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Asian Games | For cricket to grow, it has to be played everywhere: Sunil Gavaskar

September 7, 2026 admin

X-factor: Gavaskar wants India to be patient with Sooryavanshi. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO In an unrelenting cricket calendar where monotony can set in over run-of-the-mill bilateral assignments, a multi-disciplinary event like the Asian Games holds the promise of a novel offering. The competition provides a unique opportunity for India’s high-profile cricketers to mingle with athletes from other…

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Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has made a point — let us resolve to leave him alone

July 29, 2026 admin

India’s Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, centre, walks off the field with teammates after the 4th T20 match against England. | Photo Credit: Action Images via Reuters When Mahendra Singh Dhoni was starting out as an India player, he had a favour to ask of the media. Please don’t rush to my parents’ house every time I score…

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Sooryavanshi has made a point — let us resolve to leave him alone

July 28, 2026 admin

When Mahendra Singh Dhoni was starting out as an India player, he had a favour to ask of the media. Please don’t rush to my parents’ house every time I score some runs, he pleaded. It is difficult to say which comes first, the public’s obsessive interest in a player or the media’s creation of…

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Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s tryst with Harare

July 28, 2026 admin

Two series, six matches. Two half-centuries, one Player of the Match award, one Player of the Series honour. That’s Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s international CV thus far after an exhilarating, whirlwind July when he took his first, firm steps towards moving from boy wonder to a man for all seasons. The 15-year-old’s inclusion in the Indian T20I…

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India bat first in 3rd T20I against Zimbabwe; Ashok, Shedge in eleven

July 26, 2026 admin

India’s batsman Ishan Kishan prepares to bat during the second T20 cricket match between Zimbabwe and India in Harare, Zimbabwe, Saturday, July 25, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP India skipper Shreyas Iyer won the toss and elected to bat against Zimbabwe in the third T20I on Sunday (July 26, 2026). India brought in pacer Ashok…

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Zimbabwe opt to field in 2nd T20I vs India; Yash Thakur makes debut

July 25, 2026 admin

Zimbabwe’s Sikandar Raza (L) tosses the coin as India’s captain Shreyas Iyer (R) looks on ahead of the second Twenty20 international cricket match between Zimbabwe and India at Harare Sports Club in Harare, on July 25, 2026. | Photo Credit: AFP Zimbabwe captain Sikandar Raza won the toss and elected to field against India in…

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Prabhsimran credits Yuvraj, Ponting for his improvement

July 9, 2026 admin

Prabhsimran Singh. File | Photo Credit: Shashi Shekhar Kashyap Prabhsimran Singh was in the middle of a gym session when he got to know about his selection in the India squad for the three T20Is in Zimbabwe later this month. When PTI reached out to him, the 25-year-old from Patiala could not express in words…

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Prabhsimran credits Yuvraj, Ponting for his improvement

July 9, 2026 admin

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T20 World Cup 2026 | Batters make merry as India outplays Zimbabwe

February 26, 2026 admin

Abhishek Sharma scored his maiden half-century in the T20 World Cup. | Photo Credit: B. Jothi Ramalingam The template of posting massive runs and capitalising on the resultant scoreboard pressure on the rival was executed to a nicety as India owned the night. The host’s cause was also helped by Zimbabwe’s decision to field on…

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T20 World Cup: Pressure does funny things to teams, says Zimbabwe’s Burl

February 25, 2026 admin

A file image of Zimbabwe’s Ryan Burl. | Photo Credit: AP That India and Zimbabwe desperately need a win is not lost on Ryan Burl. In fact, the Zimbabwe all-rounder wants his team to channel the energy and not get bogged down by the added pressure when the two sides meet in the ICC T20…

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