Before his match-winning 84, Suryakumar Yadav walked away from the toss to embrace mentor Rohit Sharma—a moment that set the tone for India’s T20 World Cup opener victory.
After a month-long injury layoff, Washington Sundar is finally set to join India’s T20 World Cup squad, just as Jasprit Bumrah and Abhishek Sharma face fitness concerns.
Dubbed ‘the best death bowler in the country’ by Keshav Maharaj and mentored by Dale Steyn, Ottneil Baartman is watching the T20 World Cup from his couch—not the field.
Just days before jetting off to Madrid to watch his beloved Real, Mohammed Siraj got an unexpected call that changed his February—and potentially India’s T20 World Cup campaign.
In a major selection surprise, Sanju Samson has been left out of India’s playing XI for their T20 World Cup 2026 opener against the USA, with Ishan Kishan opening the batting alongside captain Suryakumar Yadav.
In a major blow to India’s T20 World Cup 2026 campaign, star pacer Jasprit Bumrah was ruled out of the opening match against the USA due to illness, with Mohammed Siraj stepping in as his replacement.