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15 hours ago
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Shreyas Iyer has joined India captaincy race in white-ball format after fabulous IPL season: Report
After a brilliant IPL 2025 season with Punjab Kings, Shreyas Iyer is now reportedly in the running for India's white-ball captaincy. The middle-order batter has impressed selectors and could soon return to India's T20I and Test squads. read more Shreyas Iyer hasn't represented India in Test cricket since the second of five Tests against England in Visakhapatnam last year. Image: Reuters Shreyas Iyer impressed everyone with his performances in the IPL 2025 season and now he is reportedly in the running to become India's captain in the white-ball format. Iyer helped Punjab Kings reach their first IPL final in 11 years and it was also the first time the team made it to the playoffs since 2014. Iyer led from the front, scoring an unbeaten 87 in the Eliminator match against Mumbai Indians to take the team to the final. Before that, he also helped Punjab Kings finish at the top of the IPL 2025 points table. However, his team suffered a heartbreaking loss at the hands of Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the final. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Iyer's IPL 2025 heroics put him in spotlight Iyer became first captain in IPL history to take three different teams to the final. According to a report by The Indian Express, an influential person in the Indian cricket setup has said that Iyer has officially entered the captaincy race for T20Is and ODIs after his brilliant performance in this year's IPL. 'Right now he just plays ODIs but after this IPL we can't keep him out of T20 internationals and even Tests. Plus he also has now officially joined the white-ball captaincy race,' the report quoted the source as saying. More from First Cricket 'I would expect him to play all the Test matches': Ex-India coach explains how Bumrah should be handled Currently, he is part of India's ODI setup but hasn't been a regular in the T20I and Test sides in recent times. He recently won the ICC Champions Trophy in Dubai and finished as runners-up in the 2023 Cricket World Cup. However, Iyer's chances to get into the T20I and Test teams now seem to have improved after a stellar IPL 2025 season. With Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli already retired from T20Is and Tests, Iyer may get a chance to make a comeback for India in these formats. Indian head coach Gautam Gambhir recently said that anyone can come into the team if they are performing well in domestic cricket. Iyer has consistently performed well for Mumbai in domestic cricket, including the Ranji Trophy. He captained the side to a successful Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy campaign in the latest season. Iyer played his last Test match against England in 2024 and his last T20I was against Australia in 2023.
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19 hours ago
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'I would expect him to play all the Test matches': Ex-India coach explains how Bumrah should be handled
Former India bowling coach recently shared thoughts on how the team should manage its key fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah during the upcoming Test series in England. Gautam Gambhir earlier said that Bumrah will play only three matches in the series. read more The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) recently announced the Indian squad for the five-match Test series against England , which will start on 20 June. Shubman Gill has been made the captain, while Rishabh Pant will be his deputy. Jasprit Bumrah, who was the vice-captain when Rohit Sharma was skipper, was not given the captaincy even though many reports had said he could be. Later, Indian selector Ajit Agarkar said that Bumrah was not made captain because there is a chance he might not play in all five matches in England and that they were looking at someone for the long term. Head coach Gautam Gambhir also said the same thing , explaining that Bumrah won't play every match keeping in mind his workload management. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Ex-India bowling coach explains how Bumrah should be managed Now, former India bowling coach Bharat Arun has shared his thoughts on how Team India should manage Jasprit Bumrah in the upcoming five-match Test series against England. Speaking to Revsportz, Arun said Bumrah can play all five Tests if other bowlers step up and share the workload. 'Handling him will be very crucial. And as you rightly mentioned, Bumrah's presence in the team adds a huge value. Not only does he does well, he also rallies the other bowlers,' Arun said. More from First Cricket WATCH - India begin training at Lord's under Shubman Gill ahead of England Test series Arun believes that the support from the rest of the pace attack will decide how many matches Bumrah can play in the series. 'So, ideally, I would expect him to play all the Test matches. If there is very good support from the other bowlers, Bumrah can be preserved and play in all the five Test matches. If he is going to be bowling, taking a lot of the workload, then I am afraid he will not be ready for all the five Tests. So, how the other bowlers support him becomes very vital. So, we have got to take it as you go, rather than saying he is good for first three Test matches, then you need to give him a break. The other bowlers can help Bumrah play in all the Test matches if they are bowling really well.' Bumrah and the rest of the Indian players from the Test squad have arrived in London. They began training at the iconic Lord's cricket ground on Sunday, 8 June. The first Test match is scheduled to be played at Headlingley, Leeds.
