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: Skipper Suryakumar Yadav and Rinku Singh produced miraculous efforts with the ball as Sri Lanka, yet again, inexplicably collapsed in the third and final T20I to hand India a 3-0 series win in Pallekele on Tuesday. Surya and Rinku turned out to be ‘men with golden arm’ as the Lankans, chasing a target…
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…
NEW DELHI: Gautam Gambhir, the newly appointed head coach of the Indian men’s cricket team, took charge on Tuesday as the team began their first practice session in Pallekele, in preparation for the upcoming three-match T20I series against Sri Lanka.Gambhir, who has taken over from the esteemed Rahul Dravid, led the team onto the field…
NEW DELHI: Rohit Sharma-led Team India has stormed into the Super Eight stage of the ongoing T20 World Cup with three successive wins in the group stage. But former India pacer Sreesanth has suggested a change in the Indian playing XI going forward, recommending the inclusion of wicketkeeper-batter Sanju Samson.Samson, who opened in a warm-up…
NEW DELHI: Team India is gearing up for their opening match in the T20 World Cup 2024 against Ireland at the Nassau County Stadium in New York on June 5 and wicketkeeper-batter Sanju Samson expressed confidence in his preparation for the T20 showpiece event.Samson appeared quietly confident in his abilities, acknowledging that the tournament could…
NEW DELHI: Rajasthan Royals captain Sanju Samson lauded pacer Sandeep Sharma‘s standout performance following the team’s heartbreaking 36-run defeat against Sunrisers Hyderabad in Qualifier 2, which dashed their hopes of reaching the IPL 2024 final.Despite the Royals’ overall struggles, Sandeep’s precise swinging deliveries shone through on a night dominated by spinners. The 31-year-old speedster delivered…
NEW DELHI: As Rajasthan Royals‘ Sanju Samson perished to a part-timer Abhishek Sharma for a lowly 10 (11) the Qualifier 2 clash against Sunrisers Hyderabad in Chennai on Friday, the skipper attracted sharp criticism on social media for his underwhelming performance in the knock-out game.Samson, who has had a poor record in IPL playoffs, continued…
NEW DELHI: Rajasthan Royals faced the consequences of their lackluster performance in the business end of the tournament, settling for a third spot on the points table as their final IPL league match against table-toppers Kolkata Knight Riders was abandoned due to rain in Guwahati on Sunday. The unfortunate outcome meant both Royals and KKR…
NEW DELHI: Former Indian cricketer Gautam Gambhir weighed in on the debate surrounding India’s first-choice wicketkeeper for the upcoming T20 World Cup, asserting his preference for Rishabh Pant over Sanju Samson. Gambhir provided two key reasons behind his selection.Gambhir highlighted the differing batting positions of Pant and Samson in the Indian Premier League as a…
