Sanju Samson's inconsistency has finally caught up with him, with the BCCI senior selection committee dropping the World Cup-winning wicketkeeper-batter from India's T20I squad for the upcoming tour of Zimbabwe and handing Punjab Kings opener Prabhsimran Singh his maiden international call-up.
Defending champions India registering a comfortable 72-run win over Zimbabwe may have steadied nerves in the camp, but legendary opener Sunil Gavaskar stated that they cannot afford to take two-time champions West Indies lightly and the Men in Blue need to come up with smart plans to tackle the Windies batting threat when the two teams meet in a cracking winner-takes-it-all Super Eights showdown in Kolkata on Sunday.
Ahead of India's must-win Super 8 fixture against Zimbabwe, former India spinner Anil Kumble suggested the Suryakumar Yadav-led side not take the African nation lightly and play their natural, aggressive brand of cricket.
With a monumental 254/6 in their 20 overs, led by a scintillating 34-ball 85 from Shimron Hetmyer, the Windies powered to a 107-run victory, as Zimbabwe were bowled out for 147.
Walsh, who brings vast experience of playing in subcontinent conditions, has already begun working with the squad ahead of the global tournament, scheduled to run from February 7 to March 8 in India and Sri Lanka.
Sunil Gavaskar has recently asked why we Indians, though electrified by Glenn Maxwell’s fastest World Cup century ~ off 40 balls in Delhi the other day against the Netherlands ~ should refrain from any comparison with Kapil Dev’s magic 175 not out in 1983 at Tunbridge Wells against Zimbabwe, which too had turned things sensationally around.
Former Zimbabwe skipper Heath Streak passed away on Sunday after a prolonged battle with advanced colon and liver cancer. He…
Legendary Zimbabwe cricketer Heath Streak died on Tuesday after fighting a prolonged battle with cancer at the age of 49,…
IPL franchise Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) announced on Friday that they have ended their association with Andy Flower as the head coach after the end of the two-year term.
All-rounder Sikandar Raza achieved yet another milestone as he became the fastest batter to slam 4000 runs for Zimbabwe.
