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Nostalgia: Pakistan cricket is losing its shine following a brilliant streak till the Early 2000s
A look back at the Pakistan cricket team from the 1970s through the early 2000s evokes a deep sense of nostalgia. This was a team that, until the late 1990s, was widely…
- Photos
Photo: Team India celebrates after winning Asia Cup cricket
Pakistan lost to India in Sunday’s final, after which the Indian players refused to accept the winner’s trophy from Naqvi, who also heads the Asian Cricket Council. Team India celebrates after winning…
- India
Why play cricket with Pak when ties in other areas are suspended? Owaisi slams govt
Pune: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) president Asaduddin Owaisi on Monday questioned why India played cricket with Pakistan in the Asia Cup when ties had been suspended with Islamabad in other areas…
- Sports
Mithun Manhas elected new BCCI president
Mumbai: Former Delhi captain Mithun Manhas was on Sunday elected president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) at its Annual General Meeting (AGM) here. Manhas, 45, became the…
- Opinions
Cricket: The Indo-Pak rivalry has lost its fire, only intangible smoke remains
Nowadays, whenever an India versus Pakistan match is played, the result is a foregone conclusion. Sunday’s game confirmed the fact that India and its one-time arch-rival are no longer at the same…
- India
India-Pakistan Asia Cup match: Oppn parties slam BJP, BCCI
Mumbai: Opposition parties in Maharashtra have slammed the BJP and the BCCI over the India-Pakistan Asia Cup cricket match scheduled for September 14, with Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray asking if…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia launches World Cricket Festival 2025
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia officially launched the World Cricket Festival (WCF) 2025, its most ambitious sporting and cultural initiative yet. The launch ceremony, hosted at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Riyadh, gathered senior…
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Cricket: Faced with growing backlash, BCCI explains why it will not boycott Pakistan in Asia Cup
Any sports contest between India and Pakistan can never be free of political appendages. Be it cricket, hockey, or any other sport, there will always be a political angle to the competition.…
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Opinion: Cheteshwar Pujara’s qualities are rare; BCCI must use him as a coach
Cheteshwar Pujara, who recently retired from cricket, was often referred to as the second wall of India, after Rahul Dravid. Pujara wasn’t just a batsman. He was India’s tallest warrior, the man…
- Sports
Cheteshwar Pujara announces retirement from all forms of Indian cricket
New Delhi: Veteran batter Cheteshwar Pujara on Sunday announced his retirement from all forms of Indian cricket, bringing the curtains down on a distinguished career highlighted by the art of batting for…
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Cricket: Bob Simpson, who built the great Aussie victory machine, is no more
With the death of Bob Simpson, Australian cricket has lost a giant personality. He was one of the most influential figures in the history of Australian cricket as a player, captain, and…
- Entertainment
Messi, SRK, Virat Kohli likely to unite for a big event in India
Hyderabad: Football is the most popular sport in the world. In India, cricket is still number one, but football has been growing very fast in the last few years. With social media,…
- Opinions
Former top-notch wicket-keeper Syed Kirmani exposes BCCI’s double standards
With befitting fanfare, Syed Kirmani’s autobiography titled Stumped – Life Behind and Beyond the Twenty-two yards, was launched in Hyderabad at a glittering ceremony on Sunday. As reported in these columns, there…
- Sports
Cricket: Lion-hearted Siraj confirmed his stature as India’s main strike bowler
During the recently concluded tour of England, Mohammed Siraj has confirmed his stature as India’s most important strike bowler. His presence in the team made up for the absence of Jasprit Bumrah,…
- Sports
You can’t just have the ‘Big Three’ playing Test cricket: Graham Gooch
London: Batting great Graham Gooch reckons that the fiercely fought five-match series between India and England is exactly the impetus that the “under-pressure” Test format needs but fears that the existing trend…