News18
13-05-2025
- Sport
- News18
Manjrekar Wants Jasprit Bumrah As Test Captain: 'Shocked That We're Looking At...'
Ex-India cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar only wants Jasprit Bumrah as India's Test captain and is 'shocked' to see 'other options' being considered. He believes that if the concerns stopping him from getting the armband permanently are about his injury history, then India can simply be 'careful' with the vice-captaincy choice. Manjrekar's comments come amid reports claiming that ODI vice-captain Shubman Gill is the frontrunner to take the job after Rohit Sharma's retirement. Bumrah was the team's Test vice-captain during the last Test series, the 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia, and captained in the first and fifth matches, too.
Time of India
26-04-2025
- Sport
- Time of India
T20 Mumbai League: Abhishek Nayar to join as mentor of Mumbai South Central Maratha Royals
Abhishek Nayar (@KKRiders on X) Ex-India bowling coach Paras Mhambrey is head coach of ARCS Andheri MUMBAI: Abhishek Nayar may no longer be the assistant coach of the Indian team, but he's already in the support staff of two teams. While he was named as the assistant coach of the IPL defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders recently, TOI has learnt that Nayar is in the process of being soon appointed as the mentor of Mumbai South Central Maratha Royals , owned by Royal Edge Sports & Entertainment (consortium of Kapil Sons Explosives LLP, Cutting Edge Events & Ranjit Singh Bindra), one of the two newly-auctioned teams in the T20 Mumbai League - Season 3, which is set to begin on May 26. Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW! "Yes, Nayar is being roped in as the team mentor. A formal announcement in this regard will be made next week," a reliable source told TOI. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Google Brain Co-Founder Andrew Ng, Recommends: Read These 5 Books And Turn Your Life Around Blinkist: Andrew Ng's Reading List Undo Former Mumbai seamer Amit Dani will be the head coach of the team. Who's that IPL player? Meanwhile, former India seamer and ex-India bowling coach Paras Mhambrey, currently the bowling coach of the Mumbai Indians , will be the head coach of ARCS Andheri. Former Mumbai left-arm spinner Rajesh Pawar will be the Andheri team's assistant coach. Former India team masseur Ramesh Mane will be the team masseur, while ex-Mumbai strength and conditioning coach Amogh Pandit will be the trainer of the side. Current Mumbai head coach Omkar Salvi is set to be the head coach of SoBo Mumbai Falcons, owned by Roadway Solutions India Infra Ltd. Former Mumbai, Rajasthan Royals and Gujarat Lions leg-spinner Pravin Tambe is the head coach of North Mumbai Panthers, while Tambe's assistant coach is Yogesh Pawar. Former Mumbai seamer Atul Ranade, currently the assistant coach of Vidarbha, has been appointed as the head coach of Triumph Knights Mumbai North East- a team he coached in the first two seasons too, before the league was halted due to covid. Sachin Tendulkar at 52: Power, Pride, and a Nation's Pulse Tambe, who took 28 wickets in 33 matches in the IPL in which he debuted well into his 40s, played for the North Mumbai Panthers team when they won the championship when it was last held, in 2019, beating Sobo Supersonics in the final. On Saturday, the governing council of MCA held an 'orientation' with all the eight team owners and their support staff at the MCA Lounge. Meanwhile, once a sensation in the IPL, Paul Valthaty has been named as the Indian Cricketers Association representative in the governing council of the upcoming league. The 40-year-old former Mumbai and Punjab Kings (then Kings XI Punjab) cricketer was in August last year named head coach of a Minor League Cricket club, Seattle Thunderbolts, in the USA. Valthaty retired from domestic cricket in 2023. Valthaty made an incredible impact in IPL 2011 for Punjab Kings, hitting the season's first hundred -- an unbeaten 120 against the Super Kings but failed to replicate that season's success in the following years. He went on to score 463 runs in 14 matches in the 2011 IPL season, and played four first-class and five List-A matches. Shah Rukh Khan: The superstar who turned IPL into a blockbuster The auction of the T20 Mumbai League, which is returning after a six-year hiatus, with the third edition will be held on May 4. 