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Used To Stand In Sun For Hours, To Bat For 10 Mins: Shikhar Dhawan Reflects On Early Career Struggles
Shikhar Dhawan Foundation: Former India captain Shikhar Dhawan has recently shared insights into the early struggles of his career during a heartwarming event as part of his interaction with budding cricketers from various NGOs for the Shikhar Dhawan Foundation. In a conversation with underprivileged children, Dhawan disclosed the challenges he faced when starting in cricket.
“I started playing at a young age for a club, practiced for a year, and got to play a tournament after a year. For a year I used to perform various chores, like rolling the pitch, bringing tea for the coaches, and enduring long hours under the sun, all in the hopes of getting just 10 minutes to bat at the end of the day,” Dhawan told IANS.
These early sacrifices and hard work eventually paid off, propelling him to where he is today as an internationally renowned cricketer.
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Manoj Tiwari Backs Rohit To Return To Form, Says It Will Take Time, Effort To Rectify Mistakes
Border Gavaskar Trophy: Team India’s Test and ODI captain, Rohit Sharma has been under the spotlight since the 1-3 defeat to Australia in the 2024/25 Border Gavaskar Trophy series. The opening batter’s struggles continued in Australia which saw him recuse himself from the playing XI for the final Test at Sydney Cricket Ground.
Sam Konstas Will Learn A Lot From The Games He’s Played So Far, Says Ricky Ponting
Melbourne Cricket Ground: Australia batting great Ricky Ponting believes young Sam Konstas has a long way to go if he is to cement his place as a Test opener, and added that playing two matches against India would have given him a lot of learnings. Konstas made 113 in his first two Tests against India, averaging 28.25 and enthralling everyone with a rollicking 60 off 65 balls on debut at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Konstas has also been included in Australia’s Test tour of Sri Lanka, starting later this month in Galle.
Pretty Hard To Take BGT Series Loss, Batters Need To Take Responsibilities: Sunil Joshi
Nitish Kumar Reddy: Australia reclaiming the Border-Gavaskar Trophy at Sydney after ten years meant India couldn’t achieve its ambition of making a three-peat of Test series wins on Australian soil. It was a tour where India’s batting didn’t click in unison, as seen from them being unable to go past the 200-run mark six out of nine times.
India's Defensive Mindset Was The Biggest Reason For Their Struggles Against Australia, Says Deep Das
Deep Das Gupta: Former India wicketkeeper Deep Das Gupta opined that India's 1-3 defeat against Australia in the five-Test Border-Gavaskar Trophy was due to their defensive mindset across the series
Rohit's Hunger To Play Test Cricket Must Reflect In His Actions: Bangar
Sydney Cricket Ground: Former India coach Sanjay Bangar feels that India captain Rohit Sharma, who is enduring a lean patch in Test cricket, has to show his hunger for runs in his actions to continue playing the red-ball format.
'He's Been Sitting In NCA For Don't Know How Long', Shastri Questions Shami's Injury Management
World Cup Final: Former India head coach Ravi Shastri has questioned BCCI for the injury management of the senior pacer Mohammed Shami and its decision not to fly the pacer over for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series, which India lost 3-1.
Hard To Argue That Ind Vs Aus Isn't The Biggest Rivalry In World Cricket: Ponting
Melbourne Cricket Ground: With unprecedented attendance in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy between India and Australia, former Australia captain Ricky Ponting asserted that it's hard to argue that the rivalry between the two teams isn't the biggest in world cricket.
The 'best Should Play The Best' For Test Cricket To Survive, Says Shastri On Two-tier System
The Sydney Morning Herald: Former India head coach Ravi Shastri believes the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series, in which Australia prevailed 3-1 over India, is the perfect testament to why the longest and ‘best format of the game is still alive and thriving.’
Shikhar Dhawan, Ross Taylor Headline Delhi Royals Squad In Legend 90 League
Shikhar Dhawan: Former India opener Shikhar Dhawan and veteran New Zealand batter Ross Taylor will headline the roster for Delhi Royals, one of the seven franchises, in the Legend 90 League, which is set to be played in February 2025.
Sydney Test: 200 May Not Be A Defendable Target Without Bumrah, Says Gavaskar
Sydney Cricket Ground: With India holding a 145-run lead over Australia at the end of Day 2 of the final Test match, a lot of questions are surrounding whether India's skipper and premier fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah will be able to take part in what is expected to be the final day’s proceedings in the fifth and final Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 at the Sydney Cricket Ground here on Sunday.
No Former Indian Player Has Complained Of Grass On SCG Pitch, Says Gavaskar
Sydney Cricket Ground: Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar took a dig on Australian and said the green top Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) surface hasn't been a topic of debate among the former Indian players but had it been a spin-friendly pitch in India, the visitors would have gone mad about it.
5th Test: Rohit Might Just Pull The Plug On His Test Career After Sydney Game, Says Shastri
Sydney Cricket Ground: Former India head coach Ravi Shastri has predicted that Rohit Sharma might just end his Test career after the ongoing fifth Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground, where he opted to rest. In his absence, Jasprit Bumrah is leading the side, with Shubman Gill coming into the playing eleven.
BGT: How Gill Comes Into The Playing Eleven, That's The Call Of The Team, Says Shastri
Boxing Day Test: Former India head coach Ravi Shastri said a player of Shubman Gill’s quality must feature in India’s playing eleven in Tests, adding that how he fits in for the Sydney Test against Australia is the team’s call.
These Rumours Are Not Good; They're Not Amateur Cricketers: Madan Lal
Boxing Day Test: Former India fast bowler Madan Lal voiced his disappointment over reports of leaked discussions from the Indian dressing room, which hinted at a rift within the team. He questioned how such internal matters were disclosed and stated that if these rumours were true, it would reflect poorly on the team.
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