Kushan Sarkar

Kolkata

Special Correspondent at Press Trust of India

Covers cricket for @PTI_News. Co-Author of #MissionDomination, Previous gigs at #TOI, #Telegraph, #AsianAge. RTs not endorsements. trolls will be blocked

Articles

Gill-Pant duo set to take charge of Indian Test team, BCCI silent on Kohli

5 days ago | ptinews.com | Kushan Sarkar

Home > SPORTS > Gill-Pant duo set to take charge..... BackBy Kushan Sarkar NEW DELHI: (May 10) Flamboyant keeper-batter Rishabh Pant, in all likelihood, will be India's new vice-captain in Tests with talented batter Shubman Gill set to take charge of the national team in the traditional format.
Gill-Pant duo set to take charge of Indian Test team, BCCI silent on Kohli

5 days ago | theprint.in | Kushan Sarkar

“If Bumrah isn’t the captain, then there is no point offering him vice-captaincy,” a BCCI source told PTI. While the cricket fraternity is taken aback by talismanic Virat Kohli’s wish to retire from Test cricket, it has been learnt that selection committee did ponder over the idea of handing over leadership to him in England to allow Gill some more time to groom.
We had to evacuate 25,000 people without pressing panic button: IPL chairman Dhumal

6 days ago | theprint.in | Kushan Sarkar

Floodlights were dimmed and eventually turned off and a blackout protocol came into operation after Pathankot (85km from Dharamsala) and Jammu (a little over 197km away) came under a drone attack from Pakistan. Announcements were duly made to inform the sizeable crowd of floodlights being switched off. It was blamed on a technical snag at first, a ploy to ensure that the assembled fans did not panic.
IPL resumption: Why scrapping of Asia Cup in September is best option for BCCI

6 days ago | theprint.in | Kushan Sarkar

“It is extremely bad optics if cricket continues when there is a possibility of war with a rogue nation (Pakistan). Sports can continue when everything is normal. Plus it is very natural for foreign players and coaches to be wary and wanting to return home,” a senior BCCI official told PTI on condition of anonymity after the league was suspended indefinitely on Friday.
Rohit Sharma announces Test retirement; will continue in ODIs

1 week ago | theprint.in | Kushan Sarkar

“Hello everyone, I would just like to share that I am retiring from Test cricket. It’s been an absolute honour to represent my country in whites. “Thank you for all the love and support over the years. I will continue to represent India in the ODI format,” he posted on instagram with a picture of his Test cap after PTI’s newsbreak.
Rohit Sharma: The Box Office Hitman Forever

1 week ago | theprint.in | Kushan Sarkar

Or simply sit back and think about Rohit Sharma’s over-a-decade long Test journey in which the balance sheet of performance goes out of the window to make space for the memories he made. It wasn’t easy being a megastar in an era which well and truly belonged to Virat Kohli but Rohit did it with aplomb. The world always seemed a better place when Rohit pulled audaciously and smiled effortlessly.
Rohit Sharma announces retirement from Test cricket with immediate effect

1 week ago | ptinews.com | Kushan Sarkar

Home > SPORTS > Rohit Sharma announces retirement from Test..... BackBy Kushan Sarkar NEW DELHI: (May 7) Rohit Sharma on Wednesday announced his retirement from Test cricket with immediate effect ending all speculations about his future in the longest format. The 38-year-old was India's most prolific Test batter in the second half of his career, scoring 4301 runs in 67 Tests with 12 hundreds and 18 half centuries at an average of 40.57.
Rohit Sharma announces retirement from Test cricket with immediate effect

1 week ago | theprint.in | Kushan Sarkar

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Kuldeep can be extremely valuable in English conditions: Experts

1 week ago | theprint.in | Kushan Sarkar

The red ball specialists in other six IPL teams as usual will travel earlier as it has happened on previous tours of England, scheduled right after the conclusion of IPL. In Australia, Washington Sundar started as the first choice spinner since both Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin were benched after their underwhelming show at home against New Zealand.
Shield for Vaibhav: Establishment trying to create safety net for 14-year-old sensation

2 weeks ago | theprint.in | Kushan Sarkar

They were “kids” back then, who perhaps needed a supportive shoulder and people around them to provide sane advice. More than a decade later, Vinod Kambli, after back to back Test double tons, suddenly lost his way and stories of indiscipline, instead of his rasping slashes over point, flew around at speed of knots. Perhaps, none of them had a well-intentioned man of honour and integrity like 14-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi has in Rajasthan Royals’ head coach Rahul Dravid.