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Patidar snubbed, Washington Sundar undeserving, Krunal should replace Bishnoi

Patidar snubbed, Washington Sundar undeserving, Krunal should replace Bishnoi

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3 min readJun 8, 2026 09:32 PM IST Former India captain and ex-chief selector Krishnamachari Srikkanth has launched a blistering attack on the selectors over India’s T20I squad for the upcoming Ireland and England series, questioning multiple calls — from the vice-captaincy to the all-rounder slots. India have named Shreyas Iyer as the new T20I captain, with Tilak Varma handed the vice-captaincy after Axar Patel was stripped of the role he held during the T20 World Cup. Speaking on his YouTube channel CheekyCheekaTV, Srikkanth was unimpressed. “Tilak Varma hasn’t even captained a side,” he said, taking aim at chief selector Ajit Agarkar and head coach Gautam Gambhir for the decision. The former chief selector was equally pointed on the Tilak vs Patidar debate, a view he had aired on CheekyCheekaTV earlier this IPL season and one that has only hardened since. “He is not in form, and he doesn’t have the big-hitting capacity. He is not a tearaway batter. He can play shots, but he can’t demolish attacks like a Phil Salt or Rajat Patidar. …

‘I’ve been endorsing Shreyas Iyer and telling the Indian selectors’: Ricky Ponting

‘I’ve been endorsing Shreyas Iyer and telling the Indian selectors’: Ricky Ponting

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3 min readJun 7, 2026 01:21 PM IST Shreyas Iyer is the new captain of India in T20Is and among those elated by this development is Australia great Ricky Ponting, who has worked with Iyer extensively in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Ponting is head coach of the Punjab Kings, the side that Iyer captains and the former was instrumental in the franchise acquiring him for a record price at the 2024 IPL auction. While that record was broken just minutes later by Lucknow Super Giants to acquire Rishabh Pant, Iyer has spearheaded a bit of a revolution in PBKS, making them a formidable outfit that reached the final last season and dominated the first half of the league stage this year, before a spectacular collapse led to them missing out on the playoffs. Additionally, Iyer himself radically changed his approach with the bat, going from being known as a player who tended to play an anchor role to becoming one of the most destructive batsmen in the league over the past two seasns. “It’s great …

‘Boys will respond to your ideas’

‘Boys will respond to your ideas’

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3 min readUpdated: Jun 7, 2026 10:39 AM IST Suryakumar Yadav may lost captaincy of the Indian T20I team, and possibly his place in it as well, on Saturday but seemed to have no qualms in congratulating Shreyas Iyer, with whom he has shared dressing rooms in domestic cricket for many a year, and wishing 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi well ahead of India’s tours of Ireland and England. Suryakumar’s time as India captain came to an end on Friday with chairman of selectors Ajit Agarkar and BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia announcing Iyer as the new incumbent in a role. “Very happy that a Mumbaikar is going to lead in T20I. Wishing you all the luck. Boys are super amazing. They will definitely respond well to your ideas,” said Suryakumar in a post on his Instagram stories along with a pic of him hugging Iyer. “Be yourself. I am watching you closely,” he cheekily concluded. Suryakumar earlier also wished the Indian team that was announced all the best and reserved special words of praise for Sooryavanshi, who …

The Captain India kept waiting

The Captain India kept waiting

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5 min readJun 6, 2026 01:29 PM IST India have won two T20 World Cups since Shreyas Iyer last played a T20 international. He watched both from outside, not in disgrace, not after a public falling out, but in a kind of administrative limbo that Indian cricket occasionally inflicts on players it cannot quite place. Now, in a sudden turn of events, Iyer has not just been recalled to the side but also named T20 captain, replacing the World T20 winning skipper Suryakumar Yadav. In those two and a half years, Iyer built what may be the strongest leadership CV in Indian T20 cricket. He led Kolkata Knight Riders to their third IPL title in 2024, finishing top of the table and winning the final by eight wickets. “I personally felt I didn’t get the recognition I wanted after winning the IPL,” he said. “But at the end of the day, as long as you have self-integrity and you keep doing the right things when no one is watching, that is more important.” He didn’t …

Suryakumar Yadav: The entertainer who lost the script | Cricket News

Suryakumar Yadav: The entertainer who lost the script | Cricket News

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From writing history to the world etching his legacy in stone, it has all happened quite quickly for Suryakumar Yadav. Less than three months after leading India to its second successive T20 World Cup triumph, he is poised to lose his captaincy and also place in the side he led to the ICC title. So how will Indian cricket remember only the fourth men’s team captain in its history to lift an ICC trophy? In the pantheon of India’s World Cup-winning captains— Kapil Dev, MS Dhoni and Rohit Sharma among them—Suryakumar easily is the least charismatic and lacks the gravitas that the legends around him exude. As a batsman though, he is one of a kind. A daring T20 innovator, he explored the areas on the cricket field that no other player in this land of world class batsmen ventured into. Is this the true synopsis of the Suryakumar story? Not really. There are a few firsts that thankfully no one can match. At the dramatically eventful Asia Cup last year, he refused to shake …

‘A captain’s job is not just toss and manage bowlers… your primary role is to score runs’: Aakash Chopra’s scathing words on Suryakumar Yadav’s form | Cricket News

‘A captain’s job is not just toss and manage bowlers… your primary role is to score runs’: Aakash Chopra’s scathing words on Suryakumar Yadav’s form | Cricket News

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With 201 runs in 19 T20Is this year, Indian T20 captain Suryakumar Yadav is not in the best of form in the shortest format of the game. The 35-year-old played a four-ball knock of five runs during India’s 51-run loss against South Africa in the second T20I at Mullanpur on Thursday. It also meant Yadav’s average in T20Is this year dropped to 14.35 in a total of 17 innings and the Indian captain has a strike rate of 126.45 in the format this year. Former Indian cricketer Aakash Chopra sees this as a problem and termed Yadav’s primary role in the team ‘to score runs’. “You are the team’s captain, but a captain’s job is not just to toss and manage the bowlers. It’s not just about making the strategy. If you bat in the top four, your primary role is to score runs. It’s been many matches. If you have an average of 14 in 17 innings and the strike rate is also not very good, you don’t have a single fifty, and have …

Irfan Pathan: ‘Form of captain Suryakumar Yadav and Shubman Gill is real cause of concern for India’ | Cricket News

Irfan Pathan: ‘Form of captain Suryakumar Yadav and Shubman Gill is real cause of concern for India’ | Cricket News

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Former India cricketer Irfan Pathan has said that the form of India captain Suryakumar Yadav and his deputy Shubman Gill is a real cause of concern for India after the Indian cricket team lost the second T20I to South Africa by 51 runs at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur. The scrutiny turned on captain Yadav and his Gill’s runs with the bat with the T20 World Cup approaching in two months’ time. Gill was dismissed for a first ball duck on Thursday at New Chandigarh while Yadav managed five runs from four balls. In the first T20I, Gill had been dismissed for four while the captain could only make 12 with the bat. ALSO READ | India vs South Africa 2nd T20I Highlights: Quinton de Kock shines as SA beat IND by 51 runs in Mullanpur “At the toss, we said it would not be bad for South Africa to bat first. Because they were chasing in the first match and here in New Chandigarh, they batted first which meant you do …