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Indian batters were proving too good for Pakistan’s bowling attack as the runs piled up before Faheem smashed Shubman’s stumps. Pakistan smashed India for 171 runs after being put into bat after losing the toss against India in their second high-intensity encounter of the men’s Asia Cup in Dubai on Sunday. Live Coverage begins (Refresh for updates): India’s reply Over 17 — India – 143/4 16.4: Haris strikes with a jaffa! he strikes with an absolute peach of a delivery thats makes a mess of Samson’s stumps! Over 16 — India – 143/3 Abrar continues and nearly gets another Indian…
Pakistani batters put up a competitive total — but with bowling lacking punch — India’s batting line-up ultimately chased it down with ease under the Dubai lights. India romped home in style with a six-wicket win, chasing down the 172-run target with ease in their second high-intensity encounter against Pakistan in the men’s Asia Cup in Dubai on Sunday. Abhishek Sharma was adjudicated player-of-the-match — scoring 74 runs of 39 balls as he led the Indian effort from the front after getting a reprieve in Shaheen’s second over. The bitterness between the players, which started with India’s refusal of customary…
Pakistani batters put up a competitive total — but with bowling lacking punch — India’s batting line-up ultimately chased it down with ease under the Dubai lights. India romped home in style with a six-wicket win, chasing down the 172-run target with ease in their second high-intensity encounter against Pakistan in the men’s Asia Cup in Dubai on Sunday. Abhishek Sharma was adjudicated player-of-the-match — scoring 74 runs of 39 balls as he led the Indian effort from the front after getting a reprieve in Shaheen’s second over. The bitterness between the players, which started with India’s refusal of customary…
ASIA CUP 2025 India have tried to rehearse the unpredictable but there are things you can’t prepare for. Like the paraphernalia of an India-Pakistan game © Getty One of India’s fielding drills has been to stare straight into the floodlights while the ball is in the air and then try to catch it. The idea is to “feel the panic” of losing sight of the ball and still believe that it’s possible to complete the catch. They have practiced the drill with old balls and new, and the principle has been the same across disciplines. They have shuffled batting orders…
TOP SPOT Manhas (45) featured in 157 first-class matches in a domestic career of 18 years, spanning from 1998 to 2016 © BCCI Amid swirling speculation over the next president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), former Delhi cricketer Mithun Manhas has emerged as the front-runner for the position. He filed his nomination for the BCCI presidency on Sunday (September 21), the last day for filing papers in the election process. He is expected to get the post unopposed, naturally. Raghuram Bhatt, a former India Test cricketer, was also in the fray for the top post…
ASIA CUP 2025 Saif Hassan en route to his 61 © AFP Bangladesh batter Saif Hasan who blitzed a timely half-century for Bangladesh in the win against Sri Lanka was confident of making the final for the inter-continental cup. Bangladesh, who were on the verge of being knocked out of the Asia Cup in the group stage, came up with a clinical batting display to earn a four-wicket win. Attacking half-centuries from Saif Hassan (61) and Towhid Hridoy (58) helped Bangladesh stun Sri Lanka to begin the Super Fours on the right note. Bangladesh will take on India and Pakistan…
Behind the sixes and strike-rates lies a boy from Amritsar, shaped by devotion and a belief that every ball is meant to be hit ©Getty When Abhishek Sharma brought home his first paycheck, he was 13 years old. Two thousand rupees. He didn’t keep it, didn’t even think of buying himself a new bat or a new pair of shoes. He placed it all in the hands of his grandmother, touched her feet and said: “Daadi, isse prasad chadha do.” (Grandma, make an offering to the Gods with this). Abhishek’s grandmother, with whom he was very close, would often tell…
ASIA CUP 2025 Haris Rauf had attended the press conference after Pakistan’s last game © Getty Pakistan have cancelled their scheduled press conference ahead of their Super Four clash against India in the Asia Cup. There is no clarity yet on what prompted Pakistan’s latest move, especially since they did address the media after the UAE game, with Haris Rauf representing the team. Cricbuzz had earlier reported that the issue between the Pakistan Cricket Board and the International Cricket Council was far from settled even as Pakistan went ahead and played the game against UAE. Pakistan had taken a similar…
There often are silver linings for teams after defeats, but Pakistan had none last Sunday when they were crushed by India. There often are silver linings for teams after defeats, but Pakistan had none last Sunday when they were crushed by India in a lopsided contest that their bitter rivals dominated from the very first ball. It was the first proper examination of this Pakistan side in transition, which has vowed to be more dynamic with the bat and replaced their reliable, yet slow, run accumulators with feisty players yet to establish themselves at the apex level, based on the…
WEST INDIES IN INDIA, 2025 The first Test starts in Ahmedabad on October 2 © AFP The West Indies team will hold a six-day camp in Ahmedabad ahead of the two-Test series against India. According to information shared with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the Gujarat Cricket Association (GCA) by Cricket West Indies (CWI), the visitors will train in Ahmedabad from September 24 to 29, before beginning their final preparations for the opening Test. The first Test is scheduled to start on October 2 at the Narendra Modi Stadium. “We have a team that we…