The Latest Breaking News from Shivam Dube

NEW DELHI: Former India coach Lalchand Rajput believes that Gautam Gambhir is the ideal candidate to lead Indian cricket forward. Rajput praises Gambhir for being a shrewd tactician and a no-nonsense individual, emphasising his added value to the team as a two-time World Cup winner.

India's only practice match against Bangladesh ahead of their T20 World Cup opener versus Ireland gave some indications about the make-up of India's likely playing eleven in their first match of Group A.

NEW DELHI: Former India pacer Rudra Pratap Singh believes that Punjab Kings didn't utilise young Arshdeep Singh effectively during the recently concluded IPL. However, he thinks that the left-arm pacer can prove to be very effective during the death overs at the T20 World Cup, especially alongside Jasprit Bumrah.

He may have bowled just six deliveries for Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the just-concluded season of the Indian Premier League (IPL), but India captain Rohit Sharma is probably looking to utilize all-rounder Shivam Dube's seam-up skills more often in the upcoming T20 World Cup.

The IPL’s overbearing presence can often mask the T20 World Cup’s unique imprint on the format. The IPL is at once allencompassing in its scope and specific in its requirements, so India’s selectors chose to be influenced only to an extent by performances in the league.

India boasts the richest and most watched cricket league in the world and is the biggest promoter of the Twenty20 format

Legend has told CSK he will need some time before taking final call

CSK vs RCB, IPL 2024: Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Chennai Super Kings in Bengaluru on May 18, 2024

NEW DELHI: In an exciting do-or-die match to determine the fourth and final team for the IPL playoffs, Royal Challengers Bengaluru's epic comeback run will face the power of five-time winners Chennai Super Kings as well as the weather gods on Saturday in Bengaluru.