Former India cricketer Wasim Jaffer picked three new names he believes India must consider for the Test squad after the recent series against Sri Lanka. However, Team India won the two-match away series 1-0. Wasim Jaffer picked Ishan Kishan, Tilak Varma, and Rinku Singh. Kishan and Tilak participated in the recently concluded Duleep Trophy 2026 […]

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 […]

Team India captain Shreyas Iyer remained tight-lipped on the opening combination for the first T20I against Afghanistan in Delhi on September 13. With the emergence of Vaibhav Suryavanshi and the presence of T20 World Cup-winning openers Abhishek Sharma and Sanju Samson, Team India has the dilemma of choosing two from these three players in the […]

Former Indian cricketer Wasim Jaffer commented on Indian star pace bowler Mohammed Shami ahead of the upcoming T20I series against Afghanistan as well. Shami played for East Zone in the Duleep Trophy 2026 as well. Wasim Jaffer applauded Shami for the way he bowled throughout the tournament and expressed his disappointment that Shami is not […]

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 […]