India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir with Arshdeep Singh. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: India head coach Gautam Gambhir has identified the inexperienced bowling attack as the biggest challenge facing the visitors in the upcoming five-match ODI series against New Zealand, beginning November 4. With Jasprit Bumrah and Hardik Pandya unavailable, India will have to depend on…
Mark Chapman and Rachin Ravindra (Image credit: New Zealand Cricket) New Zealand have suffered two injury setbacks ahead of their ODI series against India, with Mark Chapman and Rachin Ravindra ruled out. Chapman is recovering from a hamstring injury, while Ravindra is still struggling with a shoulder problem. Both players will miss the upcoming ODI…
Sanju Samson may have endured a difficult T20I series against New Zealand, but Ravichandran Ashwin was not going to let another round of criticism pass without a cheeky comeback. The former India spinner took a playful swipe at a social media user who questioned his continued backing of the wicketkeeper-batter following another low score in…
Ishan Kishan (Pic credit: BCCI) NEW DELHI: Ishan Kishan continued his remarkable run in T20I cricket, rewriting the Indian record books with an impressive half-century in the fifth and final match against New Zealand at Seddon Park in Hamilton on Sunday. The left-handed batter surpassed Suryakumar Yadav‘s record for most runs by an Indian in…
India’s left-arm pacer Arshdeep Singh (Image: IANS) India pacer Arshdeep Singh continued to add to his impressive T20I record, equalling Tim Southee’s milestone for the most wickets in the first six overs of men’s T20Is involving Full Member nations.Arshdeep achieved the feat during the fifth and final T20I against New Zealand at Seddon Park in…
New Zealand’s Tim Seifert (AP/PTI Photo) Tim Seifert came agonisingly close to ending his wait for a maiden international century, falling seven runs short after a blistering 93 in New Zealand’s seven-wicket victory over India in the fifth and final T20I at Seddon Park on Sunday. But while the opener was disappointed at missing out…
Ayush Badoni (Image credit: X) NEW DELHI: There’s tension in the Delhi camp. They have mustered just four points in three Ranji Trophy matches. On Monday, an evidently turning track awaits them in their match against Services at the Palam Air Force ground. And their captain Ayush Badoni, with 535 runs in four innings this…
India’s captain Shreyas Iyer and coach Gautam Gambhir. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: India head coach Gautam Gambhir underlined the importance of collective effort after India clinched the five-match T20I series against New Zealand 3-2, taking to social media to share a short but emphatic message following the team’s series triumph.“Built as a Team. Won as…
Babar Azam (Reuters Photo) Former Pakistan captain Mohammad Yousuf has urged Babar Azam to travel to Australia or South Africa and work with specialist coaches to address the technical flaws in his batting, warning that playing first-class cricket without fixing those issues could further dent the star batter’s confidence.Yousuf believes Babar needs focused, specialised coaching…
Gautam Gambhir (Pic credit: Sahil Malhotra/TimesofIndia.com) NEW DELHI: India head coach Gautam Gambhir had a strong message about his team’s approach to handling pressure after India clinched the five-match T20I series against New Zealand 3-2, insisting that fear has no place in his dictionary.“There is no word like “dar” (fear) in my dictionary and directory,”…
