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Mumbai, April 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) Dashing Pakistan batter Fakhar Zaman, serving a two-match ban in Pakistan Super League (PSL), has denied reports that he will be retiring from T20 internationals as he is considering migrating to the United States, a news report said on Tuesday. There were reports and claims on social media that Fakhar, who turns 36 on Friday, has shifted his family to the USA and will retire from T20Is. He has also been plagued with fitness issues, including hormone issues, whi ...Read More >
Kolkata, April 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) all-rounder Abhishek Sharma received a 25 per cent match-fee fine and a demerit following a Code of Conduct breach during the Indian Premier League (IPL) match against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). The match referee deemed Abhishek to have breached Article 2.3 of the IPL Code of Conduct, which covers "the use of words commonly known and understood to be offensive, obscene and/or profane (in any language) and which can be heard by the sp ...Read More >
Kolkata, Apr 3 (PTI) Sunrisers Hyderabad vice-captain Abhishek Sharma has been fined 25 per cent of his match fees and has also accumulated one demerit point for breaching the IPL Code of Conduct during his team's IPL match against Kolkata Knight Riders here. He admitted to the Level 1 offence under Article 2.3 and accepted the match referee's sanction. For Level 1 breaches of the Code of Conduct, the match referee's decision is final and binding. He scored 48 runs off 21 deliveries to get SR ...Read More >
Mumbai, April 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) A three-member Appellate Committee rejected the appeal filed by Lahore Qalandars opener Fakhar Zaman against the two-match ban for ball tampering, saying there was not enough proof and thus upheld the punishment, a news report said on Thursday. The decision was on expected lines as there was enough proof against Fakhar Zaman changing the condition of the ball during the Pakistan Super League (PSL) match last week, Telecom Asia Sport reported on Thursday. "Fakha ...Read More >
India's last league match against Bangladesh in Navi Mumbai on Sunday (October 26) was nothing but a dead rubber. With India's final league position already decided, the result of the fixture against already-eliminated Bangladesh hardly mattered. However, it was an opportunity for the hosts to address their weaknesses, test their bench strength, and put on a strong performance to put pressure on a formidable Australian team in the crucial semi-final next week at the same venue. India facing Aus ...Read More >
The incident involved Seales throwing the ball at batter Yashaswi Jaiswal's pads West Indies fast bowler Jayden Seales was on Sunday fined 25 per cent of his match fee and handed a demerit point by the ICC for breaching its Level 1 Code of Conduct during the opening day of the second Test against India. The incident occurred on Friday in the 29th over of India's first innings, when Seales fielded the ball on his follow-through and threw it at batter Yashaswi Jaiswal, hitting him on the pads. "S ...Read More >
Mumbai, Sep 29: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is facing mounting criticism and possible international sanctions after a string of controversies at the recently concluded Men's T20 Asia Cup, with the most explosive being their refusal to hand over the trophy to winners India. According to a report in Telecom Asia Sport, the issue is expected to take centre stage at the upcoming International Cricket Council (ICC) Board meeting, with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) preparing t ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Pakistan team's behavior at the T20 Asia Cup 2025 has sparked controversy. They objected to match referee Andy Pycroft for not shaking hands with the Indian team, threatened to withdraw from the tournament, and ultimately refused to present the trophy to the winning team. This incident could lead to international sanctions for Pakistan. Sources within the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) and the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) stated that the matter will be a key consideration at the ICC ...Read More >
Mumbai, Sep 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) From objecting to the match referee Andy Pycroft over the no handshake controversy, threatening to withdraw from the tournament, and not handing the trophy to the winners, Pakistan faces a possible sanction at the international level for their shenanigans in the just-concluded Men's T20 Asia Cup, according to a news report. Asian Cricket Council (ACC) and Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) sources told Telecom Asia Sport that the issue is likely to figure prominently d ...Read More >
Dubai- India's ninth Asia Cup crown eventually became a mere footnote as the expected cordiality on a sports field gave way to confrontation in the final clash against Pakistan where the rival players mocked each other both during and after the match. The tournament had been fraught with tension from the very start, and the animosity carried into the final, which India won by five wickets on a rather long Sunday night. What started with India's refusal to shake hands to show solidarity with vi ...Read More >
