India defeated Pakistan by six wickets in Super Fours clash on Sunday (Image credit: Agencies) NEW DELHI: India’s assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate addressed the issue of Pakistan batter Sahibzada Farhan’s provocative celebration after reaching his fifty, where he mimicked firing a gun with his bat. Doeschate emphasized that India’s focus remained on controlling their […]
Pakistan’s Shaheen Shah Afridi bowls a delivery during the Asia Cup match against India. (AP/PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Cricket legend Sunil Gavaskar reserved the highest praise for young Tilak Varma after India’s emphatic six-wicket victory over Pakistan in the Asia Cup 2025 Super 4 clash in Dubai on Sunday. The batting great declared that Tilak […]
Former Gujarat batter Priyank Panchal has criticized Shaheen Afridi and Haris Rauf after the pacers’ poor show during the match between India and Pakistan on Sunday. Afridi went wicketless in the contest, while Rauf took two wickets but could not stop the Men in Blue from cruising past the finish line. More than his performances, […]
Shaheen Shah Afridi of Pakistan speaks to Abhishek Sharma of India and Shubman Gill of India (Photo by Francois Nel/Getty Images) India strengthened their stronghold over Pakistan in T20Is with a six-wicket victory in the Asia Cup Super Four clash in Dubai on Sunday. Chasing 172, India made the target look comfortable thanks to a […]
India’s clash with Pakistan in the Asia Cup on Sunday had everything — dropped catches, flying abuses, and fearless batting (AFP Photo) TimesofIndia.com in DUBAI: “The best mirror is an old friend,” is a classical line by famous English poet George Herbert.Those lines seemed to have been written for Shubman Gill and Abhishek Sharma when […]
India’s Shubman Gill (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair) TimesofIndia.com in Dubai: India’s preparations for their high-voltage Asia Cup clash against Pakistan suffered a scare on Saturday when opener and vice-captain Shubman Gill was struck on the hand during training. The 26-year-old, who has been in fine touch, immediately winced in pain and dropped his bat as the […]
The Indian players are aware of the public sentiment surrounding their Asia Cup clash against Pakistan following the Pahalgam terror attack, but head coach Gautam Gambhir has urged them to focus on the big game, assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate said on Saturday. In their opening match against the UAE, India went with a spin-heavy […]
India captain Suryakumar Yadav said the team was “excited” ahead of their Asia Cup clash against Pakistan, after leading his side to a commanding nine-wicket win over hosts UAE in Dubai on Wednesday. His comments come at a time when the fixture has drawn strong reactions back home, with sections of the public calling for […]
Ever since the Indian team landed in Dubai for the Asia Cup 2025, a lot of chatter did the rounds on how the Men in Blue’s playing XI should look like against United Arab Emirates (UAE) in their campaign opener on Wednesday. Entering the continental showpiece as the No.1 ranked tea, India are clearly the […]
The upcoming Asia Cup 2025 will be crucial for Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav as a failure in the continental showpiece might prompt the BCCI selectors to elevate Shubman Gill for the top position, felt former England spinner Monty Panesar. Gill, who has taken over as the Indian Test captain, has been appointed as the vice-captain […]
