After winning the title of T20 World Cup 2026, the Indian team has not been able to taste victory till now. India has lost in the two-match T20 series against Ireland. After this, in the first T20 against England, the team scored 189 runs for 7 wickets, but the match could not be completed due to rain. Now all eyes are going to be on the performance of Sanju Samson, Tilak Verma and Akshar Patel in the second T20 match on 4th July. The place of one of these players in the team also seems to be in danger.

sanju samson

Sanju Samson has played an important role in India’s title win in the T20 World Cup 2026, but since then he has not been seen in his rhythm. In the first match against Ireland, he scored 4 runs on 5 balls. He could not even open his account in the second match. In the first T20 against England, he faced 7 balls, but could score only 1 run. In such a situation, a big innings is expected from him in the second match to be held in Manchester, because Vaibhav Suryavanshi is waiting to get a chance in the team.

Tilak Verma

Tilak Verma has been made the vice-captain of the Indian T20 team, but in the recent matches he has not been able to perform as per his responsibility. While batting in the middle order, he has been seen slowing down the run rate instead of increasing it. In the first match against Ireland, he scored 19 runs on 21 balls. In the second match, he scored 55 runs on 46 balls. After this, in the first T20 against England, he scored 13 runs in 13 balls. At that time India had scored 88 runs in 8.2 overs. If Tilak does not change his batting style, then problems may increase for him in future.

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Akshar Patel

Akshar Patel’s name is also included in this list. The kind of contribution that is expected from him in the lower order has not been seen so far. Despite being one of the most experienced players in the current Indian T20 team, he has not been able to bat as expected in foreign conditions. In the last match, the team management has sent Harshit Rana to bat before Akshar Patel. And on the last ball of the innings, he considered it wide and left it, even though the ball was within the boundary line. After his performance, questions have started being raised about his position.

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Vaibhav Sooryavanshi: Vaibhav Suryavanshi did not get a place in the playing eleven in the two-match T20 series against Ireland. Under the captaincy of Shreyas Iyer, the Indian team lost the series 0-2. After this, former Indian batsman Mohammad Kaif raised questions on the team selection and said that the same criteria should be applied to all the players for selection.

Reminded of Rohit and Surya

Kaif said that when Rohit Sharma was removed from the captaincy, it was said that the team was looking towards the future and wanted to groom young players. He reminded that Suryakumar Yadav, who won the T20 World Cup, was also removed from the captaincy under the same thinking.

‘Who has a bigger future than Vaibhav?’

Kaif said that if the team management is talking about the future, then no player sees a bigger future than 15-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi. He said, ‘If you were choosing the best playing eleven, then Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s name should have been in it. The argument was made that this is the World Cup winning team and we will go with the same eleven. Okay, but then the same rule should apply to every player.

IPL performance also cited

Referring to Vaibhav’s IPL 2026 performance, Kaif said that he won the Orange Cap, scored runs against the best bowlers in the world and also broke Chris Gayle’s record for hitting most sixes in a season. He said, ‘If you are talking about the future and young players, then you have a 15-year-old player sitting ready. He won the Orange Cap in IPL, scored runs against big bowlers and also broke Chris Gayle’s record.

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‘No different rules for different players’

At the end of his statement, Kaif said that there should not be double standards in the selection process. He said, ‘Vaibhav Suryavanshi should have been in the best playing eleven. The selection criteria should be the same for all players. There cannot be different rules for different players. Vaibhav not being in the playing eleven is a very shocking decision for me.

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Now all eyes will be on the T20 series against England starting from July 1. It is believed that on this tour, Vaibhav Suryavanshi may get a chance to debut in international cricket for India.

IND vs NZ 2nd T20I: The second match of the five-match T20 series being played between India and New Zealand will be played on Friday, January 23 i.e. today at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium in Raipur. The Indian team, which had registered a spectacular victory of 48 runs in the first T20, will enter this match with the intention of taking a 2-0 lead. At the same time, the New Zealand team will be ready to give its full strength to make a comeback in the series.

What does the temperament of Raipur’s pitch say?

This ground of Raipur is still new for men’s T20 international matches. Only one Men’s T20 International has been played here so far, which was between India and Australia in December 2023. In that match, the Indian team had defended the score of 174 runs and the role of spin bowlers was very important.

