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Abhishek Sharma holds a yoga pose after reaching his century in just 30 balls against Afghanistan. (Express Photo by Abhinav Saha)

Abhishek Sharma shows Afghans no mercy in 30-ball ton

September 17, 2026 11:07 pm

Left-hander is the fastest to reach the milestone in T20Is among Test-playing countries; Rohit Sharma held the previous record for India

Afghanistan's batters during the first India vs Afghanistan T20I at the Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium in New Delhi on Sunday. (EXPRESS PHOTO BY PRAVEEN KHANNA)

Afghanistan are Asia's second-best team but lack of enough matches hurting them

September 14, 2026 2:22 pm

The first T20 against India on Sunday was Afghanistan's first T20I in nearly seven months

Abhishek Sharma in action vs Afghanistan in the first T20I at New Delhi. (Express Photo by Praveen Khanna)

Abhishek Sharma powers India to victory over Afghanistan

September 13, 2026 10:50 pm

Chasing 157, India managed to shrug off the early dismissal of Sanju Samson for 10, thanks to a 22-ball half century by Abhishek, which was his 12th in T20Is in addition to two centuries.

Indian players at national anthem before the first T20I cricket match between India and Afghanistan, in New Delhi. (PTI Photo)

In a first, Vande Mataram, Jana Gana Mana both played before India game

September 13, 2026 8:48 pm

This year marks the 150th anniversary of Vande Mataram, written by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, and the Government of India issued the directive to celebrate the occasion.

On July 26 this year, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi had struck a 49-ball 81 in the third T20I against Zimbabwe in Harare. (File photo)

Dropped after scoring 81: Sooryavanshi's omission sparks question on clarity

September 13, 2026 8:37 pm

The whizkid of Indian cricket finds himself benched for World Cup hero Sanju Samson

Indian batter Sanju Samson. (Deepak Malik / CREIMAS for BCCI)

Dinesh Karthik on Sanju Samson’s place in India’s XI: ‘Where does he stand?’

September 13, 2026 3:26 pm

Sanju Samson was dropped for the second T20I against England in Manchester, paving the way for Sooryavanshi to make his international debut and become India’s youngest player.

Ibrahim Zadran to lead Afghanistan in T20I series against India

August 24, 2026 5:05 pm

Afghanistan will be boosted by the return of fast bowler Naveen-ul-Haq, who comes back to the national setup after recovering from stress fracture in his right shoulder. Naveen missed Afghanistan’s T20I series against the West Indies and the Men’s T20 World Cup.