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IPL 2025: Hanuma Vihari picks Punjab Kings as most complete unit; believes SRH will cross 300-run barrier

19Mar

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IPL 2025: Hanuma Vihari picks Punjab Kings as most complete unit; believes SRH will cross 300-run barrier

In an effort to revamp its bowling unit, Sunrisers Hyderabad splurged ₹10 crore to rope in Mohammad Shami, after parting ways with the likes of Bhuvneshwar Kumar, T. Natarajan and Washington Sundar. Having been sidelined for more than a year due to an ankle issue, Shami was declared fit at the end of 2024. He most recently was in action at the Champion Trophy, where he took nine wickets in 41 overs as India clinched the title.Former SRH and Delhi Capitals player Hanuma Vihari, however, is sceptical about Shami’s fitness. In an interaction with the media, the JioHotstar expert also gave his thoughts on the contentious impact player rule, teams breaching the elusive 300-run mark, the pressure on young Nitish Kumar Reddy’s shoulders, and more. Excerpts below:Q: We are heading into the 18th ed...

Shreyas Iyer wants to ‘mark’ himself at number three this IPL

19Mar

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Shreyas Iyer wants to ‘mark’ himself at number three this IPL

Having performed the role of a "silent hero" at number four in the title-winning Champions Trophy campaign, Shreyas Iyer wants to make a big impact at number three position in this Indian Premier League season. Iyer is not part of India's T20 set up but a productive debut season for Punjab Kings could revive his international career in the shortest format.Also Read : Champions Trophy 2025 | Shreyas Iyer grabs his ‘blessing’ with both hands He captained Kolkata Knight Riders to the title last season where he batted in the middle-order.With Punjab Kings, an underperforming franchise since IPL's inception in 2008, Iyer feels no pressure of leading the team and just wants to win another trophy."We already know that IPL is an integral part of Indian cricket. And If I would want to mark myself a...

‘Happy to see him realise his potential’: Dilip Vengsarkar lauds Shreyas Iyer after Champions Trophy triumph

12Mar

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‘Happy to see him realise his potential’: Dilip Vengsarkar lauds Shreyas Iyer after Champions Trophy triumph

After a roller-coaster year when he won the IPL and was dropped from the BCCI central contracts at the same time, Indian middle order batter Shreyas Iyer played a vital role in the team’s triumphant Champions Trophy campaign. Former India selector Dilip Vengsarkar was all praises for the current Punjab Kings’ captain, saying he has realised his potential. “Iyer did very well but I am not happy the way he got out in the final. He should have continued till the very end and finished the game. But happy to see him realise his potential. KL too played a few important innings at number six but still not convinced Axar Patel batting ahead of him at five. The left-hand right-hand combination could be the only reason,” Vengsarkar said. Iyer also finished second in the batting charts of the Champio...

Champions Trophy: Virat Kohli headlines six Indians in ICC’s ‘Team of the Tournament’

10Mar

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Champions Trophy: Virat Kohli headlines six Indians in ICC’s ‘Team of the Tournament’

The talismanic Virat Kohli was the biggest name among six Indian players picked in the 12-member ‘Team of the Tournament’ for the Champions Trophy.India beat New Zealand by four wickets in the final here on Sunday to win the tournament for the third time after 2002 (joint winners) and 2013. India have been runners-up twice in 2000 and 2017. Besides Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, wicketkeeper-batter KL Rahul, mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy and pacer Mohammed Shami featured in the playing XI, while all-rounder Axar Patel was named the 12th man. Story continues below this ad The Black Caps have four members of their squad making the team, including Player of the Tournament Rachin Ravindra, with Mitchell Santner being named captain. The much-awaited Champions Trophy Team of the Tou...

Champions Trophy: How Shreyas Iyer, Rohit Sharma are the faces of India’s risk management

3Mar

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Champions Trophy: How Shreyas Iyer, Rohit Sharma are the faces of India’s risk management

As pitches in Dubai seem to be getting slower with each outing, all eyes are on the Indian spinners. However, for India to go the distance a lot is riding on the batting unit, which so far has adapted exceptionally to the sort of tracks that have been their biggest undoing in recent times. With a century each to Shubman Gill and Virat Kohli, they have two in-form batsmen in the top three to go with Rohit Sharma to provide rapid starts. In the middle overs where they need to be flexible with their approach against spinners, they have a solid middle-order which includes an enforcer in Shreyas Iyer and two busy players in Axar Patel and KL Rahul before the finishing job is handed over to Hardik Pandya and Ravindra Jadeja. This is as good a top 8 as a team could get in these conditions where b...

IND vs NZ Rollercoaster: Varun slides into direct contention, Phillips takes a stunner & Rohit’s pull needs a rethink

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IND vs NZ Rollercoaster: Varun slides into direct contention, Phillips takes a stunner & Rohit’s pull needs a rethink

Has Varun Chakravarthy powered himself to earning a spot In the semifinal and maybe beyond? Ravi Shastri roared: “What he’s done is that he has put his hand up now for a spot in the semifinal in the playing XI, because the pitches will be the same, he has been outstanding tonight. Well more headaches for the think-tank and selectors.” With his figures of 5/42, Varun has almost definitely sealed his spot to take on the Aussies in Dubai on Tuesday.Earlier though amidst his flipper and top spinner variations, while aiming at the stumps, there was a tiny slice of luck. And he had Michael Gough to thank. When the English umpire gives a decision on field, rarely has it been overturned in recent times. But he made a rare mistake on Sunday in Dubai when he gave Michael Bracewell out LBW against Va...

