As the Champions Trophy 2025 draws closer, most of India’s playing XI and combinations seem to be falling into place. A dominant 2-0 ODI series lead over England has already signalled that India will be a force to be reckoned with in the Champions Trophy. However, the only aspect that could provide a … Read more
Former cricketer-turned-commentator Sanjay Manjrekar weighed in on about India captain Rohit Sharma’s proficiency in performing constantly as he did in 2019.After months of scrutiny and questions about his future, Rohit silenced his doubters and critics with a record-breaking century in the second ODI against England in Cuttack on Sunday. After the swashbuckling display … Read more
Rohit Sharma marked his return to form with the bat as he slammed a superb century in the second ODI between India and England in Cuttack. Rohit played a swashbuckling innings of 119 in just 90 balls, as India made a chase of 305 look easy, achieving the target with more than five … Read more
Varun Chakravarthy was handed his ODI debut for India in the second ODI against England in Cuttack. The mystery spinner has made himself a real contender for the Champions Trophy 2025 15-man squad, having impressed tremendously with 14 wickets in five games during the T20I series between India and England. He became the … Read more
Shreyas Iyer proved his class once again, as he smashed a swashbuckling half-century in the first ODI between India and England at Nagpur. From being set to not feature in the playing XI at all, Shreyas was drafted in after Virat Kohli suffered a knee issue the night before the game. He grabbed … Read more
While watching a movie and contemplating “extending his night,” a call from India captain Rohit Sharma alerted him about replacing Virat Kohli in the first ODI against England and Shreyas Iyer channeled all his recent domestic circuit experience to score his 19th ODI fifty, playing a pivotal role in India’s chase on Thursday. … Read more
Former India spinner Harbhajan Singh has expressed his belief in Abhishek Sharma’s potential as a full-time left-arm spinner and urged the young all-rounder to focus more on his bowling. Harbhajan’s comments came after Abhishek’s record-breaking performance in India’s 150-run victory over England at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Sunday, where he smashed … Read more
File image of Shubman Gill.© BCCI India’s vice-captain Shubman Gill on Tuesday defended their performance in the Test rubber loss in Australia, saying that one poor series does not define a team and that it is unfair to criticise a side after a rare bad outing. India suffered a 1-3 defeat in the … Read more
In a format as fickle as T20 cricket in which a batter is destined for more failures than success, India’s newest power-hitter Abhishek Sharma has learnt quite early that self-belief and fearlessness are essential to increase the probability of a favourable outcome. It has not yet been a full year since the Punjab … Read more
Following his match-winning knock during the second T20I against England, India batter Tilak Varma heaped praise on skipper Suryakumar Yadav’s leadership, pointing out how well he bonds with every player and gives them so much time. The Suryakumar-led India continued its winning ways in T20Is, beating England by two wickets in a thriller … Read more