22 Aug
Rahul, Iyer return to India squad for Asia Cup

Long-term injury absentees KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer have returned to the team India squad for the upcoming Asia Cup in Sri Lanka. The two batters join Mumbai Indians youngster Tilak Varma in the 17-man squad selected by chairman of selectors Ajit Agarkar on Monday. Shreyas Iyer completed a full recovery after sustaining a back […]

28 Dec
Ashwin, Iyer star as India clinch 2-0 Test series victory against Bangladesh

India avoided a shock defeat in the second Test against Bangladesh in Mirpur as Ravichandran Ashwin and Shreyas Iyer guided the Men in Blue to victory with a priceless unbeaten 71-run stand for the eighth wicket. The pair came together with India reeling at 74 for seven in their chase of 145 but handled the […]

08 Aug
Iyer, Spinners on song as India sink West Indies by 88 runs

It was a trial by spin for the West Indies in the fifth and final T20I against India in Lauderhill, Florida. For the first time in T20I cricket, the Indian spinners – Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, and Kuldeep Yadav – picked up all ten wickets in an innings to bowl out the West Indies for […]

13 Mar
Iyer, bowlers put India in command on eventful day one

16 wickets fell on an eventful day one of the pink-ball Test in Bangalore between India and Sri Lanka that saw the hosts continue their domination over the visitors. On a treacherous pitch that made batting incredible tricky from ball one, the Men in Blue attacked their way to an excellent score of 252 in […]

28 Feb
Shreyas shines again as India complete Sri Lanka demolition job

The Indian juggernaut rolled on in the final T20I against Sri Lanka in Dharmsala as the Men in Blue completed a routine 3-0 clean sweep to extend their unbeaten run in T20Is to 12 matches, the joint-most for a full member nation. Mohammed Siraj and Avesh Khan started the fireworks for India with a superb […]

27 Feb
Iyer, Jadeja star as India wrap up T20 series against Sri Lanka

Team India registered their seventh consecutive series win at home after Rohit Sharma’s men took an unassailable 2-0 lead against Sri Lanka in the second T20I at Dharamsala on Saturday night. Chasing 184, India flexed their muscle with the bat as Shreyas Iyer shone with a brilliant unbeaten 74 off 44 deliveries, while Sanju Samson […]

21 Feb
Suryakumar Yadav, Venkatesh Iyer star as India wrap up 3-0 series victory

India registered their record-equalling ninth consecutive victory in the T20I format, as they completed a clean sweep over the West Indies in the 3rd T20 with a comfortable 17-run win at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Suryakumar Yadav stole the show with the bat for the Men in Blue, creaming seven sixes in his 31-ball […]

12 Feb
Iyer, bowlers impress as India complete 3-0 series sweep over West Indies

India’s bowlers once again came to the party in the third and final ODI against the West Indies in Ahmedabad on Friday, bowling the West Indies out for a sub-200 run total for the third game in a row to help the Men in Blue seal an impressive 3-0 series clean-sweep. Following two half-centuries from […]

29 Nov
Iyer, Saha half-centuries put India in commanding position on Day 4

Half-centuries from Shreyas Iyer (65) and Wriddhiman Saha (61*) put India in the driver’s seat at the close of play on Day 4 of the opening Test in Kanpur against New Zealand. Crucial contributions from the lower-order helped the Men in Blue set the Kiwis a target of 284 in the fourth innings, and the […]

26 Nov
New Zealand openers fight back after Iyer century on Day Two

After a tricky opening day for the visitors, New Zealand fought back hard on Day 2 of the first Test in Kanpur. Tim Southee dragged the Kiwis back into the game with a five-wicket haul of the highest quality before the openers – Will Young (75*) and Tom Latham (50*) – remained resolute throughout the […]