“If there was an event for making excuses, we would have won the gold medal every time” – Sunil Gavaskar’s shocking statement

India did not get a single gold medal in the Paris Olympics. Sunil Gavaskar & Prakash Padukone (Pic Source-X) The performance of Indian badminton players was not good in Paris Olympics 2024. After which former veteran badminton player Prakash Padukone expressed a lot of disappointment. He had said that this time all the institutions like the government, SAI and TOPS had done all the work on their part, now the time has come that the players will also have to take their responsibility. After this statement of his, he had to face a lot of criticism. Meanwhile, veteran cricketer Sunil Gavaskar has supported Prakash Padukone. He said, ‘People of this country are experts in making excuses, if there was an event for this, we would have won gold every time. Prakash Padukone has always stayed away from the news. His whole life has been like this. Some people are taking his statement in the wrong way. In fact, these people know him, yet they are saying such things. Sunil Gavaskar came out in support of Prakash Padukone Gavaskar further said, ‘What did he say? He said that players today get all kinds of facilities. They also have the support of the federation and the government. In such a situation, players should take responsibility for their performance. He put his point across well. He did not question anyone. Some people twisted his statement. After this people started criticizing him. He started putting forth his point without knowing anything. He said, ‘If a player does not take responsibility for his performance, then who will? What wrong did he say? People say that the timing was wrong. But it is better to say this at the time when the player is looking for an excuse. He could have said this in the changing room as well, but believe me, public criticism has a huge impact on a player.’

Football legend Sunil Chhetri’s big statement on Virat Kohli’s batting, said- “I will only support Kohli when…”

“I love watching Virat Kohli. I love the RCB team, I watch matches only when Virat bats.”: Sunil Chhetri Virat Kohli and Sunil Chhetri. (Photo Source: Twitter) Indian football legend Sunil Chhetri is a big fan of cricket maestro Virat Kohli. Being sports lovers and fitness freaks, a strong bond has developed between the two. Recently In an interview, Chhetri said Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) expressed his love for the team, especially when his friend Kohli is on the field. He admitted that he mainly watches matches when Kohli is on the field. “I love watching Virat Kohli. I love the RCB team, I watch matches only when Virat bats.” Sunil Chhetri said, “I love watching Virat Kohli. I love RCB, I watch only when Virat bats.” (Mashable India). pic.twitter.com/ifec2IXoLz — Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) August 12, 2024 Virat Kohli has retired from T20 cricket Virat Kohli recently announced his retirement from the T20 format of the game after Team India’s T20 World Cup win in Barbados. to Virat Kohli He faced a lot of harsh comments and criticism throughout the tournament as he did not display his best game for most of the tournament. However, Indian captain Rohit Sharma showed full faith in him and Kohli emerged when his team needed him the most. Kohli, who flopped throughout the tournament, scored 100 runs in the final match South Africa He played an innings of 76 runs in 59 balls against which played an important role in the team’s victory. Virat Kohli will be seen playing in Duleep Trophy The Indian team was on a tour of Sri Lanka a few days ago, where the team won the T20 series but faced defeat in the ODI series. After this, the team is now resting and preparing for the Test series against Bangladesh. Indian captain Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli will be seen playing in the Duleep Trophy before the Test series against Bangladesh. The senior selection committee of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will select the team for the Duleep Trophy. Keeping in mind the Test series against Bangladesh, the senior selection committee wants all the players to be available for the Duleep Trophy.

