Gambhir turns 44; receives warm wishes from teammates and BCCI

IANS | October 14, 2025 2:15 PM

New Delhi, Oct 14 (IANS) Former Indian opener and current men’s team head coach Gautam Gambhir turned 44 on Tuesday and the cricket world came together to celebrate! Adding to the excitement, India sealed a commanding Test series whitewash against the West Indies, with the second Test win coming at the Arun Jaitley Stadium — where Gambhir has a stand named in his honour.

'It's important to stay in present': Gambhir's blunt take on Rohit-Kohli's ODI future

IANS | October 14, 2025 1:28 PM

New Delhi, Oct 14 (IANS) Head coach Gautam Gambhir gave his blunt reply when asked about the ODI future of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma with the ODI World Cup 2027 in mind, saying it is important for the team to stay in the present. He, however, expressed hope that the duo will have a successful ODI tour of Australia, which starts on October 19 in Perth.

Shameful to target Rana for the sake of your YouTube channel: Gambhir

IANS | October 14, 2025 12:45 PM

New Delhi, Oct 14 (IANS) India head coach Gautam Gambhir on Tuesday slammed former player and ex-chief selector Kris Srikkanth for claiming that fast-bowling all-rounder Harshit Rana was selected for the upcoming ODI series in Australia due to his personal rapport with Gambhir.

Kohli returns to India to join ODI squad for Australia tour

IANS | October 14, 2025 12:36 PM

New Delhi, Oct 14 (IANS) Indian batting stalwart Virat Kohli returned to the country on Tuesday after four months abroad, ahead of the national team’s departure for the upcoming ODI series of the white-ball tour of Australia, starting on Sunday.

Bowling a lot of overs was a challenge I enjoyed: Kuldeep

IANS | October 14, 2025 12:25 PM

New Delhi, Oct 14 (IANS) Left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav, who picked up eight wickets and was one of the vital cogs in India beating the West Indies by seven wickets for clinching a 2-0 Test series win, said bowling a lot of overs on a slow pitch and getting breakthroughs was something which he enjoyed doing a lot.

Big honour to lead India, I'm kind of getting used to it: Gill after series whitewash over WI

IANS | October 14, 2025 12:15 PM

New Delhi, Oct 14 (IANS) India captain Shubman Gill said it is a ‘great honour for him to lead the Test side after sealing his first series win as the skipper through a 2-0 series win over West Indies at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Tuesday. India chased down 121 in the first hour of day five to win by seven wickets and get 12 valuable World Test Championship points.