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Gavaskar blasts Indian team for 2-0 loss to Ireland, saying it is ‘worst days’

Gavaskar blasts Indian team for 2-0 loss to Ireland, saying it is ‘worst days’

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3 min readUpdated: Jul 3, 2026 07:54 PM IST India, going to Belfast as T20 World Cup champions with a squad full of players experienced in the format and coming off the Indian Premier League, lost to Ireland. The Irish stunned the visitors in both games, whitewashing Shreyas Iyer’s men 2-0. Former Indian cricketer Sunil Gavaskar said the day India lost the 2nd T20I by one run would be called one of the worst days. “Sunday, June 28, will go down as one of the worst days in Indian cricket. Losing a game of cricket is one thing, but to lose a series, albeit a two-match series, also depends on whom you lose to,” Gavaskar wrote in his column for Sportstar. “There are many low points in Indian cricket, and I have been a part of some, but to lose to Ireland has to be one of the lowest in the history of Indian cricket.” Gavaskar lamented that the Indian side was overconfident and casual. “If Ireland had played exceptional cricket, then it would have …

Sunil Gavaskar feels ‘blessed’ as young Indian Cricket sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi sees him as inspiration

Sunil Gavaskar feels ‘blessed’ as young Indian Cricket sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi sees him as inspiration

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Sunil Gavaskar ruled the cricketing field in the ’70s and ’80s, but the impact he left with his stint has echoed through the years until now. Recently, the young Indian cricketing prodigy, 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, who turned out to be the breakout star from IPL 2026, credited Sunil Gavaskar as his inspiration. Recalling that moment, the legendary cricketer tells us, “It makes me feel blessed that somebody who would not have even seen me play, or might have seen an odd grainy video from the early days, would come and say that. Youngsters today have so many things on their mind, but for them to see you in that capacity, is a blessing.” Sunil Gavaskar and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi Gavaskar insists that he is blown away with the young cricketing talent that is festering in the country at the moment. “It’s just mind blowing the talent that is there in Indian cricket and the opportunities that it gets. Not a lot of credit is given to the BCCI (Board of Cricket Council in India) for that,” …

Sunil Gavaskar exposes scouting trap of IPL that burned crores of the franchises: ‘Sold them a dummy’

Sunil Gavaskar exposes scouting trap of IPL that burned crores of the franchises: ‘Sold them a dummy’

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Sunil Gavaskar has warned IPL franchises against being carried away by performances in state and city leagues, arguing that several big hitters from those competitions were exposed once they faced the higher standard of bowling in the IPL. Sunil Gavaskar was not happy with the IPL teams buying in on local league hype. (Deepak Salvi) The former India captain said the gap between smaller T20 leagues and the IPL remains significant, and franchises risk wasting money if their scouting systems are influenced by hype, agents, and isolated performances rather than repeatable skills. “A lot of the big hitters in the various State and city leagues that have sprouted up were exposed when faced with the international quality of bowling in the IPL,” Gavaskar wrote in his Sportstar column. His criticism was aimed at the growing auction trend of franchises investing heavily in players who dominate local T20 circuits but are not always ready for the intensity, pace, variation and tactical scrutiny of the IPL. “Scouts and advisers have sold them a dummy”: Gavaskar Sunil Gavaskar …

Sooryavanshi on desire to play Tests

Sooryavanshi on desire to play Tests

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3 min readJun 1, 2026 02:49 PM IST Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has been the toast of the season in the 2026 Indian Premier League (IPL) and while a plethora of former players have expressed awe at the way he has gone about constructing his astonishing knocks, many have also wondered how he would do in Test cricket. While there have been a few who have expressed doubts over whether he can succeed in the longest format considering his propensity to go for big shots frequently, many have said that they are excited to see his talent play out in red-ball cricket. Sooryavanshi has now said that he does indeed want to succeed in Test cricket. In a chat with Star Sports, along with former India greats Sunil Gavaskar and Harbhajan Singh, Sooryavanshi said that he plays the way he does in white-ball cricket as he has been given the freedom to do so and it is what is required. However, he said that he will be playing 50-over cricket next and will be looking to hit …

Gavaskar reveals Australia walkoff secret, Shakoor Rana spat and the day he sat out laps ‘in spirit’

Gavaskar reveals Australia walkoff secret, Shakoor Rana spat and the day he sat out laps ‘in spirit’

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Sunil Gavaskar has lifted the lid on some of cricket’s most talked-about incidents — his famous 1981 Melbourne walkoff, a fiery on-field exchange with umpire Shakoor Rana, and a string of candid memories spanning three decades — in a conversation on the Mid Wicket Tales YouTube channel alongside Allan Border, hosted by former elite umpire Simon Taufel. Gavaskar revealed that wicketkeeper Syed Kirmani was unwittingly responsible for the iconic Melbourne walkoff. Already walking off after being given out LBW to Dennis Lillee, he was abused by Australian players, prompting him to turn back and signal to batting partner Chetan Chauhan to leave with him. The trigger, he said, was a single word Kirmani had used the previous day. When a stumping appeal against Border was referred to the square leg umpire, Kirmani had threatened to walk off himself if given not out. His reasoning was unambiguous. “It’s not about a decision,” Kirmani had told Gavaskar. “If this is given not out, my integrity is questioned that I did some mischief. I’m going to walk off.” …

