Former India cricketer Mohammad Kaif has strongly criticized the national team management's "confused" handling of T20 World Cup hero Sanju Samson and teenage prodigy Vaibhav Sooryavanshi following a historic 4-0 T20I series defeat against England
Former batter Cheteshwar Pujara and coach Abhishek Nayar have criticized India's dismal T20I tour of England. Following a historic 4-0 series whitewash, the duo flagged severe middle-order shortcomings, poor fielding standards, and an inability to handle the short ball
Former India wicketkeeper Parthiv Patel criticized the decision to drop Sanju Samson for 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi in the England T20I series, arguing the team management prioritized emotion over logic as India conceded a historic series defeat
England defeated India by four wickets in the second T20 International at Manchester, taking a 1-0 series lead. Jacob Bethell’s unbeaten 76 and a costly over from Ravi Bishnoi proved decisive after India posted 190 despite key contributions from Abhishek Sharma and Ishan Kishan
BCCI Secretary Devajit Saikia defended the decision to allow 15-year-old prodigy Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s parents to accompany him on India's upcoming UK tour, emphasizing the need to ease the teenager into an adult environment while dismissing social media rumors of disciplinary action.