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Modern T20 cricket is increasingly becoming batter-friendly, but veteran India pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar believes that "good bowlers" still find a way to control the game. source https://sports.ndtv.com/new-zealand-vs-india-2026-27/are-t20is-totally-batter-friendly-now-bhuvneshwar-kumars-intriguing-reply-bowlers-can-still-control-12243688#publisher=newsstand

India T20I captain Shreyas Iyer described the batting display of Abhishek Sharma and 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi as "absolutely stunning" after their explosive start powered India to a six-wicket win over New Zealand in the third T20I on Tuesday source https://sports.ndtv.com/new-zealand-vs-india-2026-27/shreyas-iyers-2-word-reaction-sums-up-abhishek-sharma-vaibhav-sooryavanshi-carnage-in-3rd-t20i-12243890#publisher=newsstand

Former South Africa captain Faf du Plessis recently shared his experience of working with legendary wicketkeeper-batter MS Dhoni at Chennai Super Kings in the IPL. source https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/faf-du-plessis-reveals-ms-dhonis-superpower-thats-something-i-want-to-take-from-him-12236032#publisher=newsstand

For the second match, India included Vaibhav Sooryavanshi in the playing XI but made him bat at No. 3. The southpaw scored four off eight deliveries. source https://sports.ndtv.com/new-zealand-vs-india-2026-27/vaibhav-sooryavanshi-at-no-3-is-it-a-wrong-move-from-india-12237411#publisher=newsstand

Gareth Batty, who guided Surrey to three consecutive County Championship titles between 2022 and 2024, will leave the English county side to join Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Chennai Super Kings (CSK) as an assistant coach source https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/new-csk-assistant-coach-gareth-battys-first-message-after-joining-ex-ipl-champions-12239495#publisher=newsstand

Former India cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin has tipped Rohit Sharma to become Mumbai Indians' captain for IPL 2027, following the franchise appointing Kieron Pollard as head coach. source https://sports.ndtv.com/ipl-2026/obvious-choice-for-this-year-r-ashwin-makes-bold-mumbai-indians-captaincy-pick-12234368#publisher=newsstand