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India all-rounder Axar Patel has backed Suryakumar Yadav‘s appointment as Team India’s new T20I captain, calling him a “bowler’s captain”. Suryakumar Yadav – fondly called SKY – was appointed India’s captain in the shortest format following the retirement of Rohit Sharma from T20Is after India’s victorious T20 World Cup 2024. Now, Axar has spoken out

Former India cricketer Robin Uthappa has said that Hardik Pandya should not feel hard done by for not being given a captaincy role for Team India, and should instead look at the bigger picture. Uthappa stated that, knowing Hardik personally, the latter would also think that the decision has been taken keeping the best for

Team India is all set to face Sri Lanka in a white-ball series, which will kick start from July 27. The series consists of three T20Is, followed as many ODIs, starting from August 2. In the T20Is, Team India will be led by batter Suryakumar Yadav, who has been appointed as the captain after the

Team India left for Sri Lanka on Monday for the upcoming white-ball series. The series will begin from July 27, with three T20Is followed by three ODIs. In the T20Is, the visitors will be led by star batter Suryakumar Yadav while regular skipper Rohit Sharma will be leading in the ODIs. It came as a

File image of India skipper Rohit Sharma and Pakistan skipper Babar Azam© AFP The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Monday made it clear that it has made no proposal to play an offshore T20I series against India, and its current focus is on the smooth conduct of the Champions Trophy. There have been talks about

Ajit Agarkar and Gautam Gambhir in press conference© PTI Former India pacer Ajit Agarkar, who is the chairman of the BCCI selection committee, had to answer some tough questions in the press conference on Monday. Speaking to media with head coach Gautam Gambhir before the team’s departure to Sri Lanka, Agarkar had more questions to

Pakistan cricket team captain Babar Azam picked South Africa legend AB De Villiers as the best batter he has played against during his career. Babar recently appeared in an interview on De Villiers’ official YouTube channel and when the former Proteas batter asked him to choose, Babar was quick to pick him over any active

England beat West Indies by a huge margin in the second Test.© AFP England thrashed the West Indies by 241 runs in the second Test at Trent Bridge on Sunday to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in a three-match series. The West Indies, set 385 to win, collapsed to 143 all out as they lost

LIVE Updates India vs United Arab Emirates, Womens Asia Cup T20:© X (Twitter) IND vs UAE Women LIVE Cricket Score: India opener Shafali Verma gave a flying start against the UAE, despite the early dismissal of star batter Smriti Mandhana, as India reached 50 in under five overs. Mandhana departed in just the third over, with

The Indian cricket team won the T20 World Cup final despite being in a tricky spot.© AFP The T20 World Cup 2024 was a momentous occasion for the Indian cricket team. Not only because they won it, but due to the fact that it marked the end of an 11-year ICC title drought. For all

File photo of an India vs Pakistan match© AFP Former Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Khalid Mahmood believes India will not travel to Pakistan for the ICC Champions Trophy early next year. “They are very very slim chances they will agree to play in Pakistan,” Mahmood, who is a retired senior bureaucrat, said. He, however, said

England vs West Indies 2nd Test Day 3: Live Score Updates© AFP England vs West Indies 2nd Test Day 3 Live Updates: West Indies will resume the proceedings from 351/5 on Day 3 of the ongoing second Test against England in Nottingham. Joshua Da Silva (32*) and Jason Holder (23*) are standing unbeaten at the

ENG vs WI 2nd Test Day 2 Highlights© AFP England vs West Indies 2nd Test Day 2 Highlights: Kavem Hodge scored his maiden Test hundred as West Indies made life tough for England in Nottingham on Friday during their first day in the field since James Anderson’s international retirement. West Indies were 351-5 in reply

Contenders India started their Women’s T20 Asia Cup title defence on a rousing note, demolishing arch-foes Pakistan by seven wickets in Dambulla on Friday. India bundled out Pakistan for a below-par 108 after being asked to bowl and then chased down the target with as many as 35 balls remaining. Chasing 109, Indian openers Shafali

The Team India squad announcement for the white-ball tour of Sri Lanka was a bitter-sweet moment for Suryakumar Yadav. While the attacking batter would’ve been jubilant to get the team’s captaincy in T20Is, he was also dropped from the ODI squad, with the selectors and new head coach Gautam Gambhir making their stance clear. Suryakumar

England vs West Indies 2nd Test Day 1 Live Updates© AFP England vs West Indies 2nd Test Day 1 Live Updates: West Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite won the toss and elected to field in the second Test against England at Trent Bridge on Thursday. With sunny blue skies overhead, conditions appeared ideal for batting on

File photo of Hardik Pandya and Natasa Stankovic© Instagram India star cricketer Hardik Pandya in an Instagram post on Thursday announced that he and wife Natasa Stankovic have ‘mutually parted ways’. For the last few months there were rumours that the celebrity couple were headed for a divorce, and with Thursday’s announcement it has been

Representative image© AFP The International Cricket Council suffered losses of around USD 20 million (Rs 167 crore) for hosting the T20 World Cup 2024 games in the USA, according to a report by PTI. The report claimed that it will be one of the major topics of discussion during the ICC Annual Conference starting on