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…
Not many were expecting low scores from Virat Kohli, especially for three consecutive matches at the T20 World Cup, after his prolific run in the Indian Premier League (IPL) just before the ICC event. It has understandably led to debates around whether the decision to ask Kohli to open is right, but Kohli’s teammate Shivam…
NEW DELHI: The Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York was not just a battleground for cricketing action but also a vibrant canvas of creativity and passion during the T20 World Cup 2024 encounter between USA and India on Wednesday.Spectators, attending the game, brought an array of eye-catching posters, with each telling a unique…
NEW DELHI: In bowling-friendly overcast conditions that followed rain, Pakistan bowlers breathed fire as India were bowled out for a below-par 119 in the high-octane T20 World Cup clash at the Nassau Stadium in New York on Sunday. After initial setbacks, which saw India losing Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma inside the powerplay, Rishabh Pant…
NEW DELHI: Speaking about Sunday’s exciting India-Pakistan Twenty20 World Cup match, veteran Indian cricketer Navjot Singh Sidhu said that although he would have chosen Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal to open the innings, he could understand Virat Kohli‘s pairing with the captain.“…they have changed the combination because then Dube and Axar wouldn’t have got the…
NEW DELHI: Former India pacer Rudra Pratap Singh believes that Punjab Kings didn’t utilise young Arshdeep Singh effectively during the recently concluded IPL. However, he thinks that the left-arm pacer can prove to be very effective during the death overs at the T20 World Cup, especially alongside Jasprit Bumrah.Arshdeep managed to secure 19 wickets from…
He may have bowled just six deliveries for Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the just-concluded season of the Indian Premier League (IPL), but India captain Rohit Sharma is probably looking to utilize all-rounder Shivam Dube‘s seam-up skills more often in the upcoming T20 World Cup. Team India had its first training session in the US…
NEW DELHI: Former head coach Ravi Shastri has identified two debutants, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shivam Dube, as pivotal to India’s aspirations in the upcoming Men’s T20 World Cup 2024, to be held in the Caribbean and the USA in June.Both players have been included in India’s 15-member squad for the tournament, with Shastri highlighting their…
MUMBAI: Shivam Dube‘s rise in the past year or so has finally seen the allrounder from Mumbai make it to India’s T20 World Cup squad. Going into the tournament, the 30-year-old, who has been in blazing form this IPL season, having scored 350 runs in nine matches@58.33 and a strike rate of 172.41, could be…
NEW DELHI: Shivam Dube, the powerful left-handed batter, shared insights into a conversation with skipper Rohit Sharma, where the Indian skipper urged him to showcase his abilities during the series against Afghanistan in early January.This encouragement provided Dube with a glimpse of his potential inclusion in India’s squad for the upcoming Men’s T20 World Cup…
