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News18
11 hours ago
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- News18
No Shubman Gill! Panesar Backs GT Batter To Be Next Superstar Of Indian Cricket
Last Updated: Former England spinner Monty Panesar has backed Sai Sudharsan to become the next superstar of Indian cricket. Sudharsan was in red-hot form for GT in IPL 2025. Former England spinner Monty Panesar has reserved big praise for 23-year-old left-handed batter B Sai Sudharsan and backed him to become the next superstar of Indian cricket. Sudharsan, who has earned his maiden India Test call-up for the upcoming five-match series against England starting June 20 in Leeds, was in red-hot form for Gujarat Titans in the IPL 2025. He played 15 matches for the Shubman Gill-led side as an opening batter and, with the help of one century and six fifties, amassed a total of 759 runs. For his super show with the bat, Sudharsan won the Orange Cap in IPL 2025 and also bagged the Emerging Player of the Season award. The Tamil Nadu-based batter has played three ODIs and one T20I for Men in Blue so far, and he is now expected to play a big role for Shubman Gill & Co. in the upcoming five matches. Ahead of Sudharsan's much-awaited Test debut, Panesar, who played 50 Tests for England from 2006 to 2013 and picked up 167 wickets, said that the left-handed batter is very aggressive and fearless and could be the next superstar. 'The one thing that I want this Indian team to do is carry on the legacy of Virat Kohli. The way he played Test cricket. I would like to see the young Indian team play like that," Panesar told InsideSport. Sudharsan, who is likely to make his Test debut as a No. 3 batter, has 1957 runs to his name in 29 First Class matches played so far. He hammered a double century for Tamil Nadu against Delhi at Arun Jaitley Stadium in the 2024-25 Ranji Trophy season. First Published: June 09, 2025, 15:18 IST
News18
01-06-2025
- Sport
- News18
Ex-Spinner Accuses Virat Kohli Of 'Bailing Out' Of England Tour Due To Fear Of...
Last Updated: Monty Panesar thinks Virat Kohli skipped the UK Test tour to avoid mid-series exclusion. Former England spinner Monty Panesar believes Virat Kohli 'bailed out' of the five-Test tour of the UK in June because he was worried the team management would drop him mid-series. Speaking on Sunday, Panesar said that Kohli must have thought he'd 'call it a day' and give the youngsters a chance instead of facing that. According to chief selector Ajit Agarkar, Kohli reached out to his committee in April to convey his decision to retire from Tests. He announced it in May via a social media post, saying that the choice wasn't easy but 'felt right' because he had given the format everything he could in the 14 years since his debut in 2011. Later, some people close to him, like Delhi coach Sarandeep Singh, said the decision surprised them because Kohli was preparing to feature in the England Tests and had the hunger to score a ton of runs. 'I think he was definitely going to play," Panesar told Hindustan Times. 'I think England were expecting, everyone was expecting him to play. I'm surprised he's kind of like bailed out. But maybe the fact that outside off-stump, he's just thinking, well, you know, they may have had a word with him. They said, look, if you don't score well in the first couple of Test matches, don't expect to play all the five. So, he's probably thinking, well, I'll just call it a day and give the youngsters a go," he added. Kohli and Rohit Sharma's exits have indeed paved the way for several different players, both young and seasoned. Sai Sudharsan has earned his maiden Test call-up while Karun Nair has marked a return to the senior squad for the first time in eight years, while Shubman Gill has been appointed the captain. 'It would depend on how Karun Nair performs, he scored a double-hundred against the England Lions. He and Shubman Gill, that middle-order, how they bat. I think the batters who've played county cricket, if they are able to then transform that same form at the international level, then I think India have got a chance to win," he added. First Published: June 01, 2025, 15:20 IST
India Today
01-06-2025
- Sport
- India Today
Virat Kohli bailed out of the challenging England tour, claims former spinner
Former England spinner Monty Panesar feels star India batter Virat Kohli bailed out of the upcoming England tour. India are set to take on England in a five-match Test series beginning from June 20, which will also mark the start of World Test Championship Cycle of the all-important tour, Kohli announced his retirement from Test cricket, leaving everyone surprised. Recently, Monty Panesar shared his thoughts on Kohli's retirement, saying that he expected the batting stalwart to play in former off-spinner claimed that the former India captain may have been given an ultimatum by the team management and hence he decided to bail out of the tour by calling time on his Test career. 'I think he was definitely going to play. I think England were expecting, everyone was expecting him to play. I'm surprised he's kind of like bailed out. But maybe the fact that outside off-stump, he's just thinking, well, you know, they may have had a word with him. They said, look, if you don't score well in the first couple of Test matches, don't expect to play all the five. So, he's probably thinking, well, I'll just call it a day and give the youngsters a go,' Panesar told Hindustan Panesar said that India have a great chance to win if their middle order, particularly Karun Nair and Shubman Gill, perform would depend on how Karun Nair performs, he scored a double-hundred against the England Lions. He and Shubman Gill, that middle-order, how they bat. I think the batters who've played county cricket, if they are able to then transform that same form at the international level, then I think India have got a chance to win,' he upcoming series will also be the first assignment of Shubman Gill as the captain of the Indian Test team, who has been handed over the responsibility following Rohit Sharma's retirement. The 25-year-old has a herculean task at hand to inspire the team full of young stars to help India win a series in England for the first time since 2007.
BBC News
17-03-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Celebrity football match in Bognor raises funds for charity
A charity football match in West Sussex involving soap actors, reality TV stars and TikTok influencers was a "huge success", organisers have than 700 people attended the match at Bognor Regis Town FC's Nyewood Lane on Sunday, which raised funds for children's hospice Chestnut Tree those playing was Sussex-based Phil Turner, who finished runner-up in series 18 of The said he was "chuffed" so many attended and donated, adding: "The work Chestnut Tree House do is simply wonderful." A spokesperson for the charity said: "Thanks to support from the local community, children and families who know they don't have long together have the chance to live life to the full and say goodbye in the way that is right for them."The generosity of the local community makes this happen."Ex-England cricketer Monty Panesar, former EastEnders actors Ricky Groves and Dean Gaffney, and Calum Best, the son of football legend George Best, also played in the match. The charity said almost £6m was needed every year to fund Chestnut Tree House, which provides hospice care services and community support for children and young people with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions in East and West Sussex and spokesperson said the majority of its funds came from donations and fundraising.
