Cricket fraternity hails young Team India for CT triumph

Last Updated: Monday, June 24, 2013, 13:45

The cricket fraternity on Monday hailed the Indian team`s "tremendous achievement" of winning the ICC Champions Trophy.

Indo-Pak clash is never a dead rubber: Gavaskar

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 12, 2013, 20:40

An India-Pakistan clash can never be called a dead rubber, says Sunil Gavaskar.

Let us be a little bit patient with commission: Gavaskar

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 29, 2013, 20:47

Sunil Gavaskar on Wednesday asked one and all to be a "bit patient with the three-member commission" that will be probing the spot-fixing.

I am not contracted to the BCCI: Sunil Gavaskar

Last Updated: Monday, May 27, 2013, 21:02

Former captain Sunil Gavaskar feels that inclusion of IPL governing council members in the Commission to enquire into the charges levelled against Chennai Super Kings official Gurunath Meiyappan should not arise any doubts whatsoever on the fairness of the probe.

Deepika fortunate to be Prakash Padukone`s daughter: Gavaskar

Last Updated: Saturday, May 25, 2013, 17:32

Hailing Prakash Padukone as "the greatest sportsman India has produced", Sunil Gavaskar said actor Deepika Padukone is lucky to be the badminton player`s daughter.

Need to show Test-match like patience: Gavaskar

Last Updated: Friday, May 24, 2013, 23:21

Treading a defensive path, former captain Sunil Gavaskar today said "we will need to show Test-match like patience" until allegations against BCCI chief N Srinivasan`s son-in-law and CSK `team principle` Gurunath Meiyappan`s involvement in betting on IPL games were proved.

Gavaskar wants senior players to educate youngsters

Last Updated: Friday, May 17, 2013, 21:16

Former captain Sunil Gavaskar on Friday suggested that BCCI should approach senior players such as Sachin Tendulkar and Mahendra Singh Dhoni to bring about improvements in system so that youngsters could be stopped from going astray.

Shocking to find players tempted to make quick bucks: Gavaskar

Last Updated: Friday, May 17, 2013, 00:00

"Shocked" by the allegations of spot-fixing against three Rajasthan Royals` players, former India skipper Sunil Gavaskar said he was astonished that some cricketers were tempted to make a quick buck despite IPL rewarding them handsomely.

BCCI recommends Kohli, Gavaskar for government awards

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 30, 2013, 19:27

The Cricket Board (BCCI) has recommended the names of young batsman Virat Kohli for the prestigious Arjuna award.

Tendulkar wanted to be a combination of Richards, Gavaskar

Last Updated: Saturday, April 27, 2013, 08:54

Sachin Tendulkar, one of the greatest batsmen the game has ever seen, on Friday said it was important to have heroes in life and he himself wanted to be a combination of his childhood idols Vivian Richards and Sunil Gavaskar.

It`s good to know that I am in Dickie`s team: Gavaskar

Last Updated: Friday, April 19, 2013, 18:44

Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar is happy to be a part of Dickie Bird`s all-time Test XI even as some former cricketers called the ex-English umpire`s composition as "biased" and "ill-balanced".

Cricket fraternity shocked at exclusion of Sachin in Bird`s XI

Last Updated: Friday, April 19, 2013, 13:55

The cricket fraternity in India today expressed shock at the omission of legends like Sachin Tendulkar and Don Bradman in the all-time Test eleven named by former English umpire Dickie Bird with some former cricketers calling his composition as "biased" and "ill-balanced".