NEW DELHI: Indian Premier League winning captain Hardik Pandya was deservingly named skipper of the Indian team for the two-match T20 International series against Ireland in Dublin on June 26 and 28. The only new face in the side is Maharashtra right-hand batter Rahul Tripathi, who was rewarded for his stellar batting during this edition
VISAKHAPATNAM: The Indian team management was under severe pressure to ring in a few changes in the third T20I against South Africa as the hosts were trailing 0-2 in the five-match series. However, they didn’t succumb to the pressure and instead showed immense faith in the players’ ability to bounce back and keep the series
Maybe because of the ‘used pitch’ at the Wankhede Stadium, Punjab Kings went in with a more calculated batting approach led by the dependable Shikhar Dhawan, whose ninth half-century against Chennai Super Kings helped his side romp home by 11 runs, overcoming Ambati Rayudu’s single-handed effort. Tottering at 40/3, Chennai needed the experience of Rayudu,
