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BCCI shifts India's 1st T20I vs Bangladesh to Gwalior from Dharamsala, swaps venues for England matches
India vs Bangladesh T20 Venue: BCCI stated that the India-Bangladesh T20I on October 6 would be moved to Gwalior from Dharamsala due to renovations. For the January T20Is against England, venues have been swapped between Chennai and Kolkata, with dates remaining January 22nd and 25th. Gwalior's new stadium will host its first international match.
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India vs Sri Lanka 3rd T20I: Playing 11 prediction, pitch, weather report
India vs Sri Lanka Playing 11: India, having won the T20I series, will play Sri Lanka in the third match at Pallekele. India might rotate players, with Washington Sundar and Shivam Dube likely to feature, and Khaleel Ahmed possibly replacing Arshdeep Singh. Sri Lanka may adjust their middle order, bringing in Dinesh Chandimal or Avishka Fernando. The pitch will favor batsmen, with minimal rain expected.
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Smriti Mandhana, Renuka Thakur move up in ICC T20I rankings after Asia Cup
India's Smriti Mandhana has risen to fourth place in the list of batters, while seamer Renuka Singh Thakur is ranked fifth among bowlers. Mandhana scored a crucial 60 in the Women's T20 Asia Cup final against Sri Lanka, moving up one place to fourth with 743 rating points. Renuka snapped seven wickets in the tournament, ranking fifth with 722 rating points. Radha Yadav, Asia Cup's fifth highest wicket-taker, reached 13th.
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Yashasvi Jaiswal becomes first to touch 1,000 run mark in international cricket this year
India's Yashasvi Jaiswal has become the first player to reach the 1,000-run mark in international cricket this year. He achieved this during his side's second T20I match against Sri Lanka at Pallekele. Jaiswal has scored 1,023 runs in 13 matches this year, with two centuries and five fifties. His best score is 214*. In six Tests, he has scored 740 runs at an average of 74.00 after 11 innings. In seven T20Is, he has scored 283 runs at an average of 47.16.
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India beat Sri Lanka by 7 wickets in rain-hit match, bag T20I series 2-0
India clinched a seven-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the rain-affected second T20I, taking a 2-0 lead in the series. Chasing a revised target of 78 in eight overs, Suryakumar Yadav and Yashasvi Jaiswal led the charge. Ravi Bishnoi took three key wickets to restrict Sri Lanka to 161/9 before rain interrupted the game.
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I don't want to be captain, I want to be leader: India's Suryakumar Yadav
India captain Suryakumar Yadav, who showcased his captaincy skills in the first T20I against Sri Lanka, has expressed his desire to be a leader rather than a captain. Despite Sri Lanka's aggressive approach, India managed to take the game away with the introduction of Axar Patel in the 15th over. Suryakumar's captaincy skills were praised by former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan.
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Suryakumar Yadav is a bowlers' captain, says Axar Patel
India all-rounder Axar Patel believes new T20I skipper Suryakumar Yadav is a bowlers' captain who allows the team to execute their plans. He believes that the team will maximize its batting combinations in the ongoing series against Sri Lanka. Axar played under Suryakumar in the last Australia series, where the hosts won 4-1. The batting line-up in the opening T20I was formulated with the idea of maximizing left and right-hand options.
1st T20I: Surya-Gambhir regime starts with 43-run win against Sri Lanka
India defeated Sri Lanka by runs in the first T20 International. India batted first and posted a formidable total of 213/7. Sri Lanka was bowled out for 170 in 19.2 overs. Riyan Parag took three wickets, while Axar Patel and Arshdeep Singh took two each. Pathum Nissanka was the top scorer for Sri Lanka with a 79 runs. Suryakumar Yadav led India with the bat and scored58 runs off just 26 balls and was supported by openers Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill. Rishabh Pant missed his half-century after being dismissed on 49. Matheesha Pathirana was the most successful bowler for Sri Lanka with four wickets. This was India's first match under new head coach Gautam Gambhir.
