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Time of India
2 hours ago
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- Time of India
'Tufano ko cheer ke ... ': Vaibhav Suryavanshi drops Bollywood-inspired post after blasting 5 sixes vs England
Vaibhav Suryavanshi (Image credit: Screengrab) NEW DELHI: India's Under-19 team began their five-match Youth ODI series against England in emphatic fashion, cruising to a six-wicket win at Hove. Chasing 175, the visitors wrapped up the game in just 24 overs, thanks to a blistering debut knock from 14-year-old sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi . Suryavanshi, who became the youngest centurion in men's T20s during this year's IPL for Rajasthan Royals, lit up the County Ground with a 19-ball 48, hammering five sixes and three fours. His explosive innings set the tone for India's dominance and earned him the spotlight on his first outing in English conditions. Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW! The teenager shared a 71-run stand in just 7.3 overs with skipper Ayush Mhatre before holing out to Ralphie Albert after an electric cameo. After the match, Suryavanshi posted a photo with the team's sports massage therapist, Mangesh Gaikwad, accompanied by the inspiring track Aashayein from the movie Iqbal. Despite a mini-collapse after Suryavanshi's departure, wicketkeeper-batter Abhigyan Kundu anchored the chase with an unbeaten 45, ensuring India crossed the finish line with a massive 26 overs to spare. Earlier, England chose to bat but were skittled out for 174 in 42.2 overs. Debutant Isaac Mohammed shone briefly with a rapid 28-ball 42, which included four sixes and three fours, while Rocky Flintoff top-scored with a gritty 56. However, consistent breakthroughs derailed England's innings, with little support for the pair. Gambhir & Agarkar Plot at the Birmingham Nets | Key Talks Ahead of 2nd Test vs England India's spinners, Mohamed Enaan and Kanishk Chouhan, combined for five wickets and applied the brakes throughout the middle overs. The bowlers were backed up by sharp fielding, including a run-out and some well-judged catches. The dominant win follows India's 231-run demolition of a Young Lions Invitational XI at Loughborough earlier in the week, extending their commanding run on the tour. Game On Season 1 continues with Mirabai Chanu's inspiring story. Watch Episode 2 here.
India.com
4 hours ago
- Sport
- India.com
Blockbuster Trade Brewing: CSK Ready To Swap Two World Cup Winners For Sanju Samson for IPL 2026
The cricketing world is currently abuzz with rumors and speculation that India's wicket-keeper batter and currently Rajasthan Royals skipper Sanju Samson can join Five-Time IPL Champions Chennai Super Kings anytime soon ahead of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026. According to reports, CSK is willing to offer their Two Champion players in order to get Sanju in the Anubden. Former analyst of South Africa and Royal Challengers Bengaluru Prasanna Aghoram, posted a cryptic tweet confirming the trade. According to his tweet it can be decoded as Shivam Dube and R Ashwin are being offered in exchange for services of Sanju. Notably All Three- Sanju Samon, R Ashwin and Shivam dube have been part of India's World Cup winning teams. While Dube and Samson were part of victorious 2024 T20 World Cup team that ended 11-year Trophy drought, Ashwin with such a long legacy was part of 2011 ODI Cricket World Cup winning team and 2013 Champions Trophy team won by India. MLC Match Confirms Rumours It could have been ended as just another rumour in the infamous IPL world of trades and misinformation, but Samson travelled to the United States attending a Major Cricket League match which Chennai Super Kings' based franchise Texas Super Kings were a part of. The pictures of Samson along with TSK management took social media by a storm with people getting convinced that there is some life to the rumors. Prasanna who is also a very good friend of Ashwin and can be regularly seen making videos with him for his YouTube Channel wrote on X - "Trade talks have begun. An Indian off spinner and a left handed middle order Indian batter for a top order wicket keeper batsmen #IPL2026". Trade talks have begun. An Indian off spinner and a left handed middle order Indian batter for a top order wicket keeper batsmen #IPL2026 — Prasanna (@prasannalara) June 26, 2025 Further Trade Implications As this trade is going forward, it indicates that RR Would get players worth 21.75 crore while Samson is estimated at Rs 18 crore. Consequently, Rajasthan Royals may be required to pay the remaining ₹3.75 crore to Chennai Super Kings to finalize the trade. While Sanju Samson has delivered consistent performances for RR both as a batsman and captain, he might be open to a change of scenery. A move to CSK could present an enticing opportunity, potentially even the captaincy especially in light of Ruturaj Gaikwad's recent struggles in the leadership role over the past one and a half seasons. Leading CSK could open the doors for perhaps an Indian captaincy too for Sanju Samson. Looking at the players involved in the proposed deal, Ravichandran Ashwin returned to CSK in 2025 after more than a decade but made a limited impact, taking just 7 wickets in 9 matches. In contrast, Shivam Dube had a strong season, amassing 357 runs in 14 games at an average of 32.45 and a healthy strike rate of 132.22, solidifying his value as a middle-order enforcer.
