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New Delhi: The biggest match of Asia Cup 2025 -- India vs Pakistan -- will be played at the Dubai International Stadium on Sunday, September 14. India started their campaign with a thumping win against the UAE, where Shubman Gill made a comeback to the T20I team and scored 20 runs in just 9 balls. While all eyes are on the India-Pak match, an emotional moment won the hearts of the fans. Before the match, Shubman Gill was seen giving batting tips to the Hong Kong players. It is worth noting that ...Read More >
New Delhi: The current Indian T20I skipper and short-format superstar Suryakumar Yadav turned 35 on Sunday. With a strokeplay compared to 'Mr 360' AB de Villiers, South Africa, a rare air of calm and audacity about him as a leader and batter and several accomplishments to back all the hype, Suryakumar is one of the modern-day wizards of T20 cricket, capable of changing the game in a blink. Having debuted at the age of 30 against England, Suryakumar is proof that hard work always gives results. ...Read More >
When India and Pakistan meet -- in any sport -- the stakes spill over into something more than just a game. It becomes a clash between neighbours bound by political tension, history, and deep mistrust. That will be the case again in the Asia Cup 2025, when Suryakumar Yadav's India, the defending champions, take on Salman Ali Agha's Pakistan tonight (8:30 pm Bangladesh Time) at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. Like many major events in recent years, the 17th edition of the eight-team to ...Read More >
India lock horns with Pakistan in match No. 6 of the ongoing Asia Cup 2025 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday, September 14. The Men in Blue are in red-hot form in the T20 format. The Suryakumar Yadav-led side annihilated the UAE in their opening fixture in the Asia Cup. Kuldeep Yadav and Shivam Dube combined to pick up seven wickets as the UAE were bowled out for 57. India chased it down in just 4.3 overs with nine wickets to spare. Pakistan, on the other hand, started their ...Read More >
CHENNAI: Every time India and Pakistan take on each other on a cricket field, the cricketing world comes to a standstill. The on-field rivalry hasn't been the same in recent years, but the geo-political situation and the passion that comes with it has made it one of, if not the most, money-minting cricketing contests in the world. This time, as the Suryakumar Yadav-led side is gearing up to take on a new-look Pakistan in the Asia Cup at Dubai on Sunday, the tension, albeit perceived in the air, ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], September 8 (ANI): Fast bowlers Mohammed Siraj, Matt Henry, and Jayden Seales are in the running for the ICC Men Player of the Month award for August, while Muneeba Ali, Orla Prendergast and Iris Zwilling form the shortlist for the ICC Women Player of the Month award, as per the ICC website. Siraj burst on the final day of the Test series against England that helped India win in dramatic fashion at The Oval has put him in the reckoning, even as Henry clinical display in a two ...Read More >
The Indian Premier League (IPL) will be without one of its all-time legends from the 2026 season after Ravichandran Ashwin announced his retirement on Wednesday, August 27. The 38-year-old has been part of the IPL since the second season in 2009, helping Chennai Super Kings (CSK) to their first two titles in 2010 and 2011. Ashwin finishes as the fifth leading wicket-taker in IPL history with 187 scalps in 221 games at an outstanding economy of 7.20. Despite being a consistent performer until th ...Read More >
"It's been close to 3 months since we last posted here. The Silence wasn't Absence. It was Grief," wrote RCB Royal Challengers Bengaluru's wait for an IPL title finally ended on June 3, when they defeated Punjab Kings by six runs and clinched their maiden title. To celebrate this joyous occasion with their fans, the franchise planned to organise an event at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, however, the celebrations met an unexpected tragedy. The likes of Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar and ot ...Read More >
New Delhi: The country's largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki has announced the rollout of its first made-in-India electric vehicle - the e-Vitara SUV - in a major boost to the green segment from its upgraded Gujarat plant, which is now set to become one of the world's largest automotive manufacturing hubs with a projected annual capacity of one million units. Crucially, this facility will serve as Suzuki's global production base for electric vehicles (EVs), exporting to over 100 countries, including ...Read More >
New Delhi, Aug 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) Former India opener Aakash Chopra has raised questions about the broader implications of Ravichandran Ashwin's retirement from the Indian Premier League, asking whether the move made by him could pave the way for other Indian cricketers to participate in overseas T20 leagues. On Wednesday, Ashwin announced that he has ended his IPL career and he would be exploring playing in franchise T20 leagues. Soon after, reports emerged from England that Ashwin might be p ...Read More >
