India’s T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav has flown back home after leading the team to a series win over Sri Lanka as he is not part of the ODI leg of the tour beginning on Friday, where Rohit Sharma will lead the team. But Surya said he will be hooked to the television, waiting for Rohit’s…
After announcing his decision to retire from T20Is following India’s T20 World Cup triumph earlier this year in June, Rohit Sharma‘s captaincy role in white-ball cricket is now limited to 50-over internationals, with his next assignment being the three-match ODI series on the tour of Sri Lanka.The skipper continues to be the centre of attraction…
NEW DELHI: India’s star batsman Virat Kohli was noticeably irritated when a fan addressed him as “Chokli” while he was practicing with his teammates in a room in Sri Lanka.As Virat was engrossed in his practice session, the fan began shouting “Chokli-Chokli,” which caught his attention. He immediately turned to face the fan, displaying a…
NEW DELHI: Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, two of India’s most beloved cricket stars, have always had a special connection with their fans. This was on full display recently when the Indian team arrived in Sri Lanka for their upcoming ODI series. After an intense practice session in Colombo, both players took a moment to…
NEW DELHI: India pulled off an astonishing victory against Sri Lanka, completing a 3-0 clean sweep, in a nail-biting finish to the third and final T20I of the series in Pallekele. The hosts required just 9 runs off the last two overs with six wickets in hand, but the game took an unexpected turn when…
NEW DELHI: Suryakumar Yadav is known to play match-winning innings with the bat. But the third T20I against Sri Lanka saw the Indian captain for the series rolling his arm over and taking the match into a Super Over at Pallekele on Tuesday.Sri Lanka had bowled well to restrict India to 137/9. The hosts were…
NEW DELHI: When Hardik Pandya returned after India’s ICC T20 World Cup 2024 triumph, he didn’t anticipate losing his T20 captaincy to Suryakumar Yadav. Suryakumar was chosen as India’s T20I captain for the series against Sri Lanka, as chief selector Ajit Agarkar sought someone “likely to be available more often.”Pandya, who was Rohit Sharma‘s deputy…
NEW DELHI: India’s star batsman Virat Kohli arrived in Colombo on Monday ahead of the three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka. The Sri Lankan airport staff and fans welcomed him warmly and took the opportunity to snap some photos with the celebrated cricketer.Kohli, who retired from T20Is following India’s victory in the 2024 T20 World…
NEW DELHI: India secured an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match T20I series against Sri Lanka with a seven-wicket win in a rain-curtailed second game in Pallekele on Sunday. Yashasvi Jaiswal and captain Suryakumar Yadav showcased their wide array of strokes in a tricky chase of 78 runs in 8 overs after rain forced a…
India’s new T20I era of Gautam Gambhir and Suryakumar Yadav as the coach-captain duo began with a convincing 43-run win for the visitors against Sri Lanka in the first T20I of the three-match series in Pallekele on Saturday. Under the leadership of Surya, who scored a blistering 58 off just 26 deliveries, India’s top-order batsmen…
