Ravi Shastri claimed that Virat Kohli would have had a tear in his eye as he scored a magnificent hundred on Day 3 of the Perth Test on November 24, Sunday. Kohli had come into the match on the back of a poor run of form, having scored just 250 runs in 6 matches. Kohli …
India head coach Gautam Gambhir arguably has his job on the line, after series defeats against Sri Lanka and New Zealand. As the Indian team prepares itself for the start of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Perth, Gambhir is undoubtedly under pressure to deliver. Else, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) …
File photo of R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja© BCCI/Sportzpics India stand-in skipper Jasprit Bumrah didn't delve into the details at the time of the toss but the tourists' playing XI for the first Test against Australia in Perth left everyone surprised. The series opener for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy was expected to feature either …
Former India coach Ravi Shastri feels that Jasprit Bumrah will be the main target for Australia during the Perth Test, which will start on Friday, November 22. Bumrah will be taking over the role as skipper for the second time in his career in Test cricket as Rohit Sharma will be joining the team during …
Former India head coach Ravi Shastri wants Gautam Gambhir to keep a cool head on the tour of Australia. India coach Gautam Gambhir will be under pressure in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy having lost a home Test series against New Zealand 0-3. Speaking on Star Sports, Shastri said that Gambhir needs to understand his players and …
Former coach Ravi Shastri prophesized young opener Yashasvi Jaiswal and star quick Jasprit Bumrah to be India's key players for the Border Gavaskar Trophy against Australia. The hype building around the BGT has been nothing short of surreal. The dwindling form of the Test heavyweights has added an additional layer of spice to …
Ravi Shastri said that Dhruv Jurel has the potential to fit into India’s playing XI as a specialist batter. In the Perth Test against Australia, Jurel is one of the contenders to partner Yashasvi Jaiswal at the top of the order along with Abhimanyu Easwaran and KL Rahul in the absence of Rohit Sharma and …
File photo of Ravi Shastri and Virat Kohli The talismanic Virat Kohli might have mellowed down a bit with age, but the Australia Test series gives him the opportunity to rediscover his old self. Batting form hasn't been Virat's friend of late. In the recently-concluded Test series against New Zealand, Virat didn't even …
(L to R) Rishabh Pant, Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah© AFP India "paid a heavy price for being a little complacent" against New Zealand and the team needs to start well in the first two Tests against Australia to put behind their unprecedented loss to New Zealand at home, believes Ravi Shastri. The …
Former Indian coach Ravi Shastri reckons that batting stalwart Virat Kohli should embrace his fiery and combative persona against Australia in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy to rediscover his dominant form in Test cricket. With the opening Test of the much-anticipated series set to begin in Perth on Friday, Shastri believes Kohli's trademark aggression could be the …
