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‘Don’t make such statements’: Ex-India batter slams Riyan Parag’s ‘mental toughness’ remark | Cricket News

‘Don’t make such statements’: Ex-India batter slams Riyan Parag’s ‘mental toughness’ remark | Cricket News

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2 min readUpdated: May 25, 2026 12:07 PM IST Rajasthan Royals captain Riyan Parag faced harsh criticism from former India batter Manoj Tiwary for his comments on his and his teammates’ fitness after the crucial win over the Mumbai Indians on Sunday. After RR held fort at the Wankhede Stadium during a victory that sealed their qualification for the Play-offs, Parag was asked about fitness issues in the camp that have seen him and senior all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja being in and out of the XI in recent matches. Parag claimed that he was not fit to take the field against MI and endured the rigours of a hot day on the field due to his mental fortitude. ‘All mental toughness’ “I am definitely not fit, I was not supposed to play tonight and not play another game as well, but it was all mental toughness. Jofra [Archer] is hard as a rock, Jaddu bhai has got a couple of niggles but he has got the sword and he should be fine,” Parag said during the …

Players insecure under ‘bully’ Gautam Gambhir, claims ex-India pacer

Players insecure under ‘bully’ Gautam Gambhir, claims ex-India pacer

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Former India bowler Atul Wassan has slammed Gautam Gambhir’s tenure as head coach of the senior men’s side, claiming that several players are uncertain about their position across formats. Wassan, a former Delhi selector, alleged that players were unhappy with the aggressive nature of Gambhir’s leadership. Wassan and Gambhir have had their share of tiffs in the past during the latter’s playing career. Gambhir had slammed the selection committee headed by Wassan after he was sacked as Delhi captain in the 2017-18 domestic season. The two-time World Cup winner later said that he was not made aware of the decision by the selectors. Speaking on the Vickey Lalwani show on YouTube, Wassan, who appeared in four Tests and nine ODIs for India, detailed Gambhir’s aggressive nature from his formative days. ‘He will try to harm you’ “I have known him personally since he was a child. I have had my issues with him. With him, it’s about my way or the highway. He is like that, and he would bully a lot, even in Delhi …

Ex-India batter suggests CSK opener to follow Virat Kohli’s footsteps

Ex-India batter suggests CSK opener to follow Virat Kohli’s footsteps

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3 min readUpdated: May 6, 2026 09:37 AM IST Sanju Samson has been the toast of Chennai Super Kings’ IPL 2026 season, with the Kerala wicketkeeper-batter emerging as the engine room chief behind four of the five wins thus far this season. With two centuries already in his first stint with the CSK, following a high-profile trade from the Rajasthan Royals last December, Samson cracked an unbeaten 87 in a match-winning effort against the Delhi Capitals on Tuesday night. While Samson has built from strength to strength since a miraculous comeback at the T20 World Cup. However, Samson has not silenced all doubts yet with former India batter Sanjay Manjrekar urging the 31-year-old to stress on his fitness. Manjrekar insisted that Samson must take a cue from former India captain Virat Kohli and improve on the fitness aspect to extend the purple patch that he is currently enjoying in the shortest format. Manjrekar extended the advice to India T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav whose woes with the bat have sustained for an extended period now. ALSO …

Ex-India batter slams MI captain after fourth defeat in IPL 2026

Ex-India batter slams MI captain after fourth defeat in IPL 2026

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3 min readApr 17, 2026 09:52 AM IST Mumbai Indians’ fourth successive defeat in the IPL 2026 season has raised alarm bells for the five-time champions, with former India batter Manoj Tiwary criticising Hardik Pandya’s captaincy after the crushing defeat to Punjab Kings at the Wankhede Stadium on Thursday. The seven-wicket loss defending a 195-run total left Pandya scrambling for answers in the post-match chat. Despite starting the season on a fine note with a record chase at the Wankhede, MI have subsequently endured defeats by considerable margins. Tiwary slammed Pandya’s comments after the loss to Punjab, insisting that he may have indirectly pointed fingers at certain senior players, such as Suryakumar Yadav and Tilak Varma for their indifferent outings.,ALSO READ | Hardik Pandya, Rohit Sharma under spotlight; Mumbai Indians struggling for control, not individuals, says Mahela Jayawardene “There’s not much to say right now. We need to go back to the drawing board and figure out where we’re lacking—whether it’s individuals, the team as a whole, or our planning. Those are the questions we …

Ex-India cricketer’s brutal take on Shardul Thakur ahead of MI vs RCB clash

Ex-India cricketer’s brutal take on Shardul Thakur ahead of MI vs RCB clash

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3 min readUpdated: Apr 12, 2026 05:39 PM IST Former India cricketer Kris Srikkanth has launched a scathing attack on Mumbai Indians’ fast-bowling all-rounder Shardul Thakur and also criticised pacer Deepak Chahar for letting the team down in the first few games of IPL 2026. Shardul Thakur won the Player of the Match award for his three-wicket haul against Kolkata Knight Riders, but was expensive for Mumbai Indians in the following two games, both of which the five-time champions lost. After starting their IPL 2026 campaign with a win over KKR, Mumbai faltered against Delhi Capitals and Rajasthan Royals. In a marquee clash on Sunday, defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru will take on MI. In his usual no-holds-barred style, Srikkanth said Shardul is already done for the season after helping his team win just one game. “Shardul Thakur’s quota for the season is over in the first match itself with a Player of the Match award. The RCB batters will smash him to Marine Drive and Church Gate station,” he said on his YouTube channel. …

‘Just a run-feeder… until they play him, they’ll suffer’ – Ex-India cricketer slams RCB’s Abhinandan Singh after costly outing vs RR

