Former Indian cricketer Irfan Pathan dissected the reason behind Virat Kohli's consistency in ODIs after the legendary Indian batter's match-winning 93-run knock against New Zealand.
Nitish Kumar Reddy found no place in India's playing XI as Shubman Gill confirmed the team for the first ODI against New Zealand.
Shubman Gill is making a comeback to international cricket after missing out on India's T20 World Cup squad.
The India star has been named in the squad for the three-match ODI series against New Zealand.
As the Indian women's team enters a new year after having won their maiden 50-over World Cup last year, Irfan Pathan backed the Women in Blue to do well in the T20 World Cup.
Irfan Pathan also addressed the inevitable comparisons that follow prodigious Indian batters.
With the two batting stalwarts no longer active in Tests and T20Is, interest in ODI cricket has gone up a notch due to Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma's unmissable presence.
With less than 50 days remaining before the start of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026, the former cricketer highlighted a "major concern" for the Suryakumar Yadav-led side heading into the tournament.
Former India cricketer Irfan Pathan said that Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will go big for Cameron Green at the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction to fill in the void in the team created by Andre Russell.
India were inflicted with a huge 51-run loss in the second T20I against South Africa in Mullanpur on Friday. That it came after a 101-run win in Cuttack made it even more shocking