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Shreyas Iyer captain, Yashasvi Jaiswal opens – What India’s alternative T20I squad could look like

India's Asia Cup squad was mostly on the expected lines, but there were a couple of surprises, including Shubman Gill being named the vice-captain of the T20I side and the likes of Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shreyas Iyer. India take on the UAE in their opening game of the Asia Cup 2025 on September 10. Mumbai: "It's just unfortunate", "no fault of his" have been the phrases used quite commonly and unusually frequently by the chief selector Ajit Agarkar at the team selection press conferences, whether it was before the T20 World Cup last year, the Champions Trophy earlier this year…

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‘Remind me when I was dismissed by him?’: Smith’s 2-year-old post surfaces as Archer finally gets his wicket

It was during the Ashes 2023 build-up when the publications recalled memories of the 2019 series and reporters and Steve Smith made sure to remind them that Jofra Archer still hadn't gotten him out. It may not be Tests, but two years later, Archer has gotten Smith out once each in ODIs and T20s. Cardiff: Steve Smith vs Jofra Archer was the battle of the 2019 Ashes. Archer hitting Smith on his helmet during the Lord's Test, the Australian batter being on the floor concussed, and later missing out on the third Test in Leeds. Not that he needed to,…

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Adam Zampa reprimanded for breach of ICC Code of Conduct during 1st ODI against South Africa

Adam Zampa's middling day with the ball got worse after he was reprimanded by the ICC for breach of the Code of Conduct during the ODI series opener for Australia against South Africa in Cairns. South Africa won the first ODI by 98 runs. Queensland: Australian leg-spinner Adam Zampa was found guilty of breaching the ICC Code of Conduct during the first ODI against South Africa in Cairns on Tuesday, August 19. Zampa, who went for 58 runs in his 10 overs, while picking up a wicket of Matthew Breetzke had one demerit point added to his disciplinary record for breaching Article…

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What is Team India’s schedule before T20 World Cup 2026?

The next edition of the T20 World Cup is set to take place in India and Sri Lanka in 2026 before the Indian Premier League. With not much time left, Team India will be zeroing in on its squad for the mega event starting from Asia Cup. Here's India's schedule before T20 World Cup 2026: New Delhi: The upcoming Asia Cup in the UAE will start the preparation for the T20 World Cup 2026 for several teams, including India. Team India's squad for the continental event was announced on August 19 (Tuesday) as several changes were made from the previous…

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Debutant Prenelan Subrayen reported for suspected bowling action during 1st ODI against Australia

South African spinner Prenelan Subrayen made his ODI debut in the series opener against Australia in Cairns on Tuesday, having made his Test debut last month against Zimbabwe. Subrayen picked a wicket in his 10 overs, while conceding 46 runs. Queensland: South African spinner Prenelan Subrayen has been reported for a suspected bowling action during the first ODI against Australia in Cairns on Tuesday, August 19. Subrayen, who made his debut in the ODI series opener, will have to undergo an independent assessment of his bowling action at an ICC Accredited Testing facility after the match officials reported concerns regarding the legality of…

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James Vince breaks all-time T20 record as captain with the bat; surpasses Faf du Plessis, Virat Kohli

Veteran England batter James Vince achieved the all-time record in T20 cricket during his innings in the Hundred clash for the Southern Brave against the Welsh Fire in Cardiff on Wednesday, August 20. Vince scored 29 off 26 as the Brave could only muster 129 off their 100 balls. Cardiff: Veteran England batter James Vince became the leading run-getter in T20 cricket as captain, as he achieved the feat during the Hundred clash between the Southern Brave and the Welsh Fire in Cardiff on Wednesday, August 20. Since his 41-run knock against the Birmingham Phoenix 10 days ago, Vince needed just…

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Khelo India Water Sports Festival 2025: Top Indian athletes to vie for 24 gold medals

The first-ever national-level water sports competition will take place at Jammu and Kashmir's Dal Lake from August 21-23, featuring over 400 athletes with Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha and Kerala leading among the number of participants. Srinagar: The best national athletes in the country will vie for the 24 gold medals at stake in the inaugural Khelo India Water Sports Festival to be held at the iconic Dal Lake here. The three-day event will see more than 400 compete for the medal events – rowing, canoeing and kayaking. The Khelo India Water Sports Festival 2025 will be the first consolidated open-age…

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England to tour Sri Lanka for ODI and T20I series ahead of the T20 World Cup 2026

The short white-ball tour will not only help the England players, after a long Ashes series, to get back to the rhythm of short-format cricket, but also to get used to the sub-continent conditions with the T20 World Cup to follow in February-March in India and Sri Lanka. London: England confirmed the schedule for their white-ball tour of Sri Lanka in January-February next year. England will be playing three ODIs, followed by as many T20Is, starting January 22, two weeks after the final day of the fifth and final Ashes Test in Sydney. The tour swiftly transitions into the T20…

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Shreyas Iyer finds support from Varun Dhawan, Robin Uthappa, R Ashwin and several cricketers after Asia Cup snub

India's leading run-getter in the Champions Trophy, Shreyas Iyer, who slammed 604 runs at an average of 50.33 and a strike rate of 175 in IPL 2025, leading the Punjab Kings, didn't find a place in the Men in Blue's squad for the upcoming Asia Cup. Mumbai: The reactions have varied from uncertainty regarding communication, optimism and the consequences as middle-order batter Shreyas Iyer didn't find a place in India's Asia Cup squad, despite having a career-best IPL season, scoring 604 runs, as a captain, averaging 50.33, striking at 175 - all this while taking the Punjab Kings to the…

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Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma vanish from latest ODI rankings – A technical glitch or something more?

India's Test captain Shubman Gill remained at the top of the ICC ODI rankings for batters while Shreyas Iyer was the only other Indian in the top 10 after the latest update. Rohit Sharma was in the second place while Virat Kohli had acquired the fourth spot in the update on August 13. Dubai: West Indies skipper Shai Hope catapulted a couple of spots in the latest ICC Rankings for batters in the ODIs after a scintillating ton in the series decider against Pakistan as he jumped to the seventh spot. Hope's rise meant that Ibrahim Zadran and Kusal Mendis…

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