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India are not the ‘frauds’ of world cricket anymore, western media’s ridicule laid to rest with a barrage of trophies

India are not the ‘frauds’ of world cricket anymore, western media’s ridicule laid to rest with a barrage of trophies

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Before India won the T20 World Cup in 2024, their previous ICC trophy had come in 2013 in the form of the Champions Trophy in England. The barren spell was just too long thereafter. What a formidable white-ball unit India have become! (PTI) There were occasions when India should have won, but sadly, they couldn’t cross the final hurdle. India reached the final of the 2014 T20 World Cup but lost to Sri Lanka in Dhaka. Firm favourites at home in the 2016 T20 World Cup, they lost to the West Indies in the semifinal. Then in the 2019 World Cup, they looked like the best team before losing to New Zealand in the semifinal against all odds. Two years before in 2017, they had lost to Pakistan in the Champions Trophy final, again against all odds. Then when in 2023, they lost their World Cup final against Australia in their own den at Ahmedabad, all hell broke loose. Also Read: Gautam Gambhir delivers for now but the road to redemption is long for the …

Suryakumar Yadav slaps himself after joining Rohit Sharma, MS Dhoni as India’s T20 World Cup-winning captain

Suryakumar Yadav slaps himself after joining Rohit Sharma, MS Dhoni as India’s T20 World Cup-winning captain

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Kapil Dev in 1983. MS Dhoni in 2007 and 2011. Rohit Sharma in 2024. And now Suryakumar Yadav in 2026. That’s it. That’s the complete list of India’s men’s World Cup-winning captains. In a country that has produced 269 Indian cricket captains, Suryakumar is only the fourth to have led India to a World Cup triumph, after his men thumped New Zealand by close to 100 runs in the final. This is India’s third T20 World Cup title and their third ICC trophy in a row. For a player who made his international debut only in 2021, becoming a World Cup-winning captain in less than five years speaks volumes about how far Suryakumar Yadav has come – as an individual, a cricketer, a batter and now, of course, a leader. Suryakumar Yadav is now a World Cup-winning captain for India (PTI) Suryakumar Yadav slaps himself Hence, it was hardly surprising that when Surya walked up to reflect on the victory and his entry into an elite club featuring some of the biggest legends of Indian …

The Third Edit: Gautam Gambhir and the Melbourne meltdown

The Third Edit: Gautam Gambhir and the Melbourne meltdown

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Jan 2, 2025 07:26 IST First published on: Jan 2, 2025 at 07:26 IST Share India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir was understandably angered by his team’s Melbourne Meltdown and gave the players a mouthful. He warned them of repercussions — if they don’t perform, he would not hesitate from taking extreme measures, irrespective of reputation or other indications of promise. Even the calmest are not immune to a flare of temper in stormy times. The legendary Manchester United coach Alex Ferguson once accidentally kicked a boot in the direction of his team’s star, David Beckham. Liverpool’s ex-manager Gérard Houllier gave a dressing down so severe that he was taken to hospital with a suspected heart attack. But there is more to the story of a coach cracking the whip after a loss. This Indian team is wading through a classic transitional tumult. The old hands Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja are fading; R Ashwin has retired in the middle of the series, Mohammed Shami is injury-riddled, the new wave of Nitish Kumar Reddy, …

Gautam Gambhir wanted Cheteshwar Pujara in BGT squad, was turned down by selectors

Gautam Gambhir wanted Cheteshwar Pujara in BGT squad, was turned down by selectors

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With the Indian team sinking further into the quagmire after losing the 4th Test of the Border Gavaskar Trophy, it has been learnt that head coach Gautam Gambhir wanted veteran batter Cheteshwar Pujara in the team only for the suggestion to be shot down by the selectors. The Indian Express’ Sriram Veera, Devendra Pandey and Venkata Krishna B reported on Wednesday that after the Melbourne loss, the India dressing room has descended into chaos with Gambhir having had enough of the recent subpar performances, delivering a brutal assessment of the players. Pujara, a player who has represented India in over 100 Tests, has been out of the national set up since the 2023 World Test Championship final at the Kia Oval where India lost to Australia. The batter could only manage 14 and 27 runs in the two innings of that match as the Aussies walked away with the trophy. However, with most of the Indian top order failing to spark to life in the ongoing series, a player like Pujara, who has 993 runs …

EXPRESS EXCLUSIVE: Gautam Gambhir cracks whip on Team India’s chaotic dressing room: ‘Bahut ho gaya’ | Cricket News

EXPRESS EXCLUSIVE: Gautam Gambhir cracks whip on Team India’s chaotic dressing room: ‘Bahut ho gaya’ | Cricket News

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SHORTLY AFTER India lost seven wickets in 20.4 overs and handed the Melbourne Test to Australia, head coach Gautam Gambhir had some stern words for the entire squad in the dressing room on Monday. “Bahut ho gaya (I’ve had enough),” the former India opener is learnt to have said, not holding back in his assessment of the team. Though Gambhir didn’t take names, the gist of his speech was about how the players were doing their own thing in the name of “natural game”, instead of playing according to the situation. Gambhir, who took over as coach on July 9, is learnt to have talked about how he had let the team do what it wanted for the “last six months” but would now “decide” how they would play. In a veiled warning to players to toe the line, he is learnt to have said that going ahead, those who don’t abide by his pre-decided team strategy would be given a “thank you”. With the team trailing 1-2 in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy and qualification …