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Despite batsmen not firing on all cylinders, bowlers deliver as West Indies beat Italy to maintain all-win record | Cricket News

Despite batsmen not firing on all cylinders, bowlers deliver as West Indies beat Italy to maintain all-win record | Cricket News

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4 min readFeb 19, 2026 04:27 PM IST West Indies, only the third unbeaten team in this edition of the T20 World Cup alongside India and South Africa, were expected to brush debutants Italy aside, more so after being sent out to bat first on a batting-friendly surface at the Eden Gardens. But their batting lineup, except captain Shai Hope, who scored a brisk 75, failed to fire against a resilient Italian bowling attack. The West Indies bowlers, however, saved them the blushes by masterminding a 42-run victory as Italy’s first World Cup ended with just a lone win and a lot of what ifs. The Hope-led outfit was rocked early as Brandon King was sent back in the second over by Ali Hasan for just 4 runs. Such was the accuracy of the Italian bowling that West Indies took three overs to get their first boundary of the match which came off the willow of Hope who carved Thomas Draca for a four. That was followed by another as he cleared the infield easily …

‘Move away when Usman Tariq pauses’: Ashwin’s advice for Indian batsmen ahead of Pakistan clash | Cricket News

‘Move away when Usman Tariq pauses’: Ashwin’s advice for Indian batsmen ahead of Pakistan clash | Cricket News

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2 min readFeb 13, 2026 04:24 PM IST Former Indian spinner R Ashwin has offered a simple piece of advice to the Indian batters who will be facing the unique side-arm action of Pakistan off-spinner Usman Tariq on Sunday in the T20 World Cup. Talking on his his Youtube channel ‘Ash Ki Baat’, Ashwin said, “If he stops before delivering the ball, the batsman has the right to move away. He can say that ‘I thought he is stopping’. That will be an interesting case and a huge headache for the umpire. If I was there I would have done it. One should do everything to win a game within rules. I would simply say I don’t know when he will release the ball and I would step away. If I move away, it is the umpire’s responsibility.” The 30-year-old Tariq has created quite a stir in the four T20 Internationals he has featured in. He has taken 11 wickets at an economy of less than six runs per over. Apart from all the talk …

Shubman Gill after series defeat against New Zealand: ‘If batsmen, especially two at the top, are not able to convert starts…’ | Cricket News

Shubman Gill after series defeat against New Zealand: ‘If batsmen, especially two at the top, are not able to convert starts…’ | Cricket News

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In the aftermath of New Zealand’s 41-run victory in Indore on Sunday, India captain Shubman Gill said that his team were left lacking in all departments, but especially with the bat, over the past eight days as the spirited Kiwis shocked them to win their first ODI series on Indian soil. New Zealand’s 2-1 series win was all the more impressive given that they were fielding a second-string side with some important players like white-ball captain Mitchell Santner and top-order batter Rachin Ravindra for the upcoming T20I series, starting Wednesday, and the following T20 World Cup. In Gill’s appraisal of where things went wrong for India, he took some of the blame on his own shoulders before ensuring a bit gets passed around, too. The top order, presumably him and his predecessor Rohit Sharma, failing to make their starts count, and the bowlers failing to grab wickets in the middle-overs, were the areas of concern. “All of us, all the batsmen. I don’t think we have been able to convert starts. There are high-scoring matches …

‘Are we just producing batsmen?’: Mohammad Kaif says domestic cricket needs urgent attention due to high-scoring affairs sidelining bowlers | Cricket News

‘Are we just producing batsmen?’: Mohammad Kaif says domestic cricket needs urgent attention due to high-scoring affairs sidelining bowlers | Cricket News

