Overview
- India’s fifth T20I at the Gabba was abandoned, sealing a 2-1 series win over Australia, with captain Suryakumar Yadav hailing Jasprit Bumrah’s influence and noting seven straight T20I series wins since the 2024 World Cup.
- Abhishek Sharma earned Player of the Series with 163 runs and reached 1,000 T20I runs as the second-fastest Indian by innings and fastest by balls faced, as Irfan Pathan warned rivals will target his habit of stepping out and said he would speak to mentor Yuvraj Singh.
- Shivam Dube’s improved bowling—13 wickets in his last 10 outings with added pace and variations—has strengthened his case as a genuine third seamer in India’s T20 plans.
- Following India women’s maiden World Cup triumph, Sourav Ganguly publicly backed Richa Ghosh as a future captain after earlier calls to hand leadership to Smriti Mandhana, with the BCCI yet to indicate any change.
- India A conceded a 417-run chase to South Africa A in Bengaluru, with Kuldeep Yadav taking only one wicket across two innings, raising fresh concerns over his red-ball rhythm ahead of the Kolkata Test.