Jasprit Bumrah (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: Jasprit Bumrah added another milestone to his T20I career during India’s second T20I against Afghanistan at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi.Bumrah opened the bowling for India with a maiden over. It was his 13th maiden in T20I cricket and helped him become the bowler with the most maiden…
Sanju Samson (Image: ANI) NEW DELHI: Sanju Samson has spent years learning to live with the scrutiny that comes with playing for India. On Tuesday, after his 57 off 22 balls against Afghanistan in the second T20I, he admitted that the noise from outside does get through — even if his preferred response is to…
Nitish Kumar Reddy (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: “I always wanted to become the greatest all-rounder,” Nitish Kumar Reddy said after playing a key role in India’s seven-wicket win over Afghanistan in the second T20I at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Tuesday.Reddy returned figures of 3/24 as India restricted Afghanistan to 159 for eight….
Sanju Samson (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: It’s not easy being Sanju Samson. He has been forever walking the line in his 10-year-old international career, partly because of team dynamics and mostly because of his unignorable inconsistency. As he has often done in his career when pushed to a corner, he served a reminder on Tuesday…
Sanju Samson (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: Sanju Samson was at his majestic best in the second T20I against Afghanistan at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Tuesday.Samson had scored just 10 runs in the opening T20I and was under pressure to perform. He responded in style, smashing a 22-ball 57 to give India a…
Varun Chakaravarthy (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: India captain Shreyas Iyer won the toss and opted to field against Afghanistan in the second T20I at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. India won the opening T20I by seven wickets and currently lead the three-match series 1-0.India made one change to their playing XI, with Bishnoi replacing…
Varun Chakravarthy (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: India spinner Varun Chakaravarthy has been ruled out of the three match T20I series against Afghanistan on Monday. The spinner picked up an injury after the first contest at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Sunday, which India won by 7 wickets. The cause of the injury remains unclear.“Yes, Varun…
Sanju Samson and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Image credit: Agencies) Former India batter Mohammad Kaif has questioned India’s decision to pick Sanju Samson ahead of Vaibhav Sooryavanshi for the first T20I against Afghanistan.Samson returned to the Indian team but managed only 10 runs off nine balls as India beat Afghanistan by seven wickets at the Arun Jaitley…
Abhishek Sharma (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Player of the Match Abhishek Sharma said on Sunday that one or two poor series cannot define the Indian cricket team. Abhishek smashed 82 in the first T20I against Afghanistan and made India’s 157-run chase look easy at the Ferozeshah Kotla. India won by seven wickets to take a…
NEW DELHI: The National Song, Vande Mataram, was sung for the first time at an international cricket match before India’s opening T20I against Afghanistan at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on Sunday. The three-match T20I series began with an unusual moment as the two teams lined up on the field before the start…