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Former India wicketkeeper Saba Karim has backed Suryakumar Yadav and Ishan Kishan as the best replacement options at number 4 and 5 if the first-choice players are not fit in time for the Asia Cup and World Cup. India are expected to announce the squad for the Asia Cup in a few days and it remains to be seen if the preferred choices in Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul make the cut.
Star India batter Suryakumar Yadav retained his top spot in the ICC Men's T20I Player Rankings among batters while Shubman Gill rose to number 25 in the latest rankings issued on Wednesday. Suryakumar had a relatively quiet series by his lofty standards with two half-centuries and a total of 166 runs in four innings, but the right-hander maintained his healthy lead at the top of the T20I rankings for batters.
On the occasion of 77th Independence Day of India, top sportspersons took to social media to greet the citizens of the country. Gautam Gambhir, Ravindra Jadeja, Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, and several other notable cricketers took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to wish countrymen a happy Independence Day. Former captain Virat Kohli wished everyone a happy Independence Day.
After the end of the West Indies tour, Indian cricket team's next assignment will be the Ireland Tour, where the big and much-awaited return of star pacer Jasprit Bumrah will happen. Out of action since late last year, Bumrah's performance will be closely watched as, on him hinges Indian cricket team's strategy for the Asia Cup 2023 and most importantly the ODI World Cup 2023. It is not just Bumrah's return that will be closely watched, as there are many more areas which needs urgent address from the BCCI selectors, when they sit for the team selection of the Asia Cup 2023.
India vs West Indies, 5th T20I Live Updates: India captain Hardik Pandya won the toss and opted to bat against West Indies in the fifth and deciding T20I on Sunday. The game is taking place at Lauderhill in Florida. The Hardik-led side is unchanged for the game while West Indies made two changes in their playing XI with Alzarri Joseph and Roston Chase coming in. As Team India won the fourth match on Saturday, the five-match series got levelled at 2-2 and fifth T20I acts as the series decider. (Live Scorecard)
India vs West Indies, 4th T20I, Live Updates: Arshdeep Singh has provided Team India with their first breakthrough as he dismissed Kyle Mayers for 17. One-down West Indies now have Brandon King and Shai Hope at the crease as they now aim for a strong partnership. The Hardik Pandya-led side registered a brilliant seven-wicket victory and remained alive in the five-match series as they now trail 1-2. Team India chased down the target of 160 in just 17.5 overs as Suryakumar Yadav played a brilliant knock of 83 off 44 balls. India will hope that batsmen will helm their march towards a series-levelling victory over the West Indies with another impact effort. (Live Scorecard)
After registering a comfortable seven-wicket victory in the third match, Team India is all set to take on West Indies in the fourth T20I on Saturday at Lauderhill, Florida. The Hardik Pandya-led side is currently trailing 1-2 in the five-match series. India will hope that batsmen will helm their march towards a series-levelling victory over the West Indies with another impact effort. It was a comforting sight indeed to see Suryakumar Yadav flicking on his beast mode and Tilak Varma chipping in with crucial runs. But India's opening combination continued to falter.
After spending nearly a month in the Caribbean islands, the Indian cricket team is currently in the USA where it will play two T20Is against West Indies. They are soaking up the bright sunshine in Miami. Incidentally, it is the same city where legendary footballer Lionel Messi is currently playing for Major League Soccer (MLS) club Lionel Messi. Ahead of the fourth T20I against West Indies, some of India's star cricketers present on the tour talked about the first thing that popped into their minds when they hear the name of the United States of America (USA). India will take on West Indies in the fourth T20I in Florida, US on Saturday. India made a comeback in the last match, winning it by seven wickets to keep the series alive with the scoreline at 2-1.