Virat Kohli holds the record for the fastest ODI century by an Indian batter
England will face India in a three-match ODI series starting Thursday, February 6, in Nagpur
India head coach Gautam Gambhir said the team is ready to push the barriers in T20 Internationals with the adoption of a fresh "high-risk, high-reward" approach, and the target is now "to get 250-260 regularly in the format. That shift in mindset was evident in India's 4-1 mauling of England in the just-concluded five-match series. In the fourth T20I at Pune, India kept attacking England despite losing wickets to eventually set a match-winning 181 for 9, and at Mumbai on Sunday, the hosts raced to 247 for 9, their fourth highest total in this format. "That's the kind of T20 cricket we want to play. We don't want to fear losing a game of cricket. We want to play high-risk, high-reward cricket. And these guys have adopted that ideology really well, Gambhir told the host broadcaster after the match on Sunday. Gambhir said they are looking to post tall totals in the vicinity of 250 in every game, and he doesn't mind getting out for a low score in some matches while attempting to achiev
Abhishek Sharma lit up Mumbai's sky during the 5th T20 against England with his 135-run innings
Abhishek Sharma also scored the second-fastest 50 by an Indian batter in T20Is in Mumbai
England's loss against India in Mumbai is also their biggest defeat in T20I cricket
India vs England 5th T20 highlights: Abhishek Sharma played a brilliant 135 runs innings with the bat before taking two wickets with the ball to hand India an easy win
Abhishek also scored highest individual T20I score by an Indian batter
India vs England 4th T20 highlights: Hardik Pandya (53) and Shivam Dube (53) led India's fightback in batting after being reduced to 79 for 5
Having secured the series with a 15-run win in the fourth T20I, the Suryakumar Yadav-led team will take the field in Mumbai with a commanding 3-1 lead in the series.
India will face England in a three-match ODI series as part of their preparation for the ICC Champions Trophy starting later this month
England captain Jos Buttler was unhappy with Harshit Rana being used as a "concussion sub" replacing Shivam Dube but India's bowling coach Morne Morkel defended the move, saying the final call was taken by match referee Javagal Srinath after they put forth the young pacer's name. Dube, who scored a half-century, got hit by Jamie Overton off the penultimate delivery of Indian innings and head coach Gautam Gambhir effectively used the rules to field tearaway quick Rana in place of the Mumbai all-rounder, who bowls at early 120 clicks. "As far as I'm aware, Shivam (Dube) obviously took the knock on the head and when he came off the field during the innings break with mild headache symptoms, we took a name forward to the match referee in terms of a suitable substitution. "From there it's up to the match referee to make that decision," Morkel replied when asked about the controversy surrounding Rana. The pacer took 3/33 on debut and played a role in India winning by 15 runs here on Frid
Hardik Pandya may be an all-rounder but he holds his batting exploits close to his heart because it gives him a "wonderful feeling" every time he scores big runs and guides India to victory. Pandya produced another sterling performance with the bat in the fourth T20I against England on Friday, emerging as the joint-highest scorer with Shivam Dube on 53 runs in the match here. His half-century not only guided India to a 15-run win but also helped the hosts take an unassailable 3-1 lead in the five-match series. "Batting has always been my number one (love) or close to my heart. That's a very satisfying day (on Friday), and at the same point of time before sleeping (it) gives me a wonderful feeling and I've always had a good sleep post that," the all-rounder said in a video posted by BCCI on 'X', formerly twitter. Pandya, who played a pivotal role with the ball in helping India defeat South Africa to lift the T20 World Cup in the West Indies last year, said cricket is a way of life f
Now, with the series decided in India's favour, England's focus will be on securing a victory in the final match.
India skipper Suryakumar Yadav lauded his team's resilience after a disastrous start, crediting Hardik Pandya and Shivam Dube for steering the innings to a competitive total in their 15-run victory over England in the fourth T20I here on Friday. India found themselves reeling at 12/3 in the second over, but Pandya and Dube stabilised the innings, guiding the hosts to 181/9. "We didn't want to go back after 12/3. Three wickets in one over was too much. The way Hardik and Dube showed their experience was great," Suryakumar said after India's 15-run win. Highlighting India's intent, the India skipper said: "This is one thing we've been talking about -- expressing yourself and batting the same way as in the nets. I think we are moving in the right direction." Dube, however, was struck on the helmet in the final over and was substituted, paving the way for Harshit Rana's unexpected yet dream T20I debut. "I knew we could control the game after the powerplay. We picked a few wickets. Pos
India made three changes in their playing 11 with Arashdeep Singh, Shivam Dube and Rinku Singh making their return
I think either Shivam Dube put on 25 mph with the ball or Harshit Rana has improved a lot with his batting, says England captain Jos Buttler said after losing the 4th T20 International against India
Rana created history with his unusual T20I debut in Pune
The MCA Stadium, with a seating capacity of 42,000, has hosted four T20Is so far. Interestingly, both the teams batting first and chasing have tasted victory twice.
India skipper Suryakumar Yadav admitted his team failed to mop up the England tail after having the visitors on the mat and credited "world-class" spinner Adil Rashid for making life difficult for his batters during their 26-run loss in the third T20I here on Tuesday. India had reduced England to 127/8 in 16 overs but allowed the visitors to post 171/9 in 20 overs. In their chase of 172, the hosts managed just 145/9, falling short by 26 runs. "I felt there would be a little dew later in the day. I feel we had the game in our hands when Hardik and Axar were batting. Credit goes to Adil Rashid, he bowled really well. That's why he is a world-class bowler. He didn't allow us to rotate the strike," Suryakumar said during the post-match presentation. "I feel you always learn something from a T20 game. I felt when we were bowling around 127/8 to 170, I think that was too much at the end. We've got to learn from the batting point of view. Got to go back to the drawing board and learn from