IND vs PAK ICC Champions Trophy: Five key pointers that signified the gulf in class between the teams

23Feb

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IND vs PAK ICC Champions Trophy: Five key pointers that signified the gulf in class between the teams

– Pakistan were off to a decent start, but lost two wickets just before the end of the first Powerplay. Mohammad Rizwan and Saud Shakeel immediately went into a shell. On the other hand, India, despite losing Rohit Sharma relatively early, didn’t hit the brakes too hard. Between overs 11-20, Pakistan scored just 27 runs and faced 36 dots (60%) while India scored 45 runs and played 25 dots (41.7%) – While Pakistan were able to gradually build in the middle overs, India triggered a collapse soon after. Set batters Rizwan and Shakeel were dismissed in back-to-back overs, just after the second drinks break. Pakistan went from 151/2 in the 34th over to 200/7 in the 43rd over. India, after Rohit’s cameo, had two match-defining partnerships that never allowed Pakistan a footing in the game. – Axa...

Shubman Gill, Mohammed Shami, and spinners star as India beat Bangladesh in spin-friendly conditions

20Feb

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Shubman Gill, Mohammed Shami, and spinners star as India beat Bangladesh in spin-friendly conditions

It was the start that India needed to kick off their Champions Trophy campaign. Despite having all the arsenal that makes them a formidable white-ball outfit, there were a few doubts coming into the tournament especially against a spin-heavy attack. And through the course of their six-wicket win against Bangladesh, India went about ticking all the boxes, showing their blueprint could after all be foolproof in these conditions in Dubai where other teams are likely to struggle to get used to the nature of the surfaces. More importantly, in the afternoon Mohammed Shami rediscovered his rhythm and their spin formula showed it would work wonders in these slow conditions, more so if they get a chance to bowl first. In the evening, a fluent Shubman Gill scored his second successive century in as ...

Shreyas Iyer wasn’t likely to play if Kohli was fit…first Indian to score 500+ runs batting at 4: Aakash Chopra slams selection thought process

7Feb

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Shreyas Iyer wasn’t likely to play if Kohli was fit…first Indian to score 500+ runs batting at 4: Aakash Chopra slams selection thought process

India was 19-2 when Shreyas Iyer walked to the crease on Thursday. The likes of Jofra Archer and Saqib Mahmood were bowling thunderbolts to the batters under lights defending 249 runs. However, Iyer was up to the challenge as he came up with a sublime counter-attacking innings of 36-ball 59 which changed the momentum of the game. After the game, Iyer would reveal that he was not supposed to play the game and it was only because Virat Kohli had an injury the night before. “As you all know I wasn’t supposed to play today. Virat unfortunately got injured and then I got the opportunity. I kept myself prepared. I knew that at any point of time I can get a chance to play. The same thing happened with me last year as well during the Asia Cup. I got injured and someone else came in and scored a ce...

Shreyas Iyer says he wasn’t supposed to play 1st ODI, was only added to XI after Virat Kohli was ruled out

6Feb

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Shreyas Iyer says he wasn’t supposed to play 1st ODI, was only added to XI after Virat Kohli was ruled out

When Virat Kohli pulled out of the first ODI against England due to a sore knee in the morning of the game, it was thought Yashasvi Jaiswal was the one who replaced him. But Shreyas Iyer revealed at the end of the game that he wouldn’t have played the game had Kohli been fit. The surprise move reveals India’s mood ahead of the Champions Trophy and in particular the head coach Gautam Gambhir’s preference to have left-right combination in the batting line-up. “As you all know I wasn’t supposed to play today. Virat unfortunately got injured and then I got the opportunity. I kept myself prepared. I knew that at any point of time I can get a chance to play. The same thing happened with me last year as well during the Asia Cup. I got injured and someone else came in and scored a century,” Iyer...

Shreyas Iyer reveals he was disappointed after KKR snub, says ‘was perplexed about the situation’

20Jan

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Shreyas Iyer reveals he was disappointed after KKR snub, says ‘was perplexed about the situation’

Shreyas Iyer admitted that he was very “disappointed” after Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), who he led to the Indian Premier League (IPL) title and the franchise didn’t retained him ahead of the mega auction. “Yes, obviously disappointed, because when you don’t have a certain line of communication and if you get to know things one week prior to the retention date, then obviously something is lacking over there,” Iyer said at Indian Express Idea Exchange. “So I had to take a call. Whatever is written is supposed to happen. “But other than that, I would just like to say that the time I spent over there with Shah Rukh Sir, the family, all of them, was phenomenal. Shreyas Iyer became the second batsman to hit 10 sixes in an innings twice (Reuters) “And obviously, winning the championship was...