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Replaces South African Mark Boucher who led the team to a last-placed finish in this year's tournament

The Sri lankan player, previously, held the position at the franchise from 2017 to 2022, including three championship wins

Samson and Suryakumar brought out fireworks ranging from splendid to brutal in their 173-run stand at a run-rate of 15.04 to leave Bangladesh shellshocked, as India posted its highest-ever T20I total. It is also the highest score posted by a full member of the ICC.

Having consistently generated speed in excess of 150kmph in his maiden IPL earlier this year, Mayank had drawn attention of cricketing world

Says fitness was a clear challenge and we wanted someone who was likely to be available more often

India all-rounder Hardik Pandya remains tight-lipped on matters that kept him in limelight in recent times except for fitness

Sangwan, who played under Pandya during his captaincy of the Gujarat Titans in 2022 and 2023, suggested that injury and fitness concerns might explain why selectors chose Suryakumar over Pandya.

The couple disclosed the decision in a joint statement on their official Instagram accounts.

Says he has no issues with people who don't know him one per cent but said a lot about him

Leading the charge once again was their inspirational skipper Rohit Sharma, who laid the foundation with an aggressive 57 off 39 balls

Hardik is a very important player for us, if he can keep doing that, it will put us in good positions, says Team India skipper

Hardik Pandya produces an all-round show while Kuldeep Yadav foxed Bangladesh batters with his guile

Besides the star batter, runs are pending from the bat of Hardik Pandya, who has been exceptional with the ball

Bridgetown: After going unbeaten in the Group A matches of the 2024 Men’s T20 World Cup in the USA, despite the pitches in New York being tough for batting, a confident Team India will be eager to kick off its Super Eights campaign in the Caribbean on a high when they take on giant slayers […]

Hardik Excels in Mega Event Opener: Takes 3 Wickets in 4 Overs

ICC T20 World Cup Set for West Indies and USA, India to Face Bangladesh in Warm-up Game

Mumbai Indians have been under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma for a decade and a change in long stable relations is bound to have ripple effects across the locker room.

Rohit Sharma will lead India in the showpiece tournament, while Hardik Pandya will be his deputy.

Pandya has taken over MI captaincy from Rohit Sharma this season upon his return from Gujarat Titans and the whole saga of change of leadership has not gone down well with the fans.

Sonu's remarks follow cricketer Hardik Pandya assuming captaincy for Mumbai Indians, succeeding former captain Rohit Sharma, which garnered significant criticism from fans.