South Africa legend AB de Villiers has heaped praise on India all-rounder Hardik Pandya, describing him as a "big pivotal player" for the Indian team in the upcoming T20 World Cup.
Several standout individual performances marked Saturday's Vijay Hazare Trophy action as teams across the country produced high-scoring encounters, dramatic finishes and commanding wins.
Axar Patel's century for Gujarat, Arshdeep Singh's match-winning five-wicket haul for Punjab, Harshit Rana's four-wicket haul for Delhi, another century off Devdutt Padikkal's bat were among the highlights of the Vijay Hazare Trophy (VHT) Elite 2025-26 matches on Saturday. Hardik Pandya a
India's star batter Shreyas Iyer has been given conditional clearance by the Board of Control for Cricket in India BCCI's Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru as he continues his recovery from a spleen injury sustained during India's tour of Australia in October 2025.
Krunal was the 'Player of the Match' in RCB's IPL title win against Punjab Kings, with figures of 2/17 in four overs, coming in clutch with wickets of top-order batters Prabhsimran Singh and Josh Inglis.
Devdutt Padikkal continues his incredible form in the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy (VHT), scoring his third century in the tournament and joining Mayank Agarwal with 12 hundreds to become the joint-third highest century-maker in the tournament's history.
As Sarfaraz Khan continues his incredible form in domestic cricket, veteran spinner Ravichandran Ashwin backed him to become a regular batter for Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026.
Madhya Pradesh (16 points), UP (16 points), Mumbai (16 points), Odisha (12 points) finished at the top of their respective groups in the elite competition.
Sarfaraz Khan's 157 off 75 balls for Mumbai, Ruturaj Gaikwad's 124 for Maharashtra, Mohammed Shami's two-fer and respective four-wicket hauls by Akash Deep and Mukesh Kumar for Bengal, Anshul Kamboj's four-fer for Haryana, and Krunal Pandya's unbeaten 109 off 63 balls, among others, has been
Former India cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin has hailed mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy as India's standout bowler of the year, calling him a huge MVP whose impact has been evident every time the team has turned to him.