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'He's a magician, make no mistake': Sunil Gavaskar lavishes praise on Varun Chakaravarthy

January 22, 2026 5:45 pm

Varun Chakaravarthy played a crucial role in the 1st T20 vs New Zealand on Wednesday, taking crucial wickets in critical junctures.

New Zealand batters Glenn Phillips and Mark Chapman in action against India during first T20I. (PHOTO: CREIMAS FOR BCCI)

India vs NZ: Sunil Gavaskar questions New Zealand batting order after defeat in Nagpur T20I – 'Made no sense to me..'

January 22, 2026 9:39 am

Riding on a brutal 35-ball 84 from Abhishek Sharma, India defeated New Zealand by 48 runs in the opening T20I of the five-match series in Nagpur on Wednesday.

A disappointed Virat Kohli after getting dismissed against New Zealand in third ODI. (PHOTO: AP)

Virat Kohli is not tied down to one image: What Sunil Gavaskar had to say about star batter after 54th century

January 18, 2026 10:40 pm

Sunil Gavaskar said the key to Virat Kohli's success is that 'he's not tied down to an image.'

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Sunil Gavaskar says he was 'surprised by how easily New Zealand chased down 285 runs' vs India

January 15, 2026 12:56 pm

This was New Zealand’s highest successful chase in India in the ODI format. The result meant that India’s eight-match winning streak against New Zealand in ODIs ended.

England's Harry Brook reacts after he was dismissed during play on day four of the fifth and final Ashes cricket test between England and Australia in Sydney, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026. (AP Photo)

'Couldn't be bothered': Sunil Gavaskar tears into England batsmen's 'couldn’t-care-less' approach after Ashes debacle

January 13, 2026 6:03 pm

Sunil Gavaskar said that it is disappointing when players "forget their responsibility to the game and play reckless cricket".

Stokes later conceded that both Jadeja and Sundar deserved their centuries on the day. (Reuters Photo)

'Those who mocked Jadeja and Washington finding only edges or holes in their bats': Sunil Gavaskar trains guns on England after failure in Australia

January 04, 2026 8:27 pm

It wasn't too long ago that England could only manage a 2-2 draw at home in a five-Test series against India.

'If there was a pitch like that anywhere else in the world, then all hell would have broken loose': Sunil Gavaskar on MCG pitch

January 04, 2026 2:14 pm

Match referee Jeff Crowe has said the pitch was “unsatisfactory”. “The MCG pitch was too much in favour of the bowlers,” Crowe said

Stokes said after England lost the Perth Test by eight wickets in two days that he regretted his choice of words at that moment. (AP Photo)

Sunil Gavaskar's veiled 'has-beens' shot at Ben Stokes while arguing England should've played more first class cricket before Ashes

December 30, 2025 5:40 pm

Sunil Gavaskar said that the win in the fourth Test shows that the visitors would've been better served had they played some first class cricket before the series started.

Delhi HC protects Sunil Gavaskar's personality rights, orders takedown of objectionable content

December 23, 2025 10:10 pm

Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora also restrained several defendants from using Gavaskar's personality traits through artificial intelligence and deepfake technology, and ordered that certain obscene content uploaded on the Internet are taken down.

'After MS Dhoni, he was perhaps best at helping captain with DRS calls': Sunil Gavaskar's high praise for Jitesh Sharma after T20 World Cup snub

December 20, 2025 7:14 pm

Former India World Cup winner Sunil Gavaskar had high praises for Jitesh, who has been solid behind the stumps in the recently concluded South Africa series, comparing the Royal Challengers Bengaluru player to the legendary Mahendra Singh Dhoni on his DRS calls.

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Bishan Singh Bedi, legendary India captain through the lens of The Indian Express photographers

October 23, 2023 9:42 pm

The legendary skipper, who also led the Indian national team passed away in Delhi on Monday, October 23.

In Pics: 50 Years of Sunil Gavaskar's historic Test debut vs West Indies in 1971

March 06, 2021 1:17 pm

"I can't still believe 50 years have gone past. It almost feels like yesterday. Every school kid's dream is to play for India. That was my dream as well," Sunil Gavaskar told Star Sports.