England white-ball coach Brendon McCullum wants to be “challenged” by white-ball mentor Kevin Pietersen, and he has “no problem” with his previous criticism of the team as well. However, Pietersen will work with England for most of the series up to and including the 2027 World Cup, starting with the three T20Is and three ODIs […]

Former India player turned commentator Aakash Chopra has applauded Nitish Kumar Reddy for bowling a stunning spell in the second T20I against Afghanistan. He also added that the seam-bowling all-rounder could be a future replacement for Hardik Pandya. Reddy registered figures of 3/24 in three overs as India restricted Afghanistan to 159/8 in Delhi on […]

Former India cricketer Sunil Gavaskar applauded Sanju Samson’s sensible and patient approach at the start of the innings before switching gears in the second T20I against Afghanistan as well. The opener scored a quick 57 off just 22 balls in India’s seven-wicket win at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Tuesday, September 15 as well. “It’s […]

Former India cricketer Mohammad Kaif said that India T20I captain Shreyas Iyer needs to give the final two overs of the innings to Arshdeep Singh and Jasprit Bumrah instead of others. However, Iyer used Shivam Dube for the final over in the series opener against Afghanistan, and turned to Nitish Kumar Reddy for the second […]

Former Indian all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin showed sympathy for star India wicketkeeper-batter Sanju Samson for being constantly in and out of the playing XI ahead of the second T20I against Afghanistan. Samson starred in India’s memorable T20 World Cup win and won the Player of the Tournament award as well. Yet, after three T20I failures, Samson […]

Former India player-turned-commentator Aakash Chopra said Ravi Bishnoi would replace Varun Chakaravarthy in the playing XI for the second T20I against Afghanistan as well. He urged the team management not to make any other change in the playing XI as well. India will take on Afghanistan in the second T20I of the three-match series in […]

Former Indian player Kris Srikkanth slammed Afghanistan, calling their veteran spinner Rashid Khan past his prime, after their defeat to Team India in the T20I series opener in Delhi on September 13 as well. Afghanistan struggled in all departments after losing the toss and being asked to bat first. They managed a subpar total of […]

Former Indian captain Kris Srikkanth said Chennai Super Kings (CSK) should appoint Chandrakant Pandit as their next head coach if they want MS Dhoni’s reported preference for an Indian coach. Recent reports also suggest Hemang Badani is the frontrunner for the role if Dhoni’s condition is true. Pandit was the head coach of Kolkata Knight […]

Former Indian player Kris Srikkanth believes young India opener Abhishek Sharma should ideally have been dropped for the first T20I against Afghanistan in Delhi on September 13. He entered the match after a series of low scores in his previous six T20I matches. Abhishek had scored only 40 runs in his last six innings before […]

Veteran India spinner Varun Chakaravarthy was ruled out of the ongoing T20 series against Afghanistan due to a side strain. This injury made him doubtful for the upcoming Asian Games as well. He had recently recovered from a hamstring injury that he sustained on the tour of England in July. He claimed a wicket in […]