
A daily recap of five of the biggest cricket news that emerged out of Monday, December 15; from Axar Patel getting ruled out to Shaheen Afridi’s forgettable debut in BBL
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There has been the instances of abrupt retirements and unexpected omissions in the Indian cricket. There's a bigger difference which India need to fill with the lessons they can take

Axar Patel has been ruled out of the remaining South Africa T20Is due to illness, with the BCCI naming all-rounder Shahbaz Ahmed as his replacement.

2025 has been a dismal year for Suryakumar Yadav in T20Is and here is why the Indian skipper has failed to deliver with the bat despite leading India to multiple
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India’s bowlers ripped through Aiden Markram’s South Africa once again, raising a pressing question over whether the Proteas are truly experimenting or being brutally exposed ahead of the T20 World

Not only Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, but the whole Indian cricket team might have to participate in VHT 2025-26
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Abhishek Sharma's ultra-aggressive approach of six-hitting has compelled the batters to think if the 'batting dynamics' have been evolved in the T20s. Are the six-hitting parameters changed in shortest format?

In the latest development, India's star all-rounder, Axar P has reportedly been ruled out against South Africa due to illness and he will not take any further part in the
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A video went viral that showcases Gambhir's favouritism towards Harshit Rana after the Indian pacer ran riot in the 3rd T20I vs South Africa.

Suryakumar Yadav insists he is not out of form despite failing to score a half-century in his last 21 T20I innings.