In a rain-marred contest at Canberra, India skipper Suryakumar Yadav lit up the night with a couple of towering sixes - enough to take him into an elite club of T20I power-hitters, becoming only the second Indian after Rohit Sharma to reach 150 sixes in the format.
'If they had continued playing Test cricket and quit ODIs, then staying in the groove would have been a lot easier.'
'We will need to review the scheduling of matches between 15 December to 15 January in north India.'
The BCCI never believes in taking decisions in haste and would always gauge the public perceptions before taking a call, which is sensitive in nature considering the massive fan following of the two greats.
'He is a good learner. Today he wasn't able to balance while batting, so I guided him about it.'
Sidhu hit back at an X handle for falsely attributing quotes to him.
Virat Kohli on Sunday said his spectacular journey so far has been nothing sort of a dream come true as he is able to "give so much happiness and smile to so many people"
This was the 18th duck of Rohit Sharma's IPL career -- equaling Glenn Maxwell and Dinesh Karthik for the most ducks in the T20 league.
'He is explosive, dangerous, and capable of shots like these. Where do you even bowl to him?'
In 55 ODIs, Gill has scored 2,755 runs at an average of 59.04, with eight centuries and 15 fifties and a best score of 208, which he hit against New Zealand back in early 2023 in Hyderabad.
At just 14 years old, Suryavanshi is already one of the most talked-about young cricketers in the world, having first made headlines with an electrifying 35-ball century in the Indian Premier League's 2025 season.
Yashasvi Jaiswal: Have selectors told him where he stands in white ball cricket?
Virat Kohli smashed record-extending 52nd ODI to guide India to a 17-run win in the series opener, getting India off to a winning start in their three-match series.
'Many things that are happening are not good for Indian cricket.'
Potential windfall for women's squad: BCCI might match prize money of T20 WC winning men's team
Hardik Pandya is finally set to return to cricketing action.
Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma's grade A+ contract will continue despite their retirement: BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia
A summary of the day's play in the Ranji Trophy matches.
India Test skipper and T20 vice-captain Shubman Gill reached the BCCI's Centre of Excellence (CoE) for fitness assessment ahead of travelling to Dubai for the upcoming Asia Cup.
Producer Ramesh Taurani celebrated his 65th birthday with the film folk he's worked with through the 45 years of his music company, Tips Music and 30 years of Tips Films.
Glimpses from Nupur Sanon and Stebin Ben's traditional Hindu wedding ceremony in Udaipur on Sunday.
Indian cricketer Rohit Sharma's wife Ritika Sajdeh shared a smiling video of their new-born daughter on Tuesday.
K L Rahul takes over the captaincy after regular skipper Shubman Gill missed the series because of a neck injury.
Shubman Gill joined an unwanted list following the loss to Australia in the first ODI at Perth, becoming the second Indian skipper after Virat Kohli and overall ninth captain to lose their first matches in all three formats as captain.
The 31-year-old batsman took to Twitter to reveal the name of their new-born daughter.
India will miss Virat Kohli more than Rohit Sharma in the marquee Test series against England and the duo's recent retirement from the format will "hurt" the transitioning team's chances in the rubber starting on Friday, reckons the legendary Geoffrey Boycott.
Bihar's teen sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi, aged just 14, blasted an 84-ball 190 to become the youngest List-A centurion ever. His captain Sakibul Gani, then upstaged him with a 40-ball 128 not out -- the fastest List-A century by an Indian.
Virat Kohli arrived in Ranchi ahead of the first One-Day International against South Africa on Wednesday morning.
'You need a 400-run season from Rohit Sharma. 15s and 20s converted into 40s and 60s.'
At the Jaipuria Vidyalaya ground, Shardul won the toss and used the early morning nip to good effect to reduce Chattisgarh to 10 for 4 inside first five overs.
Tournament co-hosts India will be out to defend their Twenty20 World Cup title. The 10th edition of the 20-overs global showpiece event will run from February 7 to March 8.
Arjun Tendulkar stands a chance of making his IPL debut after being a part of MI for two seasons.
The indefatigable duo of Rishabh Pant and Mohammed Siraj is expected to be the big talking point on Saturday when the selectors pick a 15-member Indian ODI squad for a three-match series against New Zealand starting January 11 in Vadodara.
The Indian team's heavy reliance on all-rounders will be tested by a plucky Australia in the second ODI but the spotlight will continue to stay firmly on Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, both of whom would look to turn back the clock with series-saving knocks in Adelaide on Thursday.
Rohit Sharma and his team faced a security scare, hotel lockdown, and overwhelming fan frenzy. And yet, what followed was one of India's most dramatic wins ever.
Yashasvi Jaiswal smashed his maiden ODI hundred to power India to a 2-1 series win after they thrashed against South Africa by nine wickets in the third and final ODI.
India have found their batting template for the T20 World Cup, skipper Rohit Sharma said after the team beat Bangladesh
Rohit slammed 92 runs off just 41 balls, which was laced with eight maximums and seven boundaries in his innings at a strike rate of 224.39
The grand comeback party of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma endured a quick 22-ball ending, and their lowkey outing reflected in India's seven-wicket defeat against Australia.
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