Harare, July 27 (IANS) After clinching the Player of the Series following India’s 3-0 T20I series triumph over Zimbabwe, teenaged batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has credited interim head coach VVS Laxman and batting coach Hrishikesh Kanitkar for giving him complete tactical freedom and sound guidance. At the Harare Sports Club on Sunday, Sooryavanshi top-scored with a 49-ball 81 as India posted 192/5 on a slow pitch, after hitting a 19-ball fifty in the first game. In all, Sooryavanshi s…
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Harare, July 27 (IANS) Captain Shreyas Iyer described India’s performance during their 3-0 T20I series win over Zimbabwe as ‘flawless,’ barring a few dropped catches, while praising the squad and coaching staff for coming together in executing team plans to perfection. After suffering series defeats in Ireland (2-0) and England (4-0), Iyer got his maiden series victory as India’s T20I captain when the visitors sealed a clinical 35-run win in the third and final T20I over Zimbabwe at the Hara…
Harare, July 27 (IANS) India’s interim head coach VVS Laxman has lauded teenage prodigy Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s “very mature” performance in the third T20I against Zimbabwe, adding that the 15-year-old’s ability to learn from every experience has fuelled his rapid rise and backed him to “break all the records” at the international level. Sooryavanshi, who was named the Player of the Series in India’s 3-0 triumph over Zimbabwe, top-scored with a 49-ball 81 to help India post 192/5 on a slow …
Harare, July 26 (IANS) Wicketkeeper-batter Ishan Kishan grabbed India’s ‘Best Attitude of the Match’ award after his match-winning performance in the second T20I against Zimbabwe, with Strength and Conditioning Coach A.I. Harsha praised his professionalism and commitment throughout the tour. Kishan starred with a blistering 81 off 44 balls as India posted 219/5 before bowling Zimbabwe out for 129 to register a commanding 90-run victory at the Harare Sports Club on Saturday. The emphatic wi…
Harare, July 26 (IANS) India’s head coach VVS Laxman urged his players to draw confidence rather than comfort from their commanding performances against Zimbabwe after the visitors sealed the three-match T20I series with a game to spare. India clinched an unassailable 2-0 lead with a comprehensive 90-run victory in the second T20I at the Harare Sports Club on Saturday after posting 219/5 and bowling Zimbabwe out for 129.Addressing the team after the win, Laxman praised the group’s attitude whi…
Harare, July 26 (IANS) Wicketkeeper-batter Ishan Kishan said that he had an option to score a century during his blistering 81 off 44 balls against Zimbabwe, but insisted that accelerating India’s innings was more important than chasing a personal milestone. Kishan smashed nine fours and two sixes to lay the platform for India’s imposing 219/5 before the visitors bowled Zimbabwe out for 129 to register a commanding 90-run victory in the second T20I at the Harare Sports Club on Saturday. The …
Harare, July 26 (IANS) Vice-captain Tilak Varma admitted India’s T20I series victory over Zimbabwe came as a welcome relief after disappointing results in their previous two series against Ireland and England, saying the comprehensive performances at the Harare Sports Club reflected the team’s intent to bounce back strongly. India sealed an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series with a commanding 90-run win in the second T20I on Saturday. Tilak played a key role in the triumph, rema…
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) The Ajit Agarkar-led senior men’s selection committee will announce India’s Test squad for the upcoming tour of Sri Lanka by Tuesday, said BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia on Saturday.The Shubman Gill-led squad is scheduled to play two Test matches in Sri Lanka as part of their ICC World Test Championship (WTC) commitments. “By Tuesday, we’ll announce the Test team,” Saikia told IANS.The opening Test match will be played at the picturesque Galle International Crick…
Harare, July 24 (IANS) India’s stand-in bowling coach Sunil Joshi praised young batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi for his explosive start to the T20I series against Zimbabwe, adding that he was glad to see the teenager do well in the opening game at the Harare Sports Club.Sooryavanshi’s 18-ball fifty, laced with four boundaries and as many sixes, made him the youngest player to score a half-century in international cricket. His blitzkrieg reduced India’s chase of 126 to a mere formality…
Harare, July 24 (IANS) India fast bowler Mayank Yadav said dismissing Zimbabwe opener Brian Bennett with the very first ball of the opening T20I felt like the perfect conclusion to the long and difficult road back from injury, describing the moment as one that ‘summed up’ the previous two years of his career. Making his return to international cricket after a 21-month injury lay-off, Mayank struck with his opening delivery and finished with figures of 2-18 to claim the Player of the Match aw…