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Shubman is a ‘work in progress’ and will grow into a better captain: Ashish Nehra

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Ashish Nehra (CAB Media) Ashish Nehra described Shubman Gill’s captaincy as a ‘work in progress’, emphasising that he will improve with experience. The Gujarat Titans (GT) head coach believes Shubman is a keen learner despite being reserved. Speaking at the CAB annual awards ceremony in Kolkata on Monday, Nehra said, “Shubman is someone who does not talk or have as many conversations as Hardik Pandya. But he is very much to the point. He is also a keen learner – actually, I would rather say he is a keen observer. He learns from others as well, and he is only going to get better. He is still a work in progress. He is only 26 or 27, and it’s not as if he has been captain for many years. It has only been one or two seasons. You learn things as you go, and you get better.” Having dealt with both Shubman and Hardik at the Titans, Nehra was asked to draw a comparison between their leadership qualities. “They are very different,” he said. “You are talking about the North Pole and the Sout...
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Ishan Kishan and the invisible inner voice behind the 270 runs

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Ishan Kishan (PC-BCCI TV) When Ishan Kishan offered a dead bat to everything Mohammed Siraj bowled in the final over before the lunch break in the ongoing Duleep Trophy final, it seemed as if the left-hand batter had rebuilt certain parts of his batting manual. The foundation stone for those reworked parts turned out to be disappointment, learning and his inner voice. More than two years ago, Kishan decided to take a break from international cricket. Subsequently, there were reports that, as he didn’t play domestic cricket during the 2023-24 season, he had dropped out of national reckoning. Soon, Kishan was even left out of the national contract list. Prior to finding himself out of the national side, Kishan had also been repeatedly warming the benches. At that very moment, lesser mortals might have wallowed in darkness. Not so Kishan. He hasn’t just charted a path back into the national fold; he is thriving too. And a sportsperson who has overcome the hard grind of pain and distres...
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Abhishek vs Gill: When Childhood Friends Found Themselves on Opposite Sides

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PC: Sher-E-Punjab Media For years, the cricketing world has watched Abhishek Sharma and Shubman Gill do everything together, from their days at the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) and the Under-19 side, to sharing dressing rooms and eventually opening together for India. The two have grown up alongside each other. Their friendship has become one of the most endearing duos in Indian cricket, built on years of affection, trust, familiarity, competition and banter. On Monday, September 7, at the Sher-E-Punjab T20 tournament, friendship had to take a back seat. Abhishek and Gill found themselves on opposite sides of the contest, with Abhishek leading the Amritsar Soormas and Shubman returning to captain the Fazilka Falcons. The anticipation and excitement around the match had been building for days. There were posts, comments and reels all across social media. That fascination had little to do with the points table and everything to do with the two men at the centre of it: two of Punj...
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Why Test Twenty will be good for the women’s game

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  Test Twenty (PC: Test Twenty/X) Anyone who is watching the Asia Cup will know why I am saying what I am in this piece. The gap between the women’s teams in Asia is constantly widening and such a thing can’t be good for the sport. You can’t enjoy a one sided Indian wins time and again and the contests are losing charm and steam. This is because the access and support in some of the other countries aren’t as much and the youth don’t really have the opportunity to get better and match the Indians. That’s where Test Twenty format can help them. It is a format that is most likely to be played in Sri Lanka in November for its inaugural season and will have a mix of athletes from across the world playing in teams, which have an equal representation of women and men. Imagine Sri Lankan women between the ages of 13-21 playing with their Indian counterparts in one team and sharing the same change room. It is bound to help Sri Lankan cricket going forward. With coaches like Raj Kumar Sha...
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Indian Players’ WCPL Round-Up: Shikha, Yastika impress but poor debut for Vastrakar

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Shikha Pandey, Yastika Bhatia, and Kiran Navgire in WCPL 2026 (PC: CPL T20) The fifth season of the Women’s Caribbean Premier League (WCPL) is underway, with two matches already played. Four Indian players are in action this season, with Yastika Bhatia and Shikha Pandey representing Trinbago Knight Riders (TKR), while Kiran Navgire and Pooja Vastrakar are playing for Barbados Tridents (BT), formerly known as Barbados Royals. The two teams faced each other in the tournament opener in Bridgetown on September 5, with TKR securing a 21-run victory over the three-time defending champions, Tridents. Both Yastika and Shikha made an impact for the Knight Riders. It is a debut WCPL season for Yastika, Navgire and Vastrakar, and Yastika made an immediate impression with the bat. Opening alongside Laura Harris, she stitched together a quickfire 67-run partnership in just 5.4 overs before scoring 35 off 28 balls at a strike rate of 125. Defending 155, veteran medium-pacer Shikha, who is playin...
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Monty Desai expected to take over as Gujarat head coach

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Monty Desai Monty Desai is set to be named the head coach of Gujarat. As per sources, Desai’s appointment “is in the process” of being finalised in the next few days. Desai recently stepped down as the coach of Canada after overseeing a couple of ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup League 2 tri-series. Incidentally, this was his second stint with Canada. Desai has also coached Nepal and the UAE. He has also held key roles with IPL franchises such as Gujarat Lions and Rajasthan Royals, alongside the West Indies. Desai had a successful stint with Nepal, helping them qualify for the T20 World Cup in 2024 and the Asia Cup in 2023. In 2018, he was also named the head of the Andhra domestic team. For more cricket updates, follow RevSportz   The post Monty Desai expected to take over as Gujarat head coach appeared first on Sports News Portal | Revsportz .
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Harshitha Holds Nerves to Seal Sri Lanka’s Win vs Bangladesh

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PC- Sri Lankan Cricket, instagram Sri Lanka held their nerve to secure a four-wicket win over Bangladesh on Sunday in the ongoing Women’s Asia Cup. Sri Lanka won the toss and opted to field first, restricting Bangladesh to 114/8. They chased down the target with four balls to spare and secured the top place in the group chart with 6 points. Here are some key takeaways from the match: Bangladesh’s batting fades after steady start Bangladesh got off to a good start, reaching 31 without losing a wicket. Dilara Akter played a steady knock of 26 off 26 balls, while Sobhana Mostary, at number three, scored 34 off 41 balls to keep the innings moving. However, after reaching four for 93, Bangladesh struggled to score freely and lost wickets at regular intervals. Sri Lanka’s bowlers kept the pressure on with disciplined bowling and made it difficult for the Bangladesh batters to build partnerships. Bangladesh slipped from 93/4 to 114/8, losing five wickets for just 21 runs and leaving...
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