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India’s Ishan Kishan (PTI Photo/R Senthil Kumar) When India announced their squad for the 2026 T20 World Cup, Kishan’s name was back where it once felt natural. In a list that came with big talking points—Shubman Gill being dropped, Axar Patel named vice-captain, Rinku Singh returning—Kishan’s inclusion stood out for a different reason. It felt…
India’s Sanju Samson (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki) Ex-India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has shared his excitement over India’s squad for the 2026 Men’s T20 World Cup, highlighting the team’s readiness to defend their title. The former India spinner also congratulated his “brother,” Sanju Samson, and praised Ishan Kishan for making a remarkable return to international cricket. In…
Team India head coach Gautam Gambhir with Jitesh Sharma NEW DELHI: In his minute and 40-second Instagram Reel, former India cricketer Dinesh Karthik couldn’t hide his emotions while talking about India’s T20 World Cup squad. He labelled the omission of Shubman Gill and Jitesh Sharma as “shocking.”Karthik said: “I didn’t see that coming. It just…
Hardik Pandya (AFP Photo) NEW DELHI: Indian all-rounder Hardik Pandya surpassed legendary Yuvraj Singh to become the Indian with the most instances of scoring a half-century and taking at least one wicket in the same T20I. Pandya achieved the milestone during the fifth and final T20I against South Africa on Friday.Given a solid platform by…
Former Indian cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images) Former India batter Sanjay Manjrekar has voiced concern over the state of India’s red-ball cricket after the team suffered a 0–2 whitewash against South Africa in the Test leg of the home series, stressing that results in the longest format remain the truest measure of…
Suryakumar Yadav and Gautam Gambhir (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: Chief selector Ajit Agarkar on Saturday announced India’s squads for the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup and the five-match T20I series against New Zealand. The T20I series will begin on January 21 in Nagpur and will serve as India’s final assignment in the format before the…
Australia’s Pat Cummins celebrates with teammates (AP Photo/James Elsby) Australia tightened their grip on the Ashes on Saturday as England ended day four of the third Test at Adelaide 207 for 6, still needing an improbable 228 runs to pull off a record chase and keep the series alive. At stumps, Will Jacks was unbeaten…
Suryakumar Yadav (AFP Photo) NEW DELHI: After India sealed a 3-1 T20I series victory over South Africa with a 30-run win in the fifth match, skipper Suryakumar Yadav candidly acknowledged his own struggles with the bat during the series but vowed to return stronger in the future.Suryakumar registered scores of 12, 5, 12 and 5…
India, the defending T20 World Cup champions, will co-host the tournament with Sri Lanka from February 7 to March 8, having defeated the Proteas in a thrilling final in 2024. (Image credit: BCCI) NEW DELHI: South Africa head coach Shukri Conrad described his team’s tour of India as “a very successful one” and expressed hope…
Hardilk Pandya immediately walked up to check on the cameraman’s well-being after his innings (Image credit: BCCI) NEW DELHI: India all-rounder Hardik Pandya produced a blistering display of power-hitting to lead India to a commanding 30-run victory over South Africa in the fifth and final T20I in Ahmedabad on Friday, sealing the five-match series 3-1….
