India batter KL Rahul is going through rough phase after suffering an injury and then testing positive for COVID-19. According to former New Zealand cricketer Scott Styris, KL Rahul’s absence has given golden opportunities to players like Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant, etc, and now selectors would be thinking “do they actually need” the star batter.
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Senior opener and first-choice vice-captain KL Rahul is expected to reclaim his place back in the Indian team along with seamer Deepak Chahar when the squad will be selected for the Asia Cup on August 8. The Asia Cup will be played in T20 format in Dubai and Sharjah from August 27 to September 11.
Swashbuckling Indian batter Smriti Mandhana on Wednesday became the second opener of her country after Rohit Sharma to reach 2,000 runs in T20I cricket. Mandhana accomplished this landmark in her match against Barbados during the cricket tournament going on at the Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham. Though Mandhana’s stint at the crease was cut short
Mirabai Chanu shares pic with Jeremy Lalrinnunga and Achinta Sheuli© Twitter The weightlifting Indian contingent has brought the most number of medals in the ongoing Commonwealth Games. The first medal for the country was brought home by Sanket Sargar as he won a silver medal and then Mirabai Chanu ended up winning a gold on
Medium pacer Renuka Singh ran through Barbados’ top order with a four-wicket haul as India beat their lowly opponents by 100 runs to qualify for the semifinals of the women’s T20 cricket at the Commonwealth Games on Wednesday. Invited to bat, India posted a competitive 162 for 4 on the back of a fine unbeaten
India women and Barbados women face each other in a must-win game on Wednesday in the ongoing Commonwealth Games. Both the sides have two points each to their credit after playing two matches apiece in Group A. While a better net run rate sees India sit at the second spot, Barbados take the third position.
Suryakumar Yadav was the star of the show in the third T20I of the five-match series against West Indies as he played a knock of 76 runs to help India chase down 165 runs with seven wickets in hand and one over to spare. After the win, Hardik Pandya addressed a press conference where he
3rd T20I: Suryakumar Yadav stars as India beat West Indies to take a 2-1 lead.© AFP India vs West Indies, 3rd T20I Highlights: India on Tuesday defeated West Indies by 7 wickets in the third T20I at the Warner Park in Basseterre. With the win, India took a 2-1 lead in the five-match series. Chasing
The Asian Cricket Council on Tuesday announced the schedule for the upcoming Asia Cup, starting August 27. Earlier, it was confirmed that Asia Cup will be hosted by Sri Lanka in the UAE. The tournament was moved out of Sri Lanka due to ongoing economic crisis. India, the defending champions, will take on arch-rivals Pakistan
File photo of South Africa cricket team© AFP Former Indian batter Wasim Jaffer said South Africa are hot contenders for the upcoming T20 World Cup after a 2-1 win over England in the three-match T20 series. South Africa won the recent T20I series against England by the score of 2-1. It was an excellent series
2nd T20I: Brandon King hit a half-century© AFP IND vs WI, 2nd T20I Highligts: Chasing a target of 139, West Indies almost faltered, but eventually held their nerves to register a 5-wicket win over India. With the win, the 5-match series is now level at 1-1. Brandon King hit a 52-ball 68 to set up West
The start of the second T20I between India and West Indies has been delayed due to logistical issues. The match which was scheduled to start at 8 PM IST on Monday will now begin at 10 PM IST. “Due to circumstances beyond CWI’s control, there have been significant delays in crucial team luggage arriving into
After winning the first T20I, Team India will look to march ahead with their winning momentum in the second game of the five-match series against West Indies on Monday. It would be interesting to see whether India looks to give Sanju Samson some game time in the middle, but it looks unlikely at this stage,
File photo of Pooja Vastrakar.© Instagram India all-rounder Pooja Vastrakar has recovered from COVID-19 and is set to join the women’s cricket team at the Commonwealth Games. Vastrakar and S Meghana had to stay back in India after contracting COVID-19 ahead of their scheduled departure. While Meghana played against Pakistan on Sunday, Vastrakar will be
West Indies fined 20% match fees for slow over rate in 1st T20I© AFP West Indies have been fined 20 per cent of their match fees for maintaining a slow over-rate in the first T20I against India in Trinidad on Friday, ICC confirmed in a media release. Richie Richardson of the ICC Elite Panel of
File photo of Harmanpreet Kaur and Smriti Mandhana© Twitter The Indian women’s cricket will be taking on Pakistan in their second Group A game of the ongoing Commonwealth Games. This match is a must-win for India after the Harmanpreet Kaur-led side came up short against Australia. Pakistan is also coming into the match on the
India batter KL Rahul on Saturday issued a lengthy statement, saying testing positive for COVID-19 has pushed his return to the international arena “back by a couple of weeks”, but he aims to recover as quickly as possible and be available for selection. It is important to note that Rahul had been named in the
Young Indian pacer Arshdeep Singh said that using variations, especially the slower ones, on a sticky wicket was the key to his success in the T20 series-opener against the West Indies. Arshdeep (2/24 in 4 overs), who featured in the first T20I against England at Southampton earlier this month, picked up two wickets on his