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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 >
Mumbai, Sep 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) Shiv Sena (UBT) on Tuesday slammed the BJP-led Union government, saying that the India-Pakistan cricket match in Dubai has "exposed" its patriotism, Hindutva and hypocrisy. Thackeray camp in the party mouthpiece 'Saamana' accused the Union government of openly supporting and providing financial support to terrorists through the cricket match. It further added that every Indian citizen must condemn this act. Claiming that the Pakistan Cricket Board received at l ...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 >
Chandigarh: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday slammed the BJP-led central govt for not allowing Sikh pilgrims to visit Pakistan for Guru Nanak Dev's parkash purb (birth anniversary), despite the Indian cricket team playing a match against Pakistan in Dubai. He accused the Centre of having an "anti-Punjab syndrome" and trying to "ruin the state". Speaking to media, Mann said, "I want to urge the PM to desist from playing with the sentiments of Punjabis. I don't understand if the BJP's ...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 >
NEW DELHI: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has escalated tensions with India by demanding the removal of match referee Andy Pycroft following a controversial handshake refusal by Indian players after their Asia Cup clash on Sunday. The incident occurred after India's seven-wicket victory, when the team declined to shake hands with Pakistani players in solidarity with the victims of the Pahalgam terror attack.The PCB has taken the matter to both the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) and the Internatio ...Read More >
Gurugram (Haryana) [India], September 15 (ANI): Former cricketer Atul Wassan defended Indian players as they refused to shake hands with the Pakistan team after their Asia Cup 2025 clash, saying that if the Suryakumar Yadav-led side is not willing, then why are the Men in Green insisting on it? The India-Pakistan rivalry got another chapter in its storied history. With the match being the first between the two nations since the Pahalgam terror attacks on India back in April and consequent launc ...Read More >
Dubai: The Indian team's no-handshake policy during Sunday's Asia Cup clash has stung Pakistan and bruised Pakistan Cricket Board's (PCB) ego. A day after lodging a protest against the Indian team with match referee Andy Pycroft, the Pakistan board targeted Pycroft himself. PCB has reportedly warned the International Cricket Council (ICC) that its team could pull out of the tournament if its demand of Pycroft's removal from the panel of match referees for the Asia Cup is not met. PCB's grudge ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Sep 15 (PTI) Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday slammed the Centre for giving its nod to the Asia Cup T20 cricket match between India and Pakistan, but denying permission to send a Sikh 'jatha' to the neighbouring country. India beat Pakistan by seven wickets in Dubai on Sunday when the arch-rivals faced off for the first time since the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 people, and the subsequent military strikes by India targeting terror hideouts across the ...Read More >
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], September 15 (ANI): Former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly on Monday spoke on whether Sunday's India-Pakistan clash in the Asia Cup could have been avoided, saying that while "terror must stop, sports cannot stop" The India-Pakistan rivalry got another chapter in its storied history. With the match being the first between the two nations since the Pahalgam terror attacks on India back in April and consequent launch of Operation Sindoor by the Indian Armed Forces aga ...Read More >
DUBAI - Indian politics of hate dented sportsmanship in Asia Cup 2025, and now Pakistan issues stern warning that it will refuse to play further matches unless match referee Andy Pycroft is removed. The controversy follows a high-voltage clash against India at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, which Pakistan claims was marred by Pycroft's questionable conduct. Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) formally approached International Cricket Council (ICC) and the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), citi ...Read More >
Mumbai, September 15: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Mohsin Naqvi has demanded an immediate removal of match referee Andy Pycroft from the Asia Cup roster following India's refusal to shake hands with Pakistani players following their match in Dubai on Sunday. In addition to the statement released by the PCB, Naqvi's, who himself heads the continental cricket body, request to remove the match referee from the tournament comes as a surprise because the previous commune from the board doesn ...Read More >
