Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Image: X) There was considerable buzz around Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s inclusion in India’s T20I squad, with many expecting the teenage sensation to make his international debut in the series opener against Ireland. However, the team management opted to stick with their established World Cup-winning opening pair of Sanju Samson and Abhishek Sharma, leaving Sooryavanshi…

India A vs Sri Lanka A Unofficial Test, Day 3 Live Score: Captain Dhruv Jurel led from the front with an unbeaten 141 as India A declared their first innings at a commanding 452/6 on Day 2 of the opening unofficial Test against Sri Lanka A on Friday. The visitors then struck twice with the…

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi during first India vs Ireland T20I in Belfast NEW DELHI: The wait for 15-year-old batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s India debut continued, but the youngster still won plenty of hearts during the first T20I against Ireland at the Civil Service Cricket Club in Belfast on Friday.Many fans had arrived at the ground hoping to…

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi during first India vs Ireland T20I in Belfast NEW DELHI: The wait for 15-year-old batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s India debut continued, but the youngster still won plenty of hearts during the first T20I against Ireland at the Civil Service Cricket Club in Belfast on Friday.Many fans had arrived at the ground hoping to…

Abhishek Sharma (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: India opener Abhishek Sharma admitted that his side failed to adjust to the conditions after Ireland stunned the reigning T20 World Cup champions by 34 runs in the first T20I in Belfast on Friday.Despite smashing a blistering half-century, Abhishek could not prevent India from suffering their first-ever defeat against…

Shreyas Iyer (Pic credit: BCCI) NEW DELHI: Shreyas Iyer marked his return to India’s T20I side in historic fashion on Friday, taking charge of the team on his captaincy debut in the format after the longest absence from T20Is before leading a side internationally.When Iyer walked out for the toss in the opening T20I against…

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (ANI Photo) Former England captain Michael Vaughan expressed his surprise after India left teenage batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi out of the playing XI for the opening T20I against Ireland despite the youngster’s impressive rise in recent months.Sooryavanshi, who recently earned his maiden India call-up, was widely tipped to make his international debut in…

Abhishek Sharma (Pic credit: BCCI) NEW DELHI: Abhishek Sharma continued his love affair with explosive batting on Friday, rewriting the T20I record books during India’s opening match against Ireland in Belfast by becoming the first batter from a Full Member nation to score five half-centuries in 20 balls or fewer.The left-handed opener reached his latest…

Matt Hollard celebrates after taking the wicket of Shreyas Iyer. (Pic credit: Cricket Ireland) NEW DELHI: India’s reign as T20 World Cup champions began in the worst possible fashion on Friday as Ireland scripted a stunning 34-run victory in Belfast, extending one of international cricket’s most bizarre trends.The defeat meant India became the latest men’s…