One thing he will have to learn...: Ravi Shastri highlights major challenge for Suryakumar as India's T20I captain
Ravi Shastri, former India all-rounder and head coach, has backed newly-appointed T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav for India's tour of Sri Lanka. Shastri believes Suryakumar can succeed as India's T20I captain, but warns him to quickly work out the strengths and limitations of his bowlers and set the field for each individual.
India vs Sri Lanka 1st T20 match: Check pitch report, match timings, Pallekele weather, Gautam Gambhir big headache and live streaming details
India began a new T20 era against Sri Lanka in Pallekele, marked by leadership shifts. Suryakumar Yadav debuted as captain after the retirements of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. India's squad featured fresh faces like Shubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal. Gautam Gambhir faced a wicketkeeper choice between Rishabh Pant and Sanju Samson. Sri Lanka also appointed Charith Asalanka as captain.
World champions India look to maintain dominance in new era of SKY and Gambhir
India's newly-formed coach-captain combination, Gautam Gambhir and Suryakumar Yadav, will face off against Sri Lanka in a limited-overs series starting with three T20Is. Gambhir, who has built his coaching reputation in the IPL with three title wins for Kolkata Knight Riders, succeeds Rahul Dravid. The new coach faces a task cut out as the team under his predecessor reached the final in each of the ICC events in their respective last editions.
Charith Asalanka named skipper as Sri Lanka announce squad for India T20 series
Charith Asalanka will lead Sri Lanka in the T20I series against India, succeeding Wanindu Hasaranga. Matches will be in Pallekele with both the team having new coaches, Sanath Jayasuriya and Gautam Gambhir. Asalanka previously captained vs. Bangladesh.
Hardik Pandya to lead India in T20Is against Sri Lanka
All-rounder Hardik Pandya is set to lead India in the upcoming T20 International series against Sri Lanka from July 27. He will take a break from the following ODI series in August due to personal reasons, as confirmed by a senior BCCI source. The squad for the series will be announced soon, with a toss-up for the vice-captaincy between Shubman Gill and Suryakumar Yadav.
4th T20I: India eye series win; Zimbabwe hope to spoil the party
It will be a T20I fest on Saturday and Sunday, with India and Zimbabwe competing at the Harare Sports Club for the final two T20Is of the five-match series.
Young Indian stars look to translate dominance into series victory over Zimbabwe
India's young stars, including Washington Sundar and Abhishek Sharma, are set to lead the team in the shortest format with a series victory against Zimbabwe in the fourth T20I. After an unexpected defeat in the first match, the Shubman Gill-led side rediscovered their momentum in the second and third games, taking a 2-1 lead. The series win will spark ambitions within young players who are keen to take the team forward post the retirement of modern-day greats.
Avesh Khan applauds Ravi Bishnoi's stunning catch: 'Wicket mera hai, khate mein uske jaana chahiye'
India pacer Avesh Khan had special praise in store for his fellow spinner Ravi Bishnoi, whose moment of magic in the field became one of the highlights of India's win in the 3rd T20I against Zimbabwe.
Hardik Pandya likely to lead India in T20I series against Sri Lanka; KL Rahul to captain in ODIs: Sources
In the T20 WC, Pandya scored 144 runs in six innings at an average of 48.00 and a strike rate of 151.57, with a half-century and best score of 50*. He also took 11 wickets in eight games at an average of 17.36 and an economy rate of 7.64, with the best figures of 3/20.
Suryakumar Yadav retains second spot in T20I batting rankings
With most of India's ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024-winning squad rested for the Zimbabwe tour, the five-game series has allowed India's back-up players to showcase their talent, and with the retirement of stalwarts Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja, the upcoming players can make a good case for a regular place in the side.
