Kumar Sangakkara cited Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s example on how he wants his players to approach the game in the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) as the Sri Lankan returned as the head coach of the franchise following the departure of Rahul Dravid. Already a Director of the Cricket in the franchise, Sangakkara will […]
Former India batter Sanjay Bangar has underlined the importance of clearly defining Shubman Gill’s role at the top of the order, urging the opener to concentrate on sound cricketing shots rather than chasing big hits. Bangar believes Gill’s value lies in providing stability, especially with explosive batters like Hardik Pandya, Jitesh Sharma and Shivam Dube […]
Shreyas Iyer’s reign as Indian T20I captain didn’t go as he and the whole Indian think-tank would have wanted. After being humiliated by Ireland last month, the Men in Blue surrendered in front of England in the five-match series on Thursday with a game to spare as the visitors slumped to a nine-wicket loss in […]
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 […]
Sanju Samson and Ashok Sharma (Image credit: Agencies) NEW DELHI: Wicketkeeper-batter Sanju Samson has been left out of India’s T20I squad for the upcoming three-match series against Zimbabwe after a poor run of form.The selectors announced a 15-member squad for the tour, with Shreyas Iyer named captain. Teenage opener Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, who recently made his […]
Sanju Samson was on Monday dropped as the BCCI announced the 15-member India squad for the upcoming three-match T20I series against Zimbabwe that will take place in Harare later in July. Wicketkeeper-batter Prabhsimran Singh has received his maiden India call-up, whereas Vaibhav Sooryavanshi retains his place in the squad. India squad for T20I series against […]
Former India batter Ambati Rayudu has come out in support of Sanju Samson following the wicketkeeper-batter’s exclusion from India’s playing XI for the second T20I against England, urging fans not to forget the match-winning role he played in India’s recent T20 World Cup triumph. India made a significant change at Old Trafford by handing 15-year-old […]
India bowling coach Morne Morkel has defended the team management’s decision to delay Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s international debut, insisting it would be unfair to overlook established performers Abhishek Sharma and Sanju Samson despite growing excitement around the teenage batting sensation. Speaking ahead of the second T20I against England, Morkel stressed that the Indian team believes in […]
India’s Sanju Samson (ANI Photo) Former India wicketkeeper Dinesh Karthik has thrown his support behind Sanju Samson despite the opener’s poor run of form, insisting the experienced batter deserves more backing even as calls for teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi continue to grow.Samson’s struggles continued in the opening T20I against England at Chester-le-Street, where he fell […]
Indian skipper Shreyas Iyer (ANI Photo) India captain Shreyas Iyer etched his name into the record books during the rain-hit opening T20I against England in Durham, becoming the first Indian captain to register a half-century in a T20I on English soil. Iyer’s composed 68 off 48 balls was not only his first T20I fifty as […]
