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KARACHI: The Asia Cup may have ended, but the controversy kicked up by the Indian cricket team refuses to die down. Players, pundits and politicians from both sides continued to trade barbs on Monday, following team India’s refusal to accept the winning trophy from Asian Cricket Council president Mohsin Naqvi — who also serves as Pakistan’s interior minister and head of the cricket board. Pakistan captain Salman Agha said India had “disrespected cricket”, whereas his counterpart Suryakumar Yadav complained his side were denied the trophy after winning the Asia Cup, which has been overshadowed by ill-will on both sides. The…
Alyssa Healy has shrugged off her injury concerns to lead Australia’s charge ©Getty Just days ago in Bengaluru, Alyssa Healy gave voice to what many have already sensed – that the 2025 Women’s ODI World Cup may go down as one of the strongest yet, with more teams circling the chase for glory. In her own count, there are ‘seven others’ in the mix. This might come as vindication for teams like India and England who have strived to narrow the gap on the World Cup behemoths since the last iteration in 2022. But Australia are still seven-time champions, and…
Glenn Maxwell is set for a stint on the sidelines after a Mitchell Owen rocket fractured his forearm at training in the lead up to Australia’s T20 tour of New Zealand. Maxwell was struck on the wrist by a ball while bowling to big-hitter Owen in the nets at Mount Maunganui ahead of the three-game series against the Black Caps, which begins on Wednesday (4.15pm AEST).Cricket Australia confirmed this morning the 36-year-old had been ruled out for the series with NSW wicketkeeper-batter Josh Philippe called up as his replacement. Maxwell will seek a specialist review on his forearm over the…
Football season is over and Australia’s men kick off the springtime of cricket by heading across the ditch for surely one of their fastest cricket series. No more than 75 hours will have elapsed between the first and last balls of the three-match T20 international series being played entirely at Tauranga’s Bay Oval on New Zealand’s north island.The Chappell-Hadlee Trophy, which the Kiwis have not won since 2016, is being contested for the second time in as many years, again in the shorter white-ball format rather the ODI arena for which the silverware was originally created for. These trans-Tasman rivals…
England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt is comfortable with her side going into the Women’s World Cup as “outsiders” as they look to rebuild their reputation as trophy contenders.Sciver-Brunt is one of only four survivors from the team that became world champions at Lord’s in 2017 and has witnessed a series of tournament disappointments in recent years. Since finishing as beaten finalists in their 2022 title defence, they have struggled to make their mark on the global stage, exiting the T20 World Cup in the semi-finals and group stage at the last two editions. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible…
England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt is comfortable with her side going into the Women’s World Cup as “outsiders” as they look to rebuild their reputation as trophy contenders.Sciver-Brunt is one of only four survivors from the team that became world champions at Lord’s in 2017 and has witnessed a series of tournament disappointments in recent years. Since finishing as beaten finalists in their 2022 title defence, they have struggled to make their mark on the global stage, exiting the T20 World Cup in the semi-finals and group stage at the last two editions. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible…
It was the middle order, the most chaotic part of India’s campaign, that sealed the trophy ©Getty T20 cricket sells itself as a game of power. Big hits, quick runs, one swing to change it all. India were late to embrace that idea, but the rewards since have been obvious. Yet the lesson of this Asia Cup has been simpler: power alone won’t carry you. In the virtual semifinal a few nights ago, Bangladesh cleared the ropes more often than Pakistan and still lost. It was a reminder of an old cliche that proved decisive again in the final: cricket…
NEPAL VS WEST INDIES IN SHARJAH, 2025 [File photo]: Nepal registered a historic series win against West Indies © Getty Nepal claimed a historic series win, their first over a full member, after they humbled former world champions West Indies in the second T20I in Sharjah on Monday (September 29). Having already beaten West Indies in the opening game of the series 48 hours ago, Nepal were clinical with both bat and ball as they crushed their opponents by 90 runs in stunning fashion. Opting to bat first in search of a rare series win, Nepal got off to a…
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL England seam-bowling all-rounder Chris Woakes on Monday announced his retirement from international cricket. Woakes announced his decision taking to his social media, stating, “The moment has come, and I’ve decided the time is right for me to retire from international cricket.” He added, “Playing for England was something I aspired to do since I was a kid dreaming in the back garden, and I feel incredibly fortunate to have lived out those dreams.” Having featured in 217 games for England across all formats of the game since his debut in 2011, Woakes amassed a total of…
ASIA CUP – TROPHY CHAOS Suryakumar Yadav mimed lifting an imaginary trophy as his teammates cheered around him. © Getty The Asia Cup may have crowned its champion, but the winners were left without their prize. India’s five-wicket triumph over Pakistan in Dubai was followed by a logjam over the trophy presentation. Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief and ACC president Mohsin Naqvi refused to step aside, insisting that he alone had the prerogative of presenting the trophy, while the Indian team flatly declined to accept it from him. The fallout that initially turned into a tug-of-war situation has now spilled…