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Indian men’s & women’s teams exit in round of 32

Indian men’s & women’s teams exit in round of 32

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A disappointing end to India’s campaign at the 2026 ITTF World Table Tennis Team Championships as both teams lost in the round of 32 on Tuesday. The Indian men’s team suffered a 0-3 defeat at the hands of much lower-ranked Austria, and the women’s team bowed 1-3 to the Pan-American silver medalist USA. The Indian men’s team entered the tie as favourites based on individual rankings, but the former world no. 18 and experienced Robert Gardos gave Austria a positive start. The 47-year-old came from behind to beat Manush Shah in a tiring 5-game encounter, 6-11, 11-7, 11-3, 8-11, 13-11, in extra points to win the first match of the tie. India couldn’t recover from this and conceded the next two matches in straight games, as Manav Thakkar and Sathiyan Gnanasekaran couldn’t put up a fight. The Indian women’s team also had a disappointing start as the 18-year-old Sally Moyland got the better of Yashaswini Ghorpade in straight games. Then, the India no.1, Manika Batra, took the tie score to level terms with a 4-game …

Suryakumar Yadav shares how Bollywood music helped India reset after Super 8 loss to South Africa

Suryakumar Yadav shares how Bollywood music helped India reset after Super 8 loss to South Africa

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3 min readMar 12, 2026 08:20 AM IST India T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav revealed how a 10-minute video montage of Indian batters and bowlers dominating proceedings over the last two years, embedded with mood-lifting Bollywood songs from Baahubali and Kesari 2, helped the side shed their disappointment after the loss to South Africa in the Super 8 stage and set a fresh tone moving forward, which eventually took India to the title. Suryakumar credited these small moments that make a team stronger, be it the introduction of a ₹10,000 prize for the best fielder in practice by fielding coach T. Dilip or watching your own batting and bowling footage from the video analyst. Speaking to The Indian Express, Suryakumar said, “The people working behind the scenes — fielding coach T Dilip introduced a ₹10,000 prize for the best fielder in practice. After the South Africa game, the video analyst showed us a ten-minute video of the past two years — one reel for the batters set to the Baahubali song, one for the bowlers set …

‘He hasn’t scored too many runs against big teams’

‘He hasn’t scored too many runs against big teams’

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2 min readMar 7, 2026 11:11 AM IST Indian skipper Suryakumar Yadav, after playing a blistering knock on the opening night for India against the USA of 84 from 49 balls, has gone off the boil a bit. Former Indian cricketer Aakash Chopra pointed out the unfair criticism Surya has been receiving, but also pointed out the Indian skipper’s poor form against big teams. The Mumbaikar scored 242 runs from eight games in the tournament, and altough has not scored big runs has chipped in with crucial cameos at different stages of the tournament. “I think it’s slightly unfair at times. The opinions have become very sharp these days, and they start deep diving also. What goes in Surya’s favor is that he took India to a match-winning score from 77/6 in the first match. The 32-run knock against Pakistan came at a run-a-ball, but it was his best knock because that was required at that stage, or else India might not have been able to bat 20 overs,” Chopra responded to a question asked …

T20 World Cup: ‘If he had started well against the USA, it would have been…’ Gavaskar on Abhishek Sharma’s awful form | Cricket News

T20 World Cup: ‘If he had started well against the USA, it would have been…’ Gavaskar on Abhishek Sharma’s awful form | Cricket News

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4 min readFeb 19, 2026 08:46 PM IST With his third consecutive duck in the ongoing T20 World Cup during India’s last group match against Netherlands, Indian batsman Abhishek Sharma now holds the record for most ducks for India in T20 World Cups. Sharma, who now shares the top spot in terms of ducks for India in T20 World Cups with Ashish Nehra, has failed to score a run in the World Cup so far and all of his dismissals coming too early in the innings, former Indian captain Sunil Gavaskar believes the 25-year-old needs to spend time in the middle and it’s the pressure of being the big six-hitter and top batter, which is showing. “Abhishek Sharma is a lovely guy, but expectations seem to be weighing on him. If he had started well against the USA, it would have been different. Now, the pressure of being the big six-hitter and top batter is showing. With his shot range, he needs to spend time in the middle. He cannot try to hit a boundary …

‘Cricket’s global rise accelarates’: Sachin Tendulkar lauds USA’s efforts in T20 World Cup match vs India | Cricket News

‘Cricket’s global rise accelarates’: Sachin Tendulkar lauds USA’s efforts in T20 World Cup match vs India | Cricket News

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2 min readFeb 8, 2026 07:47 PM IST India great Sachin Tendulkar lauded India for keeping calm in the face of jeopardy in their T20 World Cup opener against USA while lauding the latter for the almighty scare they gave the defending champions. India won the match by 29 runs but they were tottering at 77/6 at one point batting first. It was only a miraculous rescue act from captain Suryakumar Yadav that got them to a score of 161/9. The USA never really looked capable of pulling off an upset with the bat. “A tense start, but a calm finish for Team India,” said Tendulkar in a post on X. “When new teams step up to the occasion, cricket’s global rise accelerates – @usacricket did that yesterday, and their energy and enthusiasm was promising! They came close to giving us some nervous moments, but @surya_14kumar’s experience and composure under pressure guided India to a respectable total. Our bowlers did the rest for us. Well done Team India, always good to start on a winning …

T20 World Cup: After Suryakumar Yadav’s incredible rescue act against USA, Ashwin highlights one special aspect: ‘Back into his game…’ | Cricket News

T20 World Cup: After Suryakumar Yadav’s incredible rescue act against USA, Ashwin highlights one special aspect: ‘Back into his game…’ | Cricket News

