NEW DELHI: Former India cricketer Aakash Chopra has expressed his views on the absence of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma from the upcoming India A vs Australia A one-day series, urging that the two stalwarts should have played to regain match rhythm. The three-match series is scheduled in Kanpur from September 30 to October 5,…
Pakistan’s Saim Ayub celebrates with teammates (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri) Pakistan once again looked second best when they came up against a dominant India in the Group A clash of the T20 Asia Cup in Dubai on Sunday. The seven-wicket defeat not only highlighted the gulf between the two sides but also drew sharp criticism back…
Jasprit Bumrah of India celebrates with team mates(Photo by Francois Nel/Getty Images) Former India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has praised the India team for their dominant seven-wicket win over Pakistan in the Asia Cup, while acknowledging that the current Pakistan side does have some talented players. Speaking on his YouTube channel, Ashwin said the match highlighted…
NEW DELHI: India handed Pakistan a crushing seven-wicket defeat in their Asia Cup 2025 Group A encounter at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday, but the drama off the field quickly overshadowed the on-field performance. Following a clinical bowling effort that restricted Pakistan to 127/9, Team India chased the target in just 15.5 overs,…
Kane Williamson of New Zealand (Photo by Sameer Ali/Getty Images) New Zealand Cricket has secured a major boost ahead of next year’s ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, with five of the country’s top white-ball players signing casual playing contracts. Finn Allen, Devon Conway, Lockie Ferguson, Tim Seifert, and Kane Williamson have all committed to representing…
India skipper Suryakumar Yadav with teammate Shivam Dube. (Pic Credit: ACC) NEW DELHI: There is plenty of noise about India refusing to shake hands with Pakistan players after their Asia Cup 2025 Group A match in Dubai on Sunday — and rightly so. The customary handshake was expected, but never came. What slipped under the…
A Pakistani fan changing his jersey (X) A viral moment emerged from the fiery India–Pakistan Asia Cup clash in Dubai when a Pakistan fan was caught on camera changing his jersey mid-match. The clip, which shows the supporter swapping out his green Pakistan shirt for a blue Indian one, spread like wildfire on social media,…
Pakistan team after the match in Dubai. (Pic credit: Pratyush Raj/TimesofIndia.com) NEW DELHI: India’s commanding seven-wicket victory over Pakistan in the Asia Cup on Sunday may have looked routine on the scoreboard, but the aftermath turned the Dubai International Stadium into the stage of a diplomatic drama. Pakistan skipper Salman Ali Agha refused to attend…
Team India (Pic credit: Shubman Gill) NEW DELHI: An emotionally charged Asia Cup clash in Dubai on Sunday saw India cruise to a seven-wicket victory over arch-rivals Pakistan, but the match carried meaning far beyond the scoreboard. Vice-captain Shubman Gill’s heartfelt social media post dedicating the win to the victims of the April Pahalgam attack…
Pakistan team at the ground after the match. (Pic credit: Pratyush Raj/TimesofIndia.com) NEW DELHI: India’s emphatic seven-wicket win over Pakistan in the Asia Cup on Sunday quickly turned into a political and sporting flashpoint after an extraordinary post-match episode that is already being dubbed “handshake-gate.“As soon as India skipper Suryakumar Yadav hit the winning six…