Mumbai, Sep 15 (PTI) Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Monday claimed gambling to the tune of Rs 1.5 lakh crore took place on the India-Pakistan Asia Cup cricket match played a day earlier, of which Rs 25,000 crore went to Pakistan. Talking to reporters, the Rajya Sabha MP said the Pakistan Cricket Board got Rs 1,000 crore from the India-Pakistan match, adding that "this money will be used against us". "Gambling of 1.5 lakh crore took place in yesterday's match of which Rs 25,000 crore wen ...Read More >
Mumbai, September 15: Pakistan were no match against a far-superior India in the Group A match of the T20 Asia Cup in Dubai on Sunday. While the world champions' dominance reflected in the seven-wicket win, Pakistan's disappointment showed up in the words of their former wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal - inviting comparison with the downfall of country's hockey. IND vs PAK, Asia Cup 2025: Pakistan Head Coach Mike Hesson Expresses Disappointment Over Handshake Snub of His Players. "Pakistan cricket is ...Read More >
New Delhi: Team India's decision not to shake the hands of the Pakistani cricketers and support staff following their Asia Cup 2025 victory in Dubai on Sunday has divided opinions in the cricket fraternity. The Men in Blue are facing severe backlash for adopting the 'No Handshake Policy' throughout the lopsided clash, but it appears that the criticism will not sway their stance, which is likely to continue in the two other possible games against the arch-rivals. The relations between India and ...Read More >
Mumbai: Opposition parties on Sunday staged protests across the country to oppose the India-Pakistan Asia Cup cricket match in Dubai, urging people to boycott the contest with a nation that sponsors terror. Shiv Sena (UBT) organised protests in Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Jammu, while Aam Aadmi Party members staged a demonstration in Delhi. In the south, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi slammed the Centre, asking whether the money earned through the match was more than the value of the lives o ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) With the high-voltage India vs Pakistan Asia Cup 2025 clash scheduled for Sunday, political analyst Tehseen Poonawalla on Friday called for a nationwide boycott of the match and the tournament altogether. Tehseen Poonawalla condemned the scheduling of the game, citing recent terror attacks and escalating tensions between the two nations. "The entire nation -- 140 crore Indians -- do not want any relationship with Pakistan and also don't want to play cricket," ...Read More >
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], August 3 (ANI): People's Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti has voiced support for the resumption of sporting ties between India and Pakistan, calling it the "best thing" to normalise the situation between the two nations. Speaking to reporters on Saturday on the upcoming Asia Cup 2025 match between India and Pakistan, Mehbooba Mufti said, "There should be sporting events (between India and Pakistan). If you want to live in peace and do not want to ...Read More >
Bengaluru (Karnataka)[India], August 3(ANI): Taarini Lodha, Stasya Pandya, Freya Deshmane, Yashaan Khambata and Yash Nensee representing Mumbai's Amateur Riders' Club (ARC) secured medals in multiple categories at the Equestrian Premier League (EPL) held in Bengaluru on Saturday, organised by Embassy International Riding School (EIRS). The competition saw over 130 riders from clubs across the country and was judged by some of the top experts in the sport. On at the Equestrian Premier League 202 ...Read More >
Chennai, August 1: Actor, music director and producer G V Prakash Kumar, who has won the National Award for Best Music Direction (Songs) for the Tamil, Telugu bilingual film Vaathi, has called the honour "a blessing for the second time". Taking to his X timeline soon after the 71st National Awards were announced, G V Prakash expressed his gratitude to the jury and the selection committee of the National Awards and the entire team of Vaathi. G V Prakash wrote, "A blessing for the second time. I' ...Read More >
Mumbai, Aug 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has put a ban on using the name of the country in teams representing it in private cricket leagues following the fiasco in the World Championships of Legends (WCL) in which Indian players refused to play against the 'Pakistan Champions'. According to a report in Telecom Asia Sport(www.telecomasia.net), the PCB has decided to pull the plug on the use of the country's name in private cricket leagues after the ongoing WCL in the UK wa ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 19 (ANI): The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will boycott any resolution if the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) Annual General Meeting (AGM) is held in Dhaka, according to a source. The future of the Asia Cup, a six-team tournament, which will be played in T20 format, is clouded in uncertainty. India are the designated host for the tournament, and the ACC is yet to announce the schedule or the venue of the tournament. The rumour mill has pencilled September as ...Read More >
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