Rohit Sharma

India coach Gambhir backs 'incredibly tough men' Rohit, Kohli

India coach Gautam Gambhir on Monday backed "incredibly tough men" Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli to prove their critics wrong and find form in Australia.

Rohit may quit Tests if India fail in Australia, says Srikkanth

India must start planning for Rohit Sharma's successor if the team do not play well in their five-Test series in Australia as the captain could well retire from the longest format, former skipper Krishnamachari Srikkanth has said.

Rohit, Kohli under fire as India chews over 'tough pill' of NZ loss

With Australia looming large, the form of 37-year-old Rohit and superstar batsman Kohli, 35, is of particular concern to Indian cricket fans.

Right mindset key to handle Australian pitches: Rohit

After India's batting frailties were brutally exposed in a 3-0 home series defeat by New Zealand, captain Rohit Sharma said it was important that his players get in the right frame of mind for what promises to be a challenging tour of Australia.

Crushing home series loss to NZ low point of my career: Rohit Sharma

After stunning victories in Bengaluru and Pune, the Black Caps won the third Test in Mumbai by 25 runs to become the first team to whitewash India at home in a series featuring three or more matches.

T20 cricket hurting Test batting, says India coach Gambhir

Batsmen have forgotten how to defend in Test cricket because of the T20 game, India coach Gautam Gambhir said Thursday ahead of the third and final match against New Zealand.

Time running out for struggling India stalwarts Kohli, Rohit

Through three World Cup titles, two World Test Championship (WTC) finals, and a 12-year Test series winning streak on home soil, Kohli and Sharma, often together, have been integral to every major Indian success of the last 17 years.

Too much pressure on Ashwin, Jadeja, says Sharma

After a surprising series defeat by New Zealand, India's skipper Rohit Sharma said undue expectation was being put on frontline spinners Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja, as he called for more collective bowling efforts to win Test matches.

No Shami, Kuldeep in India squad for Border-Gavaskar Trophy

Seamer Mohammed Shami will not play in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy test series against Australia while spinner Kuldeep Yadav has been sidelined with a groin injury as the country's cricket board (BCCI) announced an 18-member squad on Friday.

May 7, 2024
May 7, 2024

Friends forever: Rohit through the lens of Yuvraj

The bond between Yuvraj and Rohit traces back to the Mumbaikaar’s early days in the Indian setup. It's widely known that Yuvraj was one of Rohit's close friends within the team.

May 2, 2024
May 2, 2024

Pandya vital for India's T20 World Cup campaign: Agarkar

Pandya was named as vice-captain earlier this week for next month's showpiece 20-over tournament, jointly hosted by the United States and West Indies, with veteran Rohit Sharma leading the squad.

May 2, 2024
May 2, 2024

Morning games the reason behind additional spinner: Rohit

India named their 15-member squad and four travelling reserves for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024 this week and skipper Rohit Sharma and chief selector Ajit Agarkar addressed a press conference to reveal the thinking behind the selection choices made.

April 26, 2024
April 26, 2024

‘The problem in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh...’: Wasim Akram on relentless Pandya criticism

Akram believes that fans in the Indian sub-continent have a tendency to hold onto past grievances.

April 19, 2024
April 19, 2024

Rohit Sharma ‘not a fan’ of IPL’s Impact Player rule

Former India pacer Zaheer Khan echoed similar sentiments.

April 2, 2024
April 2, 2024

New skipper Pandya under fire from Rohit fans as Mumbai slump

Mumbai replaced Rohit, who leads India in all formats, as captain before the IPL season started last month after the Pandya returned from Gujarat

March 26, 2024
March 26, 2024

India, Pakistan to visit as Australia announce schedule for home summer

Australia have released details of their schedule for their upcoming home summer, which includes the visit of Pakistan for six white-ball contests and the eagerly awaited Test series against India.

March 25, 2024
March 25, 2024

Gujarat edge Mumbai in IPL thriller to spoil Pandya's homecoming

Gujarat Titans edged out Mumbai Indians by six runs in an IPL thriller on Sunday as Hardik Pandya suffered a defeat as Mumbai captain after he controversially replaced Rohit Sharma.

March 8, 2024
March 8, 2024

India stretch lead to 255 after Rohit, Gill tons

Centuries from skipper Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill helped India entrench their control of the final Test against England with a 255-run lead on Friday.

February 27, 2024
February 27, 2024

'Tourist-unfriendly' India dim England's 'Bazball' aura

India's five-wicket victory on a spiteful track in Ranchi was not really a cakewalk, thanks to England's never-say-die spin attack.