Latest cricket stories, summarised

Kumar Sangakkara hails the Rajasthan Royals prodigy as a rare talent ready to dominate international cricket.

Zimbabwe return after eight months with new captain Ngarava, while Bangladesh adjust to Litton Das's injury absence.

A viral claim that Vaibhav Sooryavanshi liked an Instagram post targeting Shreyas Iyer has been debunked as fake.

Persistent rain has forced India to cancel their optional practice session ahead of the decisive second T20I against Ireland.

Both teams aim to start multi-format tour with a win as they clash on June 28.

Despite being backed as a spin-bowling all-rounder, Washington Sundar's contributions in T20Is have been minimal in both batting and bowling.

Dinesh Karthik says Virat Kohli is in the same league as Michael Jordan and Roger Federer, and stresses the importance of letting him follow his own process.

New Zealand pacer Blair Tickner ruled out after being hit on helmet by Jofra Archer bouncer.

On his captaincy debut, Iyer conceded that India let Ireland off the hook after a strong start with the ball.

The Indian opener's apparent 19-ball fifty was revised to 49 after a leg bye was corrected, robbing him of a record.

The last Indian captain to lose his first T20I match before Iyer was Shubman Gill in 2024.

Shreyas Iyer's captaincy debut ends in defeat as Ireland register their first-ever win over India in any format.