On this day in 1949, legendary player Sunil Gavaskar was born in Mumbai

Sunil Gavaskar played international cricket for 16 years and scored 10122 runs in 125 Test matches at an average of 51.12. Sunil Gavaskar (Photo Source: Twitter) On this day, i.e. 10 July 1949, Indian team’s legendary player Sunil Gavaskar was born to Manohar and Meenal in Mumbai. Today, i.e. on 10 July, Sunil Gavaskar is celebrating his 75th birthday. Sunil Gavaskar made his international debut against West Indies at Queen’s Park Oval in March 1971. Sunil Gavaskar missed the first test match but in this series he scored 774 runs in eight innings at an average of 154.80. Sunil Gavaskar batted explosively in this entire series and won the hearts of many fans. The most special thing about this series was that no team could play the West Indies fast bowling attack of that time.It was not so easy for the West Indies but Sunil Gavaskar consistently attacked all these bowlers and put pressure on the West Indies bowlers. Sunil Gavaskar played international cricket for 16 years and scored 10,122 runs in 125 Test matches at an average of 51.12. Not only this, he scored 3,092 runs in 108 ODI matches at an average of over 35. Sunil Gavaskar has 45 half-centuries and 34 centuries in the Test format. His record was later broken by Sachin. Talking about ODIs, the best batsman has 27 half-centuries and one century. Not only this, Sunil Gavaskar also captained the Indian team in the 1980s. However, his record in captaincy is not so good. Under the captaincy of Sunil Gavaskar, the team won 9 matches while the team had to face defeat in eight. 30 matches ended in a draw. Sunil Gavaskar played his last match for India in the 1987 World Cup Let us tell you, Sunil Gavaskar played his last match for India in the 1987 World Cup. In this important tournament, he scored 300 runs at an average of 50. In his last match, Sunil Gavaskar was out on four runs in the semi-finals. He is still considered one of the best batsmen in the world. After retiring from cricket, Sunil Gavaskar is now also seen doing commentary and he has left his mark in this work as well. There are many players who consider Sunil Gavaskar as their idol. 5 Australian players who scored half-century in their debut IPL match IPL 2024: These 11 foreign players took crores of rupees but flopped IPL 2024: 5 players who hit the most sixes in the 19th and 20th overs of IPL 5 fastest bowlers in IPL history Who are the head coaches of all 10 teams in IPL 2024? Which team has won the most matches against RCB in Chinnaswamy IPL 2024: 3 former RCB players who are wreaking havoc in SRH 4 players who have played more than 500 T20 matches MS Dhoni: Dhoni’s amazing record as CSK captain Which teams changed their captains before the start of IPL 2024

Virat sends me funny memes and I send him….: Sunil Chhetri made a big revelation about his friendship with Kohli

There is a deep friendship between Indian team’s best batsman Virat Kohli and famous footballer Sunil Chhetri. Virat Kohli and Sunil Chhetri. (Photo Source: Twitter) There is a deep friendship between the best batsman of the Indian team Virat Kohli and the famous footballer Sunil Chhetri. It has been seen many times that whenever Virat Kohli is playing for the Indian team in the Indian Premier League or international cricket, Sunil Chhetri is seen cheering for him in the stands. These two players have been friends for a long time and both are seen praising each other. Both praise each other a lot. Recently, Sunil Chhetri made a big revelation about the memorable moments of friendship between him and Virat Kohli. Sunil Chhetri told on Raj Shamani’s official YouTube channel that, ‘Virat sends me funny memes and I also send them back to him. Most of our chats are like this. Sometimes we also talk about life. The best thing is that when I tell him something, he understands those things very well. Virat is a very good person at heart and many people do not know that he is also very funny. He will make you laugh and we both have the same dream. I have a lot of love and respect for him and his family.’ Virat Kohli has retired from international T20 cricket Recently, India won the final of the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 and after the end of this important tournament, Virat Kohli has retired from international T20 cricket. In the final match of this important tournament, Virat played a match-winning innings of 76 runs against South Africa. Sunil Chhetri has also announced his retirement from international football. Both these players are very good in their respective games and have always been seen giving tough challenges to the players of the opposing team. Talking about Virat Kohli, the great player is currently enjoying his holidays. 5 Australian players who scored half-century in their debut IPL match IPL 2024: These 11 foreign players took crores of rupees but flopped IPL 2024: 5 players who hit the most sixes in the 19th and 20th overs of IPL 5 fastest bowlers in IPL history Who are the head coaches of all 10 teams in IPL 2024? Which team has won the most matches against RCB in Chinnaswamy IPL 2024: 3 former RCB players who are wreaking havoc in SRH 4 players who have played more than 500 T20 matches MS Dhoni: Dhoni’s amazing record as CSK captain Which teams changed their captains before the start of IPL 2024

