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Shreyas Iyer story: From over 2 years of exile to becoming India captain

June 07, 2026 12:25 pm

Two T20 World Cups won without him. Three franchises led to finals. No Indian T20 captain has arrived better prepared.

On the magical March night in Ahmedabad, Suryakumar thought his long long loss of form would be forgotten by those celebrating the historic win. (AP Photo)

Suryakumar Yadav: Batsman who pushed boundaries, captain who crossed a few of them

June 06, 2026 9:23 pm

A daring T20 innovator, he explored the areas on the cricket field that no other Indian player had ventured into. But he will also be remembered for breaking a tradition, not shaking hands with Pakistan captain at Asia Cup.

Nandni Sharma with Indian cricket team captain Harmanpreet Kaur. (Photo: Nandni Sharma/Instagram)

A father’s belief, a daughter’s dream: Nandni Sharma’s rise to India’s T20 World Cup squad

May 03, 2026 8:43 am

Nandni Sharma, a 24-year-old pacer, was named in the 15-member India squad for the Women’s T20 World Cup.

Indian women's team captain Harmanpreet Kaur attends a Selection Committee Meeting to finalise the team for the T20 World Cup. (Photo: BCCI Women/X)

India Women's T20 World Cup squad announced: Nandni Sharma named in 15-member squad; Harleen Deol, Amanjot Kaur miss out

May 02, 2026 6:19 pm

India are slotted in Group A, along with Australia, Netherlands, Bangladesh, Pakistan and South Africa.

A flag of Canada Cricket during the T20 World Cup. (Photo: Cricket Canada/ Facebook)

ICC probes corruption allegations in Cricket Canada; game vs NZ in focus

April 17, 2026 11:20 pm

The Fifth Estate aired a documentary titled ‘Corruption, Crime and Cricket’ on the public broadcaster CBC, where a wide-ranging set of accusations were made against Cricket Canada.

The flip side of including Ishan Kishan was that Jitesh Sharma, who had been performing consistently until then as India's backup wicketkeeper (PTI Photo)

Felt 'very sad' about having to drop Jitesh Sharma from 2026 T20 World Cup squad, went with Ishan Kishan on gut, says Suryakumar Yadav

March 16, 2026 3:45 pm

Suryakumar Yadav admitted that he was "very sad" that India had to drop Jitesh Sharma to include Ishan Kishan.

Chakaravarthy and Siraj both credited Samson for turning India's fortunes around in the 2026 T20 World Cup. (AP Photo)

'The meme is true; if there's a Mallu in the team, India will never lose' - Varun Chakaravarthy on Sanju 'chetta' Samson

March 16, 2026 1:49 pm

Varun Chakaravarthy said that getting Sanju Samson back into the eleven was the masterstroke for India in the 2026 T20 World Cup.

'India is going to do this more and more often': Sanju Samson on IND winning more titles in future

March 15, 2026 9:09 pm

Samson, who slammed 321 runs in the tournament after initially sitting out the first few matches, said that he dreamt of helping India win the World Cup.

Sanju Samson's sparkling 89 powered India to a giant 253 against England at the Wankhede Stadium. (Express Photo by Narendra Vaskar)

'Let it come': Gautam Gambhir reveals Sanju Samson's reaction after getting to know he'll play vs Zimbabwe in T20 World Cup

March 16, 2026 6:00 pm

When given a chance, Sanju exploded with 97 runs vs West Indies in a virtual quarterfinal and then brought up identical scores of 89 in the semifinal vs England as well as the final vs New Zealand.

Abhishek and Samson put up an opening partnership of 98 runs that came in just 43 balls which set the tone for India in the final. (AP Photo)

Sanju Samson opens up on 'Kerala-Punjabi' friendship with Abhishek Sharma: 'We are fire and fire'

March 15, 2026 11:18 am

Sanju Samson and Abhishek Sharma's incredible opening stand set the tone for India in the 2024 T20 World Cup final.

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