Harare, July 26 (IANS) Teenaged Indian batter Vaibhav Sooryavanshi termed being named both the Player of the Match and Player of the Series following India’s 3-0 sweep over Zimbabwe here at the Harare Sports Club on Sunday as a ‘dream come true.’Sooryavanshi signed off from the tour with a brilliant 81 off 49 balls in the final game to help India post a formidable 192/5 and secure a 35-run victory. “Yes, it’s truly a dream come true moment. Getting my first Man of the Match and Man of th…
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Dambulla, July 26 (IANS) Bangladesh T20I captain Towhid Hridoy has been drafted into the Jaffna Kings squad for the ongoing Lanka Premier League (LPL) 2026, replacing fellow Bangladeshi Taskin Ahmed, the tournament’s Players’ Management Committee confirmed on Sunday.Taskin has been ruled out of the competition after being unable to join the franchise due to unavailability, paving the way for Hridoy’s inclusion.Welcoming the Bangladesh skipper to the tournament, Anil Mohan Sankhdhar, Founder and …
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 13 (IANS) Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) on Monday announced that their promising young batters, Mukul Choudhary and Akshat Raghuwanshi, have landed in Manchester for a specialised off-season training camp. The duo will train under the watchful eyes of LSG head coach Justin Langer and the franchise’s strategic advisor and ex-New Zealand captain Kane Williamson. “New conditions. New challenges. New learnings. Mukul & Akshat have landed in Manc…
Southampton, July 11 (IANS) India, the reigning world champions, surrendered their top spot in the ICC Men’s T20I Rankings after suffering a 56-run defeat to England in the fifth and final match of the series at The Rose Bowl in Southampton on Saturday, as they suffered a 4-0 clean sweep at the hands of the visitors.The heavy defeat capped off a nightmare time for India in T20Is, as they failed to win a single game after having previously suffered a shock 2-0 sweep against Ireland. Chasing a m…
New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) Former India wicketkeeper-batter Parthiv Patel has called India’s fielding the ‘most alarming’ concern following the Men in Blue’s 2-0 T20I series defeat to Ireland and the recent surrender to England, saying repeated lapses in catching have become a worrying trend across all levels of Indian cricket.Reflecting on the disappointing result, Parthiv also urged the selectors to identify specialist T20 bowlers instead of relying on familiar names, while expressing hope …
New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) After Australia crushed England by seven wickets at Lord’s to lift their sixth T20 World Cup title, ICC chairman ICC Chairman said that women’s cricket is in its golden era and that the tournament served as a reminder of why the sport is unmissable, thanks to the power, passion and class on display. The ICC Chair presented the trophy to captain Sophie Molineux, who lifted the T20 World Cup title just six months into her tenure as captain. After surrendering both the 20- …
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) The Indian Deaf Women’s Cricket Team is about to make history by starting their first international T20 tour to Sri Lanka this week. This significant tour will be the deaf women’s team’s debut in international women’s cricket and will pave the way for future developments in deaf cricket in India. Before the historic five-match T20 International Deaf Cricket Series, the Indian team revealed their jersey in New Delhi. The event was attended by Sumit Jain, President…
New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) Former India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin believes T20 cricket has cemented its place as the format that will drive the sport’s future, while expressing doubts over the long-term sustainability of One-Day Internationals.Speaking during a media interaction after the European T20 Premier League (ETPL) 2026 Player Draft on Thursday, the Dublin Guardians captain and mentor said T20’s shorter duration makes it the ideal vehicle for cricket’s global expansion and its return…
New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) Aaron George has shared a dressing room with Vaibhav Sooryavanshi at various stages in the India U19 team, including in this year’s World Cup win in Zimbabwe and Namibia. Now, watching his former team-mate go from the age-group set-up to the senior India side currently on T20I tour of England has left a deep impression on George, who’s turning out for Ranga Reddy Risers in the ongoing TG20 tournament. “He’s been doing a great job ever since he’s been playing for the …