Axar Patel is getting smarter as a cricketer: Sunil Joshi

Axar Patel scored a useful 92 runs and took 9 wickets in the T20 World Cup. Axar Patel and Sunil Joshi (Image Credit- Twitter X) Everyone was quite surprised when Axar Patel was selected in the playing XI of T20 World Cup 2024 along with Ravindra Jadeja. Axar was given preference in the team despite the presence of veteran spinners like Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal. However, as the tournament progressed, Akshar Patel proved his worth and emerged as India’s biggest match winner in the tournament. The 30-year-old all-rounder was promoted to bat several times and also got a chance to play in the powerplay. But Akshar never complained about this, and whenever and wherever he got a chance, he performed. Also, how can anyone forget Akshar’s performance in the final. When India was at a score of 34/3 against South Africa, he played a useful innings of 47 runs in 31 balls and contributed significantly to Team India’s historic victory by taking 1 wicket. Now former Indian cricketer and Punjab Kings spin bowling coach Sunil Joshi is very impressed with this performance of Akshar Patel. Joshi says that Akshar is becoming smarter as a cricketer. Axar is getting smarter as a cricketer: Sunil Joshi Let us tell you that regarding the performance of Akshar Patel, Sunil Joshi said in The Telegraph – Even on the New York wicket, where there was not enough help for the spinners, Akshar bowled quite well there. He is someone who always tries to change his pace, adjust his length and understand the wicket. He is becoming more smart as a cricketer. Sunil further said- Akshar is a smart cricketer, whether he bats at his place or not, he can adjust himself. As he is becoming senior in the team, he is becoming better and faster.

Virat Kohli will have to improve this thing before IND vs SA Final! Sunil Gavaskar caught a big mistake

Sunil Gavaskar advised Virat Kohli before the IND vs SA final match that he should play his shots with physical balance. Virat Kohli and Sunil Gavaskar (Photo Source: Getty Images) The T20 World Cup final between India and South Africa will be played on Saturday, June 29 at Kensington Oval in Barbados. All eyes will be on Virat Kohli in this match. Virat Kohli is going through bad form Once the drought of runs starts, one has to wait a long time for the rain of fours and sixes again. India’s star player and former captain Virat Kohli is currently going through such a time. Kohli’s batting magic is not working in this year’s T20 World Cup. If we look at Virat Kohli’s contribution in the T20 World Cup 2024, he has scored only 75 runs for the team in seven matches. Kohli could score only 9 runs in the T20 World Cup semi-final match between India and England. Virat Kohli fans will probably fully agree that throughout his career, Kohli has excelled in high-pressure matches. The India vs England match can be called an exception to some extent. But there is a possibility that Kohli’s bat will fail once again in the final match of the World Cup. Sunil Gavaskar gave important advice to Virat Kohli before IND vs SA Final match Sunil Gavaskar advised Virat Kohli before the IND vs SA final match that he should play his shots with physical balance. The Indian legend feels that Kohli starts losing his balance while hitting hard shots. “This is the final and it will be played on a better batting surface. As I keep saying, Kohli just has to play the shots he plays with body balance. When he tries to hit with force, he loses his body balance and doesn’t get the touch of the ball. When he flicked one for a six against England, that’s all he has to do.” ‘Kohli needs to chill’ – Sunil Gavaskar When Kohli tries to move too much, his head shakes a lot and that is not helping him at all. Kohli needs to calm down a bit and focus on playing a long innings in the final.

‘It is not acceptable at this level’, says Sunil Gavaskar on Mohammed Siraj bowling a no ball in a big match against Pakistan

