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Indian cricketers during the Asia Cup match against Pakistan. (Pic credit: ACC) NEW DELHI: Former India cricketer Suresh Raina has dropped a bombshell on the backdrop of India’s high-voltage Asia Cup 2025 clash against Pakistan, claiming that the players did not want to take part in the tournament but were “forced” to play by the…
NEW DELHI: Cricket legend Sunil Gavaskar did not mince his words after India’s thumping seven-wicket win over Pakistan in their Asia Cup 2025 Group A clash at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday. Watching the neighbours collapse for 127/9 before India chased down the target in just 15.5 overs, Gavaskar delivered one of his…
India vs Pakistan (Pic credit: ACC) NEW DELHI: India vs Pakistan under such a hostile climate — ranging from boycott calls to the post-match handshake snub — has already turned the Asia Cup 2025 into a politically charged and volatile spectacle. But the drama in the UAE may only be beginning. The tournament format leaves…
India’s Jasprit Bumrah celebrates with teammates after the dismissal of Pakistan’s Mohammad Haris (AP09_14_2025_000470B) Dubai: In the lead-up to the match, Pakistan had promised to play ‘fearless cricket’ regardless of the opposition. But under the blazing Dubai ring of fire, that fearlessness melted away. What followed was a familiar tale of tentativeness, as India’s arch-rivals…
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…
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…
