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 […]

Australia’s 2016-17 tour of India remains one of the most memorable Test series of the decade, not only because of the fiercely contested cricket but also because of Steve Smith’s infamous ‘brain fade’ controversy. The series quickly became intense after Australia stunned India by 333 runs in the opening Test in Pune, proving that the […]

Former India cricketer and current Delhi head coach Sarandeep Singh has backed the Indian team management amid growing questions over Harshit Rana’s repeated injury setbacks. Sarandeep believes the national setup does not rush players back into competitive cricket and insists that every player must receive the required fitness clearance from the BCCI’s Centre of Excellence […]

Former India batter Wasim Jaffer has shared his thoughts on India A’s captaincy options ahead of the upcoming multi-format series against Australia A. The Australia A tour of India is scheduled to begin in late September, with both sides set to compete across multi-day and One-Day matches. Ruturaj Gaikwad has been appointed captain of India […]

The India National Cricket Team is set to face Afghanistan in a three-match T20I series, with the opening game scheduled for September 13. Ahead of the series, India pacer Arshdeep Singh has opened up about his Test cricket ambitions and explained why making an immediate transition to the longest format remains challenging. Arshdeep has established […]