Sanju Samson’s breathtaking second century was beautifully complemented by spinners Varun Chakravarthy and Ravi Bishnoi as India outclassed South Africa by a whopping 61 runs in the first T20 International to go 1-0 up in the four-match series on Friday. Often panned for not realizing the minefield of talent that he is, Samson … Read more
India vs South Africa 1st T20I: Playing XIs – India (Playing XI): Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson(w), Suryakumar Yadav(c), Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Varun Chakaravarthy, Arshdeep Singh, Avesh Khan South Africa (Playing XI): Ryan Rickelton(w), Aiden Markram(c), Tristan Stubbs, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Patrick Kruger, Marco Jansen, Andile Simelane, Gerald … Read more
Multiple Indian Premier League (IPL) stars are expected to make their India debut in the 1st T20I of a four-match series against South Africa in Kingsmead, Durban. St George’s Park in Gqeberha will host the second T20I on November 10, with the third game scheduled for SuperSport Park in Centurion on November 13. … Read more
The Indian cricket team batters have come under a lot of criticism following the 0-3 whitewash in the recently-concluded Test series against New Zealand. Majority of the India batters struggled against the spinners and even stalwarts like Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli were not spared criticism from fans as well as experts. Legendary … Read more
Virat Kohli was one of the three retained players by Royal Challengers Bengaluru ahead of the IPL 2025 auction. He became the costliest Indian player to be retained at Rs 21 crore. On the international front, Kohli has not been going through a smooth phase. Virat Kohli’s scores in the recently concluded Test series … Read more
Suryakumar Yadav is a big fan of Rohit Sharma’s leadership philosophy that inspires him to keep his flock together by understanding his players’ psyche, and find balance when the chips are down. Surya, who took over as India’s shortest format skipper after the victorious T20 World Cup campaign, admitted that he followed “Rohit’s … Read more
File image of Mitchell Starc.© BCCI/Sportzpics Indian Premier League (IPL) reigning champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will have to rebuild in the IPL 2025 mega auction, having had to release most of their title-winning squad. One of KKR’s key performers in IPL 2024 was Australian pacer Mitchell Starc, who won the Player of … Read more
Ravi Shastri is probably one of the most straight-talkers in world cricket. He is not known to shy away from speaking his mind with honest. The same was seen during the launch of 1983 World Cup winner and ex-chairman of BCCI selectors Sandeep Patil’s autobiography – Beyond Boundaries. During the launch of the … Read more
File photo of Shreyas Iyer© AFP Indian cricket team batter Shreyas Iyer slammed a brilliant double century for Mumbai during their Ranji Trophy encounter against Odisha on Thursday. Shreyas, who was not picked for the upcoming Test series in Australia, looked in tremendous form as he reached the milestone in 201 balls with … Read more
As India firmly embraces a transition phase, a clutch of second line stars such as Sanju Samson and Abhishek Sharma will be hoping for a breakaway series in the four T20Is against South Africa, starting with the first contest at Kingsmead, Durban Friday. It is imperative for them to shed the tag of … Read more
Drafted to India A’s squad ahead of the unofficial 2nd Test against Australia A, star batter KL Rahul could only manage to score 4 runs in the first inning at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Rahul, who opened the batting for India A in the second official Test, lasted just four balls, hitting a … Read more
Basit Ali has criticised Team India’s batting coach for not doing his job.© AFP The Indian men’s cricket team, led by head coach Gautam Gambhir, has come under severe criticism following the Test series whitewash against New Zealand at home. For the first time ever, India lost a series at home with a … Read more