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IND vs USA Match 3 Prediction, ICC T20 World Cup 2026: Match Preview And Expected Playing XI
IND vs USA, Match 3, Cricket Tips :The current champion, India, are ready to defend their title as they head into the ICC T20 World Cup 2026. Suryakumar Yadav and his men will lock horns with the United States of America on Saturday. This contest will be held at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai at 7 PM IST. This is the second game to be played in Group A. India have been in fantastic form, and they have not lost a single series since the T20 World Cup 2024. The USA have improved a lot since the last edition, and they can't be taken lightly. They will be looking for a historic upset in Mumbai. IND vs USA: Match Details Date : February 07, 2026 (Saturday) Time : 07:00 PM IST Venue : Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai IND vs USA Live Streaming Details Fans can tune into the Star Sports Networks to watch the live action of this game. To watch the game through the live stream, Indian fans can switch to the Jio Hotstar app or website. IND vs USA: Head-to-Head in T20Is Total Matches : 1 India : 1 USA : 0 No-Result : 0 IND vs USA: Ground Pitch Report Wankhede Stadium is another brilliant batting venue in India. The bounce here is brilliant, and batters can play their shots on the up, and we might see several sixes here. It will be a difficult job to defend a total here. IND vs USA: Possible XIs India : Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan (wk), Suryakumar Yadav , Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Rinku Singh, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakravarthy USA : Andries Gous, Shayan Jahangir, Monank Patel (c), Milind Kumar, Saiteja Mukkamalla, Harmeet Singh, Shubham Ranjane, Mohammad Mohsin, Shadley van Schalkwyk, Sanjay Krishnamurthi, Saurabh Netravalkar IND vs USA: Player to Watch Out For Probable Best Batter Ishan Kishan has outperformed no. 1 ranked T20I batter Abhishek Sharma, which itself is a big achievement. So, he will be eager to produce another great and fiery knock here. For the USA, Andries Gous has been one player who has evolved as a T20 star in the last few years. Probable Best Bowler Varun Chakravarthy, with his mystery spin, will be a difficult bowler to face in this game. For the USA, Saurabh Netravalkar can make a difference with the new ball in the powerplay. Today Match Prediction : The form India have been in the last couple of years, we predict India will beat the USA in this game. IND vs USA Match 3, ICC T20 World Cup 2026, Today Match IND vs USA, IND vs USA Prediction, IND vs USA Predicted XIs, Injury Update for IND vs USA Match Also Read: Live Cricket Score Disclaimer : The prediction or cricket tips are purely based on the understanding and research of the writer. So kindly make sure to consider the points above while making your predictions.
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When Saurabh Netravalkar: When Saurabh Netravalkar first learnt the India-USA fixture in the 2026 Men's T20 World Cup would be at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, it hit him hard. As a teenager in eighth grade, he made his first trip to the iconic venue. Whenever the train passed by the stadium, glimpses of the pitch through the window fuelled his dreams of playing professional cricket. On Saturday, that dream comes true - just not how the teenaged Netravalkar imagined it - wearing USA's navy blue and red as their pace spearhead in the away team dressing room. I was secretly hoping I would get to play on Wankhede, preferably with India. As a child, I grew up dreaming to play for India at Wankhede. But the dream is going to come true in playing for the USA. Still its going to be even more special, because it's like a full circle moment where I had actually given up on the game and then had to restart everything from scratch. I thought I had to again work my way up the rankings in USA, get noticed and then getting picked in the team and again playing internationally - it's been a long journey again, more than 7-8 years for USA itself I've been playing. So, no words to describe actually. I was emotional when I saw that - took some time to sink in, and shared with my family that its happening in Wankhede, recalls Netravalkar in an exclusive conversation with IANS. In USAs warm-up games at the DY Patil Stadium, Netravalkars family his parents, sister, wife and daughter - made their presence felt and the same will be the case on Saturday. It will be a special feeling for sure. Getting to play alongside, again in the Indian team, quite a few players from Mumbai Surya (India captain Suryakumar Yadav), Shivam (Dube), who I've played with in Mumbai as well - it will be special to play against them as well and we'll see how we go, he added. Netravalkar has picked 40 wickets in 41 T20Is for USA at an average of 22.9, and economy rate of 6.9. Half of those wickets came in the powerplay where he swings the ball back into right-handers with menacing precision. Against India at the 2024 World Cup in New York, he dismissed Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli to finish with 2-18 in four overs. USA surprised all by reaching the Super Eights in their maiden T20 World Cup campaign and the side will depend on Netravalkar again to make big strikes in the 1-6 and 17-20 overs. Though Netravalkar played in the 2010 Mens U19 World Cup for India and created a cricket app called CricDecode (was available on Google play store), he departed for the USA in 2015 for further engineering studies and landed a job with software giant Oracle in California. Netravalkar thought he closed the chapter on professional cricket for good, but discovered a path was there to pursue the sport again in USA. It also helped that the ICC eligibility rules for representing an associate team were reduced from seven to three years. I started playing weekend-to-weekend club cricket for fun. In my club, incidentally, there were a few players who were part of the then USA national team. They explained to me the circuit and I started playing tournaments around the USA. It was still for fun, but that's how I started using my weekends more and started training hard again. But international cricket happened in 2019 when I made my debut for USA. USA was in Division 3 at that time, a pretty low down in the ranking. But we had that opportunity to get the team up. That awakened another dream that if we keep working hard, the team keeps getting better and better, we can one day aim to play a major tournament. Gradually we moved up the ranks, got ODI status, and had Major League Cricket happen in USA in 2021. That gave us a huge boost again to play alongside top cricketers and for top franchises. Then our game really improved in those two-three years. We got our opportunity to host World Cup and then just things exponentially grew and grabbed on to those opportunities as well, he added. While cricketers in other nations are full-time players, Netravalkar juggles playing international cricket with his job in California - managing training around work hours and taking vacation time during World Cups. It's usually case by case basis. At home, obviously I manage my training around my work times. Like I will do the fitness after work and cricket training sessions, I usually do alternate days in the afternoon where I do extended lunch kind of a thing. On tour, depends on the location where I am, the time zone, which tournament, what format it is, how long it is and so I manage. If it's a short practice day, I can still work remotely for a few hours. If it's an ODI game, I'm going to be very tired and I plan my vacation around that. If it's a major tournament like a World Cup, obviously