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Jos Buttler backs Vaibhav Sooryavanshi to break his all-time T20 runs record

August 6, 2026 admin

England’s Jos Buttler. | Photo Credit: ANI England star Jos Buttler, who surpassed West Indies legend Kieron Pollard to become the leading run-getter in T20 history on Wednesday (August 5, 2026), backed the teen Indian batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi to surpass the record one day. Buttler climbed the summit of T20 cricket during his side…

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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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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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Mark Butcher exclusive: On Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Test cricket, Bazball and the innings that changed his life

July 24, 2026 admin

It was 25 years ago that Mark Butcher scored a monumental 173 not out in England’s successful chase against Australia in the Headingley Test. He scored seven other Test hundreds, some of them against the most fearsome attacks. He is now a popular commentator and sharp analyst of the game. Excerpts from Butcher’s exclusive interview…

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Smriti an incredibly graceful player: Butcher

July 11, 2026 admin

Mark Butcher. | Photo Credit: P.K. Ajith Kumar Mark Butcher keeps his word. “I will find you in half an hour,” he says. He sure does. He says a lot more over the next half an hour. And you are fascinated. He is a sharp analyst of the game, and very articulate. Earlier this year,…

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ENG vs IND 2nd T20I preview: Samson’s inconsistency, Tilak’s approach under radar

July 3, 2026 admin

With Vaibhav Sooryavanshi breathing down his neck, Sanju Samson will be under pressure to turn the frequent busts in his performance graph into consistent booms as India take on England in the second T20 International in Manchester on Saturday (July 4, 2026). The first game was abandoned after India posted a healthy 189 for 7…

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ENG vs IND 1st T20I preview: England bowlers will challenge struggling Indian batting unit

June 30, 2026 admin

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s eagerly-awaited debut and the thoroughly exposed batting frailties on challenging wickets dominate the discourse on India as they take on England in a five-match T20 International series starting on Wednesday (July 1, 2026). India’s assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate has said that Sooryavanshi will have to “go through the process and bide his…

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I’ll always remember Stokes’ Headingley knock: England batter Tom Banton

June 30, 2026 admin

Influential: Banton was all praise for Stokes’ impact on the game and the England team. | Photo Credit: Reuters Ben Stokes’ magical knock at Headingley against Australia in 2019 defied all odds, as the England all-rounder, alongside No. 11 Jack Leach, pulled off one of the most improbable victories in Test history. The innings was…

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