Talking about the pitch, the bowlers can get good bounce here in the beginning, which is likely to help the fast bowlers. However, as the match progresses, the pitch becomes a little slow. In such a situation, spinners and slower balls can prove effective. It may be easy for the batsmen to score runs in the beginning, but it will be necessary to play wisely in the middle overs.

The weather will be completely suitable for cricket

The weather is expected to be completely clear during the India vs New Zealand second T20 match. There is no possibility of rain, due to which fans will get to see the full 40 overs match. The temperature is likely to be between 20 to 25 degrees Celsius in the evening. The humidity level will also be normal, due to which the players will not face much problem.

IND vs NZ: Probable playing XI

India (IND): Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Ishan Kishan, Shivam Dubey, Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakraborty, Jasprit Bumrah.

New Zealand (NZ): Tim Robinson, Devon Conway (wk), Rachin Ravindra, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, Mitchell Santner (c), Christian Clarke, Kyle Jamieson, Ish Sodhi, Jacob Duffy

England’s legendary fast bowler James Anderson is facing heavy trolling on social media these days. The reason is his selected all-time Ashes XI, in which he took many surprising decisions. The biggest controversy occurred when Anderson gave the responsibility of wicketkeeper in his team to former Australian captain and legendary batsman Ricky Ponting.

Ruckus over Anderson’s all-time Ashes team

Anderson chose his Ashes XI during a conversation on TNT Sports. In this he made a mistake. He did not include any real wicketkeeper in the team. When his mistake was mentioned, Anderson said, “I will give the gloves to Ricky Ponting.”

Cricket fans were stunned to hear this. Ponting never did wicketkeeping during his professional cricket. Ricky Ponting has been one of the greatest batsmen and fielders in the world. He played this role a few times at the club level, but at the international level he was never seen as a ‘keeper.

English legend targeted by trolls

When this video went viral, fans had a lot of fun with Anderson’s mistake.
One fan wrote, “Who will do the keeping in the team?”
Another user jokingly said, “The best fielder in the world was caught keeping. Amazing!”
The level of trolling increased so much that TNT Sports later removed this video from social media.

Another surprising decision

Anderson did not stop here. He took another shocking decision in the team. Anderson sent Sir Don Bradman to open. Whereas Bradman’s entire career is a witness to the fact that he batted at number 3 in most of the matches and maintained his great average of 99.94. This decision also upset the fans and they again targeted Anderson.

England returns to the ongoing Ashes series

Here, in the current Ashes series, England has made a good start in the second test. In the first innings at Brisbane’s Gabba ground, the team has scored 334 runs on the first day. Joe Root remained unbeaten after scoring 138 runs. Jack Crawley played an important inning of 76 runs. In the end Joffra Archer also contributed 38 runs.

This strong comeback of England after losing the first match by 8 wickets is being said to boost the morale of the team. Australia has started its innings and 2 wickets of the team have fallen.

Ind vs eng 5th test: The five -match Test series between India and England has now reached the decisive turn. The last and fifth Test match of the series will be played at Kennington Oval in London from 31 July. While the host England will take the field with a 2–1 lead, this is the last chance to have a series draw with Team India. The eyes of both teams are on winning this match, but the role of team combination, injury and weather is making this match even more interesting.

There will be a big change in playing XI

The Indian team has suffered a big shock due to the injury of wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant. Due to which change is fixed for this match in the Indian team. Due to Rishabh Pant’s injury, Dhruv Jurlel is likely to get a chance in the last Test.

At the same time, England has also suffered a big loss in the form of his captain Ben Stokes. He is not fit and in his absence, Oli Pope has been given the command of England.

India’s bowling was weak in the Manchester match, especially when England hit 669 runs in the first innings. Although debutant Anshul Kamboj was in the discussion for his pace, the rest of the bowlers had failed to impact in the match. The batsmen definitely took the team out of crisis, especially Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar’s century innings helped India draw a match draw.

