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‘A younger captain generation coming’: Du Plessis on Gill’s IPL competition | Cricket News

‘A younger captain generation coming’: Du Plessis on Gill’s IPL competition | Cricket News

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3 min readApr 20, 2026 08:40 PM IST Former South Africa captain Faf du Plessis believes that this season of the Indian Premier League will see Shubman Gill attempt to regain his place in the India T20 squad after he was dropped before the 2026 World Cup which India went onto win at home. The former South African player said that the Indian ODI and Test team captain would also be looking to boost his credentials as a T20 format captain with the Gujarat Titans this year as well. Du Plessis also spoke about how there is a generation of Indian players who are young and are actively looking at the captaincy role. Talking about Shreyas Iyer and Rajat Patidar, he said that Gill’s work this season would be cut out. ALSO READ | Shreyas would want a spot in T20I squad first: Zaheer on Iyer as India captain “Him and a lot of the other guys in the other teams as well, Shreyas Iyer, Rajat Patidar. So, there’s a younger captain generation coming in …

Munaf Patel: Show me one person who can stop Virat Kohli or Rohit Sharma; that person is Gautam Gambhir | Cricket News

Munaf Patel: Show me one person who can stop Virat Kohli or Rohit Sharma; that person is Gautam Gambhir | Cricket News

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3 min readApr 15, 2026 04:56 PM IST Munaf Patel has a warning for Indian cricket. “Yaad rakh lena — agar Gautam Gambhir jaisa head coach hat gaya na, toh player ko handle karna mushkil ho jaega.” [Remember this — if a head coach like Gautam Gambhir leaves, handling the players will become very difficult.] The former India pacer said this on Bombay Sport Exchange, TOI Sports’ YouTube show. His reasoning is straightforward. At this level of Indian cricket, with Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma in the dressing room, coaching is almost beside the point. Every top player has his own trainer, his own support staff, his own world. “Ye level pe kya hi coaching kar loge? Aapko manage karna hi sabse important hai.” [At this level, what coaching can you really do? Managing people is the most important thing.] And man-management at this level, Munaf argues, is not easy. “Virat Kohli ko ek cheez na karke dikha de koi banda. Rohit Sharma ko ek cheez na karke dikha de koi.” [Show me one person …

Shubman Gill set to return for Gujarat Titans’ match against Delhi Capitals

Shubman Gill set to return for Gujarat Titans’ match against Delhi Capitals

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2 min readNew DelhiUpdated: Apr 7, 2026 08:00 PM IST Gujarat Titans captain Shubman Gill will return to action for the match against Delhi Capitals at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Wednesday after missing out on the clash against Rajasthan Royals in Ahmedabad because of a bad neck. On the eve of the team’s third game — as they still look for their first points of the season — Gill’s regular opening partner Sai Sudharsan said the skipper would take the field against the home team. “Shubman is fine, he is perfect, and will be back in the line-up tomorrow,” the left-hander said at the pre-match press conference.After the previous game on Saturday, GT assistant coach Parthiv Patel had said there was no long-term concern regarding the captain.“Obviously, he had a neck sprain before, and he had a spasm a couple of days back. It doesn’t look like that’s serious,” the former wicketkeeper had told the host broadcaster. Gill leads India in both Tests as well as ODIs and has had a big workload over …

Ricky Ponting on Suryakumar Yadav’s captaincy at the ICC T20 World Cup

Ricky Ponting on Suryakumar Yadav’s captaincy at the ICC T20 World Cup

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2 min readUpdated: Mar 14, 2026 10:02 PM IST Former Australian skipper Ricky Ponting spoke about the leadership qualities that India captain Suryakumar Yadav displayed in his first ever ICC T20 World Cup leading the Indian team and said that SKY struggled as a batter but was still clinical as a captain. Yadav scored a combined 158 in eight innings at a home World Cup in his favoured format. His best came in a game-saving knock of 84, made from 49 balls, against the USA. Ponting said that a lot of captaincy was off the field, in instances that people don’t get to witness. “It’s about a lot more about what they do off the field, the things that people don’t see and how they interact with their players,” Ponting said, on The ICC Review. “He didn’t have a great time himself as a player, but still he’s standing at the end holding up a World Cup trophy. I know as a former captain, when you’re not batting at your absolute best, captaincy can become …

Mohammad Kaif says Suryakumar Yadav ‘should be captain’ after 2026 World Cup win

Mohammad Kaif says Suryakumar Yadav ‘should be captain’ after 2026 World Cup win

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2 min readUpdated: Mar 14, 2026 05:03 PM IST After winning the T20 World Cup in Ahmedabad, Indian skipper Suryakumar Yadav has made it clear that he wants to continue and try to win the gold medal at the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles. Former Indian cricketer Mohammad Kaif, giving his view on the same, said if Surya is playing well, he should continue as the captain of the side. “But Surya has made it clear that, of course, he wants to continue captaincy and should continue doing it. I think someone who has been an experienced player, invested so many years in the IPL, spent a lot of time in this format, and seen all the ups and downs, is the one who should be captain. So I think if he wants to do it, it is the right decision. As long as you are playing well and in form, it makes sense,” said Kaif on his YouTube channel. “Surya said this, and from that, it seems that even though he is now 35 …

When Shoaib Malik made MS Dhoni wait for a photoshoot; and why Sehwag and Uthappa were chosen for a tie-breaking bowl-out | Cricket News

