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IMAGE: Shivam Dube says Suryakumar Yadav is 'an innovative and threatening player'. Photograph: ANI Photo All-rounder Shivam Dube on Tuesday threw his weight behind the out-of-form Suryakumar Yadav, saying the India T20 captain can single-handedly win matches, and will regain his touch at the right time. Runs have dried up for Suryakumar, with his last T20I fifty coming back in October 2024. With the World Cup less than two months away, the pressure has begun to mount. "He's the kind of playe ...Read More >
Shubman Gill's lean patch has been the talking point but an equally "out of runs" skipper Suryakumar Yadav is also under intense scrutiny as India look to find the right balance and seal the five-match series against South Africa in the fourth T20I in Lucknow on Wednesday. The third game was an ideal opportunity for Suryakumar to rediscover his touch while India chased a modest 118-run target, but the ease that once made him the top ranked batter in the world was noticeably missing. Shots that ...Read More >
The Indian cricket team watched 'Dhurandhar' in Lucknow, ahead of T20 match with South Africa. The Indian cricket team, currently in Lucknow for their series against South Africa, spent Monday evening watching a movie. After arriving in the city, the players took in Aditya Dhar's film, Dhurandhar, at a local multiplex ahead of the fourth T20I, which will be played on December 17 at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Cricket Stadium. Having established a 2-1 lead in the five-match serie ...Read More >
Bowling alongside Ravindra Jadeja will mean a lot to me -- it will be a huge learning experience because there is so much to learn from him. IMAGE: Ravi Bishnoi, who has 61 T20I wickets from 42 matches to his name, was sold to Rajasthan Royals for a whopping Rs 7.4 crore at the IPL 2026 auction in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday. Photograph: BCCI Ravi Bishnoi says bowling alongside veteran all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja will certainly mean a lot to him. The Indian leg-spinner, whose base price was Rs 2 cro ...Read More >
Australian all-rounder Cameron Green scripted history on Tuesday, becoming the most expensive overseas player of Indian Premier League (IPL) history. He was sold to the Kolkata Knight Riders for a staggering ₹25.20 crore at the IPL 2026 mini-auction in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday. The bidding opened with a cheeky raise from the Mumbai Indians, despite their limited purse, before the Rajasthan Royals entered the fray, leaving KKR to battle RR after MI exited. Green's addition bolsters the KKR squad th ...Read More >
Lucknow, Dec 16: Shubman Gill's lean patch has been the talking point but an equally "out of runs" skipper Suryakumar Yadav is also under intense scrutiny as India look to find the right balance and seal the five-match series against South Africa in the fourth T20I here on Wednesday. The third game was an ideal opportunity for Suryakumar to rediscover his touch while India chased a modest 118-run target, but the ease that once made him the top ranked batter in the world was noticeably missing. ...Read More >
Suryakumar Yadav likely to remain captain despite recent poor batting form The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will pick India's T20 World Cup 2026 squad in the first week of January 2026. According to a report in news agency PTI on Monday (December 15), the BCCI's senior men's selection committee will announce the squad for India's five-match T20I series against New Zealand and T20 World Cup 2026 on the same date, which is likely to be in the first week of January 2026. According ...Read More >
Sarfaraz Khan sent a stunning message to the franchises ahead of the IPL 2026 Auction with an 18-ball half-century for Mumbai during the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Super League B match against Haryana on Sunday. It was a brilliant knock from the batter as he scored 64 off just 25 deliveries with the help of 9 fours and 3 sixes. The knock was filled with some cheeky ramps and lap shots off the left-armer Ishant Bhardwaj. The aggressive innings came at the right moment for Sarfaraz, who will be looki ...Read More >
Jasprit Bumrah did not play any part in the third T20I between India and South Africa at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium inb Dharamsala on Sunday. The Indian fast bowler had to return home for personal reasons before the third T20I in Dharamsala. According to reliable sources, a very close family member of the bowler is currently hospitalised, necessitating his return. "If all goes well, then he might return for the fourth or even fifth game (in Ahmedabad). But first priority ...Read More >
Lucknow, Dec 16 (PTI) Shubman Gill's lean patch has been the talking point but an equally "out of runs" skipper Suryakumar Yadav is also under intense scrutiny as India look to find the right balance and seal the five-match series against South Africa in the fourth T20I here on Wednesday. The third game was an ideal opportunity for Suryakumar to rediscover his touch while India chased a modest 118-run target, but the ease that once made him the top ranked batter in the world was noticeably miss ...Read More >
