File photo of Gautam Gambhir© AFP Former Pakistan cricket team star Basit Ali believes that VVS Laxman has established himself as a ‘hot’ contender to become the next India coach following the win over South Africa in the third T20I encounter on Wednesday. Laxman is currently the coach for the side in South … Read more
Basit Ali has criticised Team India’s batting coach for not doing his job.© AFP The Indian men’s cricket team, led by head coach Gautam Gambhir, has come under severe criticism following the Test series whitewash against New Zealand at home. For the first time ever, India lost a series at home with a … Read more
Rohit Sharma (L) and Virat Kohli© AFP Indian cricket team star batters Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma have come under a lot of criticism following their side’s 0-3 series defeat against New Zealand. Both superstars failed to impress with the bat as the Indian cricket team lost three consecutive Test matches in the … Read more
Former Pakistan cricket team star Basit Ali was all praise for Rishabh Pant and said that the India wicket-keeper batter should be sold for Rs 50 crore in the IPL 2025 Auction. Pant was the only shining light in India’s performance as they slumped to a massive loss against New Zealand in the … Read more
Pakistan’s red-ball format head coach, Jason Gillespie has urged former cricketers to avoid unwarranted criticism of the national team as he believes it can deeply affect the players. Gillespie admitted that the comments former players made in TV shows and Youtube channels indeed bruised the cricketers. “I’m very protective of players and very … Read more
Former Pakistan cricketer Basit Ali wants Team India to drop star batter KL Rahul from the Test side once Shubman Gill is fit enough to play again. Gill missed the first Test against New Zealand in Bengaluru, which India lost by 8 wickets on Sunday, due to a stiff neck. India roped Sarfaraz … Read more
Women’s T20 World Cup: File photo of the Pakistan cricket team.© AFP Both Pakistan and India are out of the Women’s T20 World Cup from the group stage. India’s hopes of qualifying for the semi-finals hinged of Pakistan’s match against New Zealand. Had Pakistan won the match, the Harmanpreet Kaur-led India would have … Read more
Former cricketer Basit Ali slammed Pakistan’s pitch curator Tony Hemming by claiming that the Australian doesn’t know how to “prepare for a pitch” ahead of the second Test in Multan. In Pakistan’s series opener against England, the hosts were blown away by the visitors’ skill set. Under the scorching heat in Multan, Pakistan … Read more
Former Pakistan player Basit Ali slammed the Pakistani team following India’s marvellous performance in the second T20I of the three-match series against Bangladesh at the Arun Jaitley Stadium here. Nitish Kumar Reddy shined with both bat and ball, scoring a fine half-century and picking up two wickets for which he was awarded the … Read more
Former Pakistan cricketer Basit Ali lauded young Indian pace sensation Mayank Yadav on his international debut and expressed hope that he travels to Australia for the five-Test match Border-Gavaskar Series starting from November 22 in Perth. The new-look India boosted by debuts of tearaway pacer Mayank Yadav and all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy secured … Read more