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The 2025-26 edition of the Vijay Hazare Trophy has seen teams piling on mountains of runs with Bihar’s record of 574 runs, courtesy of a record breaking ton by teenage sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi, in the opening day against Arunachal Pradesh leading the charge. Even scores over 400 were not safe as witnessed in the match between Jharkhand and Karnataka with the latter chasing down 412 runs. Devdutt Padikkal has already scored 3 centuries while players like Aryan Juyal and Dhruv Shorey have 2 each. Former India player Mohammad Kaif said that the batters’ dominance in the domestic tournament poses a worrying sign, adding that domestic cricket needed urgent attention. “Worrying signs from Vijay Hazare. 350 runs target not safe, quickfire 100 in every other game, bowlers making no impact. Has run-making become easy? Are we just producing batsmen? Domestic cricket needs urgent attention,” Kaif said on X. Worrying signs from Vijay Hazare. 350 runs target not safe, quickfire 100 in every other game, bowlers making no impact. Has run-making become easy? Are we just producing …

Ravi Shastri slams India batsmen: ’Very ordinary batting. Not a pitch to be 142 for 7, India won’t be happy’ | Cricket News

Ravi Shastri slams India batsmen: ’Very ordinary batting. Not a pitch to be 142 for 7, India won’t be happy’ | Cricket News

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“This is still a good surface. This not a pitch to be 142 for 7. Ordinary batting. India won’t be one bit happy. You have to put your hands up and say that’s very ordinary batting,” Ravi Shastri, former India coach, summarised India’s batting on day 3. His comments came on the back of Shaun Pollock’s comments that some of the batting has been “soft” and it would have been understandable if the wickets had come “off some brilliant deliveries” and the former South African pacer ran through some of the wickets. KL Rahul lunged at a Keshav Maharaj delivery, getting his hands rather low, and the ball popped up off the splice for a simple catch at slips. His opening partner Yashasvi Jaiswal had a ball that stopped on him perhaps, and he just check-punched it off the edge to short third man. Sai Sudharsan, back in the playing XI, wasted a decent start, pulling a harmless delivery from the offspinner Simon Harmer to midwicket. Dhruv Jurel, who had pulled Harmer to deep midwicket …

Wicked, whimsy bounce at Eden Gardens keeps both sets of batsmen on toes, as SA skittled for 159; India lose Jaiswal | Cricket News

Wicked, whimsy bounce at Eden Gardens keeps both sets of batsmen on toes, as SA skittled for 159; India lose Jaiswal | Cricket News

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Dusk descended swiftly on Eden Gardens. The light was so poor, irredeemable even for the floodlights, that the umpires rolled down the shutters of an all-action day shortly after the completion of the day’s 75th over. Soon after, the groundsmen in fluorescent green bibs rushed and draped the 22 yards of prime real estate at the heart of the action with white tarpaulin. Both teams, by then, had boarded the bus to the hotel, wondering and reflecting about the space that would cast the longest shadow on the game. India would feel guardedly satisfied after bundling up South Africa for 159; the visitors would rue the toss advantage they squandered but would not feel utterly lost, for there is sufficient life on the surface yet to script a turnaround. ALSO READ | India vs South Africa Live Cricket Score, 1st Test Day 1 liveblog Story continues below this ad At one stage, they were better placed than India were at stumps, 37 for 1. How they unravelled after putting 57 wicketless runs on the board …

India A vs South Africa A: Batsmen spoil bowlers’ toil | Cricket News

India A vs South Africa A: Batsmen spoil bowlers’ toil | Cricket News

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After their bowlers performed a good job of restricting South Africa A to 309, India A batsmen came up with a forgettable outing on Day 2 of their four-day fixture at the BCCI’s Centre of Excellence. As it happened against Australia A few weeks ago, India A need to conjure up some inspiration in the third and fourth innings after being bowled out for 234 in the first essay on Friday. Off-spinner Prenelan Subrayen (5/61) was at the thick of action as India A batsmen paid the price for their own indecisiveness to concede a lead of 75. In response to South Africa’s total, India A openers — Ayush Mhatre and B Sai Sudharsan — put on 90 runs for the fist wicket with the former dictating the proceedings. Part of India U-19 side, Mhatre, playing his first India A outing, was in his usual aggressive element at the start. With the left-hander off to a cautious start, the Mumbai youngster provided spark at the top. A straight drive off pacer Okuhle Cele and a …