Three years ago, Rohit Sharma had called Tilak Varma a "three-format India player in the making" - praising his technique, temperament, and clean shot selection.

After the match, Hardik Pandya took a moment and credited his girlfriend, Mahieka Sharma for his performance.

The player acknowledged the depth of talent in Indian cricket and emphasised that both he and Sanju Samson share the same goal.

Shubman Gill is poised to become the next Indian all-format captain. He is already the ODI and Test skipper and was named vice-captain of the T20I side during the Asia Cup 2025

Hardik Pandya smashed an unbeaten 28-ball 59 and took a wicket as India thrashed South Africa by 101 runs in the first T20I in Cuttack.

Hardik Pandya was named Player of the Match after his unbeaten 59 of 28 deliveries, which powered India to a commanding win against South Africa in the first T20I in Cuttack on Tuesday.

The BCCI added nine players to the IPL 2026 auction list late on Tuesday, and also corrected a minor error in the previous list.

India skipper Suryakumar Yadav urged his teammates to remain on the fearless cricket path, and was happy to see the batting depth rescuing the team against South Africa in the first T20I

Hardik Pandya made a memorable comeback to competitive cricket, striking a mood-lifting unbeaten fifty and then taking a key wicket as India etched a dominant 101-run win over South Africa

Jasprit Bumrah on Tuesday became the first Indian player to take at least 100 wickets in each of the three formats

Hardik Pandya marked his return to competitive cricket with a blistering half-century that helped India recover from early blows to post a healthy 175/6 in the opening T20I against South Africa

The T20 World Cup 2026 starts in less than two months, on February 7, while the final will be played on March 8

Shubman Gill, India's vice-captain for the five-game T20I series against South Africa, said that his body was feeling 'perfectly fine' heading into the series as he made a return to international cricket

It is 10 matches to go before the start of the T20 World Cup at home. As India preps for the best XI, they have left out Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Sanju Samson, and Washington Sundar from the opening T20 against South Africa

Mumbai cricket has given the Indian national team several top cricketers. From Sunil Gavaskar to Sachin Tendulkar to Rohit Sharma, many of them went on to become global cricket icons

Legendary India spinner Harbhajan Singh has made his stance clear on Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma playing the 2027 World Cup.

Sachin Tendulkar on Tuesday recalled former India player Gursharan Singhs gesture of walking out at No. 10 with a broken hand only to help him score a valiant 103 for the Rest of India in their Irani Cup match against Delhi in 1989-90

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