New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) Sakib Hussain was at Bihar’s Vijay Hazare Trophy camp in Patna when Sunrisers Hyderabad picked him for his base price of Rs 30 lakh at the IPL 2026 auction. The move marks the start of a new IPL chapter for Hussain, the right-arm pacer who tasted championship glory with Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in 2024, though he didn’t get to play a single game. “At the time of the auction, we were at the Vijay Hazare Trophy camp in Patna. When SRH picked me, I felt really good b…
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New Delhi, Dec 20 (IANS) Ishan Kishan’s childhood coach, Uttam Mazumdar, said his words about the wicketkeeper-batter’s selection for the T20 World Cup have “turned into reality” following the 26-year-old’s inclusion in India’s squad for the mega event and T20I series against New Zealand. Kishan, who topped the charts in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy with 517 runs and captained Jharkhand to the title, became a surprise replacement for Shubman Gill in India’s T20I squad.Those stupendous performan…
New Delhi, Dec 20 (IANS) Former India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin expressed delight at India’s T20 World Cup 2026 squad, stating that the team was ready for its “title defence.” He said he was happy for his ‘brother,’ Sanju Samson, and lauded Ishan Kishan’s selection, who has made a comeback to international cricket. In a surprising move, defending champions India have excluded Shubman Gill from their squad for next year’s T20 World Cup and the upcoming T20Is against New Zealand. The s…
New Delhi, Dec 20 (IANS) Legendary India batter Sunil Gavaskar described Shubman Gill’s omission from the T20 World Cup squad as surprising, suggesting that a lack of form and touch may have gone against the right-handed opener. At the press conference held in BCCI HQ on Saturday, Gill’s omission from the squad for the T20 World Cup and series against New Zealand emerged as a huge talking point. Since returning from the Asia Cup, Gill struggled to get going, with his highest score being 47 acr…