Belfast, June 26 (IANS) Shreyas Iyer called on his teammates to build a strong team culture and play fearless cricket as he prepares to captain India for the first time in T20Is, urging the squad to support one another and “play like Lions” ahead of the five-match series against England.Speaking at a team huddle before India’s practice session in Belfast on Saturday, ahead of the series opener on Sunday, Iyer set the tone and explained his leadership approach after World Cup-winning skipper Su…
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New Chandigarh, June 8 (IANS) India batting coach Sitanshu Kotak hailed debutant Manav Suthar’s outstanding performance against Afghanistan, saying the left-arm spinner’s rise was a reflection of the strong domestic and developmental structure in Indian cricket.Suthar made a remarkable international debut, taking 7 for 62 and winning the Player of the Match award as India defeated Afghanistan by an innings and 300 runs in the one-off Test at New Chandigarh. The 22-year-old spinner played a key r…
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) India head coach Gautam Gambhir has arrived at the Arun Jaitley Stadium to watch the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 contest between Delhi Capitals (DC) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), a fixture that carries huge significance for both teams if they are to maintain themselves in the race to the playoffs.Apart from Gambhir, dressed in a black shirt and blue jeans, his wife Natasha has also accompanied him to the stadium, and so has India batting coach Sitanshu Kotak. Gamb…
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) For Vidarbha pacer Saurabh Dubey, the wait has finally been worth it. Dubey, the left-arm fast bowler with a height of six feet and five inches, arrived at the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) camp as a net bowler when the three-time champions began their preparations for the ten-team competition.Cut to now, he now finds himself in the main squad as a replacement for injured India pacer Akash Deep, who has been ruled out of IPL 2026 with a stress reaction in his lower back….
Kolkata, March 22 (IANS) Three-time champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) have signed Vidarbha’s tall, left-arm fast bowler Saurabh Dubey as a replacement for injured India pacer Akash Deep, who was ruled out of the competition due to a stress reaction in his lower back.Dubey was signed by 2016 champions Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) for IPL 2022 but his stint was cut short due to a back injury. “Yes, Saurabh Dubey has been signed by KKR as a replacement for Akash Deep for the upcoming season. D…
New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) India’s historic defence of their Men’s T20 World Cup title was built on a foundation of sheer dominance and a ‘team-first’ ethos. Under head coach Gautam Gambhir and captain Suryakumar Yadav, the Indian team clobbered a record 106 sixes and became the first team in tournament’s history to maintain a run rate of above 10 runs per over.Behind this relentless power-hitting run to the trophy, there were many contributors – Sanju Samson and Ishan Kishan finished …
New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) India batting coach Sitanshu Kotak credited the team’s culture and unwavering belief in ensuring that Abhishek Sharma would come good one day during their successful 2026 Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 campaign after enduring a difficult start to the competition.Abhishek, the swashbuckling top-ranked T20I batter, struggled to get going in the tournament, especially after suffering from a stomach infection. He scored just one fifty and bagged three ducks before shining in…
New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) India batting coach Sitanshu Kotak has revealed the quiet confidence that preceded Sanju Samson’s resurgent run to become the Player of the Tournament in a triumphant 2026 Men’s T20 World Cup campaign, recalling how the wicketkeeper-batter promised that he was to contribute to the team’s cause whenever the side needed him. Samson has been the toast of the cricket-loving nation still in euphoria of retaining the title on home soil following India’s 96-run triump…
Chennai, Feb 25 (IANS) India batting coach Sitanshu Kotak confirmed that middle-order batter Rinku Singh will be joining the squad on Wednesday evening ahead of must-win Super Eights clash against Zimbabwe here at the M A Chidambaram Stadium on Thursday. Rinku, who has figured in all the matches India have played so far in the ongoing T20 World, left the team hotel and travelled to Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday after his father, who is suffering from liver cancer, was admitted to a hospital and is …
Ahmedabad, Feb 17 (IANS) With a spot in the Super 8s sealed, India will be taking on the Netherlands in their last league match, an inconsequential clash as far as the hosts are concerned. But India are unlikely to experiment much in this match as they could be playing more matches at the venue and want to gain as much experience as possible of the conditions in the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.After Wednesday’s clash, India will meet South Africa in a crucial Super 8 stage match at the sa…