‘Much fitter’: Rohit Sharma gets Mumbai Indians head coach’s boost ahead of IPL 2026 | Cricket News – The Times of India

[ad_1] Mumbai Indians’ Rohit Sharma (PTI Photo/Kunal Patil) MUMBAI: As Mumbai Indians head coach, Mahela Jayawardene has plenty to be pleased about heading into IPL 2026, starting March 28. Four MI players—India’s T20 captain Suryakumar Yadav, pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah, skipper Hardik Pandya and batter Tilak Varma—played key roles in India’s 2026 T20 World Cup […]

We wanted to put fear in the opposition bowlers: Tilak

[ad_1] Tilak Varma was back to his menacing best. | Photo Credit: B.Jothi Ramalingam Indian batters had a field day against Zimbabwe, each scoring at a strike rate of more than 150. The under-fire Tilak Varma was back to his menacing best as he smashed an unbeaten 44 (16b, 3×4, 4×6) at a whopping strike […]

‘Play like Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’: R Ashwin’s bold take as India march into Super 8 | Cricket News – The Times of India

[ad_1] India’s Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (AP Photo/Solomon Chingono) India have completed their T20 World Cup group-stage assignments and now brace for a far sterner examination in the Super 8s. The defending champions will face tougher opposition in the next phase, including 2024 runners-up South Africa, the West Indies and Zimbabwe. So far, India have underlined their […]