Pakistan’s players celebrates the dismissal of Bangladesh’s Jaker Ali (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri) Pakistan secured a thrilling 11-run victory over Bangladesh in the Asia Cup Super 4s match in Dubai on Thursday, successfully defending a modest total of 135 to reach the tournament final against India. Captain Salman Ali Agha credited his team’s special quality after…
Abdulaziz Al Aliwa (Image Source: Getty) There was drama on Thursday, and it came with an added touch of brilliance in the form of a stoppage-time winner from Al Kholood winger Abdulaziz Al-Aliwa, who fired home to give the underdogs a 2-1 victory against Al-Shabab in the Saudi Pro League. The late heroics from the…
Pakistan’s Shaheen Shah Afridi celebrates with teammates (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri) Pakistan head coach Mike Hesson urged his players to concentrate on cricket ahead of their historic first-ever Asia Cup final against India on Sunday in Dubai, following heightened tensions during their previous two encounters since the May military conflict between the nations.Pakistan secured their place…
India will face Pakistan in the final on Sunday (Images via Getty Images) In a virtual semifinal in the Asia Cup Super Fours in Dubai, Pakistan edged past Bangladesh in a tense low-scoring contest on Thursday to set up a third clash with India in the competition. On a humid evening, Bangladesh bowlers once again…
Pakistan spurned an easy run out chance against Bangladesh in the 5th over (Image via X/@FarziCricketer) Pakistan endured an embarrassing moment of chaos in the field during Bangladesh’s chase in their Asia Cup Super 4s clash on Thursday, when a straightforward run-out chance went begging in the fifth over. Shaheen Afridi had just started a…
Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner in action at the Japan Open and China Open respectively (Images via Getty Images) World number one Carlos Alcaraz advanced to the second round of the Japan Open on Thursday but was left concerned after twisting his ankle during a 6-4, 6-2 win over Argentina’s Sebastian Baez.The US Open champion…
Jasprit Bumrah has been included in the Test squad for the matches against West Indies (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images) Former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan has questioned the decision to include Jasprit Bumrah in the squad for the upcoming home Test series against West Indies, calling it a missed opportunity to test a younger fast…
Arundhati Reddy was taken off in a warm-up match against England (Screengrabs/ICC) India’s World Cup preparations suffered a setback on Thursday after pacer Arundhati Reddy was wheelchaired off the field during the warm-up match against England in Bengaluru. The incident occurred in Reddy’s follow-through while bowling to England captain Heather Knight. Attempting to take a…
Jasprit Bumrah has called out Mohammad Kaif for inaccurate claims. (Photo by Francois Nel/Getty Images) India pacer Jasprit Bumrah has publicly responded to former cricketer Mohammad Kaif’s remarks on his workload management, dismissing his claims as inaccurate.On Thursday evening, Kaif raised concerns about how Bumrah was being used in white-ball cricket. Referring to the Asia…
KL Rahul scored 74 to open India’s 2nd innings vs AUS A (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images) KL Rahul’s fluent 74 and Sai Sudharsan’s unbeaten 44 kept India A in contention at the end of day three of their second four-day unofficial Test against Australia A in Lucknow.Chasing a stiff target of 412, India closed…