I'm going to take full vacation. I talk with my boss and I see how my work is going. As long as I get my work done, they are very supportive. In that way, it helps a lot, he said. The mental gymnastics required to maintain this balance would break most people. But not Netravalkar, who credits yoga - not as exercise, but as a life philosophy, apart from being a proficient ukulele player and follower of Vegan lifestyle. Yoga is just a philosophy of life. It's not for achieving something that I'm practicing yoga. I'm just studying knowledge like reading good books and trying to just apply it to my life just in general to be a better person. Me and my wife both follow the same path and other things just happen. For example, playing cricket or working doesn't feel like a chore anymore - it's just part of my life. It's assimilated into one life. I'm not trying to balance this versus that - they are not against each other. They complement each other. I would say it all ties down into one whole sadhana and that's how life is, he elaborated. June 6, 2024 - USA versus Pakistan at the T20 World Cup, a match that shouldn't have been close and Pakistan should have won easily. Instead, USA pulled off one of cricket's great upsets, with Netravalkar at the centre of it due to bowling the Super Over that sealed it. That was definitely a coming-of-age moment for us as a team because even leading up to the World Cup, we had two good series. We beat Canada 5-0 and then we beat Bangladesh 2-1. That gave us a big boost saying, Okay, if we are playing well, at least in our home conditions, we can give a fight to any good team. First game of the World Cup, again, we chased 190 versus Canada against all odds. Each individual somehow managed to raise their game and perform when it mattered. That's what happened in the Pakistan game - it was like all eleven or even substitute fielders came and they took a brilliant catch. It was a complete team effort - everybody contributed and that gave us a boost as a team that we can perform at the top level, he recalled. The victory and March to Super Eights wasn't just historic; it was transformative as USA cricket went from curiosity to being under spotlight overnight. Major League Cricket performances were being noticed big time - players started getting picked up for global T20 leagues - not as associate quota fillers, but as genuine overseas professionals. For Netravalkar himself, opportunities followed in the CPL and ILT20, which meant more cricket, exposure, and chances to study batters and bowlers at the highest level. It massively helps us because it started obviously with our own local league, which is a major league and again has six franchises - two based out of Australia and four are IPL-based team owners. Once you do well for them in USA, then gradually they started trusting our skills and we got gigs - like I got a CPL and ILT20 gig. Shubham (Ranjane) just played the South Africa T20 league (SA20). That is a big deal because South Africa is again a full member nation and there was no associate player quota per se. He played as a regular overseas player, and that is a big checkmark. Again, 8-9 players - Andries Gous gets picked all over. He plays all these leagues while Harmeet (Singh) got a good opportunity Sanjay (Krishnamurthi), Nosh (Nosthush Kenjige), lot of guys like Monank (Patel, captain). It was nice to see our players being recognized and being trusted as overseas players and not just as local players, he said. USA's lengthy preparation camp in Sri Lanka was about adjustment - to heat, surfaces that favour batters and spinners over pacers, conditions where 200 might be chased when 170 would be competitive back home. We'll expect the batters will try to attack the fast bowlers and maybe some good balls might also be hit. It's about maximizing your percentages and bowling the best balls, but expecting that maybe some balls might get hit. Scores might be higher here than what we see in USA, where it's usually a 160-170 kind of a game. Here we are seeing even 200 is getting chased. The pattern will be a little different and we have to try to be more unpredictable, use our variations smartly and that's about it, he said. But all considerations fade when discussing the Wankhede homecoming. It's important to enjoy the emotions as well. So, yes, I will feel nostalgic and emotional. But when I will go to execute my skills and enter the field, I hope the focus will be only on my job at hand and I'll try to soak the energy. Hopefully, there's a lot of crowd and it'll be nice to perform and try to play my best cricket. I'll give my best and will see how we go. USA faces steep odds to achieve their goal of advancing to the next stage - tough conditions, top teams. But Netravalkars definition of achievement extends beyond results. If we're making the right moves, maybe some days our execution might be off or some days the batters might just be too good for us and that's fine as well. It's about had we progressed from the last time we played and we have left no stone unturned in terms of preparation, planning and execution. If we did our best and still lose, then that's still a win. That's the best you can do as a player. If the result goes in our favour, that's great and will be historic for us again, but we'll see how we go, he said. He thinks about kids who might have watched that Pakistan victory, the way he once watched Indian heroes and copied their bowling actions with a rubber ball in his Mumbai building. As players, yes, it is a responsibility for us to get the results. But result is not controllable ultimately. It's about had we progressed from the last time we played and we have left no stone unturned in terms of preparation, planning and execution. If we did our best and still lose, then that's still a win. That's the best you can do as a player. If the result goes in our favour, that's great and will be historic for us again, but we'll see how we go, he said. Also Read: Live Cricket Score Saturday evening at Wankhede Stadium won't distinguish between the teenaged boy who once bowled here aiming to don Indias blues and is realising his dream by sporting the USA colours. The improbable has already happened; Saturday is just the long-awaited homecoming for Netravalkar. Article Source: IANS
T20 World Cup: SKY Admits Playing At Home Adds To Pressure, Says Team Is Confident And Ready
T20 World Cup: On the eve of his first T20 World Cup as a captain, Suryakumar Yadav was relaxed and in a cheerful mood as he faced the media at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, answering questions with confidence, cracking jokes, and expressing himself freely. Even though the Indian team and its captain are weighed down by expectations following their title triumph in the 2024 edition, they have also had brilliant performances over 19 months since that fateful day in Barbados when they claimed their second T20 World Cup title. The 36-year-old, considered one of the best batters the shortest format of the game has ever seen, admitted that they were not facing any undue pressure because of the huge expectations as they are defending the title, and the historic fact that no country has won the title at home. Going into their opening match against the minnows, the United States at the Wankhede Stadium on Saturday, Suryakumar Yadav appeared as relaxed and jovial as he is seen on the ground and said the atmosphere around the team is quite good. He said playing for India is a great opportunity for the youngsters, and he has shared his experiences of the 2024 World Cup with them. See, the atmosphere is good. The mood in the camp is really nice. Very positive. Most important is that people are enjoying what's happening around. As a group. So that's what I want from them