Though Kuldeep Yadav has been an international cricketer for seven years, it does come as a bit of surprise that he’s featured in only 13 Tests so far.
Continuing the suspense over India’s new No.4 following the retirement of Virat Kohli from Test cricket, India’s new Test skipper Shubman Gill and head coach Gautam Gambhir said that the combination will be decided once they play the intra-squad match ahead of the five-Test series against England, starting June 20.
Amid England's struggles against spin at the ongoing five-match T20I series against India, former Indian cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin has backed their star batter Joe Root to play the 2026 T20 World Cup being co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka.
Recently-retired cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin and two-time Olympic medallist hockey star PR Sreejesh are among the five sportspersons of a total of 139 eminent personalities chosen for this year’s prestigious Padma Awards.
Ravichandran Ashwin’s abrupt mid-series retirement during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy not only fuelled speculation about tensions in the dressing room, but also left fans across the globe questioning if the legendary off-spinner deserved a farewell Test.
Ashwin share insights around his mental strength that came to his rescue to stay strong especially, when he was made to sit on the bench during the 2011 World Cup, or the 2013 Champions Trophy.
Harbhajan Singh has not yet retired but last played for India in 2016. The 39-year-old has played 103 Tests with his final game coming in 2015.
The 33-year old picked colleagues Cheteshwar Pujara, Shikhar Dhawn and skipper Virat Kohli as the teammates he spends a lot of time with.
Bhajji, as the former Mumbai Indians star is known as, went on to call Ashwin a "legend in the making".
Ashwin shares the secret of his ability to produce variations in finger spin with so much accuracy and the influence Woorkeri Raman's coaching technique had on him.