Potential playing XI of India and England

India’s possible xi

Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudarshan, Shubman Gill (Captain), Dhruv Jurlel (wicketkeeper), Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Akash Deep, Mohammad Siraj, famous Krishna

England’s playing xi

Jack Croly, Ben Docket, Oli Pope (captain), Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jacob Bethel, Jamie Smith (wicketkeeper), Chris Woakes, Gas Atkinson, Jamie Overton, Josh Tung

Head-to-head record

So far 140 Test matches have been played between India and England.

India- 36 wins

England- 53 wins

Draw- 51 matches

Oval pitch report

The oval pitch is counted among England’s most trusted and balanced pitches.

First day- Help to seamers

Second-third day- Batsmen favorable for batsmen

On the fourth-fifth day- Spinners will get turn

However, this time due to the heat, all the pitches have been the same and before the Oval Test, it is more in discussion due to the dispute between the pitch curator and coach Gautam Gambhir.

How will the weather be?

According to accuweather, the first two days of rain have been feared, which may help the fast bowlers. The team winning the toss can decide to bowl first. The weather is likely to remain clear on the third and fourth day, while light rain may occur again on the last day.

Where to see live streaming?

On tv- Sony Sports Network

Mobile/Online- Live streaming is available on Disney+ Hotstar app and website.

India vs england match prediction: The five -match Test series continues between India and England. It has been three matches, in which England teams are leading a 2–1 lead. Now the fourth Test match of this series will be played at Old Trafford, Manchester. The match will start from 23 July and will run till 27 July. In this match, what changes can happen in both teams, let us know.

Karun Nair will be out

Karun Nair got a chance to return to Test cricket for Team India after 8 years. But in the last three Tests, the innings has not come with Nair’s bat, which the Indian team is waiting for. After falling the first wicket, Karun Nair’s wicket falling early is not going into India’s interest. Karun Nair has not been able to score a single half -century in six innings of three Test matches. Sai Sudarshan may get a chance in the fourth Test instead of Karun Nair.

India’s possible playing XI

Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudarshan, Shubman Gill (captain), Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Ravindra Jadeja, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Jasprit Bumrah, Akashdeep and Mohammad Siraj.

England’s possible playing XI

Jack Croly, Ben Docket, Oli Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (Captain), Jamie Smith (wicket -keeper), Chris Woakes, Bridan Cars, Jofra Archer and Shoaib Bashir.

Manchester pitch report

The pitch of Old Trafford of Manchester is considered better for batting. Uniform bounce is available on this ground, which can be easily shot. On this ground, sharp gangsters can get swing in the beginning with a new ball. The toss can be very important in this match. In Manchester, runs can be scored between 300-350 in the first innings.

India vs England Match Preference

86 matches have been played in Manchester, in which the team has won 32 times, who has batted earlier, while the bowling team has tasted victory 17 times. If seen, in the fourth Test, whatever team batting first and scores around 350, then that team can win this match.

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Ranji Trophy Players Salary Per Match: Many state level players to international players also participate in the Ranji Trophy. In this premiere domestic cricket tournament of India, players get a huge amount of money to play a match. But in the Ranji Trophy, the basis of players’ salary is their experience. The more experienced the player in this tournament gets as much salary.

The Ranji Trophy has recently got into more discussion because many international players of India were seen playing for their state teams in this tournament. These players in India include Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Rishabh Pant and Yashasvi Jaiswal.

Salary of Ranji Trophy Players

In the Ranji Trophy, the players get salary in view of their experience. The BCCI had also recently changed the salary structure of the players.

• Players who have played more than 40 matches in the Ranji Trophy, who have played in this tournament, get 60 thousand rupees a day when they are in the playing XI, while if you are a reserve player, you get 30 thousand rupees a day.
• For the Ranji Trophy, the players who are playing more than 21 and 40 or less matches get 50 thousand rupees a day if they are part of the playing XI and 25 thousand rupees for being as a reserve player.
• If a player has started playing Ranji and he has played for 20 matches, then this player gets 40 thousand rupees a day when it is part of the playing XI. If that player is not part of the playing XI and is playing as a reserve player, then he gets 20 thousand rupees a day.
• If no player is played in the Ranji Trophy yet and has become a part of the squad of the playing XI, then he gets 25 thousand rupees a day. At the same time, no amount is received when this player is only as a reserve player.

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