With BCCI announcing the Team India squad for its upcoming home T20I series against New Zealand, there were plenty of surprises in the roster. There was no Virat Kohli in the squad with the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) player rested for the series. Rohit Sharma was named captain with KL Rahul as vice-captain. Kohli stepped
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The Indian squad for the upcoming three-match T20I series against New Zealand was announced on Tuesday and Rohit Sharma has been named captain of the team. KL Rahul has been appointed vice-captain of the 16-member squad. Virat Kohli, who stepped down from India’s T20I captaincy at the end of the team’s campaign at the ICC
The much-anticipated India vs Pakistan match at the ongoing T20 World Cup registered a record reach of 167 million viewers, making it the most viewed T20 International till date, the official broadcaster of the event said. The T20 World Cup registered a cumulative reach of 238 million till last week which included the Qualifiers and
Virat Kohli on Monday said that it was the right time for him to relinquish T20 International captaincy so as to manage his workload after India failed to qualify for the T20 World Cup semifinals in a disappointing campaign. India beat minnows Namibia by nine wickets, courtesy half centuries from Rohit Sharma (56) and KL
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T20 WC: Ishan Kishan performed brilliantly in the warm-up matches leading in to the Super 12 stage.© Instagram Former Team India player VVS Laxman was all praise for Ishan Kishan and spoke about the value he brings to the team. Laxman, though, said it was not plausible for him to be picked ahead of Rohit
Babar Azam praised his teammates after Pakistan’s fifth straight win in the T20 World Cup.© AFP Pakistan captain Babar Azam on Sunday said their aim in the T20 World Cup semifinals is to maintain the remarkable momentum of the group stage where they were the only undefeated side. Pakistan beat Scotland by 72 runs for
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Bangladesh have been assured a Super 12 spot in the T20 World Cup 2022.© AFP Afghanistan and Bangladesh have been assured a Super 12 spot in the T20 World Cup 2022 edition which will be played in Australia. On the other hand, West Indies and Sri Lanka will need to play an additional qualifying round
T20 WC: Pakistan will enter as favourites vs Scotland.© Instagram Former champions Pakistan will look to continue their invincible run when they play minnows Scotland in their inconsequential last Super 12 Group 2 match of the T20 World Cup on Sunday. Pakistan, who had claimed the title in 2009, have been simply sensational in the
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Former pacer Shoaib Akhtar wants the current semifinal-bound Pakistan team to be cautious of suffering a loss due to a bad day in the office in the ongoing T20 World Cup 2021. After winning four back-to-back games in the Super 12 stage of the tournament, Pakistan became the first team to confirm their place in
T20 WC: Scotland captain Kyle Coetzer expects more from his side in big events.© Twitter Scotland captain Kyle Coetzer on Friday reckoned that his country cannot just be happy by merely competing in a few Super 12 games of an ICC event as the establishment needs to be brave and push themselves a bit further.
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T20 World Cup: Rohit Sharma plays a shot against Afghanistan on Wednesday.© AFP Since making his India debut, swashbuckling opener Rohit Sharma has always used 45 as his jersey number. The 34-year-old made his national team debut in 2007 and initially found it hard to cement a regular playing XI spot. It was only from
Yorkshire suspended from staging England cricket matches after racism row.© Instagram Yorkshire were suspended from staging international matches on Thursday after the England and Wales Cricket Board condemned their “wholly unacceptable” handling of a racism row involving former player Azeem Rafiq. The 30-year-old Rafiq accused Yorkshire of failing to deal adequately with his allegations of
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India vice-captain Rohit Sharma says Ravichandran Ashwin‘s presence in the playing XI is always an advantage as the seasoned off-spinner is on the lookout for wickets at all times. Playing a T20I after a gap of four years, Ashwin picked up two wickets while giving away only 14 runs in a fine spell in India’s