Former Indian cricketer turned commentator Mohammad Kaif believes head coach Gautam Gambhir and captain Shreyas Iyer will need to build rapport to drive the T20I team forward during the transition. They had a poor start together, with India losing series in Ireland and England after Suryakumar Yadav’s exclusion from the side. Shreyas Iyer worked with Gautam […]

Team India leg-spinner Varun Chakaravarthy claimed that bowling spin to the current Indian batters in the T20I side is an extremely tough job. According to him, spinners need to be prepared to be hit all over the park if they bowl to the present Indian batting line-up in T20Is as well. However, Team India beat […]

Star India batter Vaibhav Sooryavanshi will be one of the players Afghanistan will have to keep a close eye on when they take on India in the first T20I of the three-match series on Sunday. The 15-year-old batter has already made a strong impression in the IPL, and Afghanistan captain Ibrahim Zadran said that his […]

Former India player turned commentator Aakash Chopra has picked India’s playing XI for the first T20I against Afghanistan. He picked Sanju Samson ahead of Vaibhav Suryavanshi as Abhishek Sharma’s opening partner. India will take on Afghanistan in three T20Is in Delhi, with the first game to be played on Sunday, September 13. Samson, Suryavanshi, Abhishek, […]

Team India captain Shreyas Iyer denied a potential injury scare with star wicketkeeper-batter Ishan Kishan ahead of the first T20I against Afghanistan in Delhi on September 13. Ishan is coming off leading East Zone to the 2026 Duleep Trophy title, scoring an incredible 350 runs across the two innings in the final against South Zone […]

Star India batter Devdutt Padikkal sees his elevation to India A captain as more than an opportunity to lead. For him, it is another chance to learn, adapt, and keep evolving his game. However, Padikkal will lead India A against Australia in two red-ball matches in Puducherry from September 22, with the tournament coming at […]

Veteran Team India pace bowler Mohammed Shami shared his friendly back-and-forth banter with young batter Vaibhav Suryavanshi after the duo helped East Zone clinch the Duleep Trophy 2026 title as well. Despite the final against South Zone finishing in a draw, East Zone had a massive first-innings lead of 372 runs, scoring 708 in their […]

Former India player Cheteshwar Pujara has revealed his feelings after being signed by Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at the 2021 Indian Premier League (IPL) auction. He also shared how a few Australian players earlier sledged him by saying that he would never get picked by an IPL team as well. Notably, CSK acquired Pujara at […]

Former Indian player Subramaniam Badrinath urged Chennai Super Kings (CSK) not to spend much for England ‘s World Cup-winning captain Eoin Morgan as their next head coach after a poor IPL 2026 season. However, CSK recently parted ways with their long-time head coach Stephen Fleming and continues to search for his replacement. Meanwhile, recent reports […]

India speedster Mohammad Siraj has commented on his drop in pace and rhythm since the recent tour of Sri Lanka and an extended two-month break, but said that bowling long spells in the Duleep Trophy has given him strong hints that he is getting back in form ahead of another international season. However, Siraj, who […]