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Total surrender by India in England, Shreyas Iyer’s team swept 4-0 | Cricket News

Total surrender by India in England, Shreyas Iyer’s team swept 4-0 | Cricket News

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4 min readMumbaiJul 12, 2026 12:08 AM IST For India’s T20 team, the start of a new era was supposed to bring fresh possibilities. Taking the captaincy from Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer was supposed to usher the team into a new direction after the T20 World Cup triumph. The regime change was supposed to be smooth. It has been anything but. Six completed games into Iyer’s captaincy across Ireland and England, India remain without a win, slipping to another defeat, this time by 56 runs in Southampton. With this loss, they have also lost their No. 1 ranking to England. Chasing 258 for a consolation win in the fifth T20I, India needed one of their best batting efforts of the series to avoid a 4-0 defeat. The drama began even before a ball was bowled. Sanju Samson was surprisingly recalled to the playing XI after missing the last three games. He showed his compatriots how to counter the short ball by pulling Josh Tongue twice into the stands in the second over. India needed much …

India lose No 1 T20I ranking after 56-run loss completes 4-0 sweep at hands of England | Cricket News

India lose No 1 T20I ranking after 56-run loss completes 4-0 sweep at hands of England | Cricket News

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2 min readUpdated: Jul 11, 2026 11:19 PM IST India succumbed to another T20I defeat at the hands of England to lose the five-match T20I series by a 4-0 margin. Saturday’s loss by 56 runs meant that the Men in Blue are winless under new T20I captain Shreyas Iyer, having lost four matches in England (with one match being a wash out) after two defeats on the tour of Ireland. The twin series sweeps meant that India were overtaken by England as the world’s no 1 T20I team, with India losing the No 1 rank for the first time in four years. India’s struggles on Saturday started even before the toss, after the team was delayed in reaching the stadium due to traffic jam at Southampton. Iyer won another toss, his seventh successive correct call, and opted to bowl first. But at the toss, Iyer made the announcement that Sanju Samson was being brought into the XI in place of 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (who played three games in the series and managed 42 runs). “I …

Varun Chakaravarthy, Harshit Rana ruled out of remainder of ENG T20I series

Varun Chakaravarthy, Harshit Rana ruled out of remainder of ENG T20I series

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3 min readUpdated: Jul 9, 2026 10:05 PM IST India will have to do without the services of Varun Chakaravarthy and Harshit Rana for the remainder of the England series with both players getting ruled out due to hamstring injuries. Captain Shreyas Iyer as well as the BCCI confirmed the developments. “Harshit Rana and Varun Chakaravarthy sustained hamstring injuries in the third T20I against England at Trent Bridge. The BCCI Medical Team has assessed them and ruled them out of the 4th and 5th T20Is,” the BCCI said in a statement. Iyer said that Washington Sundar and Prasidh Krishna will replace the duo in the 4th T20I. “We’ve got two changes, two injuries actually. Varun and Harshit go out, so Washington and Prasidh comes in,” Iyer said at the toss After playing the IPL with a fractured toe towards the end, Varun had taken a short break, travelling to Sri Lanka with a couple of his teammates from Tamil Nadu. India played the Ireland T20Is without him and ended up losing 2-0, their first series …

Sooryavanshi storm brews: tickets rush, windows under threat, Irish rattled | Cricket News

Sooryavanshi storm brews: tickets rush, windows under threat, Irish rattled | Cricket News

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5 min readChennaiJun 25, 2026 10:34 PM IST In Cricket Ireland’s office, there is already a sense of missed opportunity. Since the India tour was finalised only towards the end of March, they couldn’t slot the two T20Is at Dublin’s Malahide cricket stadium, home to 12,000 seats which is now being taken up for a concert series. Instead, as Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is on the cusp of making history by becoming the youngest-ever to play international cricket on Friday, they are finding ways to answer the overwhelming requests to find a seat at the Stormont cricket ground, which at the most can only accommodate 5,000. When Cricket Ireland slotted the fixtures to Belfast, there were apprehensions whether the Indian diaspora would make the trip to the northern most part of the country. The recent violence around the area, only cast more doubts. Instead, ever since Sooryavanshi’s name was included in India’s touring party, the hype around the fixtures has been beyond Cricket Ireland’s (CI) expectations. “My phone is buzzing all the time with people looking for …

Where does Shreyas Iyer rank among top captains in history?

Where does Shreyas Iyer rank among top captains in history?

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3 min readUpdated: Apr 28, 2026 02:32 PM IST Punjab Kings’ penultimate league-stage match of the IPL 2026 season could potentially be Shreyas Iyer’s milestone 100th match as a captain in the tournament. Touted as a leadership prospect since his early days in the league in 2014, Iyer has gradually emerged as a strong leader of men in the IPL, with an impressive profile across three different franchises. While the league across its 19 editions have seen flair and tactics of various IPL captains, the 31-year-old Iyer has held his own across different teams over the last six years. While MS Dhoni remains as the most successful captain in IPL history, in terms of wins (136) and win percentage (58.36, min. 100 matches) and shares a joint-title winning record with Rohit Sharma (five), Iyer is not far behind the top dogs. ALSO READ | Why Shreyas Iyer is the master of chases in IPL Interestingly, Iyer is the only captain to lead three different franchises into the IPL final. Having taken up captaincy for the …

‘Hunger to win IPL burning more than ever now in Iyer’s eyes’, says Ricky Ponting | Cricket News

