Indian Cricket Team Articles - Page 24

India opener Ishan Kishan made history against Bangladesh in the third ODI on Saturday as he smashed the quickest double century in One-Day Internationals. Ishan Kishan cruised to a record-breaking double hundred at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram in only 126 deliveries, going past West Indies great Chris Gayle who accomplished the same […]

Musicians Kaushiki Chakraborty and Purbayan Chatterjee have torn into India wicketkeeper batter Rishabh Pant after an advertisement featuring him seemed to insult Indian classical music. The advertisement made its television debut during the T20 World Cup in Australia in October. In the commercial for the fantasy sports platform Dream XI, Rishabh Pant could be seen […]

Former India opener Aakash Chopra has made strong remarks against Rohit Sharma and his boys after the side suffered a humiliating 2-0 loss to Bangladesh in the three-match ODI series in Dhaka. “Ab ye bhi din aa gaye ki must-win muqabla hai hamara Bangladesh ke saath. Agar aj match hum nahi jeetenge to series gayi. […]

After India captain Rohit Sharma played a sensational unbeaten knock of 51 runs off 28 deliveries against Bangladesh in the second ODI, his tweet from 2019 during the ICC ODI World Cup gained a lot of traction on social media. “I don’t just walk out for my Team. I walk out for my country,” Rohit […]

Former India allrounder Madan Lal has blasted the national team’s top stars, including skipper Rohit Sharma, talismanic Virat Kohli, and vice-captain KL Rahul following a spate of poor performances in recent years. Madan Lal was particularly concerned about the lack of centuries from the bat of the three batters as in the last three years, […]

Veteran batter Dinesh Karthik has labeled Shreyas Iyer as the next Virat Kohli of the Indian cricket team. Dinesh Karthik’s comments came after Shreyas Iyer produced a marvelous knock of 82 runs in the second ODI against Bangladesh in Dhaka on Wednesday. Shreyas Iyer has been one of the key players for Team India in […]

The legendary Virender Sehwag mocked Team India following their ODI series defeat to Bangladesh in Dhaka on Wednesday. “Cryptos se bhi tez gir rahi hai apni performance yaar. Need to shake up – wake up,” Virender Sehwag tweeted. Batting first, Bangladesh found themselves on the ropes at 6/69 with India dominating the proceedings with the […]

Team India fans lashed out at vice-captain KL Rahul after his poor show in the second ODI against Bangladesh on Wednesday. Chasing Bangladesh’s 271 to level the series, India needed KL Rahul to fire with the bat, especially after skipper Rohit Sharma couldn’t open the batting due to a dislocated thumb on his left hand. […]

“India may have lost the match, but Rohit Sharma won our hearts,” a message from a fan read on Twitter as netizens went wild after the captain produced a valiant unbeaten 51-run-knock of 28 balls in the second ODI against Bangladesh on Wednesday. In the process, the India skipper also broke West Indian legend Chris […]

India captain Rohit Sharma set the internet on fire with his blistering 28-ball unbeaten 51-run-knock although the Men in Blue suffered another heartbreak, the team’s second in as many matches in Bangladesh on Wednesday. Rohit Sharma who dislocated his left thumb while fielding during the Bangladesh innings came out to bat at No.9 for India […]

The International Cricket Council (ICC), the global governing body of the sport, was mercilessly trolled online following a massive gaffe during India vs Bangladesh’s second ODI match in Mirpur on Wednesday. The ICC’s huge mistake came after the Bangladesh skipper emerged victorious at the coin toss and opted to bat at the Shere Bangla National […]

The legendary Yuvraj Singh has been bashed online after calling Rohit Sharma the “perfect” Team India captain. Fans of former India skippers Virat Kohli and Mahendra Singh Dhoni have even labeled him as their hater following his social media post in support of current captain Rohit Sharma. The whole episode began after sports outlet Sportskeeda […]

Two-time World Cup winner Yuvraj Singh is facing the heat over his social media post on India captain Rohit Sharma. On Sunday, Sports outlet Sportskeeda ran a Twitter poll asking cricket lovers to rate the Nagpur-born cricket star’s reign as India skipper. While the poll received thousands of replies, one man’s response caught everyone’s attention. […]

