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NEW DELHI: India suffered a massive setback ahead of the blockbuster Asia Cup 2025 final against arch-rivals Pakistan at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday, with star all-rounder Hardik Pandya ruled out of the summit clash.Pandya, regarded as one of India's biggest match-winners in pressure situations, has a proven track record against Pakistan and was central to the team's strategy. His absence came after injury concerns surfaced during India's Super Four clash with Sri Lanka on ...Read More >
New Delhi: Hardik Pandya has been ruled out of the India-Pakistan match in the Asia Cup 2025 final. He was ruled out of the game due to a minor injury (niggle). Arshdeep Singh and Harshit Sharma are also out. Jasprit Bumrah, Shivam Dube, and Rinku Singh have been included in the team in their place. This match is the first final between India and Pakistan in the 41-year history of the Asia Cup. Hardik Pandya continued his impressive bowling against Pakistan in the Super Four match. He dismissed ...Read More >
New Delhi: Hardik Pandya has been ruled out of the India-Pakistan match in the Asia Cup 2025 final. He was ