After breaking a decade-long title drought with victory in the 2024 T20 World Cup, India opted for a modern and aggressive T20 identity. After veterans like Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja walked away, the think tank crafted a younger, grittier team that was dominated by roles rather than reputations. The next two years…
TimesofIndia.com in Ahmedabad: Since that emotional night of November 19, 2023 at the Narendra Modi Stadium, India won the 2024 T20 World Cup and the 2025 Champions Trophy, but the feeling of incompleteness persisted due to heartbreak in the 50-over World Cup final. In the build-up to the 2026 title clash at the same venue,…
Abhishek Sharma and Sanju Samson gave India an explosive start in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup final against New Zealand at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Sunday. The two openers added 98 runs for the first wicket, creating the first 50-over opening partnership in a Men’s T20 World Cup final. The previous highest opening…
MUMBAI: Sanju Samson’s match-winning knock of 97 not out off just 50 balls against the West Indies at Eden Gardens in Kolkata, which helped India claim a five-wicket win in their last Super 8 clash on March 1 and enter the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup, left a man bursting with pride. Even as…
TimesofIndia.com in Kolkata: “Kotsi, I’m not playing and you’re asking me to bat first.” Every time India’s batting coach Sitanshu Kotak fielded Sanju Samson in the first set to bat in the nets, the wicketkeeper-batsman politely questioned the need. He was not in the XI plans but the Indian team management made sure he was…
CHENNAI: A lot happened in India’s nets at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Tuesday, from Rinku Singh’s absence (he has returned home to be with his ailing father) to Suryakumar Yadav’s two-hour shooting session. Go beyond the limits with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW! However, that was not all. As Sanju Samson and Ishan Kishan…
