Sanju Samson (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Swashbuckling Sanju Samson was at his absolute best on Friday in the T20I series opener against South Africa as his sizzling ton powered India to a commanding 61-run win. Lighting up the Kingsmead in Durban, Samson smashed 7 fours and 10 sixes on his way to a marvelous 50-ball…

Dhruv Jurel (Cricket Australia Photo) NEW DELHI: Young wicketkeeper-batter Dhruv Jurel continued his impressive form in the ongoing second unofficial Test between India A and Australia A at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, playing a crucial knock on Saturday. Jurel, who had earlier anchored India A’s first innings with a resilient 80 off 186 balls, once…

Rohit Sharma and Gautam Gambhir (BCCI Photo) MUMBAI: Indian cricket seems to be facing internal turbulence following its humiliating 3-0 Test series defeat to New Zealand. On Thursday, a detailed review meeting took place at the BCCI headquarters in Mumbai.“Yes, there was nearly a six-hour meeting between BCCI secretary Jay Shah, skipper Rohit Sharma, head…

File pic: Babar Azam and Rohit Sharma (Photo by Alex Davidson/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: The uncertainty over Team India’s travel to Pakistan for the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy in February next year continues.Reports emerged Friday that BCCI had informed Pakistan Cricket Board that it won’t send the Indian team to Pakistan for the tournament. TOI…

NEW DELHI: Wicketkeeper-batter Sanju Samson has hit a purple patch, notching up 3 centuries in his last six competitive matches that includes a Duleep Trophy ton and is determined to make the most of his current form.Samson on Friday smacked a remarkable 50-ball 107 against South Africa, his second consecutive T20I century, following his impressive…

Pat Cummins (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Haris Rauf‘s impressive 5-29 and opener Saim Ayub’s 82 off 71 balls powered Pakistan to a commanding nine-wicket victory over Australia in the second ODI at Adelaide Oval. This win leveled the three-match series in style, with Pakistan chasing down the target with 23.3 overs remaining.Rauf was the standout…

Aiden Markram (Reuters Photo) NEW DELHI: South Africa’s T20I captain Aiden Markram clarified on Thursday that the upcoming series against India is not being viewed as a rematch of the T20 World Cup final, despite the anticipation.In a pre-match conference, Markram emphasized that while it’s the same competing nations, both teams have seen significant personnel…

Sanju Samson vs SA (Reuters Photo) NEW DELHI: Team India batter Sanju Samson on Friday etched his name in the record books during the first T20I against South Africa, surpassing legendary Indian wicket-keepers MS Dhoni and Rishabh Pant by recording his third 50+ score in the shortest format of the game.With this feat, Samson has…

NEW DELHI: Indian batter Sanju Samson continued his stellar T20I form, smashing his second consecutive hundred in India’s first T20I against South Africa in Durban on Friday.This remarkable feat made him the first Indian to score successive centuries in T20 Internationals, an achievement that has further cemented his place in the history books.Samson’s century knock…

NEW DELHI: India defeated South Africa by 61 runs in the first T20I of the four-match series, thanks to a record-breaking innings by Sanju Samson and a commanding performance from India’s bowlers.Chasing a target of 203, South Africa could only muster 141 all out in 17.5 overs in Durban as India secured a dominant victory…