'Many more to come': Yuvraj Singh to Abhishek Sharma after his maiden T20I hundred
India opener Abhishek Sharma's second T20I against Zimbabwe was made even more special after former all-rounder Yuvraj Singh congratulated him for his maiden ton for the country in the shortest format of cricket. Sharma bounced back from a nightmarish start to his T20I career, scoring a quick-fire hundred in the second T20I.
Zimbabwe will look to exploit the home conditions against India: Spinner Masakadza
India, led by Shubman Gill, lost to Zimbabwe by 13 runs in their first T20I loss in 2024 in Harare. Masakadza aims to use winter conditions, targeting key wickets. Sikandar Raza excelled. The series, crucial for Zimbabwe’s new coaching staff, features challenges from spinners Bishnoi and Sundar. Masakadza, with 90 T20Is, aspires to play in IPL.
Spinner Ravi Bishnoi pinpoints reason behind India's loss against Zimbabwe in 1st T20I
Following his side's 13-run defeat against Zimbabwe in the 1st T20I, India spinner Ravi Bishnoi said that they lacked partnerships which made the difference in the game.
Unfancied Zimbabwe beat India by 13 runs in first T20I
Zimbabwe achieved a stunning upset against an Indian team filled with young talent by winning the first T20I by 13 runs, marking India's first T20I loss in 2024 and first against Zimbabwe in eight years. Zimbabwe's bowlers, led by Tendai Chatara and skipper Sikandar Raza, restricted India to 102 runs. Despite a valiant effort by Shubman Gill and the bowlers' commendable performance, India fell short, failing to chase down Zimbabwe's total of 115.
South Africa defeat India by 12 runs in 1st Women's T20I
Jemimah Rodrigues raised India's hopes lower down the order with 53 not out from 30 balls, while Harmanpreet Kaur made 35. But South Africa held nerves to restrict them to 177/4. Earlier, Brits slammed three sixes and 10 fours in her career-best knock of 81. Kapp hit eight fours and one as the duo stitched 96-run partnership from 56 balls.
Indian women's team look to finetune strategies in T20I series against South Africa ahead of Asia Cup, WC
The Harmanpreet Kaur-led side will leave no stone unturned in their effort to embark for those big events in the best possible frame of mind. They have displayed signs of it too in the preceding three-match ODI series in Bengaluru and in the one-off Test here. The relentless India have won all those assignments despite the Proteas creating pockets of fight.
Hardik Pandya crowned No. 1 T20I all-rounder after World Cup final heroics
Hardik Pandya has risen two places to become the top-ranked men's T20I all-rounder, leveling with Sri Lankan star Wanindu Hasaranga. Pandya contributed significantly in the final with crucial wickets of Heinrich Klaasen and David Miller. He had a good tournament with both bat and ball, becoming the first Indian man to reach No.1 in the category.
Laxman-coached India team leave for Zimbabwe, Shubman Gill to link up from US
A young Indian cricket team led by Shubman Gill, under the guidance of National Cricket Academy head VVS Laxman, departed for Zimbabwe to participate in a five-match T20I series beginning on July 6 in Harare. The squad includes promising youngsters like Riyan Parag and Abhishek Sharma, who earned their maiden call-ups following impressive performances in the recent IPL. Gill, who was a reserve opener for the T20 World Cup, joined the squad directly in Harare after a break in the US.
Ahead of debut series, Riyan Parag opens up on breakthrough IPL 2024, trolls, bond with Samson, Sangakkara
Riyan Parag, an all-rounder and Rajasthan Royals star, is set to make his debut for Team India in a T20I series against Zimbabwe starting July 6 at the Harare Sports Club. As the first player from Assam to receive a national call-up, Parag expressed his desire to inspire others from his state to dream big and aim to represent their country.
Ravindra Jadeja: A thoroughbred who found his own course
Jadeja's quiet retirement marked the end of an era, overshadowed by star teammates. Despite consistent contributions, his impact often went unnoticed, showcasing his resilience and value beyond statistics.
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