Harare, July 26 (IANS) India have included pacer Ashok Sharma and seam-bowling all-rounder Suryansh Shedge as skipper Shreyas Iyer won the toss and elected to bat first in the third and final T20I against Zimbabwe at the Harare Sports Club on Sunday. India have already claimed a 2-0 unassailable lead in the three-game series with a 90-run win on Saturday and another victory on Sunday will help them get a 3-0 series sweep. After winning the toss, Iyer said pacer Prince Yadav is out due to a left …
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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…
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) On paper, four months can pass quickly in the blink of an eye in international cricket, but for the Indian T20I side set to begin their three-game series against Zimbabwe at the Harare Sports Club on Thursday, it has felt long enough to trigger a quiet crisis of identity.Fresh off a T20 World Cup triumph earlier in the year, India find themselves nursing the wounds of consecutive series defeats in Ireland and England under new skipper Shreyas Iyer. Former India spinner …
Harare, July 22 (IANS) India’s young T20 side begins a crucial three-match series against Zimbabwe here on Thursday, with captain Shreyas Iyer looking to steady the ship after a difficult start to his leadership stint. Having managed just one win in his first seven T20Is as captain, Shreyas will view this tour as an opportunity to restore confidence and build momentum with a relatively inexperienced squad. The series also marks VVS Laxman’s return to the dugout as stand-in head coach in the abse…
Mumbai, July 12 (IANS) Team India have suffered a setback ahead of the ODI series against England and the T20Is against Zimbabwe as Harshit Rana and Varun Chakaravarthy have been ruled out due to hamstring injuries. Pacer Prince Yadav and spinner Ravi Bishnoi have replaced the two in the ODI and T20I squads, respectively.“The Men’s Selection Committee has named Prince Yadav and Ravi Bishnoi as replacements for Harshit Rana and Varun Chakaravarthy in India’s ODI and T20I squads, respectively. R…
Southampton, July 11 (IANS) India have brought back Sanju Samson and Suryansh Shedge as India won the toss and elected to bowl first against England in the fifth and final T20I at The Rose Bowl on Saturday. The toss was delayed by 45 minutes due to the Indian team arriving late at the stadium after being stuck in traffic.England have already won the series via an unassailable 3-0 lead, and another victory over India will help them seal a clean sweep victory, as well as become the new top-ranked …
Nottingham, July 6 (IANS) India batting coach Sitanshu Kotak has insisted that teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi was always part of the team’s plans and did not require any special preparation before becoming India’s youngest international cricketer, while stressing that the management’s larger focus remains on building a squad capable of defending the T20 World Cup in two years.Speaking on the night before the third T20I against England in Nottingham, Kotak mentioned that the 15-year-old o…
New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) Suryansh Shedge has shared how India’s 2011 World Cup triumph sparked his ambition to represent the country, saying that he cried watching India win and in that specific moment he decided to start working towards that dream of representing India on the biggest stage. Shedge was handed his maiden India cap in the second T20I against Ireland at the Civil Service Cricket Club in Stormont on Sunday after he was named the replacement for all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy in the …
Belfast, June 28 (IANS) India captain Shreyas Iyer conceded that Ireland ‘definitely outplayed’ his side in the adaptability department after suffering a 2-0 series defeat, adding that the hosts were very professional in their style of play and were sorted in how they assessed and played as per the conditions.With two-time T20 World Cup winners India suffering a one-run defeat in the second game at the Civil Service Cricket Club in Stormont on Sunday, it ended their streak of 16 consecutive …
Belfast, June 28 (IANS) Ireland stunned T20 World Cup champions India by securing a one‑run victory in the second T20I to complete a 2‑0 series sweep, their first‑ever bilateral series triumph over the Asian giants. Tilak Varma’s fighting 55 kept India in the hunt, but debutant Jai Moondra’s early strikes and disciplined death bowling ensured the hosts defended 154/8 at the Civil Service Cricket Club in Stormont on Sunday.The result ended India’s streak of 16 consecutive T20I series …