India beat Japan by 2 runs. (Pic credit: BCCI) NEW DELHI: India scripted another milestone in their T20I history on Tuesday, becoming the first team to register 200 wins in men’s T20 internationals, including victories achieved through Super Overs.The landmark 200th win came in dramatic fashion as the world champions survived a major scare from…
NEW DELHI: It has been a rough initiation into the T20I captaincy for Shreyas Iyer, having returned winless from the tour of Ireland and England in June-July. However, the first T20I against Afghanistan here on Sunday will be the first time he can boast of having a first-choice team to work with.Iyer’s captaincy came in…
VVS Laxman and Shreyas Iyer (Screengrab) India’s comprehensive 3-0 T20I series victory over Zimbabwe ended with mutual appreciation between captain Shreyas Iyer and stand-in head coach VVS Laxman, as both credited each other’s leadership for the team’s commanding performances. A relatively inexperienced Indian squad, missing several first-choice players including Sanju Samson, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh…
Tilak Varma and Ishan Kishan (Pic credit: BCCI) NEW DELHI: India continued their batting revolution in T20 Internationals on Saturday, matching their own world record for the most 200-plus totals in a calendar year after piling up 219/5 against Zimbabwe in the second T20I.The 219-run effort was India’s ninth 200-plus total in T20Is in 2026,…
Abhishek Sharma (ANI Photo) After the bruising their T20 side endured on the UK tour, this Zimbabwe series could be just the ideal fillip India needed.Having finally recorded their maiden win under new T20 captain Shreyas Iyer after seven winless matches at the helm, India will look to secure an unassailable 2-0 lead when they…
Shreyas Iyer & Gautam Gambhir (Photo X) Mumbai : Four months ago, India were celebrating a second successive T20 World Cup triumph under Suryakumar Yadav, built on an aggressive yet calculated brand of cricket. Today, they find themselves in unfamiliar territory. The 125-run thrashing at Nottingham — India’s biggest defeat by runs in T20 Internationals…
England Thrash India by 125 Runs (Image: X) England produced a ruthless all-round performance to crush India by 125 runs in the third T20I at Trent Bridge on Tuesday, taking an unassailable 2-0 lead in the five-match series after the opener was washed out.The defeat was one India will want to forget in a hurry….
Abhishek Sharma (Pic credit: BCCI) India opener Abhishek Sharma celebrated a significant milestone in second T20I against England as he made his 50th T20I appearance at Old Trafford in Manchester. Since making his T20I debut in 2024, Abhishek has established himself as a key member of India’s T20I setup. In his first 50 T20Is, the…
India vs Ireland (Agency Image) Former India opener Sadagoppan Ramesh launched a scathing criticism of Team India‘s approach after their 34-run defeat to Ireland in the opening T20I on Friday, accusing the visitors of taking the hosts too lightly and paying the price for their complacency.India’s batting collapsed while chasing 183, with the Shreyas Iyer-led…
Shreyas Iyer‘s tenure as India’s T20I captain began on a disappointing note as the Men in Blue suffered a 34-run defeat to Ireland in the opening match of the two-game series in Belfast on Friday, June 26. Chasing 183, India never found momentum with the bat and eventually folded for 148, but it was Iyer’s…