India has won against Pakistan by 6 runs. Sunil Gavaskar and Mohammed Siraj (Image Credit- Twitter X) An exciting match of the ongoing T20 World Cup 2024 between India and Pakistan (IND vs PAK) was played on June 9. Let us tell you that even though the Indian team won this low scoring match by 6 runs, but at one time in the 18th over of the match, something happened to fast bowler Mohammed Siraj, which former Indian player Sunil Gavaskar was seen criticizing during live commentary. It is worth noting that while chasing the target of 120 runs given by India, at one point Pakistan lost momentum, however looking at the team’s batting it seemed that Pakistan would achieve this target easily. Pakistan needed 30 runs to win in the last 3 overs, and Mohammad Siraj bowled the 18th over of the Pakistani innings. Imad Wasim, who was on strike, took a single on the first ball of this over and at this time Pakistan needed 29 runs in 17 balls to win. Iftikhar Ahmed was at the crease and had played only two balls before facing Siraj. After this, Siraj bowled the second ball of this over on which no runs were scored, but it was a front foot no ball. However, the Pakistani team scored some runs on the free hit received on this ball and Siraj conceded only 5 runs on the next 4 balls. But after bowling this ball, Gavaskar has lashed out at Siraj. Sunil Gavaskar lashed out at Siraj But during this time, former Indian opener and well-known cricket commentator Sunil Gavaskar, who was doing live commentary, was seen criticizing Mohammad Siraj. Gavaskar said – Never forget, you may be a professional cricketer, but you cannot throw a no-ball. It is in your control. A wide ball is not in your control, but a no-ball is. This is not acceptable at this level, it is unprofessional.

T20 World Cup 2024: “Backup bowler to Hardik Pandya…”- Sunil Gavaskar gave a big suggestion to Rohit-Dravid

In the T20 World Cup 2024, Team India will play its first match against Ireland on June 5. Hardik Pandya and Sunil Gavaskar (Photo Source: X/Twitter) Sunil Gavaskar Picks Perfect Bowling Combination For India: The ICC T20 World Cup 2024 has started on June 1 under the joint hosting of West Indies and America. Before the start of the tournament, Team India is going to play a warm-up match against Bangladesh in New York today (June 1). At the same time, the team will play its first match against Ireland on June 5. Everyone wants to know what will be the playing 11 combination of Team India in the T20 World Cup. Former Indian legend Sunil Gavaskar has given a big suggestion to Rohit Sharma and head coach Rahul Dravid to choose the right bowling attack. Team India should go with three spinners- Sunil Gavaskar Sunil Gavaskar has suggested to Rohit Sharma and Rahul Dravid that they should go with 3 spinners in the playing 11. Jasprit Bumrah will be the main fast bowler, while the vice-captain has chosen Hardik Pandya as the fifth bowling option. Talking in an interview given to Dainik Jagran, Gavaskar said, ‘Balanced bowling attack is most important in West Indies, so India can go with three spinners and two fast bowlers, with Hardik Pandya as the backup fast bowler. I think this will maintain the balance of the team. Sunil Gavaskar was asked about the Indian T20 World Cup 2024 squad, to which he replied, ‘I believe this is a team that has a good mix of experience and youth. Along with Rohit, Virat, Surya, Bumrah, there are young players like Yashasvi, Rishabh, Shivam, who strengthen the team. Gavaskar was also asked which teams will make it to the semi-finals of the tournament. Answering this, he said, ‘It cannot be said who the four semi-finalists will be because in my view all the teams look balanced. Indian team for T20 World Cup 2024 Rohit Sharma (captain), Hardik Pandya (vice-captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Sanju Samson, Shivam Dubey, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Siraj, Jasprit Bumrah Traveling Reserves- Shubman Gill, Rinku Singh, Khaleel Ahmed, Avesh Khan

When Sunil Narine fearfully asked Gautam Gambhir- Can I bring my girlfriend to IPL?

