Malik has been the find of the season as he outsmarted the top batters of the world with his brutal pace.
With Ravindra Jadeja unavailable because of injury, will India include the left-handed Rishabh Pant over Dinesh Karthik who is a designated finisher in the squad?
Coach Boucher ruing the absence of Aiden Markram during the series but was impressed by one Indian player
Images from the IPL 2023 match between Kolkata Knight Riders and SunRisers Hyderabad played at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Friday
Ishan Kishan has made a massive jump to enter the top 10 among T20 batters.
Umran's first and only over was the sixth over but he proved expensive, conceding 14 runs.
The Indian and South African teams will play the first of five T20 games at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on Thursday, June 9, 2022.
The second-string Indian led by Shikhar Dhawan departed for Colombo on Monday for their limited overs against Sri Lanka next month.
Arshdeep Singh removed Pakistan's in-form openers Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan to give India a perfect start with the ball.
Yadav is the best-placed Indian with 805 points in the batting list headed by Pakistan's Babar Azam.
Who do you think should be part of India's playing XI for the second T20I against South Africa?
IMAGES from the T20 World Cup semi-final match played between India and England in Adelaide on Thursday.
KL Rahul has struggled at the top of the order, managing just 36 runs at a strike rate of 90 in the first two matches against Pakistan and Hong Kong.
Hardik recently led his IPL franchise Gujarat Titans to title win in their debut season
Skipper Rohit Sharma will be travelling to the port city on Wednesday and is expected to feature in the series-opener.
Skipper Rohit Sharma will look to feast on a Zimbabwe bowling attack in his bid to play an innings that is long overdue in a must-win game of the T20 World Cup match in Melbourne on Sunday.
The 2016 champions had a poor IPL 2021 and will hope like Pushpa they are a blockbuster this IPL.
Senior opener and first-choice vice-captain KL Rahul is expected to reclaim his place back in the Indian team along with seamer Deepak Chahar when the squad will be selected for the Asia Cup on August 8.
Fast bowler Deepak Chahar and batter Suryakumar Yadav have been ruled out of the upcoming three-match T20I series against Sri Lanka.
With its back to the wall, Team India responded like champions, said coach Rahul Dravid in an inspiring dressing room speech after his young side registered a series-clinching win in the second ODI against Sri Lanka in Colombo on Tuesday.
Who do you think should be part of India's playing XI for the second ODI against South Africa?
The final match against Ireland presents another opportunity to the younger players to show what they are capable of.
'There should have been one extra fast bowler. One spinner less.'
India will look to clinch the series albeit with a more impactful batting performance from the middle-order in the second T20 International in Ranchi on Friday.
A look at Indian players who need a good showing in the IPL to get back in the reckoning.
Rishabh Pant could bring some much-needed firepower to the batting order.
BCCI names Shikhar Dhawan as captain of Indian cricket team for Sri Lanka tour.
England, who were blown away by the visitors at Southampton, will back themselves to make a strong comeback.
IMAGES from the 1st T20I played between India and Australia in Mohali on Tuesday.
'The whole batting line-up and team are talented. I am looking forward to them having a good game against England, which is their biggest test. If they win the semi-finals, they will lift the trophy.'
On Saturday, around 1000 odd Indian fans had surrounded the MCG 'Training Well'.
Images from the first T20 International between India and West Indies at the Brian Lara stadium in Tarouba, Trinidad on Friday.
Jasprit Bumrah was declared fit and was available for selection, but the selectors don't want to rush him back.
Rahul Dravid gave clear hints on Tuesday that pace sensation Umran Malik might have to wait for his turn.
The absence of the team's established players, such as Virat Kohli and Rishbah Pant as well as KL Rahul, in the upcoming three T20 Internationals will definitely translate into more opportunities for the likes of Ishan Kishan, Ruturaj Gaikwad and Sanju Samson.
Sachin Tendulkar backed Arshdeep Singh and urged the fans to keep cricket "free from personal attacks" after the young pacer faced vitriolic online abuse in the aftermath of India's five-wicket loss to Pakistan in the Asia Cup on Sunday.
Should India bring in Ravichandran Ashwin and attack New Zealand with spin? Should they include all-rounder Shardul Thakur?
In the middle-order, Shreyas will replace Kohli, who was given a much-needed break ahead of his landmark 100th Test.
IMAGES from the T20 World Cup match played between India and Bangladesh in Adelaide on Wednesday.
Lungi Ngidi decimated India's top order as South Africa triumphed by five wickets
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