3 senior players were rested as Team India returned to training ahead of the first WI Test (Images via Getty Images) Less than 48 hours after lifting the Asia Cup, India’s Test squad was back in training for the first of two Tests against the West Indies, starting Thursday in Ahmedabad. Three senior players were…
Carlos Alcaraz celebrates against Taylor Fritz of USA during the Singles Final on day seven of Kinoshita Group Japan Open (Photo by Koji Watanabe/Getty Images) World number one Carlos Alcaraz has withdrawn from this week’s Shanghai Masters due to “physical issues,” shortly after clinching the Japan Open title in Tokyo.The 22-year-old Spaniard had injured his…
ACC chairman Mohsin Naqvi (Image credit: X) The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) had a meeting in Dubai today and it was also attended by Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) representatives Rajeev Shukla, current vice-president, and former treasurer Ashish Shelar. During the meeting, ACC chair Mohsin Naqvi continued to “beat around the bush”…
Winning the Asia Cup was the “best reply” to an aggressive opposition, Tilak Varma said. (ACC Photo) NEW DELHI: Winning the Asia Cup was the “best reply” to an aggressive opposition, middle-order batter Tilak Varma said on Tuesday, revealing how he handled initial pressure and verbal volleys from Pakistan players en route to his match-winning…
While Nakamura did ‘trigger’ the rule change, FIDE CEO Emil Sutovsky explained that there were others too who were abusing the 400-point rule (Images via X/@chess24com & IANS) The world chess body, FIDE, has announced a major change to its rating system, set to come into effect from October 1. The reform directly impacts players…
NEW DELHI: Pakistan on Tuesday named a spin-heavy 18-member squad for the upcoming two-Test home series against South Africa, recalling pace spearhead Shaheen Shah Afridi and including as many as five spinners. The series begins in Lahore on October 12.Alongside regulars Noman Ali and Sajid Khan, Pakistan have added Abrar Ahmed, Faisal Akram, and 38-year-old…
Kuldeep Yadav claimed 17 wickets at an average of 9.29 in the Asia Cup 2025. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: “Pakistan ko dekhte hi uska khoon khaulta hai. Pakistan ne bachche aur nausikhiyon ki team bheji thi iss baar (His blood boils the moment he sees Pakistan. Pakistan sent a team of kids and inexperienced players…
What is the way forward for USA Cricket? (Images via X/Screengrab & Getty Images) USA Cricket’s (USAC) troubles have escalated further after the suspension handed by the ICC last week. In a new twist, six of the nine member leagues have voted to remove League Director Anj Balusu. The move reflects growing frustration within the…
Abhishek Sharma and Yuvraj Singh Rising India star Abhishek Sharma returned home on Tuesday after a scintillating performance at the Asia Cup 2025, where he finished as the player of the tournament. The 25-year-old left-handed batter amassed 314 runs at a strike rate of 200, finishing as the highest run-getter as India lifted the trophy.Go…
Pakistan’s captain Salman Agha offered the team’s entire match fees in the final to victims of the “Indian attack” and the children who were affected by it (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri) India clinched their second T20 Asia Cup crown with a nail-biting five-wicket win over Pakistan in the 2025 final on Sunday, but the action on…
