Kishan's return has been powered by an exceptional Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy season, where he led from the front with the bat
Ishan's incredible 517-run outing in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2025, which helped his team Jharkhand win the title for the first time, has once again put him right back in the Indian squad
Gill, in his last 18 T20I innings, was only able to amass 377 runs at an average of 20.94, with his best score being 47 vs Pakistan during the Asia Cup 2025
Shubman Gill, who was India's vice captain in the Asia Cup and the South Africa series, dropped due to poor run with the bat
India will start their campaign in the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 against the USA on February 7, 2026
Suryakumar Yadav has received backing from teammate Tilak Varma, who said the out-of-form India T20I skipper "needs just one innings" to rediscover the mojo with which he once dominated bowlers like a marauder. Tilak also described Jasprit Bumrah and Varun Chakravarthy as the team's "go-to" bowlers, after setting up India's 30-run win in the fifth T20I against South Africa and a 3-1 series triumph here on Friday. "I was just saying (to him) that just middle a few balls, just wait and just be calm and take the few balls' times," Tilak told reporters. "If (the) team wants I can get going from the other side, (but) you just be on the crease and take some time. Take the feel of the middle of the bat, that's what I was talking to him." Tilak scored a 42-ball 73 and added 105 runs with Hardik Pandya (63) to power India to 231/5, and in reply, South Africa ended at 201/8. While each of the Indian batters including Abhishek Sharma (34) and Sanju Samson (37) contributed, Suryakumar's 7-bal
South Africa head coach Shukri Conrad termed his team's tour of India a very successful one and hoped that the two teams meet once again in the final of the next year's T20 World Cup. India are the defending champions of the T20 World Cup when they co-host the tournament from February 7 to March 8 along with Sri Lanka, having defeated the Proteas in a thrilling final in the last edition in 2024. We've got some work to do still, there's no doubt. But the good thing is that the boys have got a month of SA20 coming up and that will also be really good prep in honing their skills to ensure that when the West Indies arrive on our shores we're ready for that, Conrad told the media after the fifth T20I, which India won by 30 runs to clinch their five-match series 3-1. and then obviously the World Cup, that's the big thing. So whilst we didn't get the results we wanted here in the (T20I) series, I'd like to think this might be the World Cup's finalists (of 2024) in the next World Cup as wel
The live telecast of the U19 Asia Cup 2025 final match between India and Pakistan will be available on Sony Network in India
India vs South Africa fifth T20I Highlights: With this win, India have extended their unbeaten streak in bilateral T20I series to 19
The live telecast for the 5th T20 between India and South Africa will be available on Star Sports Network in India
Yuvraj Singh's 12-ball fifty against England in the 2007 T20 World Cup still ranks at the top for the fastest T20I fifties record for India
Last time Gill played a T20I match in Ahmedabad he scored his maiden T20I hundred against New Zealand
Cricket fans can watch the live streaming of the India vs South Africa 5th T20 match on the JioHotstar app and website in India
India and South Africa will play their first T20I match against each other at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, on Friday
Shubman Gill's recent T20I record has become one of the central talking points ahead of the squad announcement
Drawing from his own experience as captain, Kapil underlined the importance of standing by players when results are not going their way
The match was initially delayed due to thick fog, leading to multiple inspections.
The sixth inspection at 9:25 pm effectively ended hopes of any play, even as officials explored the possibility of staging a five-overs-a-side contest
Despite multiple inspections by the umpires, conditions have shown no significant improvement, making it increasingly likely that the match will be called off.
The live telecast for the 4th T20 between India and South Africa will be available on Star Sports Network in India