The Hindu
6 hours ago
- Sport
- The Hindu
Vaibhav Suryavanshi blitz fires India to victory
Fresh from their exploits in the IPL, young guns Vaibhav Suryavanshi and Ayush Mhatre shone with the bat after a tidy bowling performance as India defeated England by six wickets in the first Youth ODI of their Under-19 tour here on Friday. India's bowling unit, led by the spin duo of Kanishk Chouhan (three for 20) and Mohamed Enaan (two for 37), along with seamers R.S. Ambrish (two for 24) and Henil Patel (two for 41), combined superbly to bowl England out for 174 in 42.2 overs despite a fighting fifty by Rocky Flintoff (56 from 90 balls). Chasing 175, India got off to a blazing start courtesy Suryavanshi (48, 18b, 3x4, 5x6) and Mhatre (21), who raced to 70 without loss in just seven overs. After their departure, vice-captain Abhigyan Kundu sealed the chase with 45 not out (34b, 4x4, 1x6) as India won in just 24 overs. Donning the iconic No. 18 jersey, the 14-year-old Suryavanshi, who had lit up IPL 2025 with 252 runs in seven matches for Rajasthan Royals, including a record-breaking 35-ball hundred against Gujarat Titans, looked in ominous touch. He hammered three sixes off Jack Home in the sixth over and tore apart James Minto to reach 48 off just 18 balls. The scores: England U-19 174 in 42.2 overs (Rocky Flintoff 56, Kanishk Chouhan 3/20) lost to India U-19 178/4 in 24 overs (Suryavanshi 48, Kundu 45 n.o). Toss: England.
RNZ News
9 hours ago
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- RNZ News
Young cricket star Vaibhav Suryavanshi smashes 48 in successful run chase
Rajasthan Royals' Vaibhav Suryavanshi, aged 14, celebrates after scoring a century during the Indian Premier League Twenty20 cricket match against Gujarat Titans in Jaipur, 28 April, 2025. Photo: SAJJAD HUSSAIN The 14-year-old prodigy who lit up the Indian Premier League last month, has narrowly missed out on a half-century in India's win over England in their first Under-19 one-day international. Vaibhav Suryavanshi, who became the youngest player to score a century in the IPL while playing for Rajasthan, opened the batting for India and immediately made an impact as he smashed 48 runs in just 19 deliveries as India comfortably chased down the 175 run target. They won by six wickets with 26 overs to spare. England had limped to 174 in 42.2 overs after Rocky Flintoff, son of England great Andrew Flintoff, crafted a patient 56 from 90 deliveries but his disciplined knock was quickly overshadowed by Suryavanshi's fireworks. In his debut season in the Indian Premier League, Suryavanshi has justified the hype around him by scoring 252 runs in seven matches, including a century which made him the youngest player to score a hundred in men's Twenty20 cricket. Suryavanshi only burgeoned his reputation as he relied on his IPL experience, smashing three fours and five sixes at Hove, where India were going at nearly 10 runs an over. He scored 21 runs in the sixth over from Jack Home when the Indian teenager cleared the ropes three times before he went after James Minto, with both bowlers immediately taken out of the attack. Suryavanshi eventually fell to spinner Ralphie Albert when he skied an effort to point, but he had laid the foundation for the chase before Abhigyan Kundu (45 not out) guided India over the line. - Reuters
Leader Live
10 hours ago
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- Leader Live
Rob Key never doubted Jofra Archer's desire to return to Test cricket
Stress fractures in his right elbow and lower back have conspired to keep Archer on 13 Test caps since February 2021 and repeated setbacks could have seen him throw in his lot on the franchise circuit. Key, England's managing director of men's cricket, suspects Archer would have been in high demand and the prospect is attractive because of a much lighter workload, required to bowl only four overs a game. Archer has a deal with Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League, where he broke his thumb this year to derail hopes of a much-anticipated Test return for England at the start of the summer. But Key was always certain Archer, who is in England's squad for the second Test against India, was destined to play red-ball cricket again and argued he could now establish himself as an all-time great. 'Jofra has always been adamant that he's wanted to play Test cricket,' said Key, speaking at a Rothesay media event in London. 'He's had probably more so than anyone in the game… he could have been tempted to go down other routes and he's never once done it. I've always had faith in Jofra. 'He could be one of the best bowlers we've had – and you only do that in Test cricket. Hopefully for the next few years, we'll be fortunate to see Jofra have a chance to stake that claim.' Key was coy about whether Archer would play at Edgbaston next week or in the third Test at Lord's, starting in a fortnight, having only bowled 18 overs in his first first-class match in four years. Archer bowled economically and at high pace in taking one for 32 at Durham this week but his coach at Sussex, Paul Farbrace, an ex-England assistant, believes the paceman needs more time in county cricket. Jofra Archer is 𝑩𝑨𝑪𝑲 🔥 Our squad to take on India in the second Test has just dropped 📋👇 — England Cricket (@englandcricket) June 26, 2025 England, though, have painstakingly managed Archer to the brink of a Test comeback in the last couple of years, all thanks to the efforts of doctors, physios and especially fast bowling coach Neil Killeen. Captain Ben Stokes and head coach Brendon McCullum will also be mindful of overloading Archer, whose initial injury woes were blamed on him bowling 42 overs in a Test against New Zealand in late 2019. 'The temptation at times with Jofra is that he can do a bit of everything but you've got to use him when he can impact the game,' said Key. 'Jofra's been on a long period where he's been building up and building up. I think we've gone slower than we could have done, the temptation would have been to rush him and to bring him back sooner. 'But we've gone down this road to make sure that we're in this position now where we think he'll be able to play. We've picked him in the squad and we'll see how the conditions are (at Edgbaston). 'We'll cross that bridge when we come to it.' Chris Woakes, Brydon Carse and Josh Tongue were the three frontline seamers, alongside captain Ben Stokes, to help England secure a five-wicket win over India and go 1-0 up in the five-match series. Jamie Overton and Sam Cook are also pushing for Test call-ups while Gus Atkinson and Mark Wood are optimistic of being involved at some point against Shubman Gill's tourists. 'There was a time where you thought it was all about Wood and Archer and we needed that X-factor pace – but now we've got a few of them,' added Key. 'Jofra is another piece in that puzzle. 'We don't know who's the next great England opening partnership because there's a number of those options that could be the mainstay of England bowlers for years. I can't wait to see who that will be.'
