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India’s captain Suryakumar Yadav, right, celebrates his half century with Ishan Kishan during the fifth and final T201 cricket match between India and New Zealand, at the Greenfield International Stadium, in Thiruvananthapuram, Jan. 31, 2026. (PTI Photo) India enter the T20 World Cup at home with a squad that appears settled, dangerous, and confident, building…
Pakistan’s Shaheen Shah Afridi celebrates after taking the wicket of Australia’s Matt Renshaw during the third T20 cricket match between Pakistan and Australia, in Lahore, Pakistan, Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026. (AP Photo) With a possible boycott by Pakistan of their match against India looming, the Twenty20 World Cup could become the first major ICC tournament…
Navi Mumbai: India’s Ishan Kishan (PTI Photo/Shashank Parade) In-form Ishan Kishan continued his red-hot form with a rapid half-century as India secured a 30-run win over South Africa in their only warm-up match ahead of the T20 World Cup on Wednesday at DY Patil Stadium. The wicketkeeper-batter raced to 53 off just 20 balls, smashing…
Ishan Kishan, right, arrives to bat as Sanju Samson walks off the field after his dismissal during the second T20I cricket match between India and New Zealand, in Raipur, Chhattisgarh. (PTI Photo) India got the new T20 opening pair on Wednesday as Ishan Kishan and Abhishek Sharma walked out to open the innings as Men-in-Blue…
With the 10th edition set to be jointly hosted by India and Sri Lanka, the big question remains — will a host finally break the jinx? (Image credit: ICC) Since the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup was launched in 2007 in South Africa, nine editions of the marquee tournament have been completed, producing six different…
Ishan Kishan did not quietly enter India’s T20 World Cup squad. He burst through the door. His numbers against New Zealand were extraordinary. Two hundred and fifteen runs, a strike rate north of 230, and a series-ending hundred that felt less like a knock and more like a statement. Kishan did not ask for a…
Abhishek Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav India will play South Africa in their only warm-up match before the T20 World Cup 2026 on Wednesday, February 4, in Navi Mumbai.With the tournament set to begin on February 7, the warm-up game offers both teams a final opportunity to assess their combinations and match readiness. India and South Africa…
Heinrich Klaasen of Sunrisers Hyderabad (Photo by Pankaj Nangia/Getty Images) South Africa begin their build-up to another ICC Men’s T20 World Cup campaign with a warm-up clash against defending champions India on February 4, as the runners-up from the 2024 edition look to finally go one step further. Aiden Markram will once again lead the…
England’s Sam Curran (AP/PTI) England all-rounder Sam Curran has once again underlined how comfortable he is operating without a rigid brief in the national set-up, a quality that is proving increasingly important as England gather pace ahead of the T20 World Cup. His flexibility stood out during England’s dominant 3–0 T20I clean sweep of Sri…
Abhishek Sharma, right, and Ishan Kishan (PTI Photo) For a very long time, scoring 50 runs in the Powerplay — the first six overs — used to be the perfect platform for a big score in T20Is. Even in the 2024 T20 World Cup, the Rohit Sharma-Virat Kohli combo was looking at something in that…