because I have shared a few 2024 T20 World Cup experiences and instances with them. So that taste. They should feel that taste. And the mood in the camp is very happy. Very relaxed. Very excited for the World Cup. I told them there are very few people who get an opportunity to represent India. That too on the home soil. So it's a great opportunity. So just enjoy it and cherish it. The India captain, famous as a player with the ability for360-degree stroke-making, admitted that playing at home does bring some added pressure, but felt that the support from the home crowd more than makes up for that. I think when you're playing at home, there is always an added pressure. I'm not running away from the fact. To be honest, there will be nerves. There will be pressure. But if you see the positive side of it, there will be a lot of cheer around. You're playing on home soil, you know, people are backing you. Talking about expectations. Definitely the way we've played in the last 1 or 2 years. People must be expecting the same way. And we will try giving them more reasons. To stay on top, to play the same brand of cricket. There are so many people coming to watch in the stadiums. I've told my boys the same thing. 30-35 thousand people are coming. So many people are watching at home. Let's give them a good time. Let's give them entertainment, said Surya. Known around the world as SKY, the Indian captain played down the absence of strong opponents, except Pakistan, in Group A and said that at this level, there is no easy opponent. I don't see any weak teams in the competition. All 20 teams are very much capable of. Playing some good cricket in this format. As I said, it's a format where you can see. A good player doing well on any given day. That requires 1 or 2 batters to make a difference. Or 1 or 2 bowlers to have a good - good 24 balls on that given day. So we'll have to play the same way as we've been playing against all the teams. So there are no weak or tough teams in the competition. I think they are all the same, said Surya. Asked about whether he follows a special routine to remain cheerful and smiling even in tough match situations, the India captain said he just wants to be as relaxed as possible, as there is enough pressure off the field. There is already enough pressure from outside. Oh. I didn't say that, he joked. See, there is already so much going on the ground. When we are off the field. So I think when we are on the field. We just want to be relaxed, because I feel the preparations -- what we do during practice sessions. When we are in the room, I think that sets the tone when you come on the ground. As I have always said, it comes on autopilot when you come on the ground. You have to let your emotions flow and take the best call that the team needs on that given day. So at the same time, and you know this format is actually very harsh for the bowlers. Sometimes to the batters as well. But you have to be relaxed. Give them company at that time. Make them relaxed. Take their breath back. And just enjoy it. You are there as a group for 75-80 minutes on the ground. When you are fielding. So I think that's the time we have fun on the ground. And then enjoy it, said Surya. See, there is already so much going on the ground. When we are off the field. So I think when we are on the field. We just want to be relaxed, because I feel the preparations -- what we do during practice sessions. When we are in the room, I think that sets the tone when you come on the ground. As I have always said, it comes on autopilot when you come on the ground. Also Read: Live Cricket Score I think all the games that we'll play from tomorrow (are tough). Like from the warm-up game. The warm-up game was also important for us to set the tone for the World Cup. And if you play against any team in the World Cup, I think all the games will be important. You can't take any team lightly. Because in this format, you just require 2 good batters on a given day. Or 1 or 2 good bowlers to make a difference. So you have to be switched on all the time. In every game. And we've seen it before during the T20 World Cup or any tournament. That's right, teams have troubled a lot of teams. So we'll have to bring our A game. Set the tone from tomorrow, he added. Article Source: IANS
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T20 World Cup: With Harshit Rana Out, Favourites India Work Out Combos For Opener Against USA
T20 World Cup: Hoping to become the first country to win back-to-back titles and the first team to lift three crowns in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup, the Indian men's cricket team will kick off its campaign against minnows the United States, hoping to ride the recent momentum to make history. Though the build-up off the field has been rocky with the spotlight fixed on the Pakistan and Bangladesh teams because of the shenanigans of their respective boards, the Indian team will be hoping to put all that stuff behind them when it steps into the iconic Wankhede Stadium for their first match on the opening day, which will have three matches on the stove as the tournament explodes into action. With Namibia, the Netherlands, and Pakistan the other team in Group A, and with the Green Shirts looking set to not play the India match in Colombo on February 15, the Men in Blue have an easy path to the Super 8s. India, winner of the inaugural ICC Men's T20 World Cup in 2007, who added a second title to their kitty in the Caribbean and USA in 2024, is the third country, along with England and the West Indies, to win the title twice. The Men in Blue get into the 10th edition of the T20 World Cup as firm favourites and have a brilliant recent record to justify being placed on the pedestal. They dominantly won the 2024 edition and have since then gone from strength to strength, rarely losing a T20I match. Though they lost stalwarts like Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, and Ravindra Jadeja to retirement since 2024, the squad has been refurbished with the explosive opener Abhishek Sharma, the inform Ishan Kishan, and mid-field maestro Tilak Varma stepping in. The result was that India won nine consecutive home series in the shortest format, with the latest being the 4-1 drubbing of New Zealand in a five-match series just before the World Cup. The nucleus of the squad remains the same, with skipper Suryakumar Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Sanju Samson, and Rinku Singh still making up the bulk of the squad for the 2026 edition. India enjoys an embarrassment of riches in the cricket field, especially in the T20 format, because of the IPL, which is why Test and ODI captain Shubman Gill did not field a place in the World Cup squad, while Rishabh Pant, who was also part of the 2024 team, is out with an injury. On the eve of the opening match, the hosts suffered a setback with fast-bowling all-rounder Harshit Rana set to miss the opening match because of a knee injury that he picked up during India's lone warm-up match against South Africa. He was not feeling good after the warm-up match. He is not ruled out of the tournament, and the physio is currently working with him, but things are not looking good, said skipper Suryakumar Yadav, who jokingly told the media not to fret as they have 11 players to put in the field for the opener. On the flip side, the hosts have an abundance of riches in batting with batters who look in tremendous form. Abhishek Sharma produced some blistering knocks in the series against the Black Caps, while Ishan Kishan ended the series with a blazing century in Thiruvananthapuram. Skipper Suryakumar Yadav made a welcome return to form with a couple of half-centuries against New Zealand. Skipper Suryakumar indicated that Ishan Kishan is likely to retain