Former Indian cricketer Irfan Pathan expressed immense confidence in India's chances for the 2026 ICC Men's T20 World Cup, saying, "It seems almost impossible to beat this Indian team" and stop India from retaining its title.
Team India has won the toss and decided to field first in the third T20I against the Mitchell Santner-led New Zealand at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium on Sunday.
While the official confirmation from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is awaited, the Men in Blue captain, Suryakumar Yadav, confirmed Axar's absence from the playing 11.
Team India registered their record-extending 44th 200-plus score in Men's T20I cricket on Wednesday. The Men in Blue achieved this feat during the first T20I of the five-match series against New Zealand at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium in Nagpur.
New Zealand's T20I team captain Mitchell Santner said that having recent successes against India across different formats gives the team an edge over the Men in Blue, ahead of the five-match India vs New Zealand T20I series, set to begin on Wednesday at Nagpur.
Mitchell had an ODI series against India in Indian conditions to remember, as his two back-to-back centuries helped the Kiwis bounce back from the loss in the first ODI to seal the other two matches and get their first-ever ODI series win in India after first playing there in 1988. The serie
While India failed to seal the ODI series win against New Zealand, Kohli slammed a valiant century, offering the Men in Blue and fans some hope and setting several records and milestones.
Centuries from Daryl Mitchell (137*) and Glenn Phillips (106) took NZ to 337/8, despite three wickets from Harshit Rana and Arshdeep Singh. After being reduced to 5/2 and later 58/3, the duo put on a 219-run stand that put the Kiwis in a commanding position. In the chase, India was down a
The third ODI between India and New Zealand will be the series decider as the visitors denied the Men in Blue the opportunity to gain an unassailable lead in the second match of the three-match series at Rajkot.
Indian speedster Mohammed Siraj said the team environment is very good and that the Men in Blue will look to do well in the do-or-die contest against New Zealand in the upcoming third ODI on January 18.
Ahead of the second ODI against New Zealand on Wednesday, India wicketkeeper-batter KL Rahul shared words of wisdom and inspired budding cricketers during the Men in Blue's training session in Vadodara.
Shubman Gill broke the silence on his exclusion from India's T20 World Cup 2026 squad. The Team India Test and ODI skipper said that he respects the selectors' decision and wishes the Men in Blue all the best for the mega T20 event, starting February 7 in India and Sri Lanka.