NEW DELHI: Captain Rohit Sharma‘s unexpected upper arm injury cast a shadow over India’s commanding eight-wicket victory against an inexperienced Ireland in their opening game of the T20 World Cup on Wednesday.The ‘Men in Blue’ will likely be concerned heading into the Pakistan match on June 9 following Rohit’s injury. The Mumbai batsman, after a…
NEW DELHI: Former New Zealand pacer Simon Doull has suggested that Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma should open the batting for India in their T20 World Cup opener against Ireland on Wednesday. The duo has only opened together once in T20Is, against England in 2021.Kohli, despite having opened only nine times in 109 T20I innings,…
NEW DELHI: The memories of Travis Head‘s onslaught in last year’s ODI World Cup final at the packed Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad remain vivid in the minds of Indian cricket fans. After Australia restricted the Rohit Sharma-led team to a modest 240, Head had different plans. He unleashed a ferocious attack, sending the Indian…
NEW DELHI: As the Rohit Sharma-led Indian team gears up to kick off their T20 World Cup campaign against Ireland on Wednesday, former cricketer Aakash Chopra has raised concerns about India’s readiness for the tournament. Speaking on his YouTube channel on Monday, Chopra questioned why the Indian team, despite being among the favorites to win…
NEW DELHI: Former cricketers Sanjay Manjrekar and Sanjay Bangar have defended the selection of Hardik Pandya for the T20 World Cup, citing his exceptional performances in past international tournaments.Questions arose about Pandya’s role as an all-rounder and captain after a lackluster IPL season. However, Manjrekar firmly believes that the selectors made the right choice in…
NEW DELHI: As the T20 World Cup kicks off, all eyes will be on the Indian cricket team, particularly on the dynamics between captain Rohit Sharma and vice-captain Hardik Pandya. Following a disappointing season with the Mumbai Indians in IPL 2024, where Pandya replaced Sharma as skipper, the duo now finds themselves in the national…
NEW DELHI: Rishabh Pant and all-round Hardik Pandya hogged the spotlight as India brushed aside Bangladesh in the T20 World Cup warm-up match in New York on Saturday. In the comfortable 60-run win, India had several positive aspects, with Pant’s fifty being the most significant. Pant’s impressive performance (53 off 32 balls, including 4 fours…
NEW DELHI: The unceremonious exit of Rohit Sharma as skipper of Mumbai Indians and Hardik Pandya taking over caused a great furore in the recently concluded IPL season.What followed it was boos all around the country for Hardik as fans showed their displeasure and disapproval over the all-rounder leading the franchise.It was a 10th place…
The mercurial allrounder, who suffered a torrid & controversial IPL as the new Mumbai Indians captain, needs to put his recent travails behind him & rise to the occasion in the T20 World Cup…In the World Cup, will Hardik Pandya find himself on the crest or in the trough of his rollercoaster career? The Pandya…
NEW DELHI: Former India cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar suggests that opting for a younger Indian squad for the T20 World Cup might have been more advantageous, considering the previous lack of success with senior players.He advocates for injecting youthful talent like Yashaswi Jaiswal into the mix, rather than solely relying on experienced players.Despite the absence of…
