Sunny Warns Aussies of Little Master!
Oct 23, 2009 Sports
We all know that the Australians team is soon going to land on the Indian soil. This time they are here for an exciting and fairly long cricketing season in India. To start off, they would be playing 7 hectic ODIs in India and they have already been warned about the terror of our little master again.
Sunil Gavaskar has warned the Aussie team to stay away from the in-form little master, our very own Sachin Tendulkar. He further state that the star batsman would come out with all guns blazing on the Aussies, especially with the kind of form he is in right now.
Soon this T20 cricketing season is going to end soon, with New South Wales already in the finals of the Champions League T20. And now the Indian cricket lovers as well as cricket geeks from all over the world are desperately waiting for an altogether new cricket tournament in the form of the class between Indians and Aussies!
Gavaskar further stated that as Sachin would be opening the batting for Indians, Aussies would be thinking of getting as soon as possible. But will that happen? Let us wait and watch!
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Silver Jubilee of World Cup 1983!
Jun 26, 2008 Sports
25 June, marks a special day in Indian cricket history. 25 years back on June 25, 1983, it was the lucky day, when Indian team won the first and the only cricket World cup till now. Captained by 23-year-old Kapil Dev, the memento was won by India, beating two-time world champions West Indies in the finals by 43 runs.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) organized the special ceremony for the ‘Kapil Devils’ to mark the 25 years of triumph on Sunday, June 22 in New Delhi. The Indian cricket fraternity has felicitated the silver jubilee year to celebrate one of the greatest victories in the cricket history. Members of Dev’s team were very delighted over the BCCI’s special felicitation ceremony.
All the former Indian Test captains, all Delhi-based Test cricketers, former and current women cricket captains, Delhi-based women international cricketers, including former and present office bearers of the BCCI were invited. BCCI president Sharad Pawar, welcomed the 1983 World Cup team members and congratulated them on completing silver jubilee year.
An emotional Dev said, “The entire team contributed to the victory. It brought the Indian cricket to the centre-stage of world cricket that we enjoy today. As a captain, how it happened, I really don’t know! But, when it happened, then only we could realize it. What we achieved 25 years ago was really unimaginable. In my opinion, the love and affection of countrymen, which we got, cannot be weighed in money.”
“Somewhere, I must say that the 1983 team believed in themselves. That time when somebody asked me, if we could be the world champions; I said no!” added the India’s all time most successful all-rounders.
Sunil Gavaskar, one of the senior members of 1983 squad said, “His dedication, discipline as a captain is there for everybody to learn. The way people follow Sachin Tendulkar today, we used to follow Dev at that time. He is the man who showed us the way. The time when he lifted the trophy was the greatest memory of my life. He is still the greatest cricketer India has ever produced.”
“The 1983 World Cup win was a start that led us to the Asia Cup, Rottman’s Cup, Benson and Hedges and World Championship triumphs. It was a tournament that captivated the imagination of the whole nation,” added the legendary opening batsman.
Rahul Dravid, Anil Kumble and Mohammed Azharuddin and former board presidents Salve, Raj Singh Dungarpur, Inderjit Singh Bindra and Ranbir Singh Mahendra were also present in the function to honor the team.
The Board presented a silver memento and cheque of Rs. 25 lakh to each of the 14 member of the 1983 squad.
The contribution of the victory team of 1983 world champions is actually priceless as they have marked the history with golden words and landed Indian cricket to success doors.
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Gavaskar quits as ICC cricket panel chief!
May 8, 2008 Sports
Indian former batting maestro Sunil Gavaskar has resigned from the post of the Chairman of International Cricket Council (ICC) on Thursday. He decided to quit from the post after being asked to choose between the twin role of his position with the ICC and his job as a TV commentator-cum-media columnist.
“Mr Gavaskar confirmed his decision to the ICC on Wednesday, a day after chairing this year’s meeting in Dubai,” an ICC statement said.
