Shubman Gill and Abhishek Sharma have known each other for years, having shared India’s dressing room, opened together at the international level, and come through the Punjab cricket system. On Monday, however, the long-time teammates turned rivals as Fazilka Falcons took on Amritsar Soormas in the Sher-E-Punjab T20 League at the I.S. Bindra Stadium in […]

Abhishek Sharma could be the next Indian white-ball star encouraged to make the switch to Test cricket, with former India batter Suresh Raina backing the explosive left-hander for the longest format. Raina believes Abhishek has the ability to expand his game beyond T20 cricket and should seriously consider building a career in red-ball cricket. The discussion […]

Former India all-rounder Suresh Raina applauded star India wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant after the recently concluded Test series against Sri Lanka as well. India won the two-match series 1-0.  In a podcast with former India batter Aakash Chopra, Raina revealed that Rishabh Pant is his favourite player. Suresh Raina also added that Pant had an X […]

Legendary India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh gave his mentee Abhishek Sharma a special birthday surprise on Friday, September 4, as the explosive left-hander turned 26. Yuvraj shared a light-hearted video on social media to celebrate the occasion while praising Abhishek for the person and leader he has developed into. The two-time World Cup winner has played […]

Former India cricketer Wasim Jaffer said 31-year-old Sanju Samson is good enough to walk into many other international teams. He said this ahead of India’s three-match T20I series against Afghanistan, beginning on September 13 in Delhi. During a discussion on his YouTube channel (Wasim Jaffer Official), Wasim Jaffer said: “I feel he would walk into […]

Former India wicketkeeper-batter Deep Dasgupta has backed Sanju Samson and Abhishek Sharma as India’s opening pair for the Afghanistan T20I series, starting September 13 as well. The remaining two matches of the three-match series will take place on September 15 and 17, taking place at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. Speaking during a discussion […]

Amritsar Soormas may have had a poor start in their Sher-E-Punjab T20 League campaign with a five-wicket loss to Mohali Kings, but the team management remains hopeful that they will use it as an early learning experience rather than a setback. However, the Soormas showed an exceptional batting display in their opening game, posting 258 […]

Former India T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav recently shared backing star India opener Abhishek Sharma despite his poor form in the 2026 T20 World Cup. He also revealed that he identified him as one of the players who could help him win the coveted ICC trophy as well. However, Abhishek’s form came under scrutiny after a […]

Former India player Sadagoppan Ramesh slammed the team management for their inconsistency in selection after the T20I series against Zimbabwe as well. Ramesh also gave the example of the out-of-form Abhishek Sharma to highlight the difference in parameters used for younger players compared to veterans as well. Notably, Abhishek has been woefully short of runs […]

Former India captain and selector Kris Srikkanth has strongly backed Sanju Samson to return to India’s T20I squad after urging the selectors to take a hard call on Abhishek Sharma, who endured a disappointing series against Zimbabwe. Abhishek managed only 11 runs in three matches as India completed a dominant 3-0 T20I series sweep, and […]