India squad for New Zealand ODIs: Jasprit Bumrah, Hardik Pandya likely to be rested | Cricket News

File Pic: Jasprit Bumrah celebrates with Hardik Pandya after taking a wicket. (PTI Photo) MUMBAI: Ace pacer Jasprit Bumrah and allrounder Hardik Pandya are likely to be rested from the upcoming home ODI series against New Zealand in order to keep the duo fresh for the T20 World Cup in Feb-March. Both, though, are likely […]

Confirmed: Virat Kohli to play third Vijay Hazare Trophy match for Delhi; date, opponent and venue revealed | Cricket News

NEW DELHI: Star India batter Virat Kohli is set to turn out for Delhi in their Vijay Hazare Trophy match against Railways on January 6 at the BCCI Centre of Excellence (COE) in Bengaluru, DDCA president Rohan Jaitley told PTI on Monday. While the BCCI has mandated centrally contracted players to feature in at least […]

‘People will forget’: Ex-India captain’s blunt warning to Sanju Samson | Cricket News

India’s Sanju Samson, left, and Abhishek Sharma (PTI Photo/Shashank Parade) Sanju Samson’s return to India’s T20 World Cup plans has come with both praise and a warning. After being named India’s first-choice wicketkeeper in the T20 World Cup 2026 squad, Samson found backing from former India selector Krishnamachari Srikkanth, who did not hold back while […]

Shubman Gill dropped from T20 World Cup squad: Indian cricket fans react with memes and jokes, ‘Absolute cinema’

Team India, led by captain Suryakumar Yadav and Head Coach, has stunned everyone by dropping Shubman Gill from the T20 squad for the 2026 World Cup. Numerous Indian cricket fans are shocked and surprised for multiple reasons. Many of them thought Shubman Gill should have been dropped due to his poor form. At the same […]

Shubman Gill dropped from Team India T20 squad: Check how India’s former vice captain has performed since 2024 World Cup

Shubman Gill has been dropped from Team India’s T20 squad for the 2026 World Cup. Ishan Kishan is back in the team as a backup wicket-keeper while Jitesh Sharma has also been dropped. Gill’s exclusion has stunned Indian cricket fans. As BCCI selectors gathered to select Team India’s squad for the 2026 T20 World Cup, […]

‘Heart of gold’: Hardik Pandya’s gesture after IND vs SA T20 match in Ahmedabad impresses social media | Viral video

Hardik Pandya’s explosive 63 off 25 balls at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad showed how lethal he could be on the field. His gesture after the match proved how humane he could be. One of his powerful sixes hit a cameraman positioned near the ropes. The cameraman was attended to by the medical team […]

Will India and South Africa meet in 2026 T20 World Cup final? Shukri Conrad hopes so | Cricket News

India, the defending T20 World Cup champions, will co-host the tournament with Sri Lanka from February 7 to March 8, having defeated the Proteas in a thrilling final in 2024. (Image credit: BCCI) NEW DELHI: South Africa head coach Shukri Conrad described his team’s tour of India as “a very successful one” and expressed hope […]

IND vs SA: Hardik Pandya goes full throttle in 5th T20I; hits 16-ball fifty | Cricket News

It took Hardik Pandya one ball to announce himself in Ahmedabad. The bat came down in a full arc, the ball went up and over, and somewhere beyond the rope a cameraman found himself part of the moment. Ahmedabad had barely settled when Pandya, walking in mid-innings, turned the fifth T20I on Friday into a […]

‘Might appoint Hardik Pandya’: Shubman Gill not to be vice-captain for T20 World Cup? Former cricketer drops bombshell | Cricket News

Former India batter Aakash Chopra said Shubman Gill is likely to continue as vice-captain for the T20 World Cup 2026, though he noted that Hardik Pandya remains an option. Gill was named vice-captain under Suryakumar Yadav ahead of the Asia Cup 2025, but a drop in form has led to criticism. While selecting his India […]

IND vs SA, 3rd T20I: Seamers wreak havoc as India thrash South Africa by seven wickets to go 2-1 up | Cricket News

From left, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh and Shivam Dube celebrate (PTI Photo/Arun Sharma) DHARAMSHALA: It’s a rarity in T20 cricket to see bowlers swinging the ball more than batters swinging their bats. It’s almost against the core marketing ethos of the format to see the ball dominating the bat, even as bowlers are fast being […]