New Delhi: Football great Lionel Messi seems to have extended his stay in India beyond his GOAT tour to visit Vantara in Jamnagar, Gujarat. Footage of the Argentine captain along with Luis Suárez, reaching Jamnagar amid tight security, was shared by news agency ANI. Messi and his teammates will be the latest in a long list of global dignitaries to visit the wildlife rescue and rehabilitation facility, set up by Ambani scion Anant. Donald Trump Jr, son of US president Donald Trump, visited Vant ...Read More >
IMAGE: Harshit Rana celebrates the wicket of Dewald Brevis. Photograph: BCCI India's new-ball bowlers and his own team's failure to deal with the general challenge of higher dot balls in a low-scorer led to South Africa's loss in the third T20 International against India, visiting skipper Aiden Markram has said. The pace duo of Arshdeep Singh and Harshit Rana struck early to leave South Africa reeling at 7 for 3 inside the first four overs, a setback from which the visitors never recovered as ...Read More >
Star Indian batter Abhishek Sharma is 87 runs away from breaking Virat Kohli's nine-year-old record of scoring the most T20 runs in a calendar year. The latter set the T20 benchmark in 2016 with 1,614 runs from 31 games at a stunning average of 89.66, featuring four hundreds and 14 half-centuries. Abhishek now sits just 87 runs shy of eclipsing that record. This year, he has scored 1,533 runs in 39 T20s at an average of 41.43, including three hundreds and nine fifties. Abhishek is all set to p ...Read More >
The BCCI has made it mandatory for all current national team players to feature in at least two one-day matches of the upcoming Vijay Hazare Trophy starting December 24. It is understood that with a gap of three weeks between the last T20I against South Africa in Ahmedabad (December 19) and the first ODI against New Zealand (January 11, 2026), the Board wants all its senior players to play domestic cricket. The diktat has been communicated to the players by the Ajit Agarkar-led national selectio ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The BCCI has made it mandatory for all current national team players to turn up in at least two one-day matches of the upcoming Vijay Hazare Trophy starting December 24. It is understood that with a gap of three weeks between the last T20I against South Africa in Ahmedabad (December 19) and the first ODI against New Zealand (January 11, 2026), the Board wants all its senior players to play domestic cricket. The diktat has been communicated to the players by the Ajit Agarkar-led nati ...Read More >
DHARAMSALA: India's new-ball bowlers and his own team's failure to deal with the general challenge of higher dot balls in a low-scorer led to South Africa's loss in the third T20 International against India, visiting skipper Aiden Markram has said. The pace duo of Arshdeep Singh and Harshit Rana struck early to leave South Africa reeling at 7 for 3 inside the first four overs, a setback from which the visitors never recovered as they slumped to a seven-wicket loss after posting just 117. The re ...Read More >
New Delhi: Star India batter Mohammad Kaif did not hold back while criticising Shubman Gill, stating that the opener should be rested from T20Is. The 26-year-old, who recently made a comeback after recovering from a neck injury during the South Africa series, has struggled to make an impact in the first three matches, as he scored just 4, 0 and 28. In the third T20I at Dharamsala, Gill found it hard to accelerate after the powerplay and eventually ended with a run-a-ball 28. Gill was appointed ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 15: India suffered a setback ahead of the concluding phase of the T20 International series against South Africa as all-rounder Axar Patel was ruled out of the remaining two matches due to illness, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) confirmed on Monday. Axar, who has been an integral part of India's white-ball setup with his all-round abilities, was unavailable for the third T20I in Dharamsala on Sunday, where wrist-spinner Kuldeep Yadav was drafted into the playing ...Read More >
HP CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu fulfilled a promise by giving 160 underprivileged children from Tong Len School the opportunity to watch the India-South Africa T20 match live at the Dharamshala stadium, a gesture lauded by all.CM Fulfils Promise to Underprivileged Children Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Sunday fulfilled a promise made to underprivileged children of Dharamshala after the CM gave as many as 160 children residing in slum settlements and studying at Tong Len ...Read More >
Messi In India: It turned into a memorable day for football fans at Mumbai's iconic Wankhede Stadium as Argentina icon Lionel Messi visited the city during his 'GOAT India Tour 2025' and shared moments with Indian football great Sunil Chhetri and cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar. A video going viral on social media captured a packed Mumbai local train compartment overflowing with Lionel Messi fans, all buzzing with excitement. The supporters, dressed in jerseys and chanting passionately, were tr ...Read More >
