Suryakumar Yadav defended fellow middle-order batsman Manish Pandey over the latter’s dismal return in the three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka. Suryakumar Yadav said Manish Pandey had batted ‘really well’ in the tour before pointing to his unlucky run-out in the previous ODI. The 31-year-old batsman has been in and out of the limited-overs team
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Pragyan Ojha, former Indian cricketer showered praise on second-string Team India after they thrashed Sri Lanka by seven wickets on July 19 (Sunday) at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. As a result, the Men in Blue have gone 1-0 up in the three-match ODI series. Taking to Twitter, Pragyan Ojha credited India A tours
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Russel Arnold has made heads turn with his glaring remark on Shikhar Dhawan-led India who will battle it out against Sri Lanka in the three-match ODI series from July 18 (Sunday), which will be followed by three T20Is. While a lot of talks have been made on the second-string Shikhar Dhawan-led Team India, without white-ball
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Shikhar Dhawan’s idea of leadership is all about keeping the flock together and in a good state of mind after he was handed the captaincy for the Sri Lanka tour. The left-handed opener was given the reins of the team after Virat Kohli and other key players were sent to England for the WTC Final
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Aakash Chopra has credited the IPL as a reason behind the depth in Indian cricket. He cited the example of keeper Ishan Kishan overshadowing Virat Kohli on his India debut to substantiate his point. Ishan Kishan smashed 56 runs off just 32 deliveries during his T20I debut against England earlier this year. He was the dominant partner in his 94-run
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Bhuvneshwar Kumar, tour vice-captain says it is not the case as the entire lot of six uncapped players in the squad make it seem that India has come with an inexperienced group for the white-ball series against Sri Lanka has the requisite confidence thanks to IPL. With major stars like skipper Virat Kohli and his
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Suresh Raina is mighty impressed with some of the talented and young cricketers that the country has seen over the last year. They stamped their authority with impressive performances both at home and overseas. At present some of them are in England, readying for what promises to be a gruelling five-Test series, while another group
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Sanjay Manjrekar, former Indian cricketer turned commentator has said that Hardik Pandya has the capability to play for India as a “pure batsman”. Notably, Hardik Pandya has not been bowling regularly due to a lower back injury he suffered in 2019. Former India cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar has said that all-rounder Hardik Pandya, who has not
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Devdutt Padikkal has said that the upcoming Sri Lanka tour presents a great opportunity for him to learn from fellow southpaw Shikhar Dhawan. India will take on Sri Lanka in six limited-overs internationals, comprising of three ODIs, and as many T20Is, starting on July 13. Devdutt Padikkal is part of the 20-member squad selected for
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Suryakumar Yadav has shown signs of rapid improvement and provides great value to the most successful franchise Mumbai Indians. With 512 runs in the 2018 season, followed by 424 runs in 2019 and 480 runs in 2020, the conversation around the Mumbai batsman shifted to the prospects of him doing the same in India colours.
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