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 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…
Pakistan’s Saim Ayub celebrates with teammates (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri) Pakistan once again looked second best when they came up against a dominant India in the Group A clash of the T20 Asia Cup in Dubai on Sunday. The seven-wicket defeat not only highlighted the gulf between the two sides but also drew sharp criticism back…
NEW DELHI: India handed Pakistan a crushing seven-wicket defeat in their Asia Cup 2025 Group A encounter at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday, but the drama off the field quickly overshadowed the on-field performance. Following a clinical bowling effort that restricted Pakistan to 127/9, Team India chased the target in just 15.5 overs,…
India skipper Suryakumar Yadav with teammate Shivam Dube. (Pic Credit: ACC) NEW DELHI: There is plenty of noise about India refusing to shake hands with Pakistan players after their Asia Cup 2025 Group A match in Dubai on Sunday — and rightly so. The customary handshake was expected, but never came. What slipped under the…
A Pakistani fan changing his jersey (X) A viral moment emerged from the fiery India–Pakistan Asia Cup clash in Dubai when a Pakistan fan was caught on camera changing his jersey mid-match. The clip, which shows the supporter swapping out his green Pakistan shirt for a blue Indian one, spread like wildfire on social media,…
Pakistan players greet each other after their loss in the Asia Cup against India (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair) TimesofIndia.com in Dubai: The handshake row between India and Pakistan has taken yet another fiery turn, with former Pakistan captain Rashid Latif urging his country’s cricket board to lodge an official complaint. In an explosive reaction, Latif said…
Shivam Dube (L) of India and Suryakumar Yadav (R) of India celebrate victory (Photo by Francois Nel/Getty Images) India skipper Suryakumar Yadav dedicated his team’s emphatic seven-wicket win over Pakistan in the Asia Cup 2025 to the armed forces and the victims of the recent Pahalgam terror attack.“We stand by the victims of the families…
Mike Hesson (Photo by TOI Sports reporter Pratyush Raj) TimesofIndia.com in Dubai: India’s commanding seven-wicket victory over Pakistan in the Asia Cup Group A clash on Sunday was overshadowed by a post-match controversy, with Pakistan head coach Mike Hesson expressing disappointment over India’s refusal to engage in the customary handshake.“We were ready to shake hands,…
Captain Suryakumar Yadav in conversation with reporters after the match (Picture credit – Pratyush Raj/TimesofIndia.com) TimesofIndia.com in Dubai: India captain Suryakumar Yadav hit the winning runs on Sunday as the defending Asia Cup champions pulled off a comfortable win over Paksitan in the heavily anticipated Group A clash. Following his side’s second consecutive win in…
