Guwahati, May 19 (IANS) Chief selector Ajit Agarkar on Tuesday said he and his panel want wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant to ‘become the best Test player that he has always been,’ after he was replaced as Test vice-captain by KL Rahul for the one-off game against Afghanistan and lost his spot in the ODI team to Ishan Kishan.Pant, 28, has won India a lot of Test matches with his aggressive batting, but doubts over his leadership abilities, including with Lucknow Super Giants being rooted to …
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Guwahati, May 19 (IANS) Pacer Gurnoor Brar and Prince Yadav, along with left-arm spin bowling all-rounder Harsh Dubey, have been handed maiden call-ups for India’s three-match ODI series against Afghanistan. India’s ODIs against Afghanistan will be in Dharamshala (June 14), Lucknow (June 17), and Chennai (June 20).The squad, led by Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer, serving as the vice-captain, features senior pros Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, though the former’s inclusion is subject to fitne…
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) Delhi Capitals wicketkeeper‑batter KL Rahul has hailed Abishek Porel as a shining example of the fearless new generation of Indian batters, adding that he’s been impressed by his ability to hit sixes and access all parts of the ground without any fear of the situation in a game.In their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Sunday, Porel, who’s been with DC since 2023, shone by hitting 51 off 31 balls, while sharing a 105-run stand with Ra…
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) Rajasthan Royals lead assistant coach Vikram Rathour admitted that Mitchell Starc’s devastating 15th over proved to be the turning point of their five-wicket defeat to Delhi Capitals, admitting that the visitors were at least 20 runs short of a competitive total and that poor decisions from the batters cost them the match.Rathour’s candid assessment came after RR, well-placed at 160/2 at the start of the 15th over, lost four wickets in a heap to Starc, including three in…
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) Delhi Capitals head coach Hemang Badani has termed Mitchell Starc as ‘one of the best role models in cricket’, saying the Australian left-arm fast bowler’s influence on younger players in the dressing room is as valuable as his match-winning performances on the field.Badani’s tribute came on the back of Starc picking a devastating four-wicket haul that wrecked RRs’ innings in the death overs and set the base for DC to clinch a five-wicket victory at the Arun Jaitley …
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) Wicketkeeper-batter KL Rahul top-scored with a composed 56 off 42 balls as Delhi Capitals sealed a thrilling five-wicket victory over Rajasthan Royals at the Arun Jaitley Stadium here on Sunday. The win has lifted DC from eighth to seventh place in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 standings, as they signed off from their home fixtures in IPL 2026 on a high.After Mitchell Starc’s 4-40 kept a marauding RR to 193/8, Rahul anchored the chase with his characteristic cal…
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) Young seam-bowling all-rounder Madhav Tiwari credited the gripping nature of the wicket for his success with slower balls, as Delhi Capitals pulled off a stirring fightback with the ball to keep Rajasthan Royals to 193/8 in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on Sunday.At 160/2 after 14 overs, the Royals appeared set for a massive total. But the momentum shifted after a brief stoppage for medical attention to Riyan Parag, who hit…
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) Mitchell Starc turned the match on its head with a devastating four-wicket burst in the death overs as Delhi Capitals restricted Rajasthan Royals to 193/8 in 20 overs at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Sunday, despite half-centuries from Dhruv Jurel and skipper Riyan Parag threatening to get the game in favour of the hosts.Starc had leaked 28 runs in his first two overs, but returned to rip through the RR middle and lower order in his final two overs – conceding just 12 more…
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to bowl first against Rajasthan Royals in match 62 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on Sunday. Both DC and RR need wins, starting from Sunday’s clash, to keep their slim hopes of entering the playoffs alive.After winning the toss in their final home game of IPL 2026, DC skipper Axar Patel said that bowling all-rounder Tripurana Vijay makes his debut and replaces Auqib Nabi. “When …
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) Delhi Capitals’ assistant coach Ian Bell drew glowing parallels between wicketkeeper-batter KL Rahul and England batting greats Kevin Pietersen and Joe Root, praising the Indian batter’s relentless work ethic and intelligence in evolving as a modern T20 batter ahead of Sunday’s Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 clash against Rajasthan Royals at the Arun Jaitley Stadium.Rahul, who has been the linchpin of DC’s misfiring batting line-up this season, has endured a lean…