Indian captain Shubman Gill, left, congratulates Gurnoor Brar for taking three wickets. (AP Photo) TimesofIndia.com in Dharamsala: It is fitting that this is Gurnor Brar’s first international wicket. Shabman GulName on it: Ibrahim Zadran caught by Shabman Gul, bowled by Gurnoor Brar. If not for Gill, the 26-year-old could have been just another Indian fast…
India captain Shibman Gill (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia) Shabman Gul He added another chapter to his illustrious rise in international cricket by becoming the fastest Indian batsman to reach 3,000 ODI runs during the opening match of the three-match series against Afghanistan in Dharamsala on Saturday.The Indian skipper achieved the historic milestone in his 61st innings,…
Shubman Gul took a hand blender. New Delhi: India captain Shubman Gayle produced a stunning moment in the rain-shortened first ODI between India and Afghanistan in Dharamsala, lighting up the match with a one-handed screamer as India tightened their grip on the 25-over contest. The catch came at a crucial stage as Afghanistan looked to…
New Delhi: A heartwarming moment with India’s captain Shabman Gul It has gone viral after India’s dominant victory over Afghanistan in the lone Test at the New PCA Stadium in Milanpur. In a video widely shared on social media, a young ball boy stationed near the boundary ropes was seen touching Gill’s feet as the…
Shibman Gul and Manav Sattar (PTI photo) New Delhi: Indian captain Shabman Gul He described his team’s comprehensive victory against Afghanistan as a near-perfect performance, saying the team had “ticked all the boxes” with a strong performance in the only Test.Declared after taking India to 564 for 8 and then watching his bowlers dismiss Afghanistan…
India captain Shibman Gill (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia) Shabman Gul He is enjoying the best period of his Test career since taking over the captaincy of the Indian team. The right-hander has turned into a run-scoring machine in red ball cricket, leading from the front with one impressive performance after another.Gayle’s latest century against Afghanistan further…
File photo: Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer. (PTI photo) New Delhi: Former India batsman Sanjay Manjrekar believes Shubman Gill has stronger cricketing credentials than Shreyas Iyer to become India’s next T20I captain, but feels Gujarat lost out because of the Titans skipper’s difficulty in fitting him into the playing XI.The former batsman’s comments came shortly…
Afghanistan’s biggest weakness turned out to be their spin resources. With their established stars unavailable due to T20 league commitments around the world, the onus fell on Nangyalia Kharote and off-spinner Abdul Malik. However, the pair lacked the penetration needed to challenge a batting line-up of India’s calibre. Khorote gave away 95 runs in 20…
India’s Sai Sudharsan celebrates his 50th birthday (AP Photo) TimesofIndia.com at Milanpur: Head coach on the occasion of the one-off Test against Afghanistan Gautam Gambhir had said that Sai Sudharsan would get a “long rope” and that the management had full confidence in him to succeed at number one. 3. Sidharson, who was relieved twice…
India’s KL Rahul, left, celebrates his century with captain Shibman Gill (PTI photo) Shabman Gul And KL Rahul produced contrasting centuries as India dominated the first day of the one-off Test against Afghanistan, scoring 368 for 3 to take a firm grip on the contest.While Rahul relied on patience, discipline and textbook defense to score…