South Africa tour of India 2025

Revealed! Why Bumrah travelled back home ahead of third T20I vs SA

India pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah has returned to his home before the third T20I because of a medical family emergency.

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• Mon - 15 Dec 2025

Big News: Axar Patel ruled out of T20I series against South Africa

India vs South Africa: India star all-rounder Axar Patel has been ruled out of the T20I series against South Africa, and the BCCI announced Asian Games gold medallist Shahbaz Ahmed as his replacement.

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• Mon - 15 Dec 2025

'Keep that shot in...': Gavaskar's blunt verdict on Suryakumar's woeful form

The legendary India cricketer feels that Suryakumar needs to put his pick-up shot in "cold storage" and not use it until his form improves

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• Mon - 15 Dec 2025

Huge setback for Team India, star all-rounder ruled out of T20I series vs SA

IND vs SA: A couple of days ahead of the fourth T20I, Axar Patel has been ruled out of the ongoing five-T20I series against South Africa.

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• Mon - 15 Dec 2025

Ashwin doesn't 'want to see Gill making runs at lesser strike rate'

IND vs SA: Weeks ahead of T20 World Cup 2026, R Ashwin expressed his concerns about the batting lineup as Shubman Gill's lean patch stretches.

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• Mon - 15 Dec 2025

'Trust me, Suryakumar and Shubman will win matches for IND in WC': Abhishek

India opener Abhishek Sharma has backed captain Suryakumar Yadav and vice-captain Shubman Gill to do well in T20 World Cup 2024.

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• Mon - 15 Dec 2025

Aiden Markram credits Abhishek Sharma for 'taking match further away from SA'

Suryakumar Yadav-led India defeated South Africa by seven wickets in the third T20I to take a 2-1 lead in the five-match series.

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• Sun - 14 Dec 2025

Suryakumar Yadav's 'not out of form' response on lean patch goes viral

India T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav managed to score 12 runs in 11 balls in the third T20I against South Africa at HPCA Stadium in Dharamsala.

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• Sun - 14 Dec 2025

Abhishek Sharma Sets the Tone as India Defeat South Africa in Third T20I

India registered a comfortable seven-wicket win against South Africa in the third T20I after a dominant bowling display restricted the hosts to 117. Arshdeep Singh and Harshit Rana struck early, putting South Africa on the back foot. In reply, Abhishek Sharma’s quick 35 gave India a fast start, while Tilak Varma held the chase together before Shivam Dube finished the match with a six and a four.

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• Sun - 14 Dec 2025

Hardik creates history, becomes first all-rounder to reach milestone in T20Is

India superstar Hardik Pandya becomes the first fast bowling all-rounder in the world to score 1000 runs and pick up 100 wickets in T20Is.

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• Sun - 14 Dec 2025

BCCI explains why Bumrah and Axar missing from India’s playing XI in 3rd T20I

India spin bowling all-rounder Axar Patel was unavailable for the selection because of illness, and on the other hand, Bumrah has travelled back to his home for personal reasons.

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• Sun - 14 Dec 2025

Bumrah, Axar misses out as India opt to bowl in third T20I vs SA

Suryakumar Yadav won the toss in the third T20I against South Africa at opted to bowl at HPCA Stadium in Dharamshala.

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• Sun - 14 Dec 2025

'Might look as if...': Conrad breaks silence on making constant changes vs India

South Africa made three changes to their playing XI in the second T20I and eventually won the match by 51 runs

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• Sat - 13 Dec 2025

Tilak defends Gambhir's batting order experiments ahead of 3rd T20I vs SA

The Indian team management had surprisingly decided to send Axar Patel at the No.3 position in the second T20I

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• Sat - 13 Dec 2025

Abhishek needs 87 runs more to break Virat's long-standing T20 record

The explosive India batter has scored a total of 1533 runs in T20 cricket in 2025 so far and can go on to break Virat's 9-year-old record

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• Sat - 13 Dec 2025

Pathan warns Gill after dismal performance vs SA, urges him to improve form

The former India cricketer warned Gill about his abysmal form in the shortest format and urged him to improve

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• Sat - 13 Dec 2025

Ex-KKR star indirectly questions Gambhir's 'batting orders overrated' strategy

Robin Uthappa praised South Africa for their all-round performance in the second T20I against India, highlighting their batting, bowling, and fielding dominance. He also indirectly questioned India's head coach Gautam Gambhir’s flexible batting order strategy, stressing the importance of clear roles for batters in big chases.

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• Sat - 13 Dec 2025

Kaif advises Gautam Gambhir and BCCI management to pick Samson over Gill

India's 2002 Asia Cup-winning star Mohammad Kaif urged the BCCI and management to feature Sanju Samson as an opener instead of Shubman Gill in the five-match T20I series against South Africa.

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• Sat - 13 Dec 2025

If a player like Shubman is judged after two T20Is, it will be difficult: Gujara

Gujarat Titans' head coach Ashish Nehra has come to Shubman Gill's defense amidst star batter's lacklustre T20I form

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• Fri - 12 Dec 2025

Ex-MS Dhoni's CSK teammate accuses Gambhir of favouring Gill over Samson

S Badrinath is pained to see a player like Sanju Samson who has performed so well warming the bench

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• Fri - 12 Dec 2025