For now, it changes very little at Test level, though it does reshuffle the pecking order. Mohan is a back-up option rather than a leapfrog past Jaiswal, Rahul, Sudharsan or Padikkal. The 21-year-old left-hander from Jharkhand was summoned after Rahul departed for the one-day group, and his Ranji returns justify the attention. Selectors announced their […]
The short answer is a thin attack with leaky death overs. India have given up 200-plus in 11 T20Is this year, more than any side has managed in one calendar year, and the five biggest totals ever posted against them all fall in 2026. Absences explain part of it; poor lengths explain more. Three problems […]
The Sydney hundred from 2022 is his best, with the Eden Park blitz a close second. Phillips walked in at 15/3 against Sri Lanka in a World Cup game and made 104 off 64 balls, which was 62.3 per cent of New Zealand’s 167/7. Auckland brought more speed and more sixes, but he started from […]
Fitness and runs are what Kohli and Rohit must show. Virat reaches 39 while the 2027 World Cup is being played, and Rohit turns 40 in April of that year, so the new selectors will weigh the ODIs that remain rather than reputation. The BCCI president has said age is not the criterion, which leaves […]
Jain’s thirteen-wicket match carries more weight. Badoni’s unbeaten 210 was the bigger spectacle, yet rain reduced it to a draw worth one point, while Jain’s match haul carried Madhya Pradesh to an innings victory and seven points. Both feats arrived in a round that batters dominated, so the performance that actually changed a result deserves […]
Abhishek Sharma is missing from India’s ODI squad because the opening places are already filled, and his 50-over record has not yet matched his T20 fireworks. He was selected only for the T20I group heading to New Zealand, while the ODI party announced on 17 October already carries four openers. A List A average of […]
Pakistan and Sri Lanka are set to lock horns in the final of the Pakistan ODI Tri-Series 2026 at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on Saturday, October 31. Both teams have displayed impressive cricket throughout the competition and will be eager to finish their campaigns by lifting the trophy. Sri Lanka will enter the contest […]
The Pakistan ODI Tri-Series 2026 has witnessed several impressive batting performances, with players from Pakistan, Sri Lanka and England making their mark during the league stage. As Pakistan and Sri Lanka prepare to face each other in the final on October 31 at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, the tournament’s batting charts have an interesting leader. […]
The turnaround shows up both in the scorebook and in India’s batting order. India hold a 3-0 advantage in the New Zealand T20I series, with Eden Park hosting the fourth game on 30 October, and the two openers sit at the centre of that lead. A 4-0 series defeat in England and a wretched Zimbabwe […]
Delhi Capitals carry the most obvious weakness. A successor to Lizelle Lee behind the stumps topped their wish list, along with spin cover once Sneh Rana was released, yet their money ran out before either need was properly met. The Kochi event on 28 October filled only 27 slots, so retentions shaped most rosters. The […]
Not as a group. This season produced the fastest scoring in the tournament’s history, and both pace and spin recorded their most expensive campaigns ever. A few individuals, led by Sunil Narine, Jason Holder and Bhuvneshwar Kumar, kept their economy rates far below the pace average of 9.94. Their efforts prove that resistance genuinely exists, […]