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  India ready to defend title after strong New Zealand series India's T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav has highlighted what he believes will be a formidable part of his lineup at the upcoming T20 World Cup. 1 February, 2026 Share India's 4-1 series win over New Zealand could hardly have been more convincing, as they fine-tune preparations for the fastly approaching  ICC Men's T20 World Cup . India, co-hosting the tournament with Sri Lanka, have all-but implemented the final touches of their preparation and will go into the tournament sky high on confidence. Suryakumar Yadav , who will lead India in a major ICC event for the first time, is satisfied with both his personal form and that of the team. But despite winning in the fashion that they did against the Black Caps on numerous occasions, the skipper also stressed that there were learnings and they will be applied heading into the tournament proper. "We’re feeling happy, it’s always good to get runs when you’re leading ...

  Ponting predicts top run-scorer for Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 ICC Hall of Famer Ricky Ponting has backed India’s flamboyant opener Abhishek Sharma to finish atop the run-scoring charts at the marquee tournament. 31 January, 2026 Share GET YOUR TICKETS NOW FOR ICC MEN'S T20 WORLD CUP 2026! Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting is predicting Abhishek Sharma to set the  ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026  ablaze. The ICC Hall of Famer has predicted that Abhishek will top the scoring charts at the marquee tournament and believes his lack of experience at ICC tournaments will not stop the in-form India batter. “He's a star,” Ponting said in the latest edition of  The ICC Review . “I think it's (lack of experience) a real positive to be honest. He can be the leading run-scorer and potentially the Player of the Tournament. “That's how good I think he is. And if he does, that makes India even harder to beat. If he doesn't, then they're as vulnerable as anybody else. So that...

  The ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup, 2026 will be broadcast live around the world through various rights holders. The coverage plans of the tournament per territory are listed below, please check local listings for transmission/broadcast/radio timings. Broadcast Licensees Licensee Territories Linear Channels style="background-color: #c2e0f4; border-color: oklch(0.928 0.006 264.531) rgb(219, 224, 228) oklch(0.928 0.006 264.531) oklch(0.928 0.006 264.531); border-image: initial; border-right-color: rgb(219, 224, 228); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0.5rem; width: 373.328px;" width="319"> Website App Disney StarIndia+(linear feed goes into Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan and the Maldives) India Matches:  English - Star Sport 3 & Star Sports Select 2 (SD+HD) Hindi - Star Sports 2 Hindi (SD+HD) Tamil - Star Sports 2 Tamil (SD+HD)  Telugu - Star Sports 2 Telugu (SD+HD) Non-India Matches: Engl...

  Where to watch India vs. New Zealand free live stream, TV channel, start time for 2nd T20 cricket match Story by Suryakumar Yadav Dan Gibbs Fri, January 23, 2026 at 12:10 PM GMT · 3 min read Add Yahoo Sports on Google Where to watch India vs. New Zealand free live stream, TV channel, start time for 2nd T20 cricket match  originally appeared on  The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a  Preferred Source by clicking here . The second T20 between India and New Zealand gets underway on Friday as the Black Caps continue their tour in Raipur. India recorded a 48-run win over their opponents in the first T20 in Nagpur as they aim to continue their momentum ahead of next month's T20 World Cup. India captain Suryakumar Yadav will be hoping star batsman Abhishek Sharma, who slammed 84 off just 35 balls in the first T20, delivers another masterclass to deny New Zealand an instant response in the series. The Sporting News looks at the key details ahead of this game, incl...