India didn’t face much trouble in beating hosts Sri Lanka in the first T20I international in Pallekele on Saturday once their batsmen had put the home team under pressure with a total in excess of 200, but Ashish Nehra‘s witty observation after the match left opener Yashasvi Jaiswal speechless. Led by skipper Suryakumar Yadav’s half-century…
NEW DELHI: Suryakumar Yadav has equalled Virat Kohli’s record for the most Player of the Match (POTM) awards in T20 Internationals. Surya secured his 16th POTM award in just his 69th match, matching Kohli’s tally achieved in 125 matches. This milestone came during India’s commanding 43-run victory over Sri Lanka in the first T20I of…
NEW DELHI: India set a new record with a powerplay score of 74 runs against Sri Lanka in the 1st T20I of the series at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium on Saturday. Opting to bowl first, Sri Lanka couldn’t contain the explosive Indian openers, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill. Jaiswal, with his aggressive stroke play, scored…
NEW DELHI: Suryakumar Yadav, India’s newly appointed T20 captain, expressed his determination to avoid the pitfalls of his previous domestic captaincy as he prepares to lead the team against Sri Lanka for the first time.The 33-year-old took over the reins from the beloved Rohit Sharma, who stepped down from the 20-over format following India’s triumphant…
NEW DELHI: Former India cricketer and selector Saba Karim has lauded Shubman Gill‘s leadership in the T20I series against Zimbabwe but highlighted the need for more consistency in his batting. Gill, who captained the young Indian team to a 4-1 series win in his first outing as captain, emerged as the highest run-getter with 170…
NEW DELHI: Team India‘s last group match, against Canada, was abandoned without a ball being bowled due to a wet outfield at Broward County Stadium in Lauderhill, Florida on Saturday.With India already through to the Super Eights, the rain interruption gave Rohit Sharma and his men some time to put their feet up and relax.T20…
The batting superstar’s poor run as opener is the only jarring note; team heads to Miami next for final league engagementNEW YORK: Indian cricket fans got everything they wanted from the New York leg of the World Cup. In the makeshift Nassau County Ground, which will be dismantled over the next few days, the Men…
NEW DELHI: Legendary Indian batter Sachin Tendulkar had a great reunion with his long-standing companions Rahul Dravid and Yuvraj Singh in New York on Sunday, prior to the highly anticipated India vs Pakistan T20 World Cup match.The presence of Sachin elated the Indian supporters, as he acknowledged them with a warm wave. Suryakumar Yadav greeted…
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 Pakistan wicketkeeper-batter Kamran Akmal has labeled India’s decision to open with Virat Kohli in the T20 World Cup as a significant mistake. In India’s tournament opener against Ireland, Kohli, as an opener, was dismissed cheaply, scoring just 1 run off 5 balls. Despite this, the Indian team management appears set to continue…
