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Shreyas Iyer has been named captain of Mumbai for the remainder of their Vijay Hazare Trophy Group C matches, replacing injured skipper Shardul Thakur. Iyer’s fitness will also determine his participation in India’s ODI series against New Zealand

Shardul Thakur’s four-wicket burst and Shams Mulani’s five-for helped Mumbai beat Chhattisgarh by nine wickets in the Vijay Hazare Trophy. Angkrish Raghuvanshi and Siddhesh Lad guided the chase as Mumbai consolidated their lead in Group C with 12 points

Shardul Thakur admits India’s bowling lacked patience early on Day 2, allowing England to dominate. He also called for fair concussion substitution rules after the ongoing WTC cycle.

Opting to bowl first, LSG all-rounder Shardul Thakur bagged a four-wicket haul to help SRH to 190/9 in 20 overs. In reply, Nicholas Pooran and Mitchell Marsh slammed swashbuckling fifties to guide the visitors to a five-wicket win at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium

Thakur, a seasoned all-rounder, has been picked from the Registered Available Player Pool (RAPP) at his base price of INR 2 crore. A reliable performer across all three formats for India, he adds significant IPL experience, having featured in 95 matches for five different franchises.

SRH have also released Akeal Hosein, Adil Rashid, Vivrant Sharma and Samarth Vyas.

India skipper Rohit Sharma and stalwart batter Virat Kohli had been rested for the first two games and will return for the final game

With Hope on crease, West Indies had managed to move on quickly but Thakur struck again to remove Alick Athanaze.

Harare: Sanju Samson produced a responsible unbeaten 43 after a clinical bowling display, led by pacer Shardul Thakur, as India sailed to a five-wicket win over Zimbabwe in the second ODI to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series here on Saturday. It was not quite a domination like the first ODI but […]

Navi Mumbai: Punjab Kings skipper Mayank Agarwal said that the target of 160 runs against Delhi Capitals was a chaseable one as his team consisted of a strong batting line-up. Delhi Capitals boosted their playoff hopes on Monday as they defeated Punjab Kings by 17 runs in their IPL 2022 match at the Dr DY […]

Bengaluru: Dashing batter Shreyas Iyer and the multi-skilled Shardul Thakur are expected to laugh their way to the bank as two of the costliest buys in the history of Indian Premier League when the last mega-auction commences here on Saturday. The 10 teams in the league, following the addition of Gujarat Titans and Lucknow Supergiants, […]

Cape Town: South Africa beat India by seven wickets to win the third Test and secure the series 2-1. Resuming the day 101 for two, South Africa go the job done in 63.3 overs with major contributions coming from Keegan Petersen (82), Rassie van der Dussen (41 not out) and Temba Bavuma (32 not out). Petersen […]

Johannesburg: Dean Elgar spearheaded a record chase of 240, helping South Africa clinch a series-levelling win over India in the second Test at the Wanderers here on Thursday. After rain washed out on-field action of the first two sessions, rain gods relented for 34 overs of play to happen. That was enough for Elgar, unbeaten on […]

Johannesburg: India’s Test captain Virat Kohli, who missed the second Test in Johannesburg due to an upper back spasm, took some time out to train with the team ahead of the third day’s play on Wednesday. In a positive sign for the Indian cricket team, Kohli was seen receiving throwdowns from head coach Rahul Dravid […]

Johannesburg: India pacer Shardul Thakur grabbed his maiden five-wicket haul as South Africa lost the momentum towards the end of the afternoon session to reach 191 for 7 at tea on day two of the second Test. Thakur (13.1-3-43-5) with his happy knack of breaking partnerships more than compensated for Mohammed Siraj”s hamstring injury as […]

India’s squad for ICC T20 World Cup: Virat Kohli (captain), Rohit Sharma (vice-captain), KL Rahul, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja

Dubai: Chennai Super Kings captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has said that he had “nothing much in the mind” when he walked in to bat with 24 runs still required off 11 deliveries in the playoffs match against the Rishabh Pant-led Delhi Capitals. While the task was enormous, the skipper added that the only thing relevant […]

London: India fought their way back on the second day of the fourth Test at The Oval to keep at England’s heels by first restricting host to a lead of 99 and then gnawing at it with an unbeaten 43-run stand between opening batsmen KL Rahul (batting 22) and Rohit Sharma (batting 20). India still […]

Thakur suffers hamstring injury; Ashwin still uncertain about playing today

Arun said that while the selectors will have the last word on finding the next set of options, Thakur has certainly made a case for himself.