Mumbai, Feb 7 (IANS) Skipper Suryakumar Yadav blasted a majestic unbeaten 84, and seasoned pacer Mohammad Siraj bagged 3-29 coming in as a last-minute replacement as India saved themselves the blushes with a face-saving 29-run victory over the USA in their opening match in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in Mumbai on Saturday.Coming into the home World Cup as the defending champions, India are under pressure from the huge expectations for their third title. They suffered a setback on the eve of the …
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Mumbai, Feb 7 (IANS) Senior pacer Jasprit Bumrah was unavailable for selection in India’s opener 2026 T20 World Cup opener against the USA due to illness, said the BCCI in a statement on Saturday “Jasprit Bumrah was unavailable for selection for India’s opening T20 World Cup fixture against the USA due to illness. The BCCI medical team is closely monitoring his condition.”As a result, Mohammed Siraj was added to the playing XI, who was recently drafted into the 15-player squad after Harshit Ra…
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…
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 …