Former India batter Mohammad Kaif has lashed out at the Men in Blue following their stunning 1-wicket defeat to Bangladesh in the first ODI on Sunday. Mohammad Kaif, the hero of India’s NatWest Trophy triumph two decades ago, was critical of both their batting and bowling. In the bowling department, he was particularly concerned about […]

Former Pakistan cricketer Danish Kaneria has blasted India captain Rohit Sharma for not utilizing spinner Washington Sundar properly in their defeat to Bangladesh in the first ODI in Mirpur on Sunday. Washington Sundar only bowled five overs in the match and was not reintroduced in the attack despite impressive figures of 2/17, a decision that […]

Ex-India cricketer Ajay Jadeja has leveled a big accusation on the Rohit Sharma-led Indian cricket team following their shocking 1-wicket defeat to Bangladesh in the first ODI in Mirpur on Sunday. Accusing Team India of disrespecting the game, Ajay Jadeja claimed that the Men in Blue lacked commitment on the field and that’s why the […]

India captain Rohit Sharma is being slammed from all quarters – right, left and center after the Men in Blue suffered a shock 1-wicket loss to Bangladesh in the first ODI of the three-match series in Mirpur on Sunday. All teams go through a down cycle. It’s India’s turn. What isn’t helping is Rohit Sharma’s […]

Team India fans are ripping Rohit Sharma for abusing Washington Sundar during the side’s shocking 1-wicket defeat to Bangladesh in the first ODI of the three-match series on Sunday. Helped by veteran Bangladesh allrounder Shakib Al Hasan’s five-fer, the home team bowled out Rohit Sharma and company for a paltry total of 186 with KL […]

Bangladesh shocked Team India in the first ODI of the three-match series, with the hosts making a stunning comeback in the contest to win it by 1 wicket. Helped by veteran Bangladesh allrounder Shakib Al Hasan‘s five-fer, the home team bowled out Rohit Sharma and company for a paltry total of 186 with KL Rahul […]

Former Pakistan cricket star Danish Kaneria has torn into India wicketkeeper batter Rishabh Pant, declaring his numbers in white-ball cricket were not impressive. Danish Kaneria went as far as to say that Rishabh Pant doesn’t deserve a place in India’s ODI and T20I sides and should be immediately sacked from the Rohit Sharma-led team. In […]

Arguably the greatest left-arm pacer to play the game, Wasim Akram’s cricket career was marked by numerous controversies. Among the biggest ones was his non-appearance in the 1996 World Cup quarterfinal against India. Surprisingly, Wasim Akram decided against playing the high-profile contest against India 45 minutes before the start of play leaving many in his […]

Former cricketer Saba Karim has issued an ultimatum to out-of-form India wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant about performing in the upcoming ODIs against Bangladesh or else the team management should drop him. India will begin their month-long tour of Bangladesh with the three ODIs starting on December 4 in Mirpur followed by two Test matches. But it […]

Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt has blasted India captain Shikhar Dhawan for promoting Rishabh Pant at the expense of Suryakumar Yadav during the recent tour of New Zealand. According to Salman Butt, Rishabh Pant should have batted in the lower middle order, much below Suryakumar Yadav in both the T20Is and ODIs, but Shikhar Dhawan […]

Virat Kohli’s childhood coach Rajkumar Sharma has become the latest former cricketer to slam India wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant who has not been among the runs of late. “Rishabh Pant’s on-field performances have not been satisfactory at all. It is very unfortunate, as he has been given a long rope by the team management. We all […]

India wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant was irked by a question from noted cricket pundit Harsha Bhogle who appeared to have compared his red and white-ball numbers with the legendary Virender Sehwag. Harsha Bhogle’s questions came at a time when Rishabh Pant’s ongoing struggles in white-ball cricket ignited a massive debate about his place in Team India […]