his place in the playing XI and will bat in the top-three as he can't go below No.3. The team management will have to take a call on whether to get him to open with Sanju Samson dropping to the middle-order or leave out one of the finishers to accommodate both of them. But with Rana set to miss the opener, Ishan Kishan may get the wicketkeeping duties with Sanju Samson, who has struggled a bit in recent matches, relegated to the bench. Still, the USA is not expected to pose a major challenge for India in the opening match despite the presence of some expatriate Indian and Pakistani players in the ranks. Captain Maunak Patel, Harmeet Singh, Shubham Ranjane, Jasdeep Singh, Sanjay Krishnamurthi, Milind Kumar, Saiteja Mukkamalla, and experienced pacer Saurabh Netravalkar are among eight players who trace their roots to India. Harmeet, Shubham, and Netravalkar are products of the Mumbai maidans, where they rubbed shoulders with the likes of Suryakumar Yadav and Shivam Dube. The USA team is made up of a majority of players from the sub-continent, with three players of Pakistani background, while Shehan Jayasuriya played for Sri Lanka from 2010 to 2020, making his T20I debut against Pakistan in August 2015. The left-handed batting all-rounder is a recent entry into the US squad and has good experience of international cricket. Despite all this, Suryakumar Yadav's side should come through Saturday's clash with ease, thanks to their batting strength and bowling resources, despite the absence of Harshit Rana and the unavailability of Washington Sundar. However, the USA can't be taken lightly as they have caused a couple of upsets to reach the Super 8 stage in the 2024 edition. They were in the same group as India in the 2024 edition. For India, the Wankhede is a lucky venue as they won the 2011 World Cup here and have usually dominated in the batting-friendly conditions. Things will not be much different on Saturday. Squads: For India, the Wankhede is a lucky venue as they won the 2011 World Cup here and have usually dominated in the batting-friendly conditions. Things will not be much different on Saturday. Also Read: Live Cricket Score USA: Monank Patel (c), Jessy Singh, Andries Gous, Shehan Jayasuriya, Milind Kumar, Shayan Jahangir, Saiteja Mukkamala, Sanjay Krishnamurthi, Harmeet Singh, Nosthush Kenjige, Shadley Van Schalkwyk, Saurabh Netravalkar, Ali Khan, Mohammad Mohsin, Shubham Ranjane Article Source: IANS
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T20 WC: Glittering Opening Ceremony To Get Tournament Underway In Mumbai
T20 World Cup Trophy: The ICC Mens T20 World Cup 2026 will burst into life on Friday evening with a high-energy opening ceremony at Mumbais iconic Wankhede Stadium, setting the tone for an action-packed tournament before co-hosts India face the USA. The show opens with a powerful musical medley from Rishab Sharma and Shivamani before the ICC Mens T20 World Cup Trophy makes a spectacular arrival, carried into the stadium by a jetpack performer in a moment designed to captivate fans inside the Wankhede Stadium. The tournament trophy will be greeted by ICC Chairman Jay Shah and former India captain Rohit Sharma, who led the defending champions to glory at the previous edition in 2024. They will be accompanied by 20 children representing every participating country and will formally declare the ICC Mens T20 World Cup 2026 open. Following the trophys arrival, fans will be treated to headline singing and dance showcases, with chart-topping star Badshah delivering a high-energy live performance before Nora Fatehi takes centre stage for a dynamic dance spectacular, supported by a large cast of dancers. The ceremony culminates with both artists coming together for a grand finale. The ceremony has been designed to reflect the pace and energy of T20 cricket, with the field of play acting as a unified visual canvas and the official tournament logo forming the main performance stage. The show will close with a stunning pyrotechnic display before the fireworks begin on the pitch with India vs USA starting at 7 pm IST. Following the trophys arrival, fans will be treated to headline singing and dance showcases, with chart-topping star Badshah delivering a high-energy live performance before Nora Fatehi takes centre stage for a dynamic dance spectacular, supported by a large cast of dancers. The ceremony culminates with both artists coming together for a grand finale. Also Read: Live Cricket Score Only ticket holders for the match will be able to attend the opening ceremony. Article Source: IANS
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Vinfast VF 7 Won EV SUV of the Year at BBC TopGear India Awards 2026
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The Supreme Court has ordered the termination of a 30-week pregnancy for a 17-year-old girl. Justices B V Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan emphasized that courts cannot force any woman, particularly a minor, to carry a pregnancy to term. JJ Hospital in Mumbai was directed to perform the procedure.
T20 WC: Siraj, Nitish, Prasidh In Consideration To Replace Injured Rana In Indias Squad
Bengal Cricket Academy Ground: With India suffering a setback ahead of kickstarting their Mens T20 World Cup title defence due to suspense over the participation of pace-bowling all-rounder Harshit Rana, chatter has picked up over who could be his replacement for the showpiece event. Rana, who has nine T20I caps so far, suffered a knee injury during India's warm-up match against South Africa at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on Wednesday. He was seen limping off the field while clutching his knee during the warm-up match after bowling just one over, where he conceded 16 runs and aborted twice in his run-up. While India skipper Suryakumar Yadav insisted that Rana hasnt been ruled out yet, sources told IANS on Friday that senior pacer Mohammed Siraj is the frontrunner to replace him, while seam-bowling all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy and fast bowler Prasidh Krishna are also under consideration. As of now, the replacement for Rana has not been chosen yet. Between Siraj, Nitish and Prasidh, a suitable replacement will be decided in consultation with all the concerned stakeholders. Its for sure that Ranas replacement will be between these three only, though Siraj is slightly ahead of others for the nod, further said sources. Though Rana is not an automatic starter in Indias playing eleven for the World Cup, his ability to contribute with the bat at either number eight or nine lends balance to the team apart from his bowling skills. In the past few months, Rana has shown glimpses of using the long handle and adding more batting depth to Indias line-up. Though Rana is not an automatic starter in Indias playing eleven for the World Cup, his ability to contribute with the bat at either number eight or nine lends balance to the team apart from his bowling skills. Also Read: Live Cricket Score Reddy, meanwhile, has featured in four T20Is and is currently turning out for Andhra in their Ranji Trophy quarter-final against Bengal at the Bengal Cricket Academy Ground in Kalyani. With India already sweating over Washington Sundars fitness for the mega event, finding a replacement for Rana will be the key for the side aiming to launch their title defence on a high at home. Article Source: IANS
Rs 7.88cr gold heist in Mumbais Borivali, 2 held, minor detained
Two individuals have been apprehended and a minor detained following the theft of 5 kg of gold ornaments, valued at Rs 7.88 crore, from a Borivali West jewellery store. Police have recovered one kilogram of the stolen gold and are actively searching for at least two to three more accused, including two employees who vanished after the crime.
