Very few in India can claim to have played cricket and captained the national team like Rohit Sharma, said legendary all-rounder Kapil Dev after the batting maestro announced his retirement from Test cricket with immediate effect. The 38-year-old was India’s most prolific Test batter in the second half of his career, scoring 4301 … Read more
India have achieved great success under Rohit Sharma in recent ICC white-ball events, winning the T20 World Cup 2024 and the Champions Trophy 2025. However, while he has confirmed that he would keep playing ODIs, there is no clarity yet whether he would stay on till the 2027 50-over World Cup. However, former … Read more
Ahead of the start of the Indian Premier League (IPL), a TV advertisement featuring three of India’s most celebrated cricket captains — Kapil Dev, MS Dhoni, and Rohit Sharma — caught the attention of fans on social media. Dhoni and Rohit are gearing up for their 18th IPL season, and will face off … Read more
Representative image.© ANI & AFP Kapil Dev, the captain of the 1983 World Cup-winning team, is “proud” of the Indian team that etched its name in history by lifting the Champions Trophy in Dubai. In a pulsating atmosphere from the sold-out crowd at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, India outwitted New Zealand on … Read more
Former India captain Kapil Dev has hailed star batter Virat Kohli for his ‘unmatched’ temperament after he scored a match-winning knock against Australia in the semi-final of the Champions Trophy. Once again, Kohli justified his ‘chase master’ tag, smashing 84 as India achieved the target of 265 on a tricky track in Dubai. … Read more
Former India captain Kapil Dev has shared his views on star batters Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma’s recent return to domestic cricket. Both Kohli and Rohit played a match each for their respective sides in the Ranji Trophy, with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) making it mandatory for players … Read more
Legendary all-rounder Kapil Dev said the injury-enforced absence of impact players like Jasprit Bumrah can hamper any team, and the former skipper hoped that India’s pace talisman will return to action sooner rather than later. Bumrah, who was named the ICC Test and Cricketer of the Year for 2024, was on Tuesday ruled … Read more
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, two of the biggest players in Indian cricket right now, are at the proverbial crossroads of their career. Their class is unquestionable but their current form is not. Both the senior stars have had a tumultuous run after the T20 world Cup 2024. They have already retired from … Read more
Ravindra Jadeja (centre) in action© AFP During the first ODI against England at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium on Thursday, Indian left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja completed 600 international wickets across all formats. Jadeja snapped three wickets in his spell of nine overs where he conceded just 26 runs and bowled one maiden overs. … Read more