India’s journey to the 2028 T20 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand begins in Ireland and England, under the new T20I captain, Shreyas Iyer. Barely three months after winning a second successive T20 World Cup title, the selectors made a bold call by removing Suryakumar Yadav, who won 84 per cent of his games…
India captain Shubman Gill rose three spots to move to the second spot in ICC ODI rankings for batters, while New Zealand pacer Matt Henry joined Jasprit Bumrah as the world’s top ranked bowler in Test cricket here on Wednesday. Gill is now behind New Zealand’s Daryl Mitchell by only 24 rating points as the…
India’s Harsh Dubey (AP Photo/Manish Swarup) CHENNAI: Every successful Indian team has eventually unearthed an all-rounder who quietly solves multiple problems at once. In Harsh Dubey, India believe they may have found another such cricketer for the future.The 23-year-old left-arm spinning all-rounder is still at the beginning of his international journey, but the early signs…
Yashasvi Jaiswal (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: Yashasvi Jaiswal continued his impressive start to ODI cricket with a match-winning century against Afghanistan in Chennai on Saturday, achieving a milestone faster than Indian stars Virat Kohli and Shubman Gill.The left-handed opener scored an unbeaten 110 as India thrashed Afghanistan by nine wickets in the third ODI to…
India’s steady production line of fast-bowling reserves is an encouraging sign ahead of the 2027 ODI World Cup, captain Shubman Gill said after leading his side to a 3-0 clean sweep over Afghanistan here at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium on Saturday. With the World Cup set to be played in South Africa, India has begun…
Rohit Sharma (BCCI Photo) TimesofIndia.com in Chennai: With Yashasvi Jaiswal scoring his second century in the last three ODIs, the pressure is mounting on the selectors to decide the future of veteran Rohit Sharma. Although the 39-year-old survived a jittery start in the third ODI, he went on to score an eye-catching 79 and put…
Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: Fans watching the third ODI between India and Afghanistan in Chennai were left surprised when India’s innings began with the score already reading 5/0 before a ball had been bowled.The unusual start was the result of a five-run penalty awarded to India during Afghanistan’s innings after…
India vs Afghanistan ODI Match Today Live Score: The outside noise continues to grow by each passing day. Rohit Sharma will be sensing it, feeling it in his nerves when he takes guard yet again in Chennai this afternoon. The return has not been as sublime as we’ve known him to be. A run-out in Dharamsala,…
Shubman Gill’s rise from rookie opener to depandable captain Shubman Gill, the face of the Indian cricket team and the man appointed captain of both the Test and ODI sides, has clearly justified the BCCI’s decision. Since taking over the captaincy, Gill has transformed himself from a promising opener into one of India’s most dependable…
India’s KL Rahul (AP Photo) With the ODI series already secured after victories in the first two matches against Afghanistan, India have used the opportunity to test different combinations and assess players outside their established core group.The absence of senior figures Virat Kohli, Hardik Pandya and Jasprit Bumrah has allowed the team management to experiment,…