Mumbai local shocker: Commuter held for stone pelting, injuring innocent bystander in row over seats
A commuter's seat dispute on a Mumbai local train turned violent, injuring an innocent bystander. Yogendra Buddha, accused of pelting a stone that hit Nishant Khatri in the eye, was arrested by Government Railway Police. The incident occurred Tuesday night, and Buddha was apprehended after CCTV footage led authorities to him.
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T20 World Cup: Siraj to join India T20I squad in Mumbai today; Rana all but ruled out
Mohammed Siraj is all set to fly to Mumbai today to link up with T20I squad before Indias World Cup opener vs USA. Harshit Rana is expected to miss out on the T20 World Cup due to a knee injury that he picked up in the warm-up match against South Africa.
Kunal Kamra and advocate Haresh Jagtiani have filed petitions challenging the constitutional validity of a new IT Act rule and the 'Sahyog' portal. They argue these empower unilateral content takedowns, violating free speech and trade freedoms. The petitions seek to suspend the portal and ensure takedowns follow mandated procedures.
T20 World Cup: Ahead of defending champions India kicking off their Mens T20 World Cup title defence against the USA at the Wankhede Stadium, India skipper Suryakumar Yadav reflected on seam-bowling all-rounder Harshit Rana's injury scare, saying the side will wait for a final word, but he admitted his current situation isnt encouraging. Rana, who has nine T20I caps so far, suffered a knee injury during India's warm-up match against South Africa at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on Wednesday. He was seen limping off the field during their warm-up match after bowling one over, where he conceded 16 runs. He is not ruled out of the tournament as of now. He was not looking good after the warm-up match against South Africa. We will wait for the final word on him, but at this moment it is not looking good, said Suryakumar in the pre-match press conference. He acknowledged Ranas injury is a big setback to their plans but stressed that the team had contingency plans. Don't worry, we have eleven players. We have worked out our combinations with him (Harshit Rana) in mind, so if he is not available, we will work out other combinations with whoever is available. It is a setback, said Suryakumar. He is not ruled out of the tournament as of now. He was not looking good after the warm-up match against South Africa. We will wait for the final word on him, but at this moment it is not looking good, said Suryakumar in the pre-match press conference. Also Read: Live Cricket Score When asked if the Indian team was exploring options for his replacement, Suryakumar said, We will see who can replace him through the fast bowlers who have done well and the fast bowlers who can bat too, but no such hard and fast rules. We do have a few options. Article Source: IANS
EAM Jaishankar: FTA transforms IndiaEU partnership, boost trade and cooperation
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Friday termed the IndiaEU Free Trade Agreement (FTA) a game-changing development in bilateral relations while addressing the inaugural IndiaEU Forum. Highlighting the expanding partnership, he pointed to significant scope for deeper cooperation in security, defence, climate action
Maharashtra: Teacher arrested for sexually harassing a minor in Latur district
A private coaching class teacher in Maharashtras Latur was arrested for allegedly sexually harassing a 13-year-old student. Police said the accused sent inappropriate messages, made threats and later touched the minor inappropriately. He was booked under the POCSO Act
Budget debate stalled as disruptions force early adjournment
Lok Sabha proceedings were adjourned for the day on Friday after repeated disruptions by opposition members over multiple issues, marking the second consecutive day that discussion on the Union Budget could not be taken up. As the House reassembled at noon following an earlier adjournment, opposition MPs again entered the Well, raising slogans
OTM 2026, Asia's Leading Travel Show, Opens in Mumbai as India Becomes Global Tourism Powerhouse
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 6: OTM 2026, Asia's leading travel trade show, officially opened today at the Jio World Convention Centre, Mumbai, bringing together the global travel and tourism ecosystem at a time when India has firmly emerged as one of the world's most strategically important outbound travel markets. Recognised by NielsenIQ as the Leading Travel Trade Show in India and Asia for two consecutive years, OTM 2026 is hosting over 2,200 exhibitors from more than 60 countries, with 45+ National Tourism Organisations participating and over 50,000 travel trade visitors and 1,000+ top travel industry professionals participating over the three days.
