The former Indian cricketer Irfan Pathan showered immense praise on Indian batters Abhishek Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav after both batters put on a swashbuckling batting display on Sunday to help India defeat New Zealand by 8 wickets and gain an unassailable 3-0 lead over the visitors in
After playing a match-winning knock of 76 runs in Team India's seven-wicket win over New Zealand, star batter Ishan Kishan said that he was looking for maximum runs in the powerplay with Team India chasing a daunting target of 209 runs in the second T20I on Friday.
Team India star all-rounder Hardik Pandya has surpassed Virat Kohli to become India's second-most capped player in T20 internationals, achieving the milestone during the second T20I against New Zealand in the ongoing five-match series.
A blistering knock by opener Abhishek Sharma and valuable contributions from Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh and captain Suryakumar Yadav helped Team India to post a daunting 238/7 runs in 20 overs against New Zealand in the first T20I of the five-match series on Wednesday.
Ishan, who had a marvellous SMAT 2025/26 campaign with Jharkhand, leading them to their first-ever SMAT title, has returned to the side after last playing a T20I against Australia in late 2023.
The team was announced by BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia at the board's headquarters on Saturday, in the presence of captain Suryakumar Yadav and chief selector Ajit Agarkar.
Star batter Tilak Varma has backed India T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav, who is going through a rough patch in T20I cricket. Varma's comment came after India defeated South Africa by 30 runs at the Narendra Modi Stadium and clinched the five-match T20I series 3-1.
Indian all-rounder Shivam Dube has opened up on speedster Jasprit Bumrah's availability for the upcoming fourth T20I against South Africa at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow on December 17.
"I feel credit goes to all the batters. The way Shubman (Gill) and Abhishek (Sharma) started, they knew this was not a 200-220 wicket. They batted very smartly. It was a complete team effort from the batters," said Suryakumar after the match.
Australia skipper Mitchell Marsh won the toss and elected to field against India in the second T20I of the five-match series, which is being played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground here on Friday.