Bangalore Gold Rate Today: Shattering all hopes of retail jewellery buyers of some relief amid the ongoing Navratri festival, gold rates in Bangalore, and other Indian cities broke another record on Monday, September 29. The price of gold in Bangalore, aka Bengaluru, witnessed a sharp surge bringing 24 karat gold Rs 16,000 above the historic Rs 1 lakh mark. The gold price rally in Karnataka capital mirrored the surge in gold rate in India and across the world. The sharp rally in precious metal ...Read More >
The ICC hearing concluded for Pakistani cricketers Haris Rauf and Sahibzada Farhan, who are accused of provocative actions during the Asia Cup match against India. Rauf is likely to face a fine for using abusive language and aggressive gestures. Farhan defended his gun-fire celebration as a traditional custom, pleading not guilty to any code of conduct violation. The ICC hearing of Pakistan cricketers Haris Rauf and Sahibzada Farhan for allegedly provocative actions during the Asia Cup game aga ...Read More >
DUBAI: India captain Suryakumar Yadav was fined 30 per cent of his match fee for his comments on the Pahalgam terror attack, a sanction that the BCCI has appealed against, while Pakistan's Haris Rauf also copped a similar penalty in the ICC's disciplinary action amid increasing hostilities between the two feuding sides. Another Pakistan player Sahibzada Farhan was handed a warning for his gun-fire celebration during last Sunday's Asia Cup match against India by match referee Richie Richardson a ...Read More >
Dubai, Sep 26 (PTI) Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav has been fined 30 percent of his match fee for his comments after the Asia Cup group league fixture against Pakistan when he alluded to the military skirmish between the two countries in May, tournament sources said Friday. However, it is learnt that India have appealed against the ICC's verdict. Pakistan had filed a complaint against Suryakumar with the ICC for making political comments after he dedicated his team's win over the arch foes on ...Read More >
Dubai: Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav and Pakistan fast bowler Haris Rauf have been fined 30 per cent of their respective match fee for their rude behaviour and aggressive comments during the Asia Cup Super 4s held between the teams last Sunday. Rauf's teammate Sahibzada Farhan, however, escaped with a warning without any financial penalty for his open air gun-shot celebration after completion of his half century in the same match. During the match, Yadav alluded to the military skirmish betw ...Read More >
Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav was fined 30% of his match fee for political comments after India's Asia Cup win over Pakistan. He had dedicated the victory to Pahalgam terror attack victims and the Indian armed forces. The ICC hearing, conducted by referee Richie Richardson, warned him against making political statements for the rest of the tournament. Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav has been fined 30 percent of his match fee for his comments after the Asia Cup group league match against Pakis ...Read More >
Hyderabad: India captain Suryakumar Yadav was warned against making any political comment and refraining from doing so during a hearing by the International Cricket Council (ICC). ICC match referee Richie Richardson handed the instructions during the hearing for a complaint filed by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), according to a report by news agency PTI. The hearing against Pakistan's Sahibzada Farhan and Haris Rauf regarding a complaint filed by BCCI will be held on Friday. Complaint filed ...Read More >
IMAGE: India refused to shake hands with the Pakistan in both the matches at the ongoing Asia Cup. Photograph: BCCI/X Former Indian cricketer Atul Wassan backed the BCCI's complaint against Pakistan's Sahibzada Farhan and Haris Rauf for their actions during the Asia Cup match, saying their behaviour needs explanation. A complaint has been filed with the International Cricket Council (ICC) and match referee Andy Pycroft over the duo's gestures during the Super 4s match in Dubai on Sunday. The I ...Read More >
LAHORE: The Indian media on Tuesday claimed that the International Cricket Council (ICC) has turned down Pakistan Cricket Board's (PCB) request to remove match referee Andy Pycroft from the ongoing Asia Cup. According to the reports, the ICC formally informed the PCB of its decision last night, dismissing Pakistan's stance that Pycroft had acted at the behest of the Indian team. The PCB had filed an official complaint with the ICC accusing Pycroft of violating the "Spirit of Cricket" by allege ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], September 16 (ANI): Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has denied a viral quote that was falsely attributed to him in the aftermath of the handshake row during the clash between two arch-rivals, India and Pakistan, at the Asia Cup. Amid the worsening ties between India and Pakistan, the two sides squared off against each other for the first time since the terror attack in Pahalgam on April 22 in Dubai on Sunday. Despite the backlash and the call for a boycott, the fixture ...Read More >
