Gavaskar, one of the best Test batters produced by India, turned 75 on Wednesday. Tendulkar hailed Gavaskar as one of his heroes and for becoming "younger and energetic" day by day and still being involved passionately with cricket.
Ahead of the second Test against Sri Lanka, Bangladesh assistant coach Nic Pothas said that the Bangladesh batting line-up is relatively inexperienced as they are in the early stages of their Test careers and requested that the fans watching them be patient
Star Australia off-spinner Nathan Lyon was really impressed with the inexperienced spinners performances against India despite losing the series with a margin of 1-4 after winning the first Test at Hyderabad.
India and England will lock horns in the fifth and final Test of the series in Dharamshala from Thursday, which will be Ashwin's 100th Test as well. In 99 Tests so far, Ashwin has taken 507 wickets at an average of 23.91, including 35 five-wicket hauls, with the best bowling figures of 7/59.
Taking to X (formerly Twitter), Pietersen pointed out how even the great South African all-rounder had an underwhelming start to his Test career, averaging 22, but he turned out to be an all-time great of the game. He also said that Gill is a "serious player".
West Indies speedster Shamar Joseph made a dream start to his Test career by dismissing Steve Smith on his very first delivery on the first day in the first Test against Australia at Adelaide Oval on Wednesday.
David Warner announced his retirement from the longest format of the game after the completion of the three-match Test series played against Pakistan at home, which the team went on to win 3-0.
Warner concluded his Test career on a winning note, securing an eight-wicket win over Pakistan in the third Test at his home arena of Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG). He hit scores of 34 and 57 in his final appearances in Test whites for Aussies.