India vice-captain Axar Patel said the team was surprised by the nature of the pitch in its T20 World Cup opener against USA at the usually high-scoring Wankhede Stadium. Despite the batting collapse on a tricky pitch, Axar said the team was confident of putting a competitive total on board. After being asked to bat…
Three Indians, including batting sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi, were named in the Team of the Tournament for ICC Men’s U-19 World Cup 2026 on Sunday. The 14-year-old Suryavanshi, who smashed an incredible 80-ball 175 in Sunday’s final as India beat England by 100 runs to clinch its sixth title, is joined by compatriots Kanishk Chouhan and…
Afghanistan: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Sediqullah Atal, Darwish Rasooli, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Rashid Khan (c), Noor Ahmad, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Shahidullah Kamal, Mohammad Ishaq, Ziaur Rahman Sharifi, Abdullah Ahmadzai. New Zealand: Finn Allen, Tim Seifert (wk), Rachin Ravindra, Glenn Phillips, Daryl Mitchell, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner (c), Kyle Jamieson,…
Rashid Khan is looking to move past labels like ‘underdogs’ and ‘upset’. As Afghanistan prepares to face New Zealand in its T20 World Cup 2026 opener, the skipper has made it clear that his side is no longer here to just participate – they are here to make a mark. “That’s just the media discussion,…
Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan said on Saturday he dreams of playing an international match at home in Kabul, which for him would be “bigger than the World Cup”. Rashid will captain the surprise 2024 T20 World Cup semifinalist against New Zealand in its opening match of the 2026 edition in Chennai on Sunday. But he said…
Afghanistan and New Zealand will face off in the first Group D match of the T20 World Cup 2026 at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Sunday. The Kiwis, fresh off a 1-4 series defeat to India, will look to avenge their 84-run defeat against Afghanistan at the 2024 edition of the T20 World…
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and the International Cricket Council (ICC) have finally opened formal discussions over Pakistan’s marquee Men’s T20 World Cup clash against India. The fate of the match remains uncertain after the Government of Pakistan recently announced on social media that the men’s team has been directed not to take the field…
The USA restricted India to 161 for nine at the end of the first innings of their opening match in the T20 World Cup 2026 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Saturday. Wankhede Stadium has a history of being a batting friendly ground, favouring the teams chasing more than the fielding side. Follow India…
The USA is in danger of being bowled out for the lowest total against India in T20 World Cups, during the encounter against India at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Saturday. The previous record for the lowest total belonged to England, which was shut out for 80 within 14.4 overs by India during the…
The Sherwood College is an iconic school located in Nainital, with Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan and Field Marshall Sam Manekshaw amongst its famous alumni. Around 10 years ago, Mayank Mishra was the cricket coach at Sherwood. Often, after a tiring yet rewarding day of teaching kids the basics of the sport he deeply loved, Mishra…
