pitches. How does a team learn to take 20 wickets if they don’t bowl in two…
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Why was Gavaskar unhappy with East Zone’s Duleep Trophy win?…
“ The disappointing part was that East Zone did not go for an outright win and instead prolonged their second innings unnecessarily. That both skippers agreed to end the game earlier than scheduled also…
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Why was Gavaskar unhappy with East Zone’s Duleep Trophy win?…
“ Why is the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy not played till the quarterfinal, then a break for a few weeks, and then the semifinals and final, as it happens with the Ranji Trophy? It won’t be done because the…
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‘Ranji Trophy split for IPL auction’: Gavaskar slams BCCI’s domestic…
“ The argument that India’s bench strength is such that it can field three teams is good to make claims for the world, but the reality, as recent results have shown, is that one India team is at the…
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‘Indian cricketers are neither machines nor sugarcane’: Sunil Gavaskar…
“ The recent meeting to take stock of Indian cricket did try to come to grips with the issue. Hopefully, when the ICC meeting to discuss the international cricket calendar over the next cycle of four…
Sunil Gavaskar,
‘Indian cricketers are neither machines nor sugarcane’: Sunil Gavaskar…
“ I think he's very experienced as a captain. We've seen him when he was captain of KKR, Delhi Capitals, and then Punjab. He's got the experience. I don't think there’s going to be any further pressure…
Sunil Gavaskar,
Asian Games 2026 | Expectations from Shreyas Iyer & Co will be high,…
“ Kuldeep Yadav’s absence also did not help, as a good wrist spinner can get the lower-order batters out in a jiffy most of the time,
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‘Does make Indian cricket fans a bit nervous…sameness to the bowling’:…
“ The debutant off-spinner looked an honest trier with little variety to trouble batters at this level. Sure, he could have been nervous considering that he was making his debut, yet there was no…
Sunil Gavaskar,
‘Does make Indian cricket fans a bit nervous…sameness to the bowling’:…