Gautam Gambhir under fire as former cricketers slam all-rounder obsession after SA whitewash

India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir found himself under intense scrutiny after the team slumped to a second successive home Test series whitewash under his tenure, following their defeat to South Africa in the second Test in Guwahati on November 26. The criticism centred largely around India’s increasing dependence on all-rounders at the expense of specialist […]

Will Gautam Gambhir resign after India’s humiliating loss? Head coach puts the ball in BCCI’s court | IND vs SA 2nd Test

Team India Head Coach Gautam Gambhir is at the centre of the firing squad as his boys knelt down in front of South Africa on 26 November. India recorded its heaviest loss in Test cricket as the hosts suffered a 408-run defeat in the 2nd Test in Guwahati. India have now lost 5 consecutive Test […]

South Africa create history: First Test series win in India in 25 years | Cricket News

South Africa crushed India by 408 runs in the second Test on Wednesday, completing a 2-0 series sweep. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Spinner Simon Harmer ran through India’s batting line-up, claiming six wickets as South Africa crushed the hosts by 408 runs in the second Test on Wednesday, completing a 2-0 series sweep. The defeat […]

Rishabh Pant lost for words after South Africa whitewash India: Can’t take cricket for granted

Stand-in India captain Rishabh Pant struggled to find words after the hosts suffered another home series whitewash, collapsing without a fight on Day 5 of the second Test in Guwahati. India crashed to their biggest defeat by runs, losing by 408, handing South Africa their first Test series win in the country in 25 years. […]

Rishabh Pant’s rage on stump mic goes viral as Kuldeep Yadav delays over yet again – Watch | Cricket News

Rishabh Pant & Kuldeep Yadav Rishabh Pant’s first outing as India’s Test captain has been anything but smooth in the second Test in Guwahati, and tensions spilled over on Day 4 when he snapped at left-arm wrist-spinner Kuldeep Yadav for repeatedly delaying his overs. With South Africa continuing to extend their dominance and India’s bowlers […]

Champions League, wrap: Chelsea thrash 10-man Barcelona, Bayer Leverkusen stun Manchester City

On a night marked by sweeping rotations, costly errors and a dazzling moment of brilliance from 18-year-old Estevo, both Manchester City and Barcelona suffered damaging defeats in the Champions League on Tuesday, throwing the league-phase standings wide open. Pep Guardiola, taking charge of his 100th Champions League match as Manchester City coach, watched his heavily […]

‘This is what happens when you try to boss around’: Virat Kohli’s brother takes veiled jibe at Team India management? Deletes post later | Cricket News

Pressure has been mounting on Gautam Gambhir after the Test side has been struggling in the Test series against South Africa. (PTI Photo/Swapan Mahapatra) Virat Kohli’s elder brother, Vikas Kohli, stirred fresh conversation around India’s red-ball struggles with a sharp post on Threads, landing right in the middle of a tense fourth day of the […]

IND vs SA: ‘India must focus on batting well, not the target,’ Cheteshwar Pujara’s advice for Guwahati Test

Former India batter and Test stalwart Cheteshwar Pujara believes India’s approach in the remainder of the Guwahati Test against South Africa needs to be simple — forget the daunting target and concentrate solely on batting well. With the hosts staring at an almost impossible fourth-innings chase, Pujara stressed that allowing the scoreboard to dictate mindset […]

WWE: Bret Hart alleges sexual relationship between Shawn Michaels and Vince McMahon

Bret Hart has reignited one of pro wrestling’s most controversial storylines by claiming that Shawn Michaels and Vince McMahon were involved in a sexual relationship during the late 1990s. Nearly three decades on from the infamous Montreal Screwjob, Hart has once again pulled back the curtain on what he believes were deeply personal dynamics that […]