Strongly backing veteran opener Rohit Sharma as he quashed all speculation over his international future with a sublime 138 at Lord's, former India cricketer Mohammad Kaif on Monday asserted that the 39-year-old has earned the right to decide on his retirement.
Kuldeep Yadav has now sat out three of India's all ODIs in England after being rested from the T20I leg of the tour.
Gautam Gambhir took charge as the Indian cricket team coach in July 2024. In the two years at the helm, Gambhir has won the Champions Trophy and the T20 World Cup
India's batting coach Sitanshu Kotak, even before the start of the series, had made it clear that Vaibhav Sooryavanshi would have to wait for his chance, throwing his weight behind the established duo of Abhishek Sharma and Sanju Samson.
Tilak Varma scored a 21-ball 19 in the first T20I against Ireland in Belfast, which India lost by 34 runs on Friday.
Should Vaibhav Sooryavanshi be given India debut in first T20I against Ireland? Opinions are divided.
Rohit Sharma's last 10 innings (starting from October 2025) include one century and two other scores of 75 or more. He scored 57 in another game
Delhi Capitals are reportedly set to make a swap deal with LSG, with Rishabh Pant and Kuldeep Yadav being the players involved in the trade.
Former Indian cricket team batter Mohammad Kaif backed Shreyas Iyer to succeed Suryakumar Yadav as the next T20I captain.
Former Indian cricketer Mohammad Kaif said that wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant did not do anything wrong to be removed from Test and white-ball vice captaincy.