‘Records meant to be broken, but will take a long time to match Virat Kohli’: Sunil Gavaskar

‘Records meant to be broken, but will take a long time to match Virat Kohli’: Sunil Gavaskar

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2 min readUpdated: May 14, 2026 02:58 PM IST Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar has said that records that have been set by Virat Kohli will take a long time for players to break. Kohli put up a masterclass on Wednesday as Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) beat Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) by six wickets in the 2026 Indian Premier League (IPL). “Virat Kohli was absolutely outstanding against KKR. He knows how to construct a chase better than most,” Gavaskar said on Star Sports’ ‘Amul Cricket Live’. “While everyone was talking about this being the season of ‘Gen Next’, Kohli showed he is still around. He silenced the doubters with a century and moved to third in the Orange Cap race. He proved that the old generation is still the best.” Kohli scored an unbeaten 105 in 60 balls as he powered RCB to victory in a 193-run chase. It was his 10th T20 century, making him the first Indian to get to the mark, and he became the fastest to 14,000 T20 runs over the …

Ravi Shastri says mental fatigue is behind Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh’s form | Cricket News

Ravi Shastri says mental fatigue is behind Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh’s form | Cricket News

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3 min readMay 7, 2026 07:00 AM IST This year’s IPL has seen two-time T20 World Cup-winning bowlers like Jasprit Bumrah and Arshdeep Singh having mediocre returns post India’s title winning campaign in this year’s T20 World Cup. While Bumrah has managed to take only three wickets in ten matches at an average of 109.67 for Mumbai Indians, Arshdeep too has an average return to IPL with his 12 wickets from 11 matches, including his spell of 1 for 43 against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Wednesday. With Arshdeep bowling against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Wednesday, 1983 World Cup winner and former India coach Ravi Shastri shared how the much-acclaimed Indian fast bowlers were showing signs of mental fatigue post the T20 World Cup. “Just seeing the way the season has panned out, and seeing some of the established bowlers who’ve played a lot of cricket through the season, played for India, played World Cups, all this stuff… showing signs of mental fatigue,” Shastri said during commentary on JioHotstar. Bumrah, who was the player of the tournament during …

Jasprit Bumrah the latest to draw Sunil Gavaskar’s ire over no-balls | Cricket News

Jasprit Bumrah the latest to draw Sunil Gavaskar’s ire over no-balls | Cricket News

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2 min readMay 5, 2026 10:22 AM IST Batting great and former India captain Sunil Gavaskar has often quite publicly made known his disdain for bowlers conceding front-foot no-balls and as it turns out, even someone of the stature of Jasprit Bumrah is not immune from this. Bumrah is enduring arguably his worst season in the Indian Premier League this year and it simply didn’t get better on Monday night in Mumbai Indians’ match against the Lucknow Super Giants. The ace pacer went wicketless and conceded 45 runs in his four overs. His night was summed up in the 14th over, which was his third of the match. Bumrah sent in the third ball back of a length. It stayed low and moved away late a tad bit from the batsman Himmat Singh, who poked at it and ended up edging it to the wicketkeeper. Except none of it mattered because the siren went off for a front-foot no-ball. That was alread his second no-ball of the day. Bumrah followed that up by smearing a …

‘Advantage of youth’: Sunil Gavaskar with high praise for Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s IPL performances | Cricket News

‘Advantage of youth’: Sunil Gavaskar with high praise for Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s IPL performances | Cricket News

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2 min readApr 29, 2026 05:07 PM IST Former India cricketer Sunil Gavaskar has lavished praise on Rajasthan Royals’ 15-year-old opening dynamo Vaibhav Sooryavanshi after the left-hander started off yet another successful run-chase for his team with a lung-bursting start for them. Sooryavanshi put 43 runs on the scoreboard in a 16-ball onslaught that helped his team take down Punjab Kings’ significant target of 223 which RR took down with four balls to spare. “He made excellent use of the field and picked the line beautifully. The way he strikes the ball with such ease and power is remarkable,” Gavaskar said on Star Sports. He then added, “The shots he was hitting were brilliant. Even 10 fielders at the boundary would not have been enough. He doesn’t seem to be fazed. That, I think, is the benefit of being so young. You are not worried about anything. You don’t look at the opposition,” Sooryavashi has become the first batter to reach 400 runs this IPL and has done so with an incredible strike rate of …

IPL 2026: ‘He purposely targets opposition’s big bowlers’

IPL 2026: ‘He purposely targets opposition’s big bowlers’

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3 min readApr 11, 2026 11:28 AM IST With his 26-ball knock of 78 runs against Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Rajasthan Royals’ opener Vaibhav Sooryavanshi smashed his second half-century of this IPL season. The 15-year-old opener, who became the youngest player in IPL history to score a century in the previous edition, hit eight boundaries and seven sixes during his stay at the crease, guiding the Royals to a six-wicket win over the Bengaluru side. Earlier in the league, Sooryavanshi had smashed Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah for two sixes during his 39-run knock against Mumbai Indians. In the match against Bengaluru, he took on Australian pacer Josh Hazlewood for one six and four boundaries, in addition to hitting two sixes and three boundaries off Indian pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Former Indian all-rounder Irfan Pathan believes Sooryavanshi deliberately targets the opposition’s premier bowlers. “I think he targets the big bowlers of the opposition team purposely. He wants to target those big bowlers so that all the plans of the opposition team go down the ashtray. So yes, I …