Sunil Narine is one of the important players of Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League. Sunil Narine and Gautam Gambhir. (Photo Source: Getty Images) Gautam Gambhir has recently made a big revelation about Sunil Narine. Gautam Gambhir told that Sunil Narine had made a strange demand from him in the Indian Premier League 2012. Sunil Narine had asked the then Kolkata Knight Riders captain Gautam Gambhir if he could bring his girlfriend to the stadium to watch the match. Let us tell you, Sunil Narine is one of the important players of Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League. Sunil Narine has been playing for Kolkata Knight Riders for the last several seasons and his performance has always been very good. Gautam Gambhir captained the Kolkata team in IPL 2012. He revealed that Sunil Narine used to be very quiet in the 2012 season and not a single word came out of his mouth. However, during the first practice session of KKR, he requested Gautam Gambhir to show the match to his girlfriend. Gautam Gambhir told Sportskeeda, ‘Sunil Narine and I are the same kind of people. I still remember when Sunil came for the first time in IPL 2012. We were in Jaipur and all the players were going for practice. I asked him to come for lunch. He was a very quiet person and did not say a single word during lunch. The first question Sunil Narine asked was, can I bring my girlfriend to IPL?’ Sunil Narine is like my brother: Gautam Gambhir Gautam Gambhir further said, ‘In the first season, Narayan was very quiet but now we talk about everything. He is like my brother and I don’t see him as a friend or a teammate. If both of us need each other, we call each other. We both don’t show much emotion and come back after doing our work.’ Sunil Narayan also performed very well in the Indian Premier League 2024. He was the most valuable player this season. Sunil Narayan played an important role in the victory of Kolkata Knight Riders with both bowling and batting. Many people praised his performance. 5 Australian players who scored half-century in their debut IPL match IPL 2024: These 11 foreign players took crores of rupees but flopped IPL 2024: 5 players who hit the most sixes in the 19th and 20th overs of IPL 5 fastest bowlers in IPL history Who are the head coaches of all 10 teams in IPL 2024? Which team has won the most matches against RCB in Chinnaswamy IPL 2024: 3 former RCB players who are wreaking havoc in SRH 4 players who have played more than 500 T20 matches MS Dhoni: Dhoni’s amazing record as CSK captain Which teams changed their captains before the start of IPL 2024

IPL 2024: Sunil Gavaskar selected his best team, did not give importance to players like Rohit, Ryan and Travis Head

Sunil Gavaskar has selected players like Virat Kohli, Sanju Samson and Ravindra Jadeja. Sunil Gavaskar (Photo Source: X/Twitter) The 17th season of IPL has ended. Under the captaincy of Shreyas Iyer, Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad and won the trophy. In this season of IPL, the players have won the hearts of fans and legends with their special batting, bowling and fielding. This season, big records have been made and broken. After the conclusion of IPL 2024, Indian legend Sunil Gavaskar has selected his best team. Gavaskar has selected players like Virat Kohli, Sanju Samson and Ravindra Jadeja. At the same time, five foreign players have been given a place in his team. Sunil Gavaskar gave place to these batsmen including Virat Kohli in the team Sunil Gavaskar has included Virat Kohli (Royal Challengers Bangalore), Sunil Narayan (Kolkata Knight Riders), Abhishek Sharma (Sunrisers Hyderabad), Sai Sudarshan (Gujarat Titans) in the team for the top-order batting order. Virat Kohli is the highest run-scorer this season with 741 runs. Sunil Narayan and Abhishek Sharma have been seen giving a quick start to their team while opening the innings. Sai Sudharsan is the highest run scorer for Gujarat Titans this year. The middle order consists of Sanju Samson (Rajasthan Royals), along with explosive batsman Heinrich Klaasen (Sunrisers Hyderabad), Nicholas Pooran (Lucknow Super Giants) and Shivam Dubey (Chennai Super Kings). These players got a place in the bowling department Sunil Gavaskar has selected Ravindra Jadeja (Ravindra Jadeja) and Andre Russell (Kolkata Knight Riders) as all-rounder players. In the fast bowling department, he has given place to Jaspreet Bumrah (Mumbai Indians), Pat Cummins, T Natarajan (Sunrisers Hyderabad) and Arshdeep Singh (Punjab Kings). All these four bowlers have been seen bowling brilliantly for their team this season. Kuldeep Yadav (Delhi Capitals) is the only full-time spinner in Gavaskar’s team. Sunil Gavaskar’s best team of IPL 2024- Virat Kohli, Sunil Narine, Sanju Samson, Sai Sudarshan, Heinrich Klaasen, Nicholas Pooran, Andre Russell, Abhishek Sharma, Shivam Dubey, Jaspreet Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, T Natarajan, Pat Cummins, Arshdeep Singh