As the dust settles on the 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar series, with Australia hammering India 3-1 to eventually reclaim the trophy after a decade’s wait, cricket experts from either side lamented the absence of star quick Mohammed Shami from the crucial tour with Ravi Shastri and Ricky Ponting pointing out that the pacer’s presence might have made a difference.
Former India head coach Ravi Shastri said a player of Shubman Gill’s quality must feature in India’s playing eleven in Tests, adding that how he fits in for the Sydney Test against Australia is the team’s call.
Former Indian cricketer and head coach Ravi Shastri shared his thoughts on the performances of cricket’s legendary "Fab Four"—Virat Kohli, Steve Smith, Joe Root, and Kane Williamson.
Rohit Sharma’s decision to bat in the middle order in the Adelaide and Brisbane Tests, has failed to yield the desired results for the Indian team in the Border-Gavaskar series so far.
Former India head coach Ravi Shastri has suggested skipper Rohit Sharma needs to channel his successful white-ball approach while coming out to bat at number six in the upcoming Boxing Day Test against Australia, starting in Melbourne on Thursday.
The LLC Season Two opener will take place on September 15 at Eden Garden in Kolkata. A special match will be played between India and the rest of the world as India Maharajas vs. World Giants.
Shastri said that there were teams in the mix now that would not survive the third day of a Test in India, with its turning wickets, and in England, with its prodigious swing.
Shastri insisted that the format wouldn't be limited to only six sides, but teams will have to qualify for being part of the top six.
India are staring at defeat on the final day of the contest with England well-paced on 259/3 and requiring just 119 runs to win the contest and level the series 2-2.
The team known as 'Kapil's Devils' could bat till No. 11, had 7-8 bowling options, good fielders like Kapil Dev, who pulled off a couple of sensational catches to help the team extricate itself from difficult situations.
