Tag: Cup

A day after leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal was not included in India's 15-member squad for the upcoming Men's T20 World Cup, his wife, and choreographer Dhanashree Verma posted a cryptic message about the same. Chahal has been Indias leading wicket-taker in T20Is with 63 wickets in 49 matches at an average of 25.30 and an economy rate of 8.32. ....

The BCCI sprung some surprises on Wednesday when the board picked the 15-man Team India squad for the T20 World Cup in the Middle East from next month and one of the biggest exclusions among the batsmen was opener Shikhar Dhawan, who fell down the pecking order to young southpaw Ishan Kishan. ....

Former Indian cricketer Gautam Gambhir believes the appointment of MS Dhoni as the mentor for the Indian team in the men's T20 World Cup is attributed to his experience and mindset of handling pressure in crunch games. He also said that young players in the team will benefit from his experiences as captain and handling pressure situations.....

Defending world champions West Indies have recalled Ravi Rampaul for the first time since 2015 and left out six-hitting hero Carlos Brathwaite in their 15-member squad for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup to be held in the UAE and Oman in October-November this year.....

Australian cricketer Glenn Maxwell has said that despite his team's lacklustre T20 International showing in a couple of recent series, the side is "very good" and looking forward to the ICC T20 World Cup in the UAE and Oman in October-November this year.....

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) head coach Brendon McCullum admitted he was initially "surprised" by Virat Kohli's announcement to step down as the T20I captain after the men's T20 World Cup in the UAE in October and November. He also said that thinking about how consuming being the captain in all formats is, the surprise has slowly gone down. ....

Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Virat Kohli on Monday showered praise on Kolkata Knight Riders' spinner Varun Chakravarthy, saying he's going to be "a key factor when he plays for India". ....

Former Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene will join the team as a consultant for the first round of the men's T20 World Cup in the UAE and Oman, said the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) on Friday. Jayawardene will join the Sri Lankan team immediately after the conclusion of IPL 2021, where he is currently the head coach of defending champions Mumbai Indians. ....

Former India cricketer Saba Karim has questioned the inclusion of all-rounder Hardik Pandya in the Indian squad for the ICC T20 World Cup scheduled to commence in the UAE and Oman next month when there is a question mark on his fitness. ....

Following another dismal performance by Mumbai Indians player Suryakumar Yadav -- who was bowled for a duck by Ravi Bishnoi -- and Ishan Kishan being dropped from the five-time champions' playing XI against Punjab Kings on Tuesday, West Indian legend Brian Lara said that either the player were getting bogged down by India selection or they, perhaps, had lost the appetite to win. ....