NEW DELHI: Tilak Varma delivered a stellar performance, guiding India to a thrilling win over England in the second T20I on Saturday with an unbeaten 72 off 55 balls.Varma’s third T20 half-century came in a critical situation as India recovered from 78/5 in the 10th over to chase down the 166-run target with four balls…
Tilak Varma is being congratulated by captain Suryakumar Yadav. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: India captain Suryakumar Yadav was full of praise for Tilak Varma after his match-winning knock steered India to a nail-biting two-wicket victory against England in the second T20I in Chennai on Saturday. Tilak’s unbeaten 72 off 55 balls anchored India’s chase of…
MUMBAI: Mumbai’s Shivam Dube has replaced India all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy, who has been ruled out of the ongoing home series against England due to a side strain injury. Dube, who is also an allrounder, was on Saturday asked to join the Indian team at Rajkot for the third T20I between India and England, which…
Varun Chakravarthy. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: India spinner Varun Chakravarthy highlights the leadership qualities of head coach Gautam Gambhir and T20I skipper Suryakumar Yadav, emphasising their ability to shield the players from external pressures and distractions.“GG (Gambhir) and Surya (Kumar Yadav) made sure that there was no external stress on the players. They keep the…
NEW DELHI: The “Pushpa” celebration, inspired by Allu Arjun‘s blockbuster movie Pushpa: The Rise, has become a viral trend in the world of cricket. The signature gesture, where Allu Arjun wipes his chin with the back of his hand and makes a confident strut, symbolizes dominance and swag, and has been adopted by several cricketers…
NEW DELHI: India captain Suryakumar Yadav commended his team’s zeal for being excellent in every facet of the game after they crushed England by seven wickets to take a 1-0 lead in the five-match T20I series. The bowlers put up an incredible display at the Eden Gardens on Wednesday, bowling out England for 132, highlighted…
NEW DELHI: Star India pacer Mohammed Shami, who made his return to India’s squad after over a year-long injury break, was not included in the playing eleven for the first T20I against England at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Wednesday.India captain Suryakumar Yadav surprised many with his decision to omit Shami, explaining that he preferred…
NEW DELHI: Rising Indian batting star Tilak Varma is on the brink of rewriting cricketing history in the first T20I against England at Eden Gardens on Wednesday.Having struck back-to-back unbeaten centuries (107 not out and 120 not out against South Africa in November 2024), the 22-year-old could become the only player in T20I history to…
Suryakumar Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah and Rishabh Pant NEW DELHI: The National Anti-Doping Agency (Nada) has expanded its purview and included more elite cricketers in its comprehensive anti-doping programme. Nada has prepared a new roster of names under the ‘Registered Testing Pool’ (RTP) for the year 2025. The list includes several top, centrally-contracted cricketers – men’s…
Mohammed Shami during a practice session at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Mohammed Shami‘s return to international cricket as an experienced seamer has India T20I skipper Suryakumar Yadav “excited.”Since playing in the Ahmedabad final of the ODI World Cup 2023 against Australia, Shami has not been a part of India’s pace…
