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India’s tour of Sri Lanka for a white-ball assignment truly marks the beginning of a new era under head coach Gautam Gambhir. In the T20I side, Suryakumar Yadav has been elevated as the captain of the side, preferred over Hardik Pandya who looked like a more natural successor to Rohit Sharma. Even In…
File photo of Hardik Pandya© AFP Former India cricketer Mohammad Kaif threw support behind all-rounder Hardik Pandya for T20I captaincy after Suryakumar Yadav was named captain for the tour of Sri Lanka. Interestingly, young batter Shubman Gill has been named the new T20I vice-captain ahead of Hardik, who held the role in the…
File photo of Hardik Pandya (left) and Suryakumar Yadav.© AFP Swashbuckling batter Suryakumar Yadav on Friday expressed his delight at being appointed captain of the Indian T20 side for the tour of Sri Lanka, saying the last few weeks have been “nothing short of a dream”. In a heartfelt post, Suryakumar thanked everyone…
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He left the Caribbean basking in the glory of his success in India’s triumphal march to their first ICC tournament title in 11 years. However, in a mere three weeks, Hardik Pandya‘s world has turned upside down. Elite sport can be ruthless and Pandya found that out when he was pipped by Suryakumar…
The Team India squad announcement for the white-ball tour of Sri Lanka was a bitter-sweet moment for Suryakumar Yadav. While the attacking batter would’ve been jubilant to get the team’s captaincy in T20Is, he was also dropped from the ODI squad, with the selectors and new head coach Gautam Gambhir making their stance…
India’s newly-crowned T20I captain, Suryakumar Yadav, was given the team’s leadership responsibility on Thursday. Though it looked like Hardik Pandya would get the role, having been Team India’s vice-captain under Rohit Sharma for a long time, the all-rounder’s repeated fitness issues prompted the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) selection committee…
The India vs Sri Lanka T20I and ODI series, which starts later this month, will begin a new chapter for Indian cricket. Under new head coach Gautam Gambhir, the side will embark on a mission to add to more laurels. The sides picked bear interesting looks with the biggest change being the T20I…
1. Hardik Pandya not part of leadership group Whilst Gambhir’s faith in Suryakumar Yadav is not a surprise, what is alarming is the complete omission of Hardik Pandya from any sort of captaincy role. Instead, it is India’s captain in the Zimbabwe tour, Shubman Gill, who has been named vice-captain in both the…
File photo of Hardik Pandya© AFP The India cricket squad for the Sri Lanka tour, that starts on July 27 with a T20I in Pallekele, is out. This is Gautam Gambhir‘s first series as Indian cricket team head coach and the squads selected for the three T20Is and three ODIs are very interesting….
File photo of Gautam Gambhir© X (formerly Twitter) The discussions continue over who will become the next Indian cricket team T20I captain with Hardik Pandya and Suryakumar Yadav emerging as the two major contenders. Rohit Sharma retired from the format following the T20 World Cup 2024 triumph and that means the captaincy position…