History Beckons As India Chase Historic Firsts At ICC Mens T20 WC
Dr DY Patil Stadium: As the ICC Mens T20 World Cup starts on Saturday, with defending champions India, 2009 winner Pakistan and 2012 and 2016 winners taking to the field on the opening day, the co-hosts India begin their campaign with history in sight, chasing feats which have never been achieved before. India are a popular pick as tournament favourites, coming off scintillating form that has seen them win 48 of their last 56 T20I games dating back to October 2023. And more recently, producing a dominant series win against New Zealand. Most fans will agree co-hosts India are the team to beat. They are the ICC's number one-ranked sides in both white-ball formats and are as familiar with the conditions as anyone. Take a look at the milestones the Men in Blue will be hoping to conquer in their title defence as the ICC Mens T20 World Cup gets underway on Saturday across India and Sri Lanka. 1) First team to defend T20 World Cup India enters the 2026 tournament as the defending champions, having won the 2024 editionjust their second T20 World Cup title after winning the inaugural edition in 2007. The men in blue will become the first team in history to successfully defend the ICC Men's T20 World Cup title if they make it to the final and win the trophy, a feat that no men's team has yet accomplished. India also broke the record in 2024 by winning all eight of their games before taking home the trophy, going undefeated during the competition, and becoming the first team to win the T20 World Cup without suffering a defeat. The Men in Blue are now determined to make history by holding onto their title, which has eluded all previous winners in the shortest format. 2) First men's team to lift T20 World Cup crown on home soil Since the inaugural edition of the ICC Mens T20 World Cup in 2007, which was held in South Africa, there have been six different winners to hold the coveted trophy so far, with the West Indies, England and reigning champions India the only teams to have claimed the title twice, while Pakistan, Australia and Sri Lanka have lifted the silverware once. So far none of the host nations have ever won the Men's T20 World Cup. South Africa (2007), England (2009), West Indies (2010), Sri Lanka (2012), Bangladesh (2014), India (2016), UAE & Oman (2021), Australia (2022), and USA & West Indies (2024) all staged the event, yet the winners were from elsewhere. In 10th edition, co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka, Men in Blue will be hoping to finally break the jinx. Notably, last November the Indian women's team lifted the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2025 title as hosts at the Dr DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai, claiming their first-ever World Cup crown. 3) Indian men and women's team simultaneously holding the T20 World Cup title Should India lift the coveted silverware on March 8, it will be the first time in Indian cricketing history that both the men's and women's teams hold the T20 World Cup crown. India women beat South Africa by 52 runs to win the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2025 final at the Dr DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai last November to clinch their first-ever World Cup crown. In 2016, it happened for the first time that a team held the women's and men's T20 titles simultaneously when the West Indies' women and men won their respective T20 crowns. 4) First team to win three T20 World titles India became the third team to win the men's T20 World Cup for the second time, having won the inaugural 2007 edition. In the 2016 edition, the West Indies, who won their first title in 2012, became the first team to win multiple titles when they reclaimed the silverware in 2016, while England won in 2010 and 2022. In 2026, Men in Blue are eyeing the unprecedented record of becoming the first team to win three T20 World Cup trophies, a feat that has never been achieved before. 5) Most match wins in the singles edition of T20 spectacle In 2024, India scripted history by becoming the first team to win the men's T20 World Cup without losing a game all tournament. India won all eight matches they played in the tournament and had one washout: the first-round game against Canada. 5) Most match wins in the singles edition of T20 spectacle Also Read: Live Cricket Score In the 2026 Mens T20 World Cup, 20 teams will compete across 55 matches. India are scheduled to play nine games, including the potential final. If they remain unbeaten throughout the tournament, India will underline their dominance in the shortest format by becoming the team with the most match wins in a single edition of the T20 World Cup. Article Source: IANS
No need for fear or panic over missing children`s reports, say Delhi Police
Delhi Police PRO Sanjay Tyagi on Thursday said that, compared with previous years, there has been no increase in missing-person reports in the city. In fact, January 2026 saw fewer such cases than in the same period last year
Gadchiroli C-60 commando killed in anti-Maoist operation in Abujhmaad forest
Meanwhile, another C-60 commando also sustained a gunshot injury during the encounter on Thursday night. He was evacuated from the area and airlifted to Bhamragad taluka. Officials said his condition is stable and he will be shifted to Gadchiroli for further treatment
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Airtels network trials begin, but pricing dispute still clouds Navi Mumbai airport connectivity
Bharti Airtel has begun testing mobile signals at the Navi Mumbai International Airport, a key step towards restoring connectivity after a month-long outage amid a pricing standoff with telecom operators.
Pariksha Pe Charcha 2026: PM Modi stresses the importance of board exams
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Meghalaya Coal Explosion: NDRF rescue operations underway, 18 killed in blast
Rescue and recovery operations are underway after an explosion at an illegal rat-hole coal mine in Meghalayas East Jaintia Hills claimed 18 lives. An NDRF team reached the Thangskai area to assist local authorities. Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma assured strict action against those responsible and announced Rs 3 lakh ex-gratia for the victims
RBI proposes to compensate customers up to Rs 25,000 loss due to fraud
Mumbai, Feb 6 (PTI) RBI (Reserve Bank Governor) Sanjay Malhotra on Friday announced a new framework to compensate customers up to an amount of Rs 25,000 for loss incurred in small-value fraudulent transactions. Announcing the last bi-monthly policy for the current financial year, Malhotra said, we will also publish a discussion paper on possible measures to enhance the safety of digital payments. Such measures may include lagged credits and additional authentication for specific class of users like senior citizens. For customer protection, he said, RBI will issue three draft guidelines: one, relating to mis-selling; two, regarding recovery of loans and
Modi calls himself biggest backward leader but...: Owaisi slams PM over UGC re
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Lawyer murdered over property dispute in Telangana; brother among four arrested
According to police, the murder took place on Wednesday at Kethireddypally village when the victim had gone to survey her ancestral land along with her mother. Her elder brother and three others allegedly conspired to eliminate her to grab her share of the disputed four acres, said police
T20 World Cup: India begin their Mens T20 World Cup title defence on Saturday through a Group A clash against the USA at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. With unmatched batting depth, enviable all-round resources and spinners in their prime, India has everything in their arsenal to become the first nation to win consecutive T20 World Cups and claim the trophy on home soil. Captain Suryakumar Yadav's side are coming on the back of a commanding 4-1 series victory over New Zealand, boasting of the best win percentage among the top ten teams since the 2024 T20 World Cup triumph in Barbados. IANS takes a closer look into Indias title defence chances through an in-depth SWOT analysis. Strengths: Ahead of the World Cup, India are dominating all the rankings they are the top-ranked T20I team, as well as possess the number one batter and bowler in Abhishek Sharma and Varun Chakaravarthy. Their ultra-aggressive batting approach has resulted in them having a great run rate and posting tall scores with immaculate ease. As per Cricket-21, in the post-World Cup 2024 phase, India has the highest run rate of 9.9. In terms of balls per boundary (BPB), India are again leading the charts with an impressive 4.4. Indias dominance is further highlighted in the tally of 200-plus totals - they have amassed 13-plus such scores since 2024 Mens T20 World Cup 12 of which have come batting first. Apart from Abhishek, India also have destructive batters in Ishan Kishan, skipper Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh, as well as all-round trio of Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel and Shivam Dube lending great balance. Apart from Chakaravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah and Arshdeep Singh are making for a great fast bowling combination. Weaknesses: Despite many brilliant performances, India's top-order remains fragile, more so due to the side yet to figure out the opening partner for Abhishek. Ishan Kishan's recent good form is in contrast with Sanju Samson's struggles. With the side still mum on their opening combination, it can be a pocket of weakness for opposition to exploit. In terms of power-play bowling, India have been expensive at times while struggling to pick wickets in that phase, as well as in death overs and that could bring about their downfall in high-pressure games. Who occupies the number eight spot is also a dicey one, as it depends on the team management wanting either batting or bowling depth. Opportunities: After winning the Mens T20 World Cup in 2007, India broke the long drought by winning it in 2024 and are the defending champions now. With everyone calling them as overwhelming favourites, India have the chance to get three historic feats: defend the title, win it for the third time and break the jinx of a team never winning a final at home. In terms of power-play bowling, India have been expensive at times while struggling to pick wickets in that phase, as well as in death overs and that could bring about their downfall in high-pressure games. Who occupies the number eight spot is also a dicey one, as it depends on the team management wanting either batting or bowling depth. Also Read: Live Cricket Score A fully fit Hardik Pandya is arguably a very precious asset for India going into the tournament, and many will be hoping that hes fit and firing on all cylinders in the tournament, considering how his absence in the second half of the 2023 ODI World Cup affected the team balance. Article Source: IANS
AAP`s leader Lucky Oberoi shot dead outside a gurdwara in Jalandhar
Aam Aadmi Party leader Lucky Oberoi was shot dead by unidentified assailants outside a gurdwara in Jalandhars Model Town on Friday morning. The attackers, who were on a two-wheeler, opened fire as Oberoi arrived at the gurdwara in his vehicle. He was rushed to a hospital but succumbed to his injuries
Are Elvish Yadav and Jiya Shankar tying knot soon?
