India vs Pakistan (Getty Images) Amid the current standoff over Pakistan’s refusal to play India on February 15 at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026, cricket once again finds itself grappling with an uncomfortable reality — the incident of teams boycotting matches during global tournaments. While Pakistan have been cleared by their government to…
Left-handed batter Tilak Varma will feature for India A in one of their two T20 World Cup warm-up fixtures before joining the senior squad for the marquee tournament, the BCCI confirmed on Monday. India A are scheduled to take on the USA and Namibia in preparatory matches in Navi Mumbai and Bengaluru on Monday and…
File Pic: Babar Azam and Virat Kohli (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: Babar Azam etched his name into T20I history on Sunday, surpassing Virat Kohli to become the batter with the most half-centuries in the format, as Pakistan completed a dominant 3–0 series sweep of Australia in Lahore. Babar’s unbeaten 50 not only anchored a commanding…
The ICC notes the statement that the government of Pakistan has made regarding the decision to instruct its national team to selectively participate in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026. While the ICC awaits official communication from the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), this position of selective participation is difficult to reconcile with the fundamental…
Delhi’s Ayush Doseja celebrates after scoring a century against Mumbai. (PTI Photo) MUMBAI: Delhi may have crashed out of the Ranji Trophy at the league stage this season, finishing without an outright win in seven matches (they drew six out of them) but in young talented batting guns Ayush Doseja and Sanat Sangwan, they seem…
India captain Suryakumar Yadav and Pakistan captain Salman Ali Agha NEW DELHI: Pakistan’s decision to boycott their Group A match against India at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 has shifted the focus to how such a situation is handled under ICC playing conditions and what India must do to secure a walkover.Go Beyond…
Italy cricket team in a practice session. (Photo by Special Arrangement) New Delhi: Cricket arrived in Italy long before it ever found an audience.Introduced by British sailors, diplomats and merchants, the game took root in pockets of Italian society before being overshadowed by football and, later, by political ideology. For decades, it survived on the…
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: With the T20 World Cup less than a week away, India have received a timely boost on the fitness front, with positive updates on all-rounder Washington Sundar and premier batter Tilak Varma.Sundar, 26, is currently undergoing rehabilitation at the BCCI’s Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Bengaluru after sustaining a side strain during the ODI…
NEW DELHI: The spotlight was firmly on Sanju Samson when India took on New Zealand in the fifth and final T20I in Thiruvananthapuram. Enduring a lean patch, Samson was expected to come out firing on his home ground, backed by fans eager to see him regain form. That, however, did not materialise as the opener…
Under the leadership of Ayush Mhatre, the Indian side will now aim to set the record straight on the world stage. (Image credit: ICC) NEW DELHI: Five-time champions India will head into Sunday’s Super Six showdown against arch-rivals Pakistan with revenge firmly on their agenda at the ICC Men’s Under-19 World Cup in Zimbabwe. More…