‘Hunger to win IPL burning more than ever now in Iyer’s eyes’, says Ricky Ponting | Cricket News

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3 min readMar 30, 2026 09:00 PM IST After missing out on the IPL title, Shreyas Iyer is keen to done one better in the 2026, Punjab Kings’ head coach Ricky Ponting said on Monday. Iyer, who guided Kolkata Knight Riders in the 2024 season to title, was roped in by PBKS and he didn’t disappoint. Under Iyer’s captaincy, PBKS topped the points table in the group stage and went on to qualify for the final, where they lost to Royal Challengers Bengaluru. “The level of play that we saw from him last year with the bat was probably as good as he’s ever had in an IPL and I can just see that hunger in his eyes probably burning more than ever now,” Ricky Ponting told the reporters ahead of Punjab’s first game against Gujarat Titans. “Having got so close as a captain with a new team last year, I’m sure that he’s very keen to go one step better this year,” the head coach said. Successful partnership The duo have spent significant time …

Shreyas Iyer spills the secret behind his success formula with Ricky Ponting | Ipl News

Shreyas Iyer spills the secret behind his success formula with Ricky Ponting | Ipl News

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Shreyas Iyer who has become the first player to lead three different teams into the play-offs has heaped his praise on Punjab Kings’ head coach Ricky Ponting for making his life easy as a captain. Punjab, which had already made the play-offs, by beating Mumbai Indians in their last league match on Monday, ensured they will finish in the top two of the table. Having assembled another new-looking squad at the player auction, all eyes were on Punjab as to how they would go about it on the field. But under Shreyas captaincy and Ponting’s coaching, Punjab, by embracing an attacking approach and a bowling unit that complements the batting department have been the standout side. With Priyansh Arya and Prabhsimran Singh forming a formidable pair at the top, in Josh Inglis and Shreyas, Punjab have had a fluid batting line-up that has played fearless cricket. Overall, their overall planning and execution has stood out and Shreyas has credited Ponting for it. “Ricky has been fantastic with the player management. And for me, it’s important …

‘They treat Yuzi Chahal and the bus driver the same way’: Shashank Singh credits Iyer, Ponting for changing PBKS culture | Ipl News

‘They treat Yuzi Chahal and the bus driver the same way’: Shashank Singh credits Iyer, Ponting for changing PBKS culture | Ipl News

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Punjab Kings made a resounding comeback in the IPL 2025 Playoffs after a decade last week and topped it by confirming first place in the standings for the first time since 2014, beating Mumbai Indians by eight wickets in Jaipur on Monday night. The Shreyas Iyer-led side has been on a roll this season, finishing on 19 points with nine wins in 14 matches. The Kings are slated to face one of Royal Challengers Bengaluru or the Gujarat Titans in the Qualifier 1 contest on May 29. Shashank Singh, one of the two players PBKS retained before the season, hailed coach Ricky Ponting and skipper Iyer for transforming Punjab’s team culture this edition. Before their Punjab reunion, the coach-captain duo have previously worked together at the Delhi Capitals when they led the franchise into the final for the first time in 2020. Story continues below this ad Shashank recounted how Ponting and Iyer had made their intentions clear from day 1 of the season itself, emphasising that every member of the Punjab Kings contingent will …

Captain Shreyas Iyer’s IPL super stat gets Gavaskar’s high praise: ‘All the plaudits went to someone else last year…’ | Cricket News

Captain Shreyas Iyer’s IPL super stat gets Gavaskar’s high praise: ‘All the plaudits went to someone else last year…’ | Cricket News

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Shreyas Iyer’s remarkable bounceback has been one of the most endearing stories for Indian cricket fans in the 2024-25 season. After being snubbed from the BCCI contracts and his spot across formats last year, Iyer went on a sensational trophy-winning spree, starting with the IPL 2024 title as Kolkata Knight Riders captain last year. On the domestic front, Iyer was in the thick of things as he led Mumbai to the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy title while leaving a mark in longer formats. An India comeback culminated with an immediate Champions Trophy triumph, with Iyer leading the country’s batting charts in Dubai The Mumbaikar added another achievement to his quiver on Sunday as he led the Punjab Kings to the IPL 2025 Playoffs, a first in 11 years for the franchise since their only final appearance in 2014. It seems as if the high price-tag signing and the KKR snub have only motivated the 30-year-old to bring out his best. Story continues below this ad IPL captain record No player has scored more runs at …

Why an in-form Shreyas Iyer is one of the most dangerous T20 batsmen | Ipl News

Why an in-form Shreyas Iyer is one of the most dangerous T20 batsmen | Ipl News

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Synopsis: Shreyas Iyer led his new franchise from the front in another run-fest as Impact Player Vijaykumar Vyshak made the decisive contribution in Punjab Kings win over Gujarat Titans. The IPL continued to be a run-frenzy as a target of 244 was threatened before Gujarat Titans fell short by 11 runs against Punjab Kings at the Narendra Modi Stadium at Motera on Tuesday. With all 10 teams having been in action once, there have already been six scores over 200, with Royal Challengers Bengaluru well on course to breach that mark in the season-opener before overhauling a score of 174 with 22 balls to spare. Leading from the frontShreyas Iyer was peeved that he didn’t get enough credit when Kolkata Knight Riders won the IPL title last year, with the coaching staff – most notably Gautam Gambhir and Chandrakant Pandit – walking away with most of the kudos. At a new franchise now, Iyer had a chance to stamp his authority at the start, and he led from the front as his unbeaten 97 off just …