India’s Sanju Samson, left, and Abhishek Sharma (PTI Photo/Shashank Parade) Sanju Samson’s return to India’s T20 World Cup plans has come with both praise and a warning. After being named India’s first-choice wicketkeeper in the T20 World Cup 2026 squad, Samson found backing from former India selector Krishnamachari Srikkanth, who did not hold back while…
South African pace legend Dale Steyn heaped rich praise on Hardik Pandya after the India all-rounder’s explosive display in the fifth T20I, calling him a player who operates on a different mental plane and carries an unmatched presence on the field. Pandya smashed a 63 that included India’s second fastest T20I fifty, while Tilak Varma’s…
South Africa head coach Shukri Conrad termed his team’s tour of India a very successful one and hoped that the two teams meet once again in the final of the next year’s T20 World Cup. India are the defending champions of the T20 World Cup when they co-host the tournament from February 7…
India, the defending T20 World Cup champions, will co-host the tournament with Sri Lanka from February 7 to March 8, having defeated the Proteas in a thrilling final in 2024. (Image credit: BCCI) NEW DELHI: South Africa head coach Shukri Conrad described his team’s tour of India as “a very successful one” and expressed hope…
Hardilk Pandya immediately walked up to check on the cameraman’s well-being after his innings (Image credit: BCCI) NEW DELHI: India all-rounder Hardik Pandya produced a blistering display of power-hitting to lead India to a commanding 30-run victory over South Africa in the fifth and final T20I in Ahmedabad on Friday, sealing the five-match series 3-1….
India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir, players Hardik Pandya and Sanju Samson after the team’s victory (PTI Photo/Shashank Parade) NEW DELHI: India ended the T20I series against South Africa on a high by winning the fifth and final match and sealing the five-match series 3-1 on Friday at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. With this…
It took Hardik Pandya one ball to announce himself in Ahmedabad. The bat came down in a full arc, the ball went up and over, and somewhere beyond the rope a cameraman found himself part of the moment. Ahmedabad had barely settled when Pandya, walking in mid-innings, turned the fifth T20I on Friday into a…
Hardik Pandya and Gautam Gambhir at Lucknow’s Ekana Cricket Stadium. (Image: Sunil Kumar/TNN) NEW DELHI: The fourth T20I between India and South Africa never saw a ball bowled on Wednesday night, but it still triggered a fierce debate after senior Congress leader and noted cricket enthusiast Shashi Tharoor took aim at the deteriorating air quality…
Mahieka Sharma and Hardik Pandya (Image credit: Instagram) NEW DELHI: Hardik Pandya’s landmark night in Indian colours found a warm echo off the field, as girlfriend Mahieka Sharma’s celebratory post captured the emotion behind another defining chapter in the all-rounder’s T20I career. Moments after Pandya entered an exclusive global club on Sunday, Mahieka took to…
From left, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh and Shivam Dube celebrate (PTI Photo/Arun Sharma) DHARAMSHALA: It’s a rarity in T20 cricket to see bowlers swinging the ball more than batters swinging their bats. It’s almost against the core marketing ethos of the format to see the ball dominating the bat, even as bowlers are fast being…