Mumbai, September 16: Former Australian captain Ricky Ponting has issued a statement after being falsely accused of commenting on Team India's handshake snub against Pakistan after Sunday's group stage clash at the ongoing Asia Cup. After India clinched a seven-wicket win against Pakistan, the players walked straight into the dressing room without shaking hands with the opposition players. Soon after, a quote began spreading across social media suggesting Ponting had criticised the behaviour of ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) Former Australian captain Ricky Ponting has issued a statement after being falsely accused of commenting on Team India's handshake snub against Pakistan after Sunday's group stage clash at the ongoing Asia Cup. After India clinched a seven-wicket win against Pakistan, the players walked straight into the dressing room without shaking hands with the opposition players. Soon after, a quote began spreading across social media suggesting Ponting had criticised the ...Read More >
Mumbai: The controversy over the India-Pakistan face-off on Sunday in Dubai ended in a win but the controversy simply refuses to die down and in fact may extend to other cricketing faceoffs with Pakistan depending on how the matches unfold. About The Controversy On Monday, the refusal to shake hands with the opposing team, a sporting courtesy, snowballed after a wicket fell in Pakistan, that of a sports administrator. Pakistan also lodged a formal complaint. More significantly, comments by for ...Read More >
New Delhi: With the International Cricket Council (ICC) expected to reject the plea by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to remove Andy Pycroft as a match referee in the ongoing Asia Cup, the 69-year-old former Zimbabwe batter has hit out at Pakistani cricketers for bringing 'disrepute' to the game. "I stand by every decision that I took yesterday. Pakistan players have had a history of bringing disrepute to the game of cricket be it Hafeez and Ajmal in past (reported for chucking by me) or the ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: After a turbulent few days dominated by the handshake controversy and threats from the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to pull out of the tournament, India are switching their focus back to cricket. The team is scheduled to resume training in Dubai on Tuesday, arriving at the ICC Academy around 5:40 PM local time (7:10 PM IST), with practice set to begin at 6:00 PM (7:30 PM IST). The drama off the field hasn't derailed India's on-field campaign. In fact, they have become the first team t ...Read More >
India defeated Pakistan in a recent T20 match. Suryakumar Yadav dedicated the win to the armed forces and victims of the Pahalgam terror attack. The Indian team decided not to shake hands with the Pakistani team after the match. Pakistan Cricket Board requested the ICC to relieve match referee Andy Pycroft of his duties. India won the T20 match easily and expectedly. The team was just far too strong for Pakistan. Truth be told, Pakistan were never in the game. India's bowlers were on the ball, ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Amid the ongoing handshake controversy and threats from the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to pull out of the tournament, India have officially become the first team to qualify for the Super 4 stage of the Asia Cup 2025. The development came after United Arab Emirates outplayed neighbours Oman to pick up their first win of the competition. Riding on fluent half-centuries from both openers, the UAE posted a strong 172/5 on the board. Their bowlers then ripped through Oman's top order, st ...Read More >
CHENNAI: A day after India refused to shake hands with Pakistan after recording a comprehensive win in the Asia Cup match, the issue has snowballed into a major controversy. In a letter to the International Cricket Council, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has threatened to withdraw from the ongoing Asia Cup if their demand of immediate removal of match referee Andy Pycroft is not met. The letter has been written by PCB's director, international cricket, soon after the match. Interestingly, former ...Read More >
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], September 15 (ANI): Punjab Kings batter Shashank Singh supported India's decision to forgo handshakes with Pakistan in the Asia Cup match on Sunday, backing skipper Suryakumar Yadav's stance and prioritising national sentiment over sportsmanship gestures. The highlight of the match occurred after the game, as Indian skipper Suryakumar Yadav and his batting partner Shivam Dube walked off the field without shaking hands with the Pakistan team, and the skipper dedica ...Read More >
DUBAI: The Indian players' refusal to exchange handshakes with their Pakistani counterparts after an Asia Cup clash here snowballed into a major controversy on Monday as an irate PCB sought the removal of match referee Andy Pycroft, holding him responsible for the fiasco that has stirred fresh tensions between the two arch-rivals. India captain Suryakumar Yadav had justified his team's stand after the seven-wicket win on Sunday, stating that it was meant to show solidarity with the families of ...Read More >
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