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NEW DELHI: Pakistan on Tuesday named a spin-heavy 18-member squad for the upcoming two-Test home series against South Africa, recalling pace spearhead Shaheen Shah Afridi and including as many as five spinners. The series begins in Lahore on October 12.Alongside regulars Noman Ali and Sajid Khan, Pakistan have added Abrar Ahmed, Faisal Akram, and 38-year-old…
Pakistan’s captain Salman Agha offered the team’s entire match fees in the final to victims of the “Indian attack” and the children who were affected by it (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri) India clinched their second T20 Asia Cup crown with a nail-biting five-wicket win over Pakistan in the 2025 final on Sunday, but the action on…
Kuldeep Yadav claimed 17 wickets at an average of 9.29 in the Asia Cup 2025. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: “Pakistan ko dekhte hi uska khoon khaulta hai. Pakistan ne bachche aur nausikhiyon ki team bheji thi iss baar (His blood boils the moment he sees Pakistan. Pakistan sent a team of kids and inexperienced players…
NEW DELHI: A balmy April night under the Lucknow lights offered a high-scoring thriller not so long back, with Mumbai Indians chasing 204 against Lucknow Super Giants in the 16th match of the 2025 Indian Premier League (IPL).The equation had boiled down to 24 runs off seven balls with five wickets in hand when, suddenly,…
India’s captain Surya Kumar Yadav (Creimas/Asian Cricket Council via PTI Photo) Dubai: Heading into the Asia Cup, India had more questions than answers. How would Suryakumar Yadav handle the pressure of captaining a multi-team tournament? Would India miss Rohit Sharma’s calm leadership? And, most crucially, who would step into the enormous shoes of Virat Kohli…
India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, Women’s World Cup 2025: India’s women’s cricket team is primed for a historic campaign as it seeks its first-ever ICC trophy at the ODI World Cup, beginning today with a clash against Sri Lanka. Ranked world No.3, Harmanpreet Kaur’s team will look to harness home advantage and current form,…
Pakistan’s captain Salman Agha, center front, waits with teammates(AP Photo/Altaf Qadri) Dubai: Pakistan captain Salman Ali Agha has accused the Indian team of disrespecting cricket after skipper Suryakumar Yadav refused to shake hands with him in public during the Asia Cup, despite doing so privately. “He shook hands with me in private at the start…
India’s Abhishek Sharma (ANI Photo) Dubai: With 314 runs at a breathtaking strike rate of 200, Abhishek Sharma emerged as the undisputed star of the Asia Cup, claiming the Player of the Tournament award with a string of fearless performances. The 25-year-old’s rise to the top wasn’t a straight sprint but a long, winding road…
Tilak Varma of India (Photo by Francois Nel/Getty Images) Hyderabad: Tilak Varma anchored India’s five-wicket win over Pakistan in the Asia Cup final on Sunday with his unbeaten 69 (53b, 3×4, 4×6), helping India chase down 147. Unfazed by the loss of early wickets, Tilak added 57 for the fourth wicket with Sanju Samson and…
Pakistan’s captain Salman Agha talks to his teammates. (AP/PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Legendary fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar did not hold back in a scathing post-mortem of Pakistan’s Asia Cup 2025 final loss to India, hitting out at the team management, captain Salman Ali Agha, coach Mike Hesson, and the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). Akhtar highlighted…