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3 min readFeb 8, 2026 01:49 PM IST Suryakumar Yadav scored 52.17% of India’s runs against USA on the opening night of T20 World Cup, bailing the defending champions out of a seriously worrying situation. His 84* off 49 balls was by some distance the best batting effort on the night and the difference between two sides, as India went from 77/6 to posting 161. And former India spinner Ashwin Ravichandran highlighted one specific aspect of Suryakumar’s game that has returned after a lean phase in 2025: the runs he scored behind the wicket. Firstly, Ashwin applauded USA for coming prepared with the right plans on an usual Wankhede Stadium wicket, and that included keeping Suryakumar quiet early on. “Shadley van Schalkwyk wasn’t express pace, he was using his cutters and variations. Usually, when we watch IPL matches at Wankhede, we are not used to seeing those kind of deliveries work. Absolutely don’t work. But the ball was sticking on the wicket, and they came with good plans for Surya clearly. They were taking the …

Axar Patel says India were ‘surprised by the Wankhede pitch’ in T20 World Cup game against USA  | Cricket News

Axar Patel says India were ‘surprised by the Wankhede pitch’ in T20 World Cup game against USA  | Cricket News

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2 min readMumbaiFeb 8, 2026 08:15 AM IST India vice-captain Axar Patel admitted his team was caught off guard by the Wankhede pitch after being reduced to 77 for 6 against the USA in their T20 World Cup opener on Sunday. Axar and captain Suryakumar Yadav steadied the innings with a crucial partnership to help India recover from a precarious position. “Generally Mumbai wickets are flat, but this was different. So we changed our plan to reach 140-150,” Axar said after the match. “After two overs we were surprised. Generally it’s flat but this was different. When I went to bat, we thought keep it to 140… then 21 runs came in an over. And later Surya got more.” USA were hit by the unexpected injury to Ali Khan , who had bowled brilliantly to give just 13 runs in his first two overs where he also dismissed Abhishek Sharma for a first-ball duck. Due to the injury he couldn’t bowl his other two overs. And USA had to go to Saurabh Netravalkar, who didn’t …

Suryakumar Yadav reveals how he sculpted India’s comeback from 77/6 vs USA in T20 World Cup: ‘Gauti bhai told me, just bat till the end’ | Cricket News

Suryakumar Yadav reveals how he sculpted India’s comeback from 77/6 vs USA in T20 World Cup: ‘Gauti bhai told me, just bat till the end’ | Cricket News

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3 min readFeb 8, 2026 12:08 AM IST India were in all kinds of strife against minnows USA with a stunned crowd at the Wankhede Stadium looking on when Suryakumar Yadav hunkered down on Saturday. Hardik Pandya, whose big-hitting had reached superhuman levels in the run-up to the T20 World Cup, was the latest to have fallen and India had scored just 77 runs at the time for the loss of six wickets in their opening match of the tournament. However, captain Suryakumar, who was looking a shadow of his belligerent self throughout last year, stuck around and miraculously shifted gears to take his side to 161/9 in 20 overs. Suryakumar finished unbeaten on 84 off 49 balls – he was on 21 off 22 when Pandya had fallen in the 13th over. India eventually won the match by 29 runs. “I never felt that it was a 180-190 wicket. I felt it was a 140 wicket,” said Suryakumar in the post-match presentation ceremony. He said that head coach Gautam Gambhir was of the same …

How a Pakistani immigrant who had given up on cricket and a South African troublemaker at school combined to reduce India to 77 for 6 | Cricket News

How a Pakistani immigrant who had given up on cricket and a South African troublemaker at school combined to reduce India to 77 for 6 | Cricket News

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There are moments in sport that transcend the scoreboard, when the underdogs write their names into public imagination. On a remarkable opening day at the T20 World Cup, as India—cricket’s superpower—collapsed to 77 for 6 in just 12.4 overs, two men stood at the centre of the storm: Shadley van Schalkwyk and the lightning-fast Ali Khan. One grew up facing academic struggles at a prestigious South African school. The other bounced a tennis ball against an American wall, pretending to be his childhood heroes, convinced his cricket career was over before it began. Together, they delivered one of the most stunning bowling performances in World Cup history. Stunning 6th over The Indian batting order read like a who’s who of T20 royalty. But in the sixth over, Van Schalkwyk—the unheralded seamer from Cape Town— startled them not with pace but canny surprise. Ishan Kishan. Gone. Tilak Varma. Gone. Shivam Dube. Gone. Van Schalkwyk served one well outside off to Ishan, who tried to thrash it but found mid-off. Next, Tilak was surprised by a short …

When and How to Watch India vs United States of America Match Today Online

When and How to Watch India vs United States of America Match Today Online

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3 min readFeb 7, 2026 11:35 AM IST India vs USA T20 World Cup 2026 Match Live Score Streaming Online: Defending champions India will open their campaign at home against the United States of America in their Group A clash in Mumbai today. India and the USA had last met at the 2024 World Cup where the former emerged victorious. While they are the overwhelming favourites today, the Men in Blue are contending with some absentees with pacer Harshit Rana ruled out of the tournament and pace ace Jasprit Bumrah out of the game due to illness. It means Mohammed Siraj could be in contention to play the first game after having last played a T20I in July 2024. PREVIEW | How Rohit Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav made India and T20 soulmates to trigger a grand transformation India vs USA T20 World Cup 2026 – Match Live Streaming details What time and where is the India vs USA T20 World Cup 2026 match? The T20 World Cup 2026 match between India and the United States of America …