Abhishek Sharma. (Pic Credit – X) NEW DELHI: India’s young batting sensation Abhishek Sharma has made a stunning leap in the ICC T20I rankings after his record-breaking knock in the final T20I against England in Mumbai. The 24-year-old southpaw smashed 135 runs off just 54 balls, marking the highest individual score by an Indian men’s…
NEW DELHI: England captain Jos Buttler praised Abhishek Sharma for his incredible 54-ball 135 in India’s 150-run victory in the fifth Twenty20 International in Mumbai. He called the record innings one of the best displays of “clean ball striking.” With 13 sixes, the most in an innings for any Indian player, and the second-fastest T20I…
NEW DELHI: India’s head coach, Gautam Gambhir, praised his team for using “high-risk, high-reward cricket” to win the series against England 4-1 while laying out the plan to routinely score 250-plus runs in Twenty20 Internationals.The previous three Twenty20 Internationals between India and England demonstrated the country’s philosophy of playing aggressive cricket regardless of the circumstances….
NEW DELHI: Leading the series 2-1, Suryakumar Yadav-led Team India would be looking to seal the T20I series against England in Pune on Friday.Ahead of the fourth game, the Indian cricket board (BCCI) shared a preview video on their official X handle that had India assistant coach Abhishek Nayar expressing his desire to seal the…
NEW DELHI: Following India’s loss, Varun Chakravarthy reflected on the conditions in Rajkot, emphasizing how the surface slowed down in the second innings, which helped England’s spinners. Dew was expected, but it never showed up, which benefited England. “What I observed was the pitch definitely got slower in the second innings. We thought that there…
Harry Brook was dismissed for 13 in the 7th over by Varun Chakravarthy (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: Legendary Sunil Gavaskar and former India head coach Ravi Shastri on Saturday roasted Harry Brook on-air after the England vice-captain was bamboozled by spinner Varun Chakravarthy during the second T20I in Chennai.The Gavaskar and Shastri tease came after…
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: As the Indian cricket team reached Chennai for the second T20I against England scheduled for Saturday, the cricketers looked upbeat with a series lead in hand, having won the first match of the series in Kolkata.Varun Chakravarthy, who plays for Tamil Nadu in domestic cricket, was the man of the match in the…
IN SUBLIME FORM: Varun Chakravarthy. (Getty Images) Not very long ago, mystery spinner felt he may not be able to play for India againCHENNAI: Ravichandran Ashwin said a few days ago on his YouTube channel that the ongoing T20I series would be a “crucial battle between England and Varun Chakravarthy“.“The result will be based on…
NEW DELHI: Bowlers are known to hunt in pairs. But now, not necessarily both bowlers need to be pacers or spinners.Seamer Arshdeep Singh (2/17) and spinner Varun Chakravarthy (3/23) starred for India in their seven-wicket triumph against England in the first T20I at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Wednesday.Go Beyond The Boundary with our…
