MS Dhoni looks on as India celebrate their victory in the final of the ICC Twenty20 World Cup against Pakistan in 2007 (Photo by Duif du Toit/Gallo Images/Getty Images) September 24 remains a landmark date in Indian cricket. On this day in 2007, MS Dhoni’s Team India clinched the inaugural T20 World Cup, edging out…
India’s captain Suryakumar Yadav, left, along with his teammates Varun Chakravarthy, centre, and Hardik Pandya speaks with Varun Chakravarthy (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri) Indian cricket stars Hardik Pandya, Varun Chakravarthy, and Abhishek Sharma have maintained their top positions in the ICC T20 rankings released on Wednesday.Chakravarthy has strengthened his position as the leading bowler, gaining 14…
Shaheen Afridi (ACC Photo) NEW DELHI: Pakistan’s pace spearhead Shaheen Shah Afridi was at his lethal best in his team’s do-or-die Super Four clash against Sri Lanka in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday, picking up three crucial wickets in a must-win encounter that kept Pakistan’s Asia Cup 2025 hopes alive.After the match, a reporter asked Shaheen…
Sophie Devine (Photo Credit: @ICC on X) New Zealand captain Sophie Devine has identified co-hosts India and Sri Lanka, as well as defending champions Australia, as formidable opponents to face off against in the 2025 Women’s ODI World Cup, starting on September 30.New Zealand, who won the 2024 Women’s T20 World Cup, are aiming to…
Ishant Sharma said that he feels bad for the current crop of Pakistan players and them having to face India (Images via Getty Images) India’s veteran fast bowler Ishant Sharma has said he feels sorry for the current Pakistan side, pointing out that the team is already under relentless pressure from its own fans and…
Shaheen Afridi and Suryakumar Yadav (Image credit: Agencies) NEW DELHI: Will the Asia Cup 2025 witness a high-voltage India vs Pakistan showdown for the third time in the tournament — and this time in the final on September 28?The two arch-rivals have already faced each other once in the Super Four stage, where India came…
Abhishek Sharma celebrates after scoring fifty against Pakistan. (Pic credit: Sharma’s social post) TimesofIndia.com in Dubai:Abhishek Sharma is making a lot of noise with the bat and the youngster could well earn a ODI call-up, as early as the tour of Australia next month. India are set to play three ODIs, followed by five T20Is…
File photo of Navdeep Singh, Simran Sharma, and Preethi Pal. (Agencies) NEW DELHI: Every revolution begins with a voice, a cry that cuts through doubt and demands belief. Paris Paralympics were not just another Games for India’s para-athletes but a turning point, when the world finally sat up and took notice. And no one summed…
India U19 batter Vaibhav Suryavanshi tonked six sixes against Australia U19 in the second Youth ODI. (Image: X) Indian teenage cricket sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has set a new record for most career sixes in Youth ODI cricket, surpassing Unmukt Chand’s previous mark of 38 maximums. The accolade came during the second India U-19 vs Australia…
Wanindu Hasaranga (L) and Abrar Ahmed (R) after the Pakistan vs Sri Lanka match in the Asia Cup. (Screenshot) In a dramatic Asia Cup Super 4s match, Sri Lankan spinner Wanindu Hasaranga and Pakistan’s Abrar Ahmed engaged in a friendly rivalry of mimicking each other’s wicket celebrations. Though tensions seemingly rose during the game, both…