240 players will be up for sale in the auction. All the eight India players of Mumbai-India's T20 captain Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Shardul Thakur, Ajinkya Rahane, Shivam Dube, Sarfaraz Khan, Tushar Deshpande and Prithvi Shaw will be icon players, who will be allotted to each team based on draw of lots. Each icon player will be allotted a fixed sum of Rs 20 lakh. The base price of a Ranji Trophy player will be Rs 10 lakhs, while the base price of other players will be Rs 2 lakhs. The auction purse for a team will be Rs 1 crore, with a maximum squad size of 18 players. Each team needs to have four Under-19 players in their 18-man squad. The league will have eight owners, with two new team owners in Sobo Mumbai Falcons and the Mumbai South Central. The Roadway Solutions India Infra Ltd. secured the operating rights of Team Sobo Mumbai Falcons for Rs 82 crore, while Royal Edge Sports & Entertainment acquired the team representing Mumbai South Central region for Rs 57 crore.
India Gazette
24-04-2025
- Entertainment
- India Gazette
Aap jaisa na koi tha, na hoga: Cricket fraternity extends wishes to legendary Sachin Tendulkar on 52nd birthday
New Delhi [India], April 24 (ANI): The Cricket fraternity extended wishes to 'Master Blaster' and India's 'God of Cricket', Sachin Tendulkar, as he turned 52 on Thursday. Tendulkar is a name recognised in households not only in India but across all major cricketing nations. It would not be wrong to say that the sport owes a lot to the 'Master Blaster' for its sheer popularity, competitiveness and money power. Many of the world's current great batters and leaders, such as Virat Kohli, Steve Smith, Kane Williamson, Joe Root, Virender Sehwag, MS Dhoni, etc, owe their strokeplay, passion for the game and match-winning abilities to the master himself. Sachin's former opening partner, Virender Sehwag, penned a heartfelt note for the legendary batter and wrote on X, 'Happy Birthday to the only man who could shut me up with a fruit and school me with silence. Cricket ke Don Bradman and Discipline ke Gandhi ji. @sachin_rtPaaji, duniya aapki batting ki fan hai, main toh aapke banana distribution skills ka. Aap jaisa na koi tha, na hoga . Aur haan--ab main banana khud hi le aata hoon.' Former offspinner and Sachin's former colleague, Harbhajan Singh, had special praise in store for the former batting maestro and wrote on X, 'Wishing a Very Happy Birthday to the legendary Sachin Tendulkar. @sachin_rt Sachin paaji, you are not just a cricketing icon, but a true symbol of humility, dedication, and excellence. Your journey has inspired generations, not only on the pitch but off it as well -- with your grace, integrity, and tireless commitment to sports and the society. On this special occasion, wishing you excellent health, joy, and continued success in all your endeavors.' Former southpaw Suresh Raina wished a wonderful year for Sachin and wrote on X, 'Happy Birthday to the Master Blaster, @sachin_rt A legendary cricketer, an inspiration to millions, and a true icon in the world of sports. Wishing you a wonderful year ahead, Sir!' Ex-India right-arm speedster Venkatesh Prasad extended his wishes to Sachin and wrote on X, 'Many more happy returns of the day to a great player and a wonderful human being Sachin Tendulkar. The way you have raised the bar for even role- models is amazing. Wish you the very best in life ahead, @sachin_rt.' Former South African dynamic batter and 'Mr 360' AB de Villiers shared a warm message for the Indian stalwart and wrote on X, 'Happy birthday to the Master Blaster @sachin_rt. An absolute legend and the greatest of all time. Wishing you a day as special as your career.' (ANI)