The former India captain, who was holding the post for eight years, had faced a lot of criticism during the recently concluded India-Australia series after he publicly questioned the sportsman spirit of the Aussie cricketers for their conduct in the Sydney Test.
“I have thoroughly enjoyed the eight years I have held the role (of ICC cricket committee chairman), which is an honorary position, and it has been extremely fulfilling to be able to give back to the game through that role,” Gavaskar said about his decision.
“However, with more and more cricket being played it has become clear that it is not possible for me to do justice to two jobs, the chairmanship of the ICC cricket committee and my media commitments.” He added.
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Gavaskar will be retained in committee: BCCI!
Mar 26, 2008 Sports
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) told on Wednesday that Sunil Gavaskar will not be removed from the chairmanship of the ICC Cricket Committee.
“The ICC has confirmed to the Indian Board that there has been no discussion to remove Gavaskar. The media speculation about removal of Gavaskar was based on a report in a London based paper is totally incorrect,” the BCCI said in a statement.
Earlier it was informed that the 58-year-old former India captain Sunil Gavaskar was asked to step down by the ICC because of conflicts in his twin role of commentator and columnist in the paper.
Gavaskar described England and Australia as “dinosaurs, still trying to voice their prejudiced opinions in the media, and may not open their eyes and see the reality” in a syndicated column at the weekend.
He is due to meet ICC chief executive Malcolm Speed to discuss the issue and the controversies.
The report said Gavaskar was defending his criticism of match referee Mike Procter, after he ruled against India’s Harbhajan Singh for alleged racial abuse of Andrew Symonds in a Test match in Sydney in January.
Gavaskar had reportedly claimed that white South African match referee Procter was biased against Indian players because of the color of their skin.
Pataudi, Gavaskar and Shastri will select ‘Player of the League’!
Mar 25, 2008 World
Former captain Mansur Ali Khan Patuadi, Sunil Gavaskar and Ravi Shastri will together select DLF Indian Premiere League’s ‘Player of the League’. Winner will get a trophy and a cash price of Rs 10 Lakhs from DLF Ltd.
IPL’s Chairman Lalit Modi said, “We have world level panels in the form of Pataudi, Gavaskar and Shastri. All the three were great players at world level.”
IPL will be started on April 18 when Shahrukh Khan’s Kokata team, Knight Riders will fight with Vijay Malya’s Banglore team, Royal Challengers in Chennaswami stadium of Bangalore.
Tags: DLF, Gavaskar, IPL, Lalit Modi, Mansur Ali Khan Patuadi, Ravi Shastri, Sunil Gavaskar
ICC summoned Gavaskar over twin role!
Mar 25, 2008 Sports
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has asked Sunil Gavaskar to explain an apparent conflict of interests between his roles as a cricket commentator and as a columnist in paper.
This incident happened after Gavaskar’s controversial statement in a column in which he said England and Australia as those ‘dinosaurs’ which are unable to digest the rising position of India in ICC’s matters.
There are doubts of the suspension of former Indian opener batsman Sunil Gavaskar from ICC’s cricket committee after the incident.
The matter is provoked last week in an official meeting of ICC in Dubai when members asked Gavaskar to select one post as both are contradictory. ICC didn’t decide to remove Gavaskar but is thinking of giving a choice between the twin roles.
Gavaskar will finalize the issue after meeting with the CEO Malcolm Speed in this week in Dubai’s headquarter
Gavaskar is earning pretty good money as a TV commentator and columnist in newspaper and this fact cannot be neglected while deciding to retain him at his chairmanship in cricket committee.
Sources of BCCI said that ICC still wants to retain Gavaskar even after this statement. Gavaskar had made more than 10,000 runs in test cricket and hold the chairmanship in ICC Cricket Committee in June 2000. After this, there is continues increment in his working but his irritation towards member countries like England and Australia is not tolerable to ICC officials.
ICC’s new President David Morgan has also shown his concern over the matter.
