India head coach Gautam Gambhir insisted Sanju Samson remains in contention despite his surprise omission from the playing XI after England thrashed India by 125 runs in the third T20I to take a 2-0 lead in the five-match series. The defeat, India’s biggest in T20Is in terms of runs, has intensified scrutiny over the team’s […]
Shreyas Iyer and Gautam Gambhir (X-BCCI) India captain Shreyas Iyer has insisted he is ready to embrace the challenges of leading the national T20I side, saying he always believed the opportunity would come after consistent performances for both his IPL franchise and the country. Iyer, who was appointed India’s new T20I captain in place of […]
Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami. (AP Photo) Former India captain and ex-BCCI president Sourav Ganguly has thrown his weight behind Mohammed Shami, urging selectors to bring the experienced pacer back into India’s national setup. Speaking at an event in Kolkata ahead of Kolkata Knight Riders’ clash with Lucknow Super Giants, Ganguly made a strong case […]
MS Dhoni and Sanju Samson (PTI Photos) NEW DELHI: Sanju Samson has expressed his excitement about finally sharing a dressing room with legendary cricketer MS Dhoni in the upcoming Indian Premier League season. Although Samson has spoken to Dhoni before and met him during national team camps, he says this will be the first time […]
Former BCCI Chairman of Selectors Sandeep Patil has opened up about the fractured relationship between himself and current India head coach Gautam Gambhir. Speaking on the Vickey Lalwani Show this week, Patil detailed how Gambhir has refused to speak to him, or even acknowledge his presence, since he was dropped from the national side more […]
NEW DELHI: India legend Sunil Gavaskar lavished praise on vice-captain Axar Patel for his breathtaking fielding display in India’s nerve-wracking T20 World Cup semifinal win over England at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium. Gavaskar even compared Axar’s impact in the field to that of Ravindra Jadeja, saying the all-rounder has stepped up to fill the void left […]
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 6 (ANI): England all-rounder Jacob Bethell continued to prove his mettle at big stages with a scintillating, lone warrior century against India in a hard-fought semifinal at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium on Thursday, which the Three Lions lost by seven runs. He also became the fourth all-format centurion for England in international […]
India vs South Africa (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki) NEW DELHI: South Africa hammered India by 76 runs in their opening Super 8 match of the T20 World Cup, handing the hosts a reality check and exposing serious flaws in their batting at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday. Chasing 188, India collapsed to 111 […]
India are set to take on South Africa in their first Super 8 fixture of the T20 World Cup 2026 on Sunday, 22 February at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. The Men in Blue head into the contest on an unbeaten run, having won all four of their group-stage matches. The Suryakumar Yadav-led side […]
India’s Varun Chakravarthy (AP Photo) Former India captain Kris Srikkanth has backed Varun Chakravarthy as India’s most dangerous weapon at the moment, even suggesting that the mystery spinner is proving more lethal than Jasprit Bumrah in the ongoing T20 World Cup 2026. Srikkanth also expressed surprise that Varun is not receiving the recognition he deserves.Varun […]
