The appointment of KL Rahul over Rishabh Pant as the Indian ODI captain for the three-match series against South Africa raised quite a few eyebrows. Rahul’s appointment came in regular skipper Shubman Gill is unlikely to be a part of the white-ball series against the Proteas, starting on November 30, following his neck injury during […]
India’s Shreyas Iyer and Rohit Sharma (AP/PTI) Former India captain Rohit Sharma has admitted that watching the T20 World Cup from the sidelines for the first time in his career will feel “strange”, as he reflected on life away from the format and the difficult decisions that shaped his leadership years. Rohit, along with Virat […]
India’s ODI vice-captain Shreyas Iyer is under intensive medical care in a Sydney hospital following a rib cage injury that led to internal bleeding during the third One-Day International (ODI) against Australia on 25 October. The 31-year-old injured himself while taking a spectacular catch. He was admitted to the hospital shortly after returning to the […]
Former India batter Sanjay Manjrekar has blamed the IPL’s batting-friendly environment for India’s disappointing T20I campaign overseas, saying the focus should be on addressing structural issues within the league rather than holding players solely responsible for the team’s failures. Fresh from defending their T20 World Cup title and beginning a new chapter under captain Shreyas […]
Indian skipper Shreyas Iyer (ANI Photo) Shreyas Iyer‘s wait for a maiden victory as India’s T20I captain continued on Saturday after England handed the visitors a 56-run defeat in the fifth and final T20I at the Rose Bowl. The loss extended Iyer’s winless run to seven consecutive T20Is as captain, placing him on an unwanted […]
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 […]
Suryakumar Yadav (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Former India T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav has strongly dismissed a fake statement circulating on social media, urging fans not to fall for misinformation while reiterating his unwavering support for the Indian team despite losing the T20I captaincy.Suryakumar, who led India to the T20 World Cup title before being replaced […]
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 […]
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 […]
