Team India head coach Gautam Gambhir, chief selector Ajit Agarkar and captain Shubman Gill. (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: The BCCI is set to announce the Indian squad for the upcoming two-match Test series against the West Indies at home within the next two to three days, BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia confirmed on Sunday.Go Beyond The…
Axar Patel of India celebrates with team mates (Photo by Francois Nel/Getty Images) Indian spinner Sai Kishore has suggested that Team India‘s dominant performance might be the reason for less hype surrounding their upcoming Super 4s clash against Pakistan in the Asia Cup, scheduled for Sunday at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. India, currently unbeaten…
Arshdeep Singh (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan has raised a crucial question ahead of the high-voltage Asia Cup 2025 Super Four clash between India and Pakistan in Dubai on Sunday — should Arshdeep Singh return to the playing XI?During a discussion on Sony Sports, Pathan underlined the importance of having the…
Smriti Mandhana celebrates her century during the third ODI cricket match of a series between India Women and Australia Women, at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, in New Delhi. (PTI Photo/Atul Yadav) New Delhi: Two breathtaking centuries, 99 fours, 12 sixes, and an aggregate of 781 runs — the highest in women’s ODI — culminated in…
Pakistan cricket team (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri) Dubai: Tensions were simmering ahead of Saturday’s Asia Cup Super 4 clash between India and Pakistan, as Pakistan abruptly cancelled their pre-match press conference on the eve of the high-stakes encounter. The move came in the wake of last Sunday’s seven-wicket loss to India and the lingering “handshake controversy”…
Pakistani players celebrates (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri) The stage is set for another India–Pakistan showdown in the Asia Cup 2025, this time in the Super Four. Pakistan enter the contest under heavy criticism after their group-stage loss to India, where the defending champions chased down 128 in only 15.5 overs. Former India opener Krishnamachari Srikkanth has…
Pakistani players celebrates (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri) A week after a controversy-filled clash at the Dubai International Stadium, India and Pakistan are preparing for another high-stakes Super Four meeting in the Asia Cup at the same venue. On Saturday, Pakistan received a morale boost when PCB chairman and Asian Cricket Council president Mohsin Naqvi visited the…
Andy Pycroft in conversation with Pakistan head coach Mike Hesson and skipper Salman Ali Agha. (Video grab) NEW DELHI: Former India cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin has come out strongly in defence of match referee Andy Pycroft while lashing out at Pakistan for “creating a needless spectacle” over the post-match handshake controversy that followed India’s group-stage win…
File Pic: Mithun Manhas (Agency Photo) NEW DELHI: Former Delhi captain Mithun Manhas has emerged as the front-runner to take charge as the new president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). The 45-year-old, who never represented India at the international level, is set to make history as the first uncapped cricketer…
Shubman Gill and Abhishek Sharma (PTI Photo) TimesofIndia.com in Dubai:Shubman Gill and Abhishek Sharma have been inseparable during the Asia Cup. They get off the bus together, share the same nets, train side by side, and walk back together after practice.True to their nature, Gill keeps a straight face while Abhishek teases his friend whenever…
