Fit-again India all-rounder Hardik Pandya is attempting to make his comeback by taking part in the D Y Patil T20 tournament, starting in Mumbai, on Monday. Shikhar Dhawan and Bhuvneshwar Kumar are also on their road to recovery after sustaining injuries.
Since Suryakumar took over as captain last year, India have hardly put a wrong but his own form has dipped.
Hardik Pandya and Natasa Stankovic are in celebration mode sharing adorable pictures of their young one on their Instagram accounts.
Former India spinner R Ashwin has called for a shift away from the superstar culture prevalent in Indian cricket, urging for a more grounded approach.
Hardik Pandya will be expected to begin his full-time T20 captaincy tenure on a bold note as the Indian team prepares to start its life beyond Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul.
The third Twenty20 International between South Africa and India was halted early in the home side's reply after a wave of flying ants descended on Centurion Park in Pretoria on Wednesday and forced the players from the field.
Ahead of the match against SunRisers Hyderabad, Rohit was felicitated with a special jersey presented by former MI captain and current mentor Sachin Tendulkar.
Former Australian spin wizard Brad Hogg believes that England cricketer Ben Stokes is a better all-rounder than Hardik Pandya. Pandya has always drawn comparisons with Stokes as the two all-rounders are explosive with the bat and also capable pace bowlers.
Suryakumar Yadav was picked as the India T20I captain ahead of Hardik Pandya, while Rohit stays as the captain of the ODI team.
'A good headache (playing XI selection), we want to stick to our strengths.'
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Medium pacer Nathan Coulter-Nile bowled economically before Kieron Pollard struck twice with the big wickets of Chris Gayle and K L Rahul to get his 300th IPL wicket and dent the Punjab batting.
Ramandeep Singh enjoyed a memorable debut as he smashed the first ball of his T20 International career for a six, in Centurion, on Wednesday.
Mumbai Indians' decision to replace Rohit Sharma as captain and appoint Hardik Pandya has irked fans and former cricketers alike.
Indian batter Abhishek Sharma and bowler Varun Chakaravarthy retained their career-best number two positions in the latest ICC T20I rankings.
Hardik underwent a back surgery in London in October 2019 and since that has been undergoing rehabilitation under the watchful eyes of his trainer Rajnikanth in Mumbai.
India's swashbuckling all-rounder Hardik Pandya made it clear on Sunday that he will not resume bowling until at least the ICC T20 World Cup closes in on the knock-outs.
Ahead of the first ODI against Australia, India skipper Hardik Pandya said the team would miss the services of the injured Shreyas Iyer.
Stretchered off the field due to a career-threatening back injury against the same opponents at the same venue four years back, Hardik Pandya feels a "sense of achievement" after guiding India to a five-wicket win over Pakistan in their Asia Cup opener in Dubai on Sunday.
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The two pacers have played a crucial role in MI's winning run of six matches in a row, having picked up 17 wickets between them in the last three games.
Rain washed out India's final group stage match against Canada, but the Men in Blue head to the Caribbean brimming with confidence after a dominant performance.
Hardik Pandya and Serbian model Natasa Stankovic's son Agastya is two months old.
India is facing form concerns and selection dilemmas as they enter the final phase of their Champions Trophy preparations.
Rohit Sharma's poor run of form has not allowed Mumbai Indians to set the tone in the Indian Premier League ((IPL) so far, believes former Indian women's captain Anjum Chopra.
The BCCI sends the offenders and their teams an invoice describing the amount to be paid at the end of the season. It is then up to the team to decide whether they pay the fine or the player who it has been applied to bears the burden.
IMAGES from the second T20I in Gqeberha played between India and South Africa on Sunday
Fifties by skipper Shreyas Iyer and veteran Ajinkya Rahane carried Mumbai to a five-wicket win over Maharashtra in a Group C match of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy in Hyderabad on Wednesday.
Except in the IPL, the Australians have not had a good look at Varun Chakravarthy's bowling and that could spell trouble for Steve Smith and Co.
'A player like Pandya, who has the ability to bat in the top six and also produce deliveries clocked at 140kph, gives a Test side the flexibility that leads to success under all conditions'
The left-hander clobbered eight sixes and five fours in his scintillating 79 off 34 balls as India chased down a modest 133-run target in 12.5 overs.
The 37-year-old player added that uncertainty about a place in the Playing XI or 12, means one needs to capitalise on chances offered.
On Sunday, May 30, a day their son Agastya turned 10 months old, Natasa posted a pic of the couple and the moppet taking a stroll on the beach.
Delhi Capitals committed harakiri in what seemed like an easy run chase against Mumbai Indians to slump to their first defeat in IPL 2025 at the Arun Jaitley stadium in Delhi on Sunday, April 13, 2025.
Karun Nair captured the hearts of cricket romantics even though his side -- Delhi Capitals -- lost to Mumbai Indians in a humdinger in IPL 2025 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Sunday, April 13, 2025.
Sans Hardik, it's starting all over again for dominant India
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