When Shoaib Malik made MS Dhoni wait for a photoshoot; and why Sehwag and Uthappa were chosen for a tie-breaking bowl-out | Cricket News

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4 min readFeb 15, 2026 11:48 AM IST Relations between India and Pakistan were not as strained as it is today, social media warfare didn’t exist, fans from either side were largely cordial (though they remain incident-free in the stands even now). In those mellower times, players shook hands and exchanged pleasantries. Imagine the outrage today if a Pakistan captain made his Indian counterpart wait. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW VIDEO MS Dhoni, new to his job as India captain, strode to the Nelson Mandela Square in Sandton, Johannesburg, his silky locks still the rage. He was making his way for the official photoshoot the day before the 2007 World Twenty20 final against Shoaib Malik-captained Pakistan. Photographers were ready, the gleaming trophy for the inaugural World Twenty20 – the name of the tournament before it was rechristened in 2018 – was placed in position by officials and one captain had reached the square on time. Malik was nowhere to be seen. Murmurs began: Was Malik doing a Ganguly on Dhoni? Minutes ticked by, but it seemed like …

‘Made my life a lot easier’: Gautam Gambhir on Suryakumar Yadav’s captaincy | Cricket News

‘Made my life a lot easier’: Gautam Gambhir on Suryakumar Yadav’s captaincy | Cricket News

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2 min readFeb 9, 2026 01:51 PM IST India won the 2024 T20 World Cup and since then, they have only affirmed their status as world champions in the format by going on a dominant run in the series that they have played since. Suryakumar Yadav was their captain throughout this period and while his batting form took a hit, it hardly mattered to the team as the likes of Abhishek Sharma, Hardik Pandya and Sanju Samson filled in for him in the big-hitting department. India head coach Gautam Gambhir has now said that while Suryakumar’s sheer ability with the bat makes him a natural leader, the latter’s ability to handle the players is what makes him a great captain. “He is a phenomenal leader of men, not by what he does on the field. The kind of batter he is, the kind of shots he can play, all that for me is to one side. The way he relates with the players, talks to them and spends time with them, how relaxed he is …

On this day: Ajinkya Rahane’s masterful century at MCG in early chapters of India’s stunning 2020/21 BGT win | Cricket News

On this day: Ajinkya Rahane’s masterful century at MCG in early chapters of India’s stunning 2020/21 BGT win | Cricket News

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England finally won a Test match in Australia on Saturday for the first time in 15 years, but not before they had already conceded a series defeat in the Ashes, hardly able to compete in the previous three matches of the series. Similarly, India struggled to compete in Australia last year in the 3-1 defeat in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Both of these are indicators of just how difficult it is to beat Australia Down Under, which only makes India’s back-to-back series win there in 2018/19 and 2020/21 look steadily more remarkable with each passing year. Among the two, it would be the 2020/21 series that looks more unbelievable by some distance. India started by being blown out for 36 in the second innings of the first Test and being absolutely hammered after that to go 1-0 down. Moreover, their captain and best batter Virat Kohli went back home after that, and they kept losing key players to injury over the course of the series, including Jasprit Bumrah, Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja. Despite all that, …

Sunil Gavaskar reveals ‘selfless cricketer’ and ‘team man’ Jasprit Bumrah’s role in Shubman Gill era for India Test side | Cricket News

Sunil Gavaskar reveals ‘selfless cricketer’ and ‘team man’ Jasprit Bumrah’s role in Shubman Gill era for India Test side | Cricket News

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Shubman Gill starts his Test captaincy by leading India in a daunting five-match tour of England. Batting great and former India captain Sunil Gavaskar has said that he is happy with ace fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah for ruling himself out of the race for the post due to his recurring back injury. Gill himself has hardly ever played in England – the 25-year-old has played just three Tests in which scored just 88 runs at an average of 14.66. However, Gill’s appointment after Rohit Sharma’s retirement still didn’t come as a surprise to most as he had long been earmarked as the next long-term Test captain for India. Bumrah was seen as the other frontrunner for the post. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW VIDEO “The fact that that a total team-man and a selfless-cricketer named Jasprit Bumrah informed the selectors that since he may not be able to play all Tests because of his back issue, the selectors could zero in at Shubman Gill as the new India captain, made the selection easier. Bumrah will be at …

Rohit Sharma registers unwanted record, becomes first India skipper to concede 0-3 defeat at home

Rohit Sharma registers unwanted record, becomes first India skipper to concede 0-3 defeat at home

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Mumbai [India], : Star batter Rohit Sharma on Sunday registered an unwanted record as he became the first India skipper to concede a 0-3 defeat at home. Rohit Sharma registers unwanted record, becomes first India skipper to concede 0-3 defeat at home In the third match of the Test series against New Zealand, Ajaz Patel and Glenn Phillips unleashed a spin web on the Indian batter, spinning them towards history as NZ beat India by 25 runs and become the first visiting side to whitewash India in India in a series of three or more matches. India started the series on a disappointing note after the hosts conceded an eight-wicket defeat against New Zealand in Bengaluru. In the Pune Test, Rohit Sharma-led India tried to make a comeback in the three-match series, however, the hosts ended up losing against New Zealand by 113 runs. Rohit had a disappointing series against New Zealand in the Tests. He scored 91 runs at a strike rate of 68.42 after playing all three matches of the Test series against …