NEW DELHI: With only six ODIs to go before the ICC Champions Trophy next February, there are persisting doubts about Hardik Pandya‘s bowling fitness in the 50-over format. While Hardik had asked for a break from the three ODIs in Sri Lanka next month citing personal reasons, TOI has learnt that his fitness will be…
Hardik Pandya relieved of vice-captaincy; Rohit, Virat in for ODI series in Sri LankaNEW DELHI: The national selectors have opted for stability as they announced Suryakumar Yadav as T20I captain and handing over the vice-captaincy to Shubman Gill in both T20Is and ODIs for the white-ball tour of Sri Lanka later this month. Hardik Pandya…
NEW DELHI: With Team India planning their strategies after their T20 World Cup 2024 victory and skipper Rohit Sharma‘s retirement from T20Is, the discussion on the next captain is heating up.The two prominent candidates are Hardik Pandya and Suryakumar Yadav. However, recent reports indicate that Suryakumar may be preferred over Pandya. As per multiple reports,…
NEW DELHI: After India secured the prestigious T20 World Cup 2024 trophy with a thrilling victory over South Africa in Barbados, batting stalwarts Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma announced their retirements from T20I cricket. The focus now shifts to new head coach Gautam Gambhir, who aims to restructure the coaching staff and appoint a new…
NEW DELHI: Suryakumar Yadav, the dynamic batsman, has unexpectedly emerged as a strong contender to lead India’s T20 team until the 2026 World Cup, potentially surpassing Hardik Pandya, who was previously considered the natural choice for the position.Despite Pandya’s availability for the upcoming T20I series against Sri Lanka, it has come to light that Suryakumar,…
NEW DELHI: The discussion around the exclusions of Shubman Gill and Rinku Singh from India’s T20 World Cup squad is not going to take a backseat with former India player Robin Uthappa expressing his views on the matter.Opener Gill and star batter Rinku did not find a spot in the main squad but barely managed…
NEW DELHI: The decision to remove Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer from the list of players under central contract was made only by Ajit Agarkar, the chairman of selectors, BCCI secretary Jay Shah disclosed, stating that “nobody is indispensable”.After neglecting to appear for domestic engagements in spite of a BCCI mandate, Kishan and Iyer were…
NEW DELHI: On a batting surface at the Uppal Stadium in Hyderabad where Sunrisers openers Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma mercilessly slaughtered Lucknow Super Giants bowlers, KL Rahul was among the visiting’s batters, who terribly flopped with the bat.As Rahul’s LSG opted to bat, scared that a high-flying Sunrisers might put up a massive total…
BCCI’s chief selector Ajit Agarkar emphasized the difficulty in discussing Rinku Singh’s place in Team India’s World Cup selection. The committee tried, but couldn’t find a suitable spot. Captain Rohit Sharma favored four spinners, reducing the options for the selectors. Rinku was considered the last possible player and later consigned to the reserves. Source link
NEW DELHI: Virat Kohli faced criticism for not being able to dominate spinners, particularly during the middle overs in the IPL 2024 despite scoring 500 runs for RCB with an impressive average of 77.Many consider Kohli’s strike rate of 147.59 not impressive enough. However, when questioned about the former RCB skipper’s scoring rate, Indian captain…
