Suryakumar Yadav in a chat with a fan© X (Twitter) As the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) confirmed its decision to not send the Indian team to Pakistan for the ICC Champions Trophy, a huge debate has emerged among fans and former cricketers over the matter. While the BCCI suggested … Read more
Former Indian cricket team batter Sanjay Manjrekar believes that all-rounder Axar Patel was ‘underutilised’ in the first two T20I encounters against South Africa. Following India’s loss in the second game of the four-match series on Sunday, Manjrekar said that although India are playing Axar as the third spinner with Varun Chakravarthy and Ravi … Read more
India skipper Suryakumar Yadav lavished praise on spinner Varun Chakravarthy for his magical figures of 5 for 17 during their three-wicket loss to South Africa in the second T20I here on Sunday. Chakaravarthy’s stunning spell reduced South Africa to 66 for 6 while chasing 125, but Tristan Stubbs (47) and Gerald Coetzee (19) … Read more
India began the four-match T20I series against South Africa with a thumping victory in the first game in Durban on Friday. Asked to bat first, the visitors posted a whopping total of 202/8 in 20 overs, courtesy of Sanju Samson’s blistering century. Later, Team India bundled out the Proteas for 141 and won … 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
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
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
There has been a lot of questions surrounding Rohit Sharma’s future ahead of the IPL 2025 Auction with several media reports suggesting that the veteran India batter can leave Mumbai Indians and enter the auction pool. However, according to a report by Indian Express, MI are likely to retain Rohit along with three … Read more
India’s wicket-keeper batter Sanju Samson produced the knock of a lifetime as the team took on Bangladesh in the third and final T20I of the series on Saturday. Samson brought up his maiden T20I ton, reaching the triple-digit score in the second-fastest time for an Indian. No matter which milestone was at stake, … Read more
India captain Suryakumar Yadav reaffirmed the stance that no one is “bigger than the team” and having a “selfless” approach after the hosts handed Bangladesh a shellacking in the final T20I. On the final night of the tour, India dished out a thumping 133-run defeat to the visitors, but this one will be … Read more
Team India on Friday re-wrote history books during the third and final T20I against Bangladesh in Hyderabad. The Suryakumar Yadav-led side achieved its highest-ever T20I total, slamming 297/6 runs, which is also the highest total among Test playing nations. India’s record breaking night in Hyderabad was driven by Sanju Samson’s one of its … Read more