Venkatesh Prasad hopes in 2024, India manage to end the drought of ICC titles

IANS | December 31, 2023 9:18 PM

Mumbai, Dec 31 (IANS) As the year draws to a close and the Indian cricket fans commiserate with themselves in despair after the embarrassing defeat to South Africa in the first Test of the series, former India pacer Venkatesh Prasad hoped, in his New Year wishes, to see the team winning a championship.

Shubman Gill is playing a bit too aggressively in Test cricket: Sunil Gavaskar

IANS | December 31, 2023 1:05 PM

Centurion, Dec 31 (IANS) Legendary India cricketer Sunil Gavaskar believes top-order batter Shubman Gill is playing ‘a bit too aggressively’ when playing Test cricket. In the first Test against South Africa, Gill failed to do well, registering scores of two and 26 as India lost by an innings and 32 runs inside three days.

Richa Ghosh can be a good top-order player: Amol Muzumdar

IANS | December 31, 2023 12:24 PM

Mumbai, Dec 31 (IANS) Despite the three-run loss to Australia in the second ODI, India head coach Amol Muzumdar heaped rich praise on wicketkeeper-batter Richa Ghosh, who scored a career-best 96 off 117 balls in the match while batting at number three for just the second time in the format.