India’s Tilak Varma plays a shot during the fifth T20 cricket match between India and South Africa in Ahmedabad, India, Friday, Dec. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki) NEW DELHI: Shreyas Iyer will continue to be with India T20I team for the remaining two T20Is vs New Zealand as Tilak Varma’s return to competitive cricket has […]
Jasprit Bumrah (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah said he has no preference between bowling with the new or old ball, stressing that his priority is contributing to the team’s success after India clinched the five-match T20I series with two games to spare following a commanding eight-wicket victory in the third match […]
India will face two existential challenges heading into the 2027 ODI World Cup in South Africa. The first is obvious: Rohit Sharma will be 40 years old. Even if his genius remains intact–though the recent evidence isn’t convincing–India will need a backup option. The second is philosophical, and again linked to Rohit Sharma. The “explode […]
Veteran batter Ajinkya Rahane has told Sanju Samson not to copy what Abhishek Sharma is doing and play his natural game. Samson was dismissed for a golden duck, meaning that he has scored just 16 runs in three matches so far in 2026, marking a poor run of form ahead of the T20 World Cup […]
Suryakumar Yadav (AP Photo) RAIPUR: Over the last few months, India’s T20I skipper Suryakumar Yadav has often talked about how well he was batting in the nets, and that it was “just a matter of a few innings” before he got going again. On the field, though, the numbers told a different story. The 35-year-old […]
When Suryakumar Yadav walked in to bat at No. 4 during the Raipur T20I, things weren’t looking good for India. They were eight for two at the end of two overs, chasing a target of 209 on a surface where stroke-making was encouraged. Yet, for the Indian captain, this was exactly what he had been […]
NEW DELHI: During his two-year international wilderness, Ishan Kishan underwent some serious soul-searching and asked himself a single question: “Can I again wear that India jersey and perform?” The answer was an emphatic yes, reflected in a destructive 76 off 32 balls in just his second international appearance since his comeback, turning New Zealand’s daunting […]
IND Vs NZ 2nd T20 Cricket Match LIVE Score: The 2nd T20I between India and New Zealand is scheduled for Friday (January 23, 2026) at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium in Raipur. India leads the five-match series 1-0 after a commanding 48-run victory in the opener in Nagpur, powered by Abhishek Sharma’s explosive […]
Suryakumar Yadav (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: Former India cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin believes captain Suryakumar Yadav’s 22-ball 32 in the opening T20I against New Zealand helped take the “monkey off his back” after a prolonged lean patch. Ashwin pointed out that Suryakumar had been under scrutiny due to his form, having averaged just over 13 across […]
India’s Abhishek Sharma (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.) Abhishek Sharma once again stole the show as India outplayed New Zealand by 48 runs in the opening T20 International on Wednesday. The 25-year-old dynamo smashed a whirlwind 84 off just 35 deliveries, while Rinku Singh provided the finishing flourish with an unbeaten 44 from 20 balls, guiding […]