Between October 12 and November 15, 2024, Sanju Samson smashed three T20I centuries in five games, all at exceptional strike-rates of around 200 or more. His stop-start international career finally seemed to be taking off. But with Samson, the career graph has always been a rollercoaster, and he followed those hundreds against Bangladesh and South Africa (two) with just 51 runs in five knocks against England. Even then, with Rishabh Pant not in the fray for the time being, Samson was the clear ...Read More >
India announced their Asia Cup squad on Tuesday (August 19). Here's what their playing XI could look like for the tournament. India have been placed in Group A alongside Pakistan, Hong Kong, and the UAE. The tournament will be played in the UAE between September 9 and 28, marking the beginning of the journey towards the 2026 T20 World Cup. Also read: India Asia Cup T20I squad: Shubman Gill named vice-captain, no room for Yashasvi Jaiswal Shubman Gill has returned to the T20I setup as vice-cap ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], August 20 (ANI): Former India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin believes that right-hander batter Sanju Samson's chances in the playing XI are in 'a bit of danger' after the inclusion of Shubman Gill in the team for the upcoming Asia Cup 2025 from next month. Team India for the Asia Cup 2025 was unveiled on Tuesday, with skipper Suryakumar leading the squad and Shubman Gill as his deputy, with several major names missing out. The squad was announced during a press conference at ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], August 20 (ANI): Former Indian cricketer Robin Uthappa expressed concern over Shreyas Iyer's omission from India's Asia Cup squad, saying that not having a player who played an integral role in India's ICC Champions Trophy in the team 'seems strange'. Iyer's omission from the squad after a bumper Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season with Punjab Kings (PBKS) as captain has been one of the biggest talking points after the announcement of the Asia Cup squad was made by skippe ...Read More >
Prithvi Shaw smashes century in first innings for Maharashtra Prithvi Shaw made an instant impact after switching from Mumbai to Maharashtra. The 25-year-old, who impressed many during the initial phase of cricketing career but failed to live up to the hype in years to follow, smashed a century in his first outing for his new team. Shaw's ton came on the second day of the opening round clash between Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh in the Buchi Babu Tournament 2025. Shaw took just 122 deliveries t ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Defending champions India named top order batter Shubman Gill and pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah in their Twenty20 squad on Tuesday for next month's Asia Cup in the United Arab Emirates. Opener Yashasvi Jaiswal and middle order batter Shreyas Iyer, however, could not make the cut in the 15-member squad led by Suryakumar Yadav. India's test captain Gill has not played a T20 International since July last year when he was Suryakumar's deputy on the tour of Sri Lanka. ...Read More >
VISAKHAPATNAM: The depression over northwest and adjoining west-central Bay of Bengal and north Andhra Pradesh - south Odisha coasts moved north-north-westwards and crossed South Odisha coast close to Gopalpur during early morning of Tuesday and lay cantered over south coastal Odisha. Weatherman said it was likely to move north-westwards across south Odisha and south Chhattisgarh and weaken into a well-marked low-pressure area during next few hours. Under its influence, thunderstorms accompani ...Read More >
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], August 19 (ANI): Prithvi Shaw made a significant impact in his first competitive match for Maharashtra, scoring a century against Chhattisgarh on the second day of the Buchi Babu Invitational Tournament at Guru Nanak College on Tuesday. The 25-year-old opener, who moved from Mumbai earlier this year, maintained his composure on a difficult pitch and scored his century off 122 deliveries while his colleagues fought hard. In the 44th over of Maharashtra's innings, Sh ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Indian selectors on Tuesday faced the flak over the axing of Shreyas Iyer and Yashasvi Jaiswal from India's Asia Cup 2025 squad. The BCCI announced a 15-member squad for the continental tournament on August 19 with Iyer and Jaiswal being among the big names to have missed on a spot for the marquee event, which begins on September 9 in the UAE. While Jaiswal was named in the 5-member standby list at least, Iyer's name was nowhere to be seen attracting a lot of criticism from the c ...Read More >
Ravichandran Ashwin had IPL teams to pick Tim David before the 2025 auction, but most declined. Ace India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has stated that he advised a few Indian Premier League teams to select Australian batter Tim David before the IPL 2025 mega auction, but most of them declined the suggestion, citing a decline in the big-hitter's game. Released by the Mumbai Indians ahead of the auction, David drew little interest when his name came up, permitting Royal Challengers Bengaluru to s ...Read More >