The legendary Krishnamachari Srikkanth has lashed out at India wicketkeeper batter Rishabh Pant for wasting his opportunities and urged the national selectors to give him a break from the side. Krishnamachari Srikkanth’s comments have come at a time when Rishabh Pant has been going through a lean patch with the bat in white-ball cricket. In […]

Former Pakistan leg-spinner Danish Kaneria has attacked Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief, Ramiz Raja, for threatening to pull out of next year’s ICC ODI World Cup if India doesn’t tour the neighboring country for the Asia Cup in 2023. According to Danish Kaneria, who is the only Hindu to play for Pakistan, the PCB doesn’t […]

Former Australia pacer Brett Lee, widely regarded as one of the greatest fast bowlers of all time, has taken a “common sense” swipe at India fast bowler Arshdeep Singh. According to Brett Lee, Arshdeep Singh should stay away from social media if he wants to have a long career with the Indian cricket team. Brett […]

Former India speedster Ashish Nehra tore into current skipper Shikhar Dhawan and coach VVS Laxman for not including Sanju Samson in the side’s playing XI for the second T20I against New Zealand in Hamilton on Sunday. The move left Ashish Nehra baffled because Sanju Samson only found his way into the team in the previous […]

Ex-India opener Aakash Chopra has slammed current captain Rohit Sharma for taking frequent breaks from the game. Rohit Sharma is currently enjoying a break from cricket after India’s T20 World Cup campaign ended in a shocking 10-wicket defeat to eventual champions England. However, the BCCI’s decision to rest him from the ongoing tour of New […]

Sanju Samson was not included in India’s playing XI once again on Sunday after being given an opportunity in the first ODI against New Zealand in Auckland. While he failed to put up a big score on the board with the bat, his 38-ball 36 was instrumental in his 96-run partnership with Shreyas Iyer which […]

Team India supporters are ripping into Rishabh Pant for his continuing failures in limited-overs cricket as he was dismissed cheaply in the first ODI against New Zealand on Friday. Not only the Men in Blue lost the match by seven wickets, but Rishabh Pant too could only make 15 runs in the contest. It was […]

India batting icon Virat Kohli’s latest Twitter post sent the internet into a frenzy on Saturday and even led to his retirement rumors on the influential messaging app. Virat Kohli, who is at present resting at home alongside other senior players like skipper Rohit Sharma, vice-captain KL Rahul, spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, and pacer Mohammed Shami […]

With an abundance of talent in Team India’s ranks, some players miss out on occasions, and among the ones, to top, this unfortunate list is Sanju Samson. Most times, Sanju Samson isn’t included in the side because of Rishabh Pant. While Rishabh Pant has established himself as possibly India’s best wicketkeeper batter in Test cricket, […]

Fans of India wicketkeeper batters Rishabh Pant and Sanju Samson were engaged in an ugly war of words on Twitter after Wasim Jaffer excluded the latter from the national team’s probable playing XI for the first ODI game against New Zealand on Thursday. With the match scheduled to take place on Friday, Wasim Jaffer announced […]

India’s regular all-format skipper Rohit Sharma is being trolled online after he posted pictures of himself working out in a gym ahead of the side’s tour to Bangladesh in December. While a section of Team India supporters praised Rohit Sharma for putting in long hours in the gym, others mocked him. His trolling came after […]

India talisman Virat Kohli is being mocked on social media following his viral post on the legendary MS Dhoni. Earlier this week, Virat Kohli put up a post on Instagram about how MS Dhoni is “everywhere”. Virat Kohli shared a photo of a water bottle that had MS Dhoni’s picture used for promotional purposes before […]

Legendary Harbhajan Singh’s recent statement on India head coach Rahul Dravid hasn’t gone well with fans after the former claimed that the latter wasn’t suited to guide the national team in T20Is. Since India failed to end their T20 World Cup drought in Australia earlier this month, Harbhajan Singh has been quite vocal about what […]

Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt has blasted the BCCI for sacking Virat Kohli as India’s captain earlier this year following the Men in Blue’s disappointing T20 World Cup campaign. Two weeks ago, Team India was bulldozed by England in the T20 World Cup semifinals, handing them a stunning 10-wicket defeat in Adelaide before going on […]