New Delhi: Left-arm spinner Manav Sothar announced his arrival on the Test stage in spectacular style, snarling Afghanistan’s batsmen as a ruthless India cruised to a record-breaking innings and 300 runs in the only Test in New Chandigarh on Monday at the Maharaja Yadavendra Singh International Cricket Stadium.Making his Test debut, the 23-year-old from Rajasthan…
Manav Sothar (Photo by BCCI) NEW DELHI: With Test whites to his name and spikes neatly tucked away in his room, Manusuther was ready for the biggest day of his cricketing career. Just an hour before his Test debut, he picked up the phone and called his coach Dheeraj Sharma, who was waiting for his…
India’s Manav Sothar (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia) TimesofIndia.com at Milanpur: Washington Sundar Was effusive in his praise for his Gujarat Titans teammate Manav Sothar, who has made an impressive debut for India with both bat and ball. Left-arm spinner Manav Sothar took 3 for 21 and also scored 28 off 41 balls in his Test debut…
Vaibhav Suryavanshi (Image credit: ICC) New Delhi: With his fireworks in the IPL, U-19 World Cup and the domestic circuit, young batting sensation Vibhu Suryavanshi has earned a place in the senior Indian team. Suryavanshi got his first call-up to India’s T20I squad for the Asian Games as well as the tours of Ireland and…
Shreyas Iyer and Surya Kumar Yadav (Image credit: T20 Mumbai) New Delhi: Shreyas IyerThe first day as India’s new T20I captain could hardly have been more dramatic.Hours later BCCI Iyer declared. Surya Kumar YadavHis successor at the helm of the national T20 team, the two Mumbai stalwarts faced off in the T20 Mumbai League. By…
Afghanistan’s biggest weakness turned out to be their spin resources. With their established stars unavailable due to T20 league commitments around the world, the onus fell on Nangyalia Kharote and off-spinner Abdul Malik. However, the pair lacked the penetration needed to challenge a batting line-up of India’s calibre. Khorote gave away 95 runs in 20…
Hardik Pandya and Jaspreet Bumrah gave BCCI has officially announced India’s squad for the upcoming T20I series against Ireland and England, with several notable changes attracting attention. Shreyas Iyer has been appointed captain in place of Suryakumar Yadav, while 15-year-old batting sensation Vibhu Suryavanshi has earned his first senior India call-up. Tilak Verma has been…
Ricky Ponting, Shreyas Iyer Mumbai: After working closely with Shreyas Iyer At Punjab Kings, where the duo formed a successful captain-coach combination in the last two IPL Seasons – PBKS reached the final of IPL last year and crashed out of the playoffs this time – Former Aussie captain Ricky Ponting Naturally delighted for their…
Surya Kumar Yadav and Shreyas Iyer (PTI photo) New Delhi: Chief selector Ajit Agarkar made it clear on Saturday Shreyas Iyer Came close to securing a place in India’s T20 World Cup squad earlier this year.“With Surya Yet there was no place for him. So he is, in my opinion, a standout candidate now with…
India’s Shreyas Iyer (PTI photo) The T20 setup of Indian cricket has entered a new phase. Shreyas Iyer The captain has been appointed for the upcoming tours of Ireland and England, while teenager Vibhu Suryavanshi has earned a historic first call-up. At the age of just 15 years and 71 days, Suryavanshi has become the…