Chairman of selectors George Bailey said that the injured players are recovering well and will be fit in time for the World Cup.
In this three-part series, The Indian Express team outlines what they look forward to in 2026
With the national selectors set to announce the squad for the three-match ODI series against New Zealand in first week of January, it was the charismatic India keeper-batter and Delhi skipper Pant, who was the focus of attention.
In the batting department, Mandhana finished as the top run-scorer for the second straight calendar year. Among bowlers, it was a year of spinners. Deepti, player of the tournament at the World Cup, finished with 39 wickets from 23 matches at an average of 27.1 and picking up a five-for.
Atkinson has looked flat in the tour and has only picked six wickets at an average of 47.
Head is keen for a mental and physical break, which means he's highly unlikely to feature for his BBL franchise, the Adelaide Strikers.
Gill pipped star West Indies batter Shai Hope by just four runs to finish the year as the leading run scorer.
The 20-year-old left-arm spinner Vaishnavi Sharma took five wickets in her debut series against Sri Lanka; "When Vaishnavi was born, I made her horoscope... there were strong indications for sports and also for becoming a doctor," her father Narendra Sharma said.
Wishes have poured in for Damien Martyn, who has been hospitalised and is in an induced coma.
Sarfaraz has been in electric form in the domestic circuit this season, scoring a century and three half centuries in the recently concluded Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.
India have dominated the white ball cricket in 2025 and will end the year as the highest-ranked side both in One Day Internationals and in T20Is.
Afghanistan are the fifth squad to name their squad for the 2026 T20 World Cup, after India, Sri Lanka, Oman and England
Neville was particularly disappointed with Amorim's decision to play back three against Wolves, which cost them two crucial points.
Dhruv Jurel has been among the top performers in the early exchanges of the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy.
A turn of fortune, a stroke of luck or a quirk of fate which could have altered the sporting path of teams and individuals this year.
As the year winds down, The Indian Express team picks moments from the game of cricket that captured imagination, broke down barriers and changed fortunes.
The traditonal post-Ashes drink had been derailed somewhat in 2023 after relationships between the two teams soured over the course of the series.
Martyn's former Australia teammate and close friend Adam Gilchrist said on News Corp that he is getting "the best of treatment".
India blanked Sri Lanka 5-0 and completed a series whitewash after a 15-run win on Tuesday at Thiruvananthapuram.
Harmanpreet's 68 off 43 cornerstones India’s triumph as visitors end up 15 runs short of consolation win.
"In respect of the nation’s mourning following the passing of Begum Khaleda Zia, today’s BPL T20 matches have been cancelled. Revised fixtures will be announced in due course," the BCB said in a statement.
Pakistan will begin their T20 World Cup campaign on February 7 with a group stage game against Netherlands in Colombo.
Sunil Gavaskar said that the win in the fourth Test shows that the visitors would've been better served had they played some first class cricket before the series started.
Both Ellyse Perry and Annabel Sutherland were retained by Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Delhi Capitals ahead of the mega auction.
The 21-year-old Shafali, a former top-ranked batter, moved up four places after scores of 69 not out off 34 balls in the second T20I against Sri Lanka, followed by unbeaten knocks of 79 off 42 deliveries and 79 off 46 balls in the third and fourth matches in Thiruvananthapuram.




