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 […]
Abhishek Sharma produced a scintillating display as India crushed New Zealand by 48 runs in the first T20I at the VCA Stadium in Nagpur on Wednesday, January 21, to take a 1-0 lead in the five-match series. In a high-scoring contest that saw over 400 runs scored, Abhishek’s explosive batting proved decisive, setting the tone […]
Suryakumar Yadav showed encouraging signs of returning to form as he became the third-fastest Indian to reach 9,000 runs in T20 cricket during the first T20I against New Zealand at the VCA Stadium in Nagpur on Wednesday, January 21. Coming into the match on the back of a lean patch, Suryakumar had gone 22 innings […]
Former India opener Aakash Chopra has offered golden advice to India T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav amid his poor form in the shortest format. Suryakumar has been enduring a lean run in T20Is, having scored 448 runs from 28 innings at an average of 17.92 and a strike rate of 143.13. The India captain has managed […]
India captain Suryakumar Yadav with coach Gautam Gambhir (PTI Photo/Kunal Patil) NEW DELHI: India captain Suryakumar Yadav has explained why Ishan Kishan will play ahead of Shreyas Iyer in the T20 series against New Zealand. He said the decision is mainly because Ishan is part of India’s T20 World Cup squad and is a like-for-like […]
The Indian team management is in a fix after batter Tilak Varma underwent a groin surgery which might require him take three to four weeks to get back on the field. A crucial figure in the Indian top-order, Tilak is all set to miss the upcoming T20I series against New Zealand at home, which starts […]
India captain Suryakumar Yadav is woefully out of form going into the T20 World Cup 2026. The batter has not scored an international fifty since October 2024 and has even failed to cross the 25-run mark in his last seven innings. As concerns about the India captain’s form deepen, former Australia skipper Ricky Ponting has […]
India’s Yashasvi Jaiswal (PTI Photo/Shailendra Bhojak) MUMBAI: India’s Test and ODI opener Yashasvi Jaiswal will join the Mumbai team in Jaipur for the Vijay Hazare Trophy on December 29. TOI has learnt that Jaiswal could therefore feature for Mumbai in their Vijay Hazare Trophy match against Chhattisgarh on December 29 and the following matches.Jaiswal was […]
As the Test & ODI captain comes to terms with his recent axing from the World Cup squad, questions swirl around whether it was really necessary to induct him in an already-strong lineup. Perhaps, the whole unsavoury saga could have been avoided…Five months ago, the world was a beautiful place for Shubman Gill. All that […]
