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Vaibhav cracks first international fifty; India take 1-0 lead

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Vaibhav Sooryavanshi The opening T20I between Zimbabwe and India in Harare will be remembered for Vaibhav Sooryavanshi leaving his first footprints in international cricket as he blazed his way to a 19-ball 50. Eventually, on the back of a fine all-round show, India defeated Zimbabwe by seven wickets to take a 1-0 lead in the series. The Vaibhav tornado In a chase of 126, Vaibhav looked to take the attack to the opposition from the first over. However, it was in the second over that Vaibhav took his game to another level, thwacking Richard Ngarava for two sixes and a boundary. The key feature of his batting was the 15-year-old executing the pull shot in the second over. In England, Vaibhav was mostly looking to clear the front leg and slog it across the line. Vaibhav also cracked on-the-up shots against short-of-a-length bowling. After crunching his first international fifty, he fell to Richard Ngarava. By then, he had put India in a commanding position. Ishan Kishan and Shreyas I...
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The Oval to host WTC final and Ashes ender in 2027

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England (PC: X/England cricket) The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) have announced a busy home schedule for 2027 with the men’s and women’s Ashes series set to be the biggest attractions of the summer. England men’s team will begin their Test campaign against Australia on June 18 at Trent Bridge. The five-Test series will then move to Lord’s, Edgbaston, the Rose Bowl and The Oval. The Rose Bowl will host a men’s Ashes Test for the first time and the Oval will stage the final match of the series. England women’s team will also take on Australia in the multi-format Ashes. The series will start with a one-off Test at Headingley on June 24. Then the focus will shift to thee T20Is and three ODIs at different venues in England Before the Ashes England Men will also host Pakistan for a five-match ODI series and will later welcome Bangladesh for a one-off Test at Lord’s. Their preparations for the 2027 World Cup will end with a white-ball series against New Zealand in September....
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India v Zimbabwe: Focus on Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, but Sanju Samson will be India’s first-choice opener at Asian Games

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Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (PC: BCCI) Shamik Chakrabarty, Mumbai In isolation, this is a ‘goodwill’ tour — low-profile, a David versus Goliath contest. The BCCI supports smaller cricket boards, and it has been standing by Zimbabwe ever since they became an ICC Full Member in 1992. An India tour guarantees a windfall for the host boards, through TV rights revenue and other commercial partnerships. The three-match series against Zimbabwe, starting today, however, is a little different. India were flying high after winning the T20 World Cup, but the recent tours of Ireland and England brought them down to earth. They suffered a 2-0 T20I whitewash against Ireland before going down 4-0 in the five-match series against England. The other game was a washout. In conditions that had a bit for the bowlers, India’s batting vulnerabilities were exposed. Shreyas Iyer, who has taken over the T20I captaincy from Suryakumar Yadav, has arrived in Zimbabwe with a 6-0 record in reverse (six losses and ...
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EXCLUSIVE | ‘Don’t Change Yourself’: How Gambhir’s Blueprint and a Late Father’s Dream Fueled Yash Thakur’s India Call-Up

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Yash Thakur got his maiden India call up for Zimbabwe T20I series (Photo: ACC) The luggage carousel at Nagpur International Airport is an unlikely backdrop for a life-altering moment. Yet, for 27-year-old Vidarbha fast bowler Yash Thakur, that mundane wait for baggage upon returning from India A’s tour of Sri Lanka transformed into the pinnacle of his cricketing journey. Thakur and his Vidarbha teammate Harsh Dubey – who also earned his India call up recently following his performances for Vidarbha and Sunrisers Hyderabad – had just landed when the news broke. Thakur’s phone buzzed, delivering the call he had chased for nearly a decade: a spot in the Indian senior squad for the upcoming T20I series against Zimbabwe. “I actually just sat down there for a couple of seconds to process what had just happened so quickly,” Thakur recalls in an exclusive interview with Revsportz, the disbelief still fresh. “The dream that everyone has, that was my dream too, an...
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ZIM vs IND: “This series will be very entertaining” – Sikandar Raza ahead of the India challenge

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Zimbabwe T20I captain Sikandar Raza. (PC: X) Zimbabwe captain Sikandar Raza believes the upcoming three-match T20I series against India will be much closer than people expect. While India are hoping to bounce back after disappointing series against Ireland and England, Raza feels Zimbabwe have also been playing good cricket and are ready to challenge the visitors. Speaking to Star Sports, Raza said both teams would fancy their chances. “Both countries will have an equal chance in this series,” the captain said. “But one thing I am very sure about is that, because Zimbabwe have been playing very consistent and very entertaining cricket, I can say for sure that this series will be very entertaining.” Zimbabwe have delivered strong performances in T20I cricket over the past year. They defeated Australia at the 2026 Men’s T20 World Cup and also registered wins over Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, which will give the team confidence ahead of the upcoming three-match series. Raza also spoke ab...
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“The World Cup was done for me” – Sanju Samson on losing his place to Ishan Kishan

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Sanju Samson (PC: Debasis Sen/RevSportz) India wicketkeeper-batter Sanju Samson has opened up about one of the toughest phases of his career, revealing how he accepted that his chances of making India’s squad for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 were over after a poor series against New Zealand, in which he managed just 46 runs from five matches. Speaking to JioStar, Samson said he understood why the team management backed Ishan Kishan. “He wasn’t even in the team,” he said. “He won Jharkhand the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy almost single-handedly, then came into the Indian team and was batting on a different level altogether. I could clearly see that Ishan was moving above me in the pecking order.” Samson also admitted that his own performances left him with almost no hope. “You get five matches and score 24, 6, 6, 10 and 0,” he said. “Then another guy comes in, scores 70-odd straightaway, gets a hundred later in the series, and the next match is directly in the T20 World Cup. Anyone wo...
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PV Sindhu and unlocking her third wind

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PV Sindhu in action (PC : Badminton Photo) There is an old maxim that goes as follows: athleticism will eventually bow down to age. All our sporting heroes, at some point, will succumb to this adage. Yet there are a few athletes who seem to walk the tightrope and stretch their limits. One of them is India’s pride, PV Sindhu. At the age of 31, when most of the top shuttlers would be reminiscing about golden memories in a rocking chair, Sindhu has sent seismic shocks through the badminton landscape by becoming the oldest woman to win a Super 750 event, in Japan. In the final of the tournament, she was up against her old rival, Akane Yamaguchi. When these two players lock horns, it is about contrasting styles. Yamaguchi moves around the court like a bee, or rather, she is renowned for her retrieving skills, elite defence and controlling the tempo of the game. Meanwhile, the 5’10” Sindhu’s athleticism forces you to imagine gunpowder bursting forth. Who can forget the dow...
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