T20 World Cup: West Indies cannot be taken for granted; India needs a smart plan to handle their batting threat, says Gavaskar

February 27, 2026 3:18 PM

T20 World Cup: West Indies cannot be taken for granted; India needs a smart plan to handle their batting threat, says Gavaskar

Defending champions India registering a comfortable 72-run win over Zimbabwe may have steadied nerves in the camp, but legendary opener Sunil Gavaskar said that they cannot afford to take two-time champions West Indies lightly, and the 'Men in Blue' need to come up with smart plans to tackle the Windies' batting threat when the two teams meet in a cracking winner-takes-it-all Super Eights showdown in Kolkata on Sunday. "As they say, 'If it ain't broke, don't fix it'. But India were broken again...

IND vs WI: KL Rahul surpasses Gambhir and Rohit, joins elite club of Indian openers

October 3, 2025 2:18 PM

IND vs WI: KL Rahul surpasses Gambhir and Rohit, joins elite club of Indian openers

India opener KL Rahul on Friday became the fourth Indian batter to score 10 or more centuries as a Test opener, surpassing Gautam Gambhir and Rohit Sharma, who have nine each. The milestone came during the first Test against the West Indies at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Rahul made 100 off 197 balls with 12 fours before he was dismissed by Jomel Warrican at the start of the second session, giving a sitter to Justin Greaves at short extra-cover. He now joins Sunil Gavaskar (33 centu...