Sachin, Yuvraj, Gambhir, Zaheer know why they had to leave the team: Sandeep Patil

IANS | October 12, 2026 2:51 PM

New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) Former India cricketer and ex-chief selector Sandeep Patil has stated that iconic cricketers like Sachin Tendulkar, Yuvraj Singh, Gautam Gambhir, and Zaheer Khan ‘know the reasons' why they were phased out of the national side, adding that his selection committee had to put the future of Indian cricket ahead of personal relationships.

We had planned how to keep things tight to Hope: Arshdeep

IANS | October 12, 2026 2:16 PM

Indore, Oct 12 (IANS) India’s left-arm pacer Arshdeep Singh said he felt really good over the successful execution of tactics to remove West Indies captain Shai Hope early in the third T20I against the West Indies, adding that getting rid of a quality batter of his calibre required meticulous preparation and inputs from the coaching staff.