‘Just a run-feeder… until they play him, they’ll suffer’ – Ex-India cricketer slams RCB’s Abhinandan Singh after costly outing vs RR

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2 min readApr 11, 2026 06:14 PM IST Former Indian opener Kris Srikkanth has slammed Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s decision to play fast bowler Abhinandan Singh in the XI against Rajasthan Royals, where the defending champions suffered their first loss of the Indian Premier League 2026 season. The uncapped Indian right-arm pacer has been expensive for RCB in his three outings. Having made his IPL debut during RCB’s season opener against Sunrisers Hyderabad, Abhinandan has managed to pick only three wickets while leaking nearly 13 runs per over. Against RR in Guwahati, Abhinandan had another poor outing, leaking 54 runs in just three overs. Fifteen-year-old sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Dhruv Jurel targeted the fast bowler from Uttar Pradesh. Srikkanth said RCB will continue to suffer as long as they play Abhinandan. “RCB are playing this Abhinandan, who is just a run feeder. Until they play him, they’ll suffer. Even Hazlewood and Bhuvneshwar were expensive in their first two overs because of Sooryavanshi. Only Krunal Pandya bowled well. Abhinandan himself doesn’t know why he is playing in …

Ex-India cricketer slams CA’s workload management plan as Starc, Cummins & Hazlewood set to miss IPL 2026 start

Ex-India cricketer slams CA’s workload management plan as Starc, Cummins & Hazlewood set to miss IPL 2026 start

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3 min readMar 21, 2026 11:44 AM IST With just a few days left for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026, there has been a growing list of players who are set to miss out on the initial phase of the tournament due to various reasons, but it’s the omission of the ace Australian pace trio of Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc that has made the biggest headline. Cricket Australia (CA) is reported to be taking a cautious approach to managing its pacers ahead of a gruelling international schedule, which means Sunrisers Hyderabad, Delhi Capitals and Royal Challengers Bengaluru will be without their star fast bowlers for the first few games because of CA’s workload management plan. Former India cricketer Aakash Chopra slammed CA for their conservative approach, saying the IPL franchises would, at some point, need to take a call on this. He said, “I’m thinking, now if Mitchell Starc is also not coming at the start, what is Cricket Australia even doing? You didn’t let Josh Hazlewood come. Pat Cummins isn’t …

‘Jasprit Bumrah is the real poster boy’: Ex-India star’s bold assertion ‘any team with him will start winning’

‘Jasprit Bumrah is the real poster boy’: Ex-India star’s bold assertion ‘any team with him will start winning’

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Jasprit Bumrah has been the backbone of India’s bowling unit in recent years, repeatedly delivering when the team needed him most. The fast bowler played a decisive role in India’s title runs at the 2024 T20 World Cup and the 2026 T20 World Cup, stepping up in pressure moments. Whether in crucial spells during tight games or on the biggest stage of the World Cup finals, Bumrah has consistently led the attack and delivered match-turning performances. Jasprit Bumrah was India’s MVP with the ball in the 2026 T20 World Cup. (PTI) In the recently concluded T20 World Cup, Bumrah rose to the occasion in the biggest matches. The fast bowler made decisive contributions in both the semifinal and the final, turning key moments in India’s favour. He finished the tournament as the joint-highest wicket-taker with 14 wickets. Bumrah also produced a match-winning spell in the final, picking up four wickets as India thrashed New Zealand by 96 runs to lift the trophy and become the first team to win the T20 World Cup three times. …

‘He was bowling on the sixth stump’: Ex-India cricketer blasts Shivam Dube’s Zimbabwe performance | Cricket News

‘He was bowling on the sixth stump’: Ex-India cricketer blasts Shivam Dube’s Zimbabwe performance | Cricket News

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2 min readFeb 27, 2026 07:15 PM IST Former Indian batter Kris Srikkanth criticised Shivam Dube’s bowling and said that India would need to look into their sixth bowler options going forwards. On Thursday, India put up a mammoth total of 256 at Chepauk against a Zimbabwe bowling attack that had little to no answers for an underfiring Indian batting lineup. When put into bat, Zimbabwe initially struggled against the trio of Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah and Hardik Pandya but then two overs were given to Shivam Dube. The all-rounder was taken apart for 26 in the first and then 20 in his second – a poor performance with the ball which was punctuated by his lack of control. Srikkanth said that it was concerning to see Dube bowl the way he did. “I don’t think bowling is a concern. It was a good batting track. My only concern is the sixth bowler. Did you see where Dube was bowling? He was bowling on the sixth stump. I have not seen bowling like that,” he …

Sourav Ganguly, Mohammad Azharuddin add to calls from ex-India captains for better treatment of Imran Khan | Cricket News

Sourav Ganguly, Mohammad Azharuddin add to calls from ex-India captains for better treatment of Imran Khan | Cricket News

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3 min readFeb 18, 2026 02:31 PM IST Sourav Ganguly and Mohammad Azharuddin have joined fellow former India captains Kapil Dev and Sunil Gavaskar in voicing their concern for the health of former Pakistan prime minister and cricket great Imran Khan. Imran has been held in detention since August 2023 on a slew of charges that his supporters maintain are politically motivated, and is currently serving two separate sentences of 17 years and 14 years. On Tuesday, 14 former international captains, which included Kapil and Gavaskar, signed a joint appeal demanding that Pakistan’s government treat Imran with basic dignity, provide urgent medical care and guarantee fair access to courts. “They have done the right thing (on former captains appealing for fair treatment of Imran),” Ganguly told reporters. “I hope his health recovers and I hope he gets the right treatment because he has taken Pakistan to the world map being captain of the Pakistan cricket team and then Prime Minister of Pakistan, so he should be looked after and I expect him to.” Azharuddin, meanwhile, …