Mumbai, Dec 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) India all-rounder Axar Patel has been ruled out of the remaining two matches of the five-match T20I series against South Africa due to illness. Patel also didn't feature in the third T20I in Dharamshala. However, he continues with the team in Lucknow, where he will be further medically assessed. The Men's Selection Committee has named Shahbaz Ahmed as his replacement for the T20Is in Lucknow and Ahmedabad. The 31-year-old has already participated in five interna ...Read More >
Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh) [India]: After a clutch performance in the third T2OI against South Africa, Indian seamer Arshdeep Singh indulged in some friendly banter with bowling coach Morne Morkel, who received unwanted screen time during Arshdeep's poor performance during the 2nd T20I match. Also Read: Axar Patel Ruled Out Of Remaining India T20Is; BCCI Calls Up 31-Year-Old All-Rounder As Replacement In the 11th over of the South African innings on Thursday, Singh bowled seven wides in a ...Read More >
India all-rounder Axar Patel has been ruled out of the remaining two T20I matches of the India vs South Africa series due to illness. Axar did not take part in the third T20I in Dharamsala, and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) confirmed on Monday, December 15, that he would not feature in any further matches in the series. The spin-bowling all-rounder made his last appearance in the series during the second T20I, where he was promoted to bat at No. 3. However, Axar was unable to ...Read More >
Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh) [India], December 15 (ANI): After a clutch performance in the third T2OI against South Africa, Indian seamer Arshdeep Singh indulged in some friendly banter with bowling coach Morne Morkel, who received unwanted screen time during Arshdeep's poor performance during the 2nd T20I match. In the 11th over of the South African innings on Thursday, Singh bowled seven wides in a single over and gave away 18 runs. and India lost the match. "After the last game (2nd T20I) ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], December 15 (ANI): The Indian all-rounder Axar Patel has been ruled out of the remaining two T20I matches of the five-match series against South Africa due to illness, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said on Monday. The BCCI said in its statement that the star all-rounder will be with the Indian side in Lucknow and that Patel will undergo further medical assessment. In place of Axar Patel, the BCCI Men's Selection Committee named Shahbaz Ahmed as his replacem ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Allrounder Axar Patel has been ruled out of the remaining two T20Is against South Africa due to illness.Axar is currently with the Indian team in Lucknow, where he will undergo further medical assessment, the BCCI informed on Monday."The Men's Selection Committee has named Shahbaz Ahmed as his replacement for the T20Is in Lucknow and Ahmedabad," a release by the BCCI said. Axar missed the third T20I of the series in Dharamshala on Sunday due to illness. Under chilly climes and dewy co ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 15 (PTI) India all-rounder Axar Patel was on Monday ruled out of the remaining two T20 Internationals against South Africa due to illness with the BCCI's selection committee naming Shahbaz Ahmed as his replacement. Axar had also missed the third T20I in Dharamsala on Sunday with wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav being included in the playing XI. India went on to defeat South Africa by seven wickets in a low-scoring match to take a 2-1 lead in the five-match series. The last two games ...Read More >
Suryakumar Yadav's average in T20Is in 2025 has reduced to a paltry 14.20 with two matches against South Africa remaining. Suryakumar Yadav on Sunday acknowledged the shortage of runs from him but India's T20I skipper did not count it as lack of form, saying that runs will come sooner than later. Suryakumar made an 11-ball 12 in India's seven-wicket win over South Africa in the third T20I in Dharamsala before getting out to Lungi Ngidi. It extended his run of low scores to 21 innings, with the ...Read More >
Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh) [India], December 15 (ANI): Indian star batter Tilak Varma achieved a significant milestone in his T20I career after the Men in Blue defeated South Africa by seven wickets in the third T20I of the five-match series on December 14. Varma surpassed Virat Kohli to have the highest batting average in T20I chases with a minimum of 500 runs. The 23-year-old Varma, who played an unbeaten 25-run knock in India's seven-wicket win, surpassed Kohli's 67.1 average tally. Tila ...Read More >
"When the runs have to come, they'll come. Not out of form, definitely out of runs," said Suryakumar Suryakumar Yadav on Sunday acknowledged the shortage of runs from him but India's T20I skipper did not count it as lack of form, saying that runs will come sooner than later. Suryakumar made an 11-ball 12 in India's seven-wicket win over South Africa in the third T20I here before getting out to Lungi Ngidi. It extended his run of low scores to 21 innings, with the exceptions being his 75 against ...Read More >
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