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Shreyas Iyer's unbeaten 102 off 43 balls powered India to an 8-wicket win over West Indies in the 1st T20I at Ekana, but a closer look reveals shaky opening partnerships and an expensive pace attack behind the headline numbers — even as Naman Dhir impressed on debut and India's spinners ran through the middle order.
India vs West Indies, 1st T20I | October 6, 2026 | Ekana Stadium, Lucknow There is something naturally unpredictable about a T20 contest between India and West Indies. India bring depth, structure and...
Harmanpreet Kaur has stepped down as India's captain across all formats, days after a second consecutive Asian Games gold. A look back at her announcement, her legacy as India's most successful captain, and the three innings that define a transformational career.
From a fast-bowling hopeful to one of India's most effective ODI spinners, Kuldeep Yadav's journey to 200 wickets is a story of reinvention, persistence and control. Kuldeep Yadav reached another sign...
India chased down 296 in 41.4 overs to beat West Indies by eight wickets in the first ODI, with Shubman Gill's anchoring 110 and Virat Kohli's 139* off 88 (nine sixes) turning a well-set opening stand by Greaves and Campbell into a comfortable win, after Kuldeep Yadav's 4/40 comeback.
India host West Indies for the first of three ODIs in Thiruvananthapuram on September 27, with a Bumrah-less attack, two ODI debutants, and a powerplay battle between Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill and the West Indies pace duo of Alzarri and Shamar Joseph set to shape the contest.
India's dominance in T20 cricket — capped by retaining the 2026 T20 World Cup — has raised questions about whether the format is becoming too predictable. But record viewership numbers, England's recent rise to No. 1, and India's own emerging stars suggest the picture is more complicated than simple boredom.
Two innings. Two extraordinary displays of T20 hitting. But which one required greater audacity? On the scorecard, Suresh Raina's 87 off 25 balls against Kings XI Punjab and Abhishek Sharma's 108 off...
India completed a clean 3-0 sweep of Afghanistan in the inaugural T20I "Friendship Cup," and while the scoreline suggests a one-sided series, the deeper story is about a young captain finding his feet...
Cricket fans in Delhi witnessed history on September 17, 2026, as Abhishek Sharma tore through the Afghanistan bowling attack to register the fastest century ever scored by an Indian batter in T20I cr...
If the ODI squad against West Indies is about patching gaps in a settled side, the T20I squad represents something much bigger: a genuine changing of the guard. Shreyas Iyer now leads the side, Tilak...
India's ODI squad for the West Indies series looks experienced at first glance. But underneath that experience lies a very different story. This is not quite India's first-choice ODI squad. With the A...
Iyer's Ekana Masterclass: A Critical Look at How India Beat West Indies
India vs West Indies 1st T20I: Power vs Power in Lucknow
Captaincy Ends, The Journey Continues: Thank You, Harmanpreet Kaur
Kuldeep Yadav's 200 ODI Wickets: The Numbers Behind the Wrist
India vs West Indies 1st ODI Analysis: How Kohli and Gill Made a 296 Chase Look Easy
India vs West Indies 1st ODI: A New ODI Chapter Begins in Thiruvananthapuram
Is India's Dominance in T20 Cricket Making Cricket Less Interesting for Audiences?
Why Raina's 87 off 25 Was Braver Than Abhishek's 30-Ball Hundred
India's 3-0 Sweep of Afghanistan: What the "Friendship Cup" Really Told Us
Abhishek Sharma Shatters Records: India's Fastest-Ever T20I Century Stuns Afghanistan
India's T20I Squad vs West Indies: The New Core Takes Shape
Decoding India's ODI Squad: The Balance, The Gaps and the Questions Before 2027