Mumbai, August 12: Australian veteran David Warner, who is still active in the T20 circuit following retirement from international cricket, overtook Indian legend Virat Kohli to become the fifth-highest run-getter in T20s during The Hundred competition. Let us look at top five T20 batters. David Warner Overtakes Virat Kohli To Become Fifth-Highest Run-Getter in T20 Cricket, Achieves Feat During London Spirit vs Manchester Originals The Hundred 2025 Match. The top run-getter in T20s is West Indi ...Read More >
Former South African pacer Dale Steyn hailed AB de Villiers for his fine performances in the recently concluded World Championship of Legends (WCL), saying that the 41-year-old is "better than half the internationals at the IPL". De Villiers lit up the UK crowd with his performances in the WCL, which concluded with South Africa Champions lifting the title after beating Pakistan Champions in the finals on Saturday. During the title clash, De Villiers made an unbeaten 120* in 60 balls, with 12 fou ...Read More >
India 224 (Nair 57, Atkinson 5-33) and 75 for 2 (Jaiswal 51*, Tongue 1-25) lead England 247 (Crawley 64, Brook 53, Prasidh 4-62, Siraj 4-86) by 52 runs Now this, party people, is what it is all about. We had to wait until the last Friday of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy, but here it was. The best day's play so far, has, at this juncture, put India in control, 75 for 2 in their second innings, leading by 52. That it was day two of this fifth and final Test added to the spectacle. The jeopardy o ...Read More >
Gross Goods and Services Tax (GST) collections rose 7.5 per cent year-on-year to Rs 1.96 lakh crore in July (for sales in June), data released by the government on Friday showed. Even though the pace of growth in gross GST collections picked up to 7.5 per cent in July from 6.2 per cent, this is the second consecutive month wherein the growth rate has been in single digits and much lower after posting double-digit growth in the first two months of the ongoing financial year. ARTICLE CONTINUES BE ...Read More >
Patna, July 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a major action against corruption, the State Vigilance Unit (SVU) on Saturday arrested Sub-Inspector Putul Kumari, the SHO of the Women's Police Station in Samastipur, for accepting a bribe of Rs 20,000. Her driver was also arrested in the case. The arrest has created a stir within the police department. According to an official, Putul Kumari was caught red-handed while taking the bribe from Rajiv Ranjan, a resident of Chhatauna village under Mufassil police ...Read More >
England vs India: Shubman Gill-led Team India will square off against Ben Stokes' England in the fourth Test match of the ongoing Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy 2025, at the Emirates Old Trafford in Manchester, from Wednesday, July 23rd. Currently, England are leading the five-match series by 2-1. Team India will be aiming to level the series in the upcoming match in Manchester. ALSO READ: Kane Williamson Believes Shubman Gill's Rise To India Test Captaincy Was Inevitable : 'Responsibility Is Somet ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 18 (ANI): Former West Indies batting great Brian Lara named his GOATS (Greatest of all Time) in cricket, placing Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah among three more legends of the sport. The video for the same was posted on the X handle of the Stick to Cricket, a podcast Lara was recently a part of along with former England cricketers Phil Tuffnell, Alastair Cook, Michael Vaughan and David Llyod. https://x.com/StickToCricket/status/1946152328001626216 Speaking of GOATS, he pl ...Read More >
India middle-order batter Devdutt Padikkal attracted the highest bid of Rs 13.20 lakh in the players auction held on Tuesday ahead of this year's Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20. Devdutt was bought by Hubli Tigers ahead of the tournament which is set to take place between August 11 and 27 behind closed doors. Abhinav Manohar, who plays for Sunrisers Hyderabad, and former India batter Manish Pandey received the second-highest bids, going to the Hubli Tigers and Mysuru Warriors respectively for Rs 12.2 ...Read More >
KOLKATA: An FIR has been lodged against Hasin Jahan, the estranged wife of cricketer Mohammed Shami and Arshi Jahan, Hasin's daughter from her first marriage at Suri in Birbhum district in West Bengal. A few days ago, a conflict erupted over a plot of land in the Sonator area under ward no. 5 of Suri Municipality. The land reportedly belongs to Arshi and it is alleged that neighbor Guddu Bibi was trying to encroach that land. It is alleged that after the construction work started on the land o ...Read More >
Mumbai: Vidarbha and Royal Challengers Bengaluru wicketkeeper Jitesh Sharma and J&K pacer Rasikh Salam Dar will represent Baroda in the upcoming domestic season. Both players have apparently made the switch with help from their RCB teammate and Baroda captain, Krunal Pandya.Jitesh, 31, captained Vidarbha in the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy last season, leading them to the quarterfinals, but did not feature in any matches during the 2024-25 Ranji Trophy. He has played nine T20Is for India (100 run ...Read More >
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