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RBI ups Q1 and Q2FY27 GDP and CPI inflation projections
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T20 WC: India's All-round Depth And Pace Attack In Prime Shape, Says Mhambrey
T20 World Cup: India's all-round options and the complementary fast-bowling partnership of Jasprit Bumrah and Arshdeep Singh have the team well-positioned ahead of their Mens T20 World Cup title defence, said former bowling coach Paras Mhambrey. India's all-rounder department is full of enviable depth via Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel and Shivam Dube, providing different skill sets across batting and bowling. The trio have made significant contributions since the 2024 triumph, giving the defending champions crucial balance in their playing eleven. Pandya has featured in 29 T20Is post the 2024 World Cup, scoring 579 runs at a strike rate of 155 with three fifties while taking 21 wickets at a strike rate of 21.1. Axar has played 27 matches in the same period, making 233 runs at a strike rate of 121 and claiming 28 wickets at a strike rate of 15.1. Good to see Hardik and Axar delivering with both the bat and the ball. So your two departments are looked into you have a seaming option as well as a quality spin option. Both are quality players, and two departments are covered with a lefty and right-hand bat combination. Then Axar has become a floater right now. He's equally adept at playing up the order or lower down the order, and he's done well for us. So that's really good to see. Bowling-wise, both are ticking the right boxes, and happy to see the way Hardik is shaping up. Hardik is important, and fingers crossed, everything has been taken care of for sure, because I'm sure with the work ethic that he has, he really must have done well and must have worked hard on his fitness and his bowling. So I'm sure that the results you can see will be helpful for him, Mhambrey told IANS in an exclusive conversation on Friday. Dube, meanwhile, has emerged as a powerful six-hitting option, scoring 347 runs in 26 matches at a strike rate of 175, including two half-centuries. He has also chipped in with 18 wickets, while maintaining a strike rate of 13.2 as a seamer, especially with his bowling returns being handy in the last few months. For Dube, he's turned out to be a guy with a golden arm. He bowls the least in the tournament games and kind of gives you the breakthroughs that you don't expect. So in that sense, it's very nice, and I'm happy to see that. In case sometimes you have other options as well. But it's good to see that in case either of the bowlers... you want all of the bowlers to bowl 4 overs, and you expect them to bowl their overs. It may not happen all the time, but in case there are a couple of overs here and there or two overs that you need to look for, I think with Dube, the way he's gone about it, he gives you the confidence that you are going to get a couple of overs from him every game. So that's good, and it's good to have that kind of option available as well in spin, like Abhishek can do that, added Mhambrey, who was Indias bowling coach in their 2024 T20 World Cup win. The fast bowling department is also well taken care of, thanks to the well-balanced and highly effective Jasprit BumrahArshdeep Singh pairing. After the 2024 World Cup win, where he was the Player of the Tournament, Bumrah has taken 18 wickets in 15 innings at an economy of 7.7 and a strike rate of 18.7. Arshdeep, meanwhile, has been prolific with 39 wickets in 23 innings, striking every 12.8 balls despite an economy of 8.9, and is coming off picking his second five-wicket haul in T20Is against New Zealand in Thiruvananthapuram. I feel they are the Laurel and Hardy combination right now. It's just the fact that they are so famous. They are the combination in terms of complementing each other so well. One is a right-hander, and one is a left-armer. Both bowls are in different phases and are equally adapted to bowls in different phases. You don't have to bank on only looking at Bumrah to bowl in the powerplay, as you can then mix it up. The way Arshdeep goes, he is going to give you a couple of overs in the powerplay, if not more. So you can then play around with Bumrah's overs in between. So it's just the way they are complementing each other both are adapted to this format so well. I think the pressure that they handle in every game, practically, they are delivering. So currently both are on top of the game right now, and it's such a great thing to see, and it's so helpful from the team perspective, added Mhambrey, who currently works as the Mumbai Indians bowling coach in the IPL. You don't have to bank on only looking at Bumrah to bowl in the powerplay, as you can then mix it up. The way Arshdeep goes, he is going to give you a couple of overs in the powerplay, if not more. So you can then play around with Bumrah's overs in between. Also Read: Live Cricket Score You cannot afford not to have him in any of the games. Same with Hardik, and I don't see anything like that right now. It's just like the last game; Hardik bowled, and he was batting. I think that's the right basis, and I don't see anything right now from here onwards, like any one of them taking a break. You want to have momentum going into a tournament, and I am sure you will see them playing, he concluded. Article Source: IANS
Aishwarya wishes Babyyy-Papa Abhishek Bachchan on behalf of daughter
Mumbai: Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has wished her husband, Abhishek Bachchan on his birthday on behalf of her daughter Aaradhya Bachchan. The actress recently took to her Instagram, and shared a throwback picture with a close-up shot of Abhishek Bachchans eyes. He also penned a long note in the caption, as he wrote, Happy Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News , Technology , Entertainment , Sports , Politics and Top Stories on WhatsApp & Telegram by subscribing to our channels. You can also download our app for Android and iOS .
