The Indian T20I team will get a cash reward of Rs. 131 Cr. for winning the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced on Tuesday. India beat New Zealand by 96 runs to successfully defend the T20 World Cup, at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad…
Gujarat Titans named Australia legend Matthew Hayden as its batting coach ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 season, the franchise announced on Tuesday. A two-time ODI World Cup winner, Hayden joins the Titans with an illustrious international career. He represented Australia in 273 international matches across formats, scoring over 15,000 international runs and…
Mithun Manhas (BCCI President), the architect of Jammu and Kashmir’s rise as a force in domestic cricket, had debuted under my captaincy and believed I could deliver. The players were doing well with the white ball, but they needed someone to shine with the red ball. I insisted they adopt a winning approach with a…
New Zealand coach Rob Walter believes his young team will be back and hungry for success at the next T20 World Cup on home soil after its bittersweet experience in the recently concluded edition. The Black Caps played some fine cricket to get to Sunday’s final only to lose a fourth short-format World Cup title-decider…
In a country that celebrates showmanship, Jasprit Bumrah has built his legend on restraint. He is nothing like the fast bowlers from folklore. His art is not violent. There are no loose strands of long hair falling across and sticking to his sweaty face, and there is no chest-thumping. Instead, he resembles a craftsman of…
AHMEDABAD: There have been subtle changes for the better in Sanju Samson’s game. The T20 World Cup’s player of the tournament now has a remarkable steadiness when he plays his shots or is charging the bowler. The fidgety, twitchy version of Samson we saw earlier is gone.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE…
It was never going to be straightforward, and we were realistic about that from the outset. When I took over as the mentor of the Jammu and Kashmir team in 2018, Milap Mewada (head coach at the time) and I knew that the biggest challenge was not just technical or tactical — it was cultural….
Preity Zinta at the stadium during the T20 World Cup final. (Video grabs) NEW DELHI: India’s historic triumph in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup final sparked a wave of celebration across the country, and Bollywood stars were among the loudest cheerleaders. Actor Preity Zinta, who watched the match live from the stands, shared her…
Suryakumar Yadav and Tilak Varma of India lift the T20 World Cup trophy. (Getty Images) They were the overwhelming favourites coming into the tournament — a stunning run since winning the 2024 edition, playing in familiar home conditions and with almost all the players in form. But the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 did…
India’s Sanju Samson (ANI Photo/Rahul Singh) Sanju Samson’s return to the India national cricket team playing XI against the West Indies national cricket team had sparked familiar debates around team combinations, balance and tactical adjustments. Many believed the move could have been designed to counter a particular bowling threat or to alter the left-right balance…
