Tag: Gautam Gambhir

New Delhi: A turnout of 60.21 per cent was recorded in elections for Delhi’s seven parliamentary constituencies on Sunday amid reports of EVM malfunctioning in some polling stations, the Election Commission said. The voting in the city, in the penultimate of the seven-phase elections, has sealed the fate of 164 candidates of various political parties […]

New Delhi: Cricketer-turned-politician and the BJP’s East Delhi MP Gautam Gambhir on Monday condemned the attack on a Muslim man in Haryana’s Gurugram and demanded exemplary action against the culprits. “In Gurugram Muslim man told to remove skull cap, chant Jai Shri Ram. It is deplorable. Exemplary action needed by Gurugram authorities. We are a […]

New Delhi: Former India batsman Gautam Gambhir has come out in support of M.S. Dhoni in the gloves controversy, saying ICC’s job is not to look at who is wearing what. This after the governing body turned down BCCI’s request to allow the stumper to keep sporting the Army insignia at the World Cup. “The […]

Mumbai: Former India opener Gautam Gambhir Wednesday blasted the MSK Prasad-led senior selection panel after middle-order batsman Ambati Rayudu decided to retire from all forms of cricket, saying the five selectors combined would not have made the runs Rayudu has scored in his career. Ignored for the ongoing ICC World Cup Rayudu announced his retirement […]

New Delhi: Former cricketers, including India’s Gautam Gambhir, came down heavily on the International Cricket Council (ICC) for its “ridiculous” rule on boundary count that decided the World Cup title in England’s favour and denied New Zealand after a pulsating final in London. In a thrilling encounter on Sunday night at the Lord’s, England were […]

New Delhi: Former Indian cricketers Kapil Dev and Gautam Gambhir have praised M.S. Dhoni’s decision of spending two months with the Indian Army, saying this move by the 38-year-old will inspire youth to serve the country. Dhoni has begun his two-month training with the Indian Army’s Parachute Regiment. On Wednesday, he joined the battalion, which […]

Former Indian cricketer and the current BJP MP from East Delhi, Gautam Gambhir has once again took a dig at former Pakistani cricketer Shahid Afridi who termed the move of Indian government to revoke Article 370 as ‘unprovoked aggression and crimes against humanity’. Taking the matter to twitter, Afridi tweeted: “Kashmiris must be given their […]

Bhubaneswar: With the Modi government bringing in a new calculus in the Jammu and Kashmir post the abrogation of Article 370 and bifurcating the State into two units – J&K and Ladakh, the paradigm move has left the neighbour shell-shocked, especially when the country was making a lot of song and dance over US President […]

New Delhi: The Sports fraternity has come together to condole the demise of former External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj. Swaraj, 67, passed away late on Tuesday after suffering a massive cardiac arrest. Her sudden demise led to an outpour of emotions on the social media as various sports personalities expressed shock and grief and recalled […]

New Delhi: Cricketer-turned-politician Gautam Gambhir’s daughter turned showstopper recently at the Fascino Faces Kids Fashion Week, featuring the Autumn Winter’19 collections. Azeen sauntered the ramp in a ravishing Pooja Wang ensemble, which observed some stunning ruffles, veils and pastel pallets with a pompous set design. Taking to Twitter, Gambhir posted a picture with his daughter […]

Trinidad: Right-handed batsman Shubman Gill, who has not been included in the India squad for the ongoing India Tour of West Indies, has become the youngest to score a first-class double century for an Indian representative team. On Thursday, Gill — aged 19 years 334 days — scored a brilliant double century against West Indies […]

New Delhi: Former India opener Gautam Gambhir believes in the present era of T20 and ODIs, Test cricket should become more appealing to the new generation and must address some core issues. In order to add more excitement to the longest format of the game, the International Cricket Council (ICC) has already come out with […]

New Delhi: Former India opener Gautam Gambhir feels it would be wrong to mount pressure on young wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant and the team management should back him. Pant has been inducted in all the three formats of the game for Team India. While the 21-year-old has performed well in Tests, he has been found struggling […]

New Delhi: Out of favour Pakistan pacer Mohammad Irfan’s claims of ending the career of former India batsman Gautam Gambhir has not been received too kindly by the fans on Twitter. The left-arm seamer had said in an interview that he thought Gambhir’s international career ended because of a spell Irfan bowled to him in […]

New Delhi: Former Indian cricketer Gautam Gambhir is elated with the selection of Sanju Samson for the upcoming three-match T20I series against Bangladesh and has asked the wicketkeeper-batsman to grab the “long overdue” opportunity with both hands. “This is well and truly through the gap by Sanju Samson!!! Congratulations on being picked in the T20I […]