Saransh Jain (X-Cricbuzz) Mumbai: Having spent almost a quarter of a century in coaching since retiring from the game, former India and Mumbai wicketkeeper Chandrakant Pandit has a fair idea of what makes a player stand out from the rest.Having closely followed and backed 33-year-old Indore off-spinner Saransh Jain since taking charge as Madhya Pradesh…
Harbhajan Singh with Saransh Jain at BCCI’s Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru (Saransh Jain | Instagram) New Delhi: On March 27 this year, Saransh Jain posted photos and videos on Instagram, thanking former India off-spinner Harbhajan Singh for the valuable lessons he learnt during a five-day camp at the BCCI Centre of Excellence (CoE) in…
Rohit Sharma and Abhishek Sharma (Agency Image) Former India wicketkeeper-batter Farokh Engineer believes teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has already done enough to earn an ODI call-up and wants the 15-year-old to open alongside Rohit Sharma ahead of the 2027 World Cup. Engineer feels India should reshuffle their batting order by moving Shubman Gill to No….
India’s Prasidh Krishna with his teammates celebrates (ANI Photo) Chennai: As India look to usher in a new generation of fast bowlers, Australian great Glenn McGrath believes Prasidh Krishna has all the ingredients to become Jasprit Bumrah‘s long-term pace partner. The legendary fast bowler, who is the director of coaching at the MRF Pace Foundation,…
Ravindra Jadeja and Jasprit Bumrah (Agency Image) The men’s senior selection committee, chaired by Ajit Agarkar, announced the 15-member squad for the two-Test series against Sri Lanka, starting August 15 in Galle. Ravindra Jadeja, who was rested for the Afghanistan Test, returns to the squad, while off-spinner Saransh Jain has earned his maiden call-up as…
India’s Abhishek Sharma and Sanju Samson (ANI Photo) Abhishek Sharma‘s struggles in T20Is have come under renewed focus following another disappointing series against Zimbabwe, with former India captain Krishnamachari Srikkanth calling on the selectors to make a difficult decision if the opener’s poor run continues.The left-handed batter endured a forgettable three-match series, failing to register…
India’s interim head coach VVS Laxman said 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has shown remarkable growth in his understanding of the game over the last six months, adding that the teenager’s maturity has helped him handle pressure at the international level.Sooryavanshi finished India’s tour of Zimbabwe on a high, winning both the Player of the Match and…
India’s batsman Abhishek Sharma (AP Photo) India completed a 3-0 T20I series sweep over Zimbabwe, with Vaibhav Sooryavanshi dominating the headlines after the 15-year-old became the youngest player ever to win the Player of the Series award in men’s international cricket.Sooryavanshi announced himself with a blistering 50 off just 18 balls in the first T20I,…
VVS Laxman and Shreyas Iyer (Screengrab) India’s comprehensive 3-0 T20I series victory over Zimbabwe ended with mutual appreciation between captain Shreyas Iyer and stand-in head coach VVS Laxman, as both credited each other’s leadership for the team’s commanding performances. A relatively inexperienced Indian squad, missing several first-choice players including Sanju Samson, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh…
(L-R) Vasudev Prasad Singh, Pat Cummins and Abhishek Moond at the Allan Border Field in Brisbane (Photo Courtesy: Cricket Australia) New Delhi: “Sir, yakeen nahi ho raha Cummins (Pat), Hazlewood (Josh) aur Starc (Mitchell) ke saath run-up mark kiye hain (I can’t believe I have marked my run-up alongside Hazlewood and Starc),” Ashok Kumar recalled…
