Mumbai, Feb 7 (IANS) India will kick off their T20 World Cup title defence against the United States of America when the two sides face off in their campaign opener here at the iconic Wankhede Stadium on Saturday. India hold a clear edge over the USA in T20 internationals, having won the only meeting between the two sides so far. That solitary encounter, played on March 25, 2024, at Nassau, highlighted India’s dominance in both departments.After winning the toss, India opted to field first, an…
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Mumbai, Feb 6 (IANS) The Event Technical Committee of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 has approved seasoned pacer Mohammad Siraj as a replacement for Harshit Rana in the India squad after the pace-bowling allrounder was ruled out with a knee injury suffered during India’s warm-up match against South Africa a couple of days back.Fast bowler Siraj, who has played 45 Tests, 50 ODIs, and 16 T20Is, was named as a replacement after Rana was ruled out with an injury to his right knee that was sustai…
Mumbai, Feb 6 (IANS) With India suffering a setback ahead of kickstarting their Men’s T20 World Cup title defence due to suspense over the participation of pace-bowling all-rounder Harshit Rana, chatter has picked up over who could be his replacement for the showpiece event. Rana, who has nine T20I caps so far, suffered a knee injury during India’s warm-up match against South Africa at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on Wednesday. He was seen limping off the field while clutching his knee …
Mumbai, Feb 6 (IANS) Ahead of defending champions India kicking off their Men’s T20 World Cup title defence against the USA at the Wankhede Stadium, India skipper Suryakumar Yadav reflected on seam-bowling all-rounder Harshit Rana’s injury scare, saying the side will wait for a final word, but he admitted his current situation isn’t encouraging. Rana, who has nine T20I caps so far, suffered a knee injury during India’s warm-up match against South Africa at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai…
Mumbai, Jan 26 (IANS) Shreyas Iyer, a temporary pick for the ongoing T20 series against New Zealand due to Tilak Varma’s fitness problems, has been kept in the squad for the remaining matches.He will accompany the team to Visakhapatnam and later to Thiruvananthapuram for the final two games of the five-match series.Iyer was named as a replacement for Tilak for the first three matches, but the youngster won’t be returning for this series now. The 23-year-old needed surgery in Rajkot earlier this …
Raipur, Jan 23 (IANS) Skipper Suryakumar Yadav finally produced a big one, scoring an unbeaten 82 while Ishan Kishan contributed a fiery 76 as India romped to a seven-wicket victory with 28 balls remaining against New Zealand in the second T20I at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium, Raipur, and go 2-0 up in the five-match series.It was also the second-highest successful chase in India’s T20I history. Only India’s 211/4 against Sri Lanka in Mohali in 2009 stands above it, wi…
Raipur, Jan 23 (IANS) India won the toss and elected to bowl first against New Zealand in the second T20I, here at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium, Raipur. India lead the series 1-0 after winning the first match of the series in Nagpur.India have made two changes to their XI, with Harshit Rana and Kuldeep Yadav coming in for Jasprit Bumrah and Axar Patel. New Zealand have rung in three alterations of their own: Zak Foulkes, Matt Henry and Tim Seifert are included, while Kyle…
Indore, Jan 19 (IANS) Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar believes Virat Kohli’s greatest strength lies in his ability to remain unshackled by expectations and play purely according to the situation after the talismanic batter scored a century in the third ODI against New Zealand. While Virat Kohli scored his 54th ODI hundred, continuing his rich vein of form, India fell short against New Zealand, who were powered by centuries from Daryl Mitchell and Glenn Phillips.“The thing about Virat is …
Mumbai, Jan 18 (IANS) The Indian men’s ODI cricket team came under fire on social media on Sunday as it went down to a depleted New Zealand side 2-1 in the three-match ODI series, losing the series-deciding third and final ODI by 41 runs at the Holkar Stadium in Indore.With this, New Zealand won an ODI series in India for the first time in 37 years, and when coupled with the BlackCaps’ 3-0 whitewash of the hosts in a Test series last year, proves that the 2023 ODI World Cup finalists are in not …
Indore, Jan 18 (IANS) India captain Shubman Gill admitted his side were left disappointed with their performance in their 41-run loss to New Zealand in the series decider at the Holkar Stadium in Indore on Sunday, adding that the side needs to reflect and improve ahead for bigger challenges.Knocks of 137 and 106 from Daryl Mitchell and Glenn Phillips took New Zealand to a commanding 337/8 on a two-paced black soil pitch, before the visitors held their nerve to overcome Virat Kohli’s valiant 54…