Shahid Afridi (Video grab) NEW DELHI: Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi launched a scathing attack on the national side after their humiliating seven-wicket defeat to India in the Asia Cup 2025 Group A clash at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday. Visibly frustrated, Afridi did not hold back in his assessment of Pakistan’s batting…
Chennai: Dhakshineswar Suresh has swiftly captured the spotlight in Indian tennis circles. In a twist few saw coming, the 25-year-old was drafted into India’s Davis Cup main squad from the reserves for the tie against Switzerland, a bold move by captain Rohit Rajpal that paid off. Any doubts were put to rest when world No….
India’s Jasprit Bumrah celebrates with teammates (AP/PTI) Dubai: The year was 2002, and India just scripted history at the Queen’s Park Oval, beating the West Indies in a Test after 36 long years. Riding high on confidence, the team travelled to St Lucia for a two-day side game against the Busta XI. Coach John Wright…
India’s captain Suryakumar Yadav and batting partner Shivam Dube leave the field after their win against Pakistan (AP/PTI) Dubai: India and Pakistan captains — Suryakumar Yadav and his opposite number Salman Ali Agha — stayed away from cordial exchanges at the toss, skipping the customary handshake as well. It summed up the mood in the…
NEW DELHI: Cricket legend Sunil Gavaskar did not mince his words after India’s thumping seven-wicket win over Pakistan in their Asia Cup 2025 Group A clash at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday. Watching the neighbours collapse for 127/9 before India chased down the target in just 15.5 overs, Gavaskar delivered one of his…
Jaismine from India celebrates winning gold in the featherweight (W57kg) World Boxing Championships finals at M&S Bank Arena on September 13, 2025 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Ben Roberts Photo/Getty Images) India’s women boxers lit up Liverpool with fire and fight, ending the World Boxing Championships with a tally of four medals — two gold,…
Indian wrestler Aman Sehrawat (X) New Delhi: Aman Sehrawat, a bronze medallist at the Paris Games and one of India’s leading prospects in the men’s freestyle 57-kg category at the World Wrestling Championships in Zagreb, was disqualified on Sunday after failing to make weight ahead of his opening match. According to sources in the Wrestling…
India vs Pakistan (Pic credit: ACC) NEW DELHI: India vs Pakistan under such a hostile climate — ranging from boycott calls to the post-match handshake snub — has already turned the Asia Cup 2025 into a politically charged and volatile spectacle. But the drama in the UAE may only be beginning. The tournament format leaves…
India’s Jasprit Bumrah celebrates with teammates after the dismissal of Pakistan’s Mohammad Haris (AP09_14_2025_000470B) Dubai: In the lead-up to the match, Pakistan had promised to play ‘fearless cricket’ regardless of the opposition. But under the blazing Dubai ring of fire, that fearlessness melted away. What followed was a familiar tale of tentativeness, as India’s arch-rivals…
Suryakumar Yadav of India bats during the Asia Cup match between India and Pakistan (Photo by Francois Nel/Getty Images) Kochi: Former Indian wicketkeeper Syed Kirmani has chosen not to wade into the ongoing debate about whether India should continue playing Pakistan amid the escalating political tensions between the two countries. Instead, the 1983 World Cup…
