NEW DELHI: Amid the swirling controversies of the ongoing Asia Cup 2025, including the explosive handshake row, a Pakistan cricket fan has made a desperate request that has left many amused. After watching his team slump to a seven-wicket defeat against arch-rivals India in Dubai on Sunday, the fan urged India to boycott their next…
Shahid Afridi (Video grab) NEW DELHI: Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi launched a scathing attack on the national side after their humiliating seven-wicket defeat to India in the Asia Cup 2025 Group A clash at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday. Visibly frustrated, Afridi did not hold back in his assessment of Pakistan’s batting…
Suryakumar Yadav of India bats during the Asia Cup match between India and Pakistan (Photo by Francois Nel/Getty Images) Kochi: Former Indian wicketkeeper Syed Kirmani has chosen not to wade into the ongoing debate about whether India should continue playing Pakistan amid the escalating political tensions between the two countries. Instead, the 1983 World Cup…
India’s Kuldeep Yadav celebrates the wicket of Pakistan’s Hasan Nawaz. (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: Legendary Pakistan cricketer Wasim Akram shared his candid assessment of Pakistan’s batting collapse against India in Sunday’s Asia Cup 2025 Group A clash at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. Pakistan, batting first, were restricted to 127/9 in 20 overs, struggling to…
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,…
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…
India’s captain Suryakumar Yadav and Shivam Dube (AP/PTI) TimesofIndia.com in Dubai: Despite being a one-sided contest filled with standout individual performances, the India–Pakistan clash at the Dubai International Stadium may still go down as the tournament’s most talked-about game — but for reasons beyond cricket. By Monday morning, the ‘handshake-gate’ will dominate the popular narrative…
Jasprit Bumrah was hit for multiple sixes by Sahibzada Farhan (Images via AP) In a rare occurrence, Sahibzada Farhan became the first Pakistan batter to hit Jasprit Bumrah for a six in T20Is, smashing the India pacer twice over the ropes during the Asia Cup Group A clash in Dubai on Sunday.Bumrah had bowled 92…
Phoebe Litchfield of Australia celebrates after scoring a fifty during game one of the Women’s ODI series (Photo by Pankaj Nangia/Getty Images) India dropped four crucial catches as Australia Women secured an eight-wicket victory in the first ODI. Australia successfully chased down India’s total of 281 for seven in 44.1 overs on Sunday.Phoebe Litchfield scored…