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Not playing in the V hurt Indian batsmen during Ireland series

Not playing in the V hurt Indian batsmen during Ireland series

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5 min readJun 29, 2026 02:20 PM IST An honest assessment of India’s series loss to Ireland, the first in three years, came from their assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate. Candid and frank, the former Dutch captain said there is disbelief in the camp. But equally important was what he said next. “That (the conditions) was essentially our undoing. It’s things we spoke about before, but we just didn’t address it well enough out in the middle. I think the big thing was the wind. Again, absolutely no excuses, but when presented with a different challenge we have to find solutions of playing in a different manner, in a better manner,” Ten Doeschate said after the series loss that came just three months after India won their second successive T20 World Cup. Over two days in Belfast, where they failed to chase 183 and 155, the batsmen’s performance before the England series begins Wednesday is worrisome. This batting group has been together for a while. Before landing in Ireland, they played all their cricket in …

As Sanju Samson begins a new IPL chapter as CSK’s opener after World Cup success, a breakdown of numbers that capture a paradox

As Sanju Samson begins a new IPL chapter as CSK’s opener after World Cup success, a breakdown of numbers that capture a paradox

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5 min readMar 27, 2026 06:22 PM IST Systemic backing has long eluded Sanju Samson. A record-breaking knockout blast during India’s T20 World Cup could make amends in that regard, but few Indian careers capture a paradox like Samson’s T20I-IPL duality. For all the missed opportunities this decade – where Samson could have had a rightful shot at nearly every Indian T20I squad – he had deftly built a transformation from number three in the IPL since 2020. His biceps firming up to complement his finesse, Samson stands as the most successful number three in the IPL in the last six years. Yet, it was a position he was least favoured for in the India blues. For his best number in the IPL, Samson has featured in just five T20Is out of 62 at number three for India, and never in consecutive games. Since 2020, Samson (1952 in 60 innings) is well clear of the next-best No. 3, his India captain Suryakumar Yadav (1407 in 46). Curiously, Samson’s record-breaking blast as an opener en route …

‘Knew what he was trying’: Priyansh Arya talks about how he targetted R Ashwin and his batting philosophy | Ipl News

‘Knew what he was trying’: Priyansh Arya talks about how he targetted R Ashwin and his batting philosophy | Ipl News

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With a witty one-liner, uttered with an expressionless face, Priyansh Arya reveals his batting ethos: “Attacking batsmen hamesha out hothe tho woh bahut gandha hi lagta hain.” Attacking batsmen look ugly when they get out. He was not talking about the aesthetics of six-hitting, but his immunity to the criticisms that blow his way when the attacking strokes he lives by nails his end too. He clarifies: “Not just me, look at every attacking batsman. It’s part of the game, and I don’t think about failures, or whether this shot could get me out or not, when I am batting. I just watch the ball, and look to hit it,” he says. His thoughts, like his batting, have an irreducible simplicity. He only sees wide open spaces on the field, and a hard ball that will fly off the blade. So the first-ball duck against Rajasthan Royals didn’t inhibit him from hitting a first-ball six against Chennai Super Kings. Even the most enthusiastic IPL greenhorn would have exercised restraint the second time around. But why …

SRH vs MI: Cummins fights back for the bowlers on a day newcomer Kwena Maphaka has a baptism by fire against Travis Head & Co | Ipl News

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Rs 20.5 crore for Pat Cummins at the auction raised eyebrows, as whether it was worth spending that amount on a cricketer who hasn’t really nailed down the T20 format was yet to be seen. Then he was appointed Sunrisers Hyderabad captain too, when there was a case to be made that he might not be a nailed-on starter as one of the four overseas picks. But on the other side, everything he touches these days turns to gold. Perhaps that is what SRH were banking on. One match doesn’t prove either side of the case, but Cummins had plenty to smile towards the back-end of Wednesday’s sixathon. On a night when 523 runs were scored on a belter of a wicket, the 15th over bowled by Cummins went for just 3 runs. He finished with 2/35 from his four overs, taking the wickets of Rohit Sharma and Tilak Varma. That over was preceded and followed by Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Jaydev Unadkat applying the hand-brakes as well. Overs 13, 15 and 16 bowled by those …