Australia chief selector George Bailey has said the T20I careers of Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis and Steven Smith are not over despite the experienced trio being left out of Australia’s squad for the upcoming T20I series against Bangladesh.
Axed from India’s T20I side ahead of the triumphant ICC Men's T20 World Cup, India’s Test and ODI captain Shubman Gill has insisted he has nothing to prove as he prepares to return to competitive action by leading Gujarat Titans in the upcoming Indian Premier League season.
The trio replaces Vaishnavi Sharma, Sneh Rana, G Kamalini and Amanjot Kaur, who were part of the squad that recently faced Australia.
Sophie Devine's 55 not out after her brilliant bowling effort powered New Zealand to a six-wicket win over South Africa in the third T20I here at Eden Park on Friday and took a 2-1 series lead in the five-match series with two games to go.
The landmark appearance marked Kaur’s 356th international match for India, taking her past the previous record of 355 matches held by New Zealand great Suzie Bates.
India captain Suryakumar Yadav was elated by the sensational batting by opener Abhishek Sharma in the fifth T20I and brilliant bowling by Varun Chakravarthy in the series and termed it a byproduct of his team's high-risk, high-reward style of play that resulted in a 4-1 victory against England in the five-match series.
India’s rising spinner Varun Chakravarthy has made significant strides in the ICC men’s T20Is bowler’s rankings following his recent exploits against England in the ongoing five-match T20I series. In addition, Tilak Varma will be eyeing Travis Head’s position at the top of the batting charts.
Amid England's struggles against spin at the ongoing five-match T20I series against India, former Indian cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin has backed their star batter Joe Root to play the 2026 T20 World Cup being co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka.
India’s ODI and Test skipper Rohit Sharma, who led the team to their second ICC T20 World Cup title last June, has been named captain of the ICC Men’s T20I Team of the Year 2024. The team dominated by Indians also features star pacer Jasprit Bumrah and left-arm quick Arshdeep Singh, along with all-rounder Hardik Pandya.
India received a significant injury concern ahead of the second T20I against England at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, as opener Abhishek Sharma twisted his right ankle during a warm-up session on Friday evening.