T20 WC: Shastri, Smith, Bishop To Headline Star-studded Commentary Panel
ICC World Test Championship: Highly-renowned commentators Ravi Shastri, Nasser Hussain, Ian Smith and Ian Bishop headline commentary panel during the 10th edition of the T20 World Cup that commences in India and Sri Lanka on February 7. An impressive list of former greats and current stars also features former T20 World Cup winners Aaron Finch, Dinesh Karthik, Kumar Sangakkara, Samuel Badree, Robin Uthappa, Carlos Brathwaite. The ICC said that current player and reigning ICC World Test Championship-winning captain Temba Bavuma of South Africa will be heard on commentary, while 2014 T20 World Cup winner Angelo Mathews is also included in an impressive list of commentators that will be utilised across the 55 matches at the tournament. Team India is entering the tournament as defending champions and will aim to become the only team to win the trophy for the third time and also to defend the title. The ICC said that current player and reigning ICC World Test Championship-winning captain Temba Bavuma of South Africa will be heard on commentary, while 2014 T20 World Cup winner Angelo Mathews is also included in an impressive list of commentators that will be utilised across the 55 matches at the tournament. Also Read: Live Cricket Score The Men in Blue will kick off their campaign on February 7 with a group-stage match against the USA at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Article Source: IANS
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Stock markets decline in early trade dragged by IT firms; RBI policy in focus
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T20 WC: There Is Clarity In Abhisheks Game Plan, Decision-making Is Not Clouded: Mhambrey
U19 Cricket World Cup: Former India bowling coach Paras Mhambrey has praised in-form left-handed opener Abhishek Sharmas clarity in game plan and decision-making ahead of the 2026 Mens T20 World Cup, adding that it was a matter of time for him to enter the senior set-up and develop into a quality player. Abhishek enters the upcoming mega event as the top-ranked T20I batter, having amassed 1,297 runs in 37 T20Is, including ten fifty-plus scores since his debut in July 2024 the most for a batter in this time-frame ahead of the World Cup. He also leads the six-hitting charts with 88 maximums in that period, the most amongst top ten teams, while his strike rate of 195 is the best among batters with 1,000-plus runs. Abhisheks power-hitting is unmatched as per Cricket-21, he strikes a six in every eight balls in T20Is. He has also hit 55 maximums in the first six overs the second-most for an India mens batter. Remarkably, he has cleared the ropes 36 times within his first 10 deliveries, which translates to averaging a six in every nine balls. Mhambrey has kept tabs on the progress of Abhishek when the latter was a member of the 2018 Mens U19 Cricket World Cup winning team in New Zealand. His dazzling progress in T20Is may have come as a surprise to many, but not to Mhambrey and former head coach Rahul Dravid. I just look back and think about Abhishek during the under-19 days. You always felt that he had time. He had time and he was still a young kid. I thought he was still the youngest of the lot. He was 17 or so, maybe. But with that said, you knew that within a span of the next 3-4 years, obviously, he will develop as a player, physically as well, because you knew the technique was there. You still knew the timing was there. The strength was kind of... because he was still young and you knew that given an opportunity, given a look into the next 4-5 years, he has the skill set to develop into a quality player. I am sure no one is surprised from the lot that has been with him, including Rahul (Dravid). I am sure if you have a chat with Rahul, he would say the same thing - that we are not surprised that he is delivering at this stage, said Mhambrey in an exclusive conversation with IANS on Friday. Nothing illustrates Abhisheks dominance more than his ability to score quickly from the outset. He often charges down the wicket against pace from the very first ball, looking to create width and impose himself. Nearly half of his boundaries against pace in the powerplay since his debut have come through the point and cover regions, reflecting a stand-and-deliver style that has become his hallmark. Against spinners, Abhishek accelerates further, striking one maximum in every six balls. What stands out for me is just the free flow of his bat and just the timing bit. Again, the spinners and seamers and kind of... I feel if you just analyse his game a little bit, it looks like there is clarity in his game plan. It's not clouded anywhere - the decision-making is not clouded. It's very clear that this is the way he wants to play and very clear in terms of... and that shows in maybe your footwork. Maybe you are using the angles, using the crease, and he is so smartly doing it. I think those couple of things really stand out, added Mhambrey, who won the 2024 Mens T20 World Cup as Indias bowling coach. With wicketkeeper-batters Ishan Kishan and Sanju Samson both vying to be Abhisheks opening partner, India face a selection challenge and Mhambrey described it as a happy headache to have. Kishan has been in great form and hit a whirlwind 103 against New Zealand in Thiruvananthapuram, and smashed a quick-fire 53 in the warm-up game win over South Africa in Navi Mumbai. He is the frontrunner to don the gloves and open the batting ahead of Samson, who had a horrid series against New Zealand with just 46 runs in five innings. Well, it's always good to have options and the kind of option that you feel comes in and delivers as well. So it's always going to be a dilemma in the team - do we stick with Sanju or Ishan, who is getting runs right now, and just pursue that? It's always going to be the decision that thankfully is not mine or not ours anymore. I will leave it to the current staff for that. But I think what is also very healthy to see is that you have someone who comes in like Ishan, coming in and complimenting Abhishek. It's not about one guy playing a role or the second guy doing it. Out there on the field, both guys are playing in a similar template in terms of the batting - equally destructive from both ends. So that becomes a challenge for the fielding side, right? That's something which is so nice because it's just the way we've seen them using the powerplay. The first 6 overs, just the way we are using it - it's no longer about 8 and 9 or 10. It's always been 10 plus or 12 and 13. It's always going to be the decision that thankfully is not mine or not ours anymore. I will leave it to the current staff for that. But I think what is also very healthy to see is that you have someone who comes in like Ishan, coming in and complimenting Abhishek. It's not about one guy playing a role or the second guy doing it. Also Read: Live Cricket Score There's no way that I can say I can bowl a couple of balls to one batter and get away with it - because I'm not going to get away with it. Just the way it looks like, it's healthy and great for the Indian dressing room. But definitely not from the opposite side, so I'll be wary. I'll be a little tense in saying that I know what we are against now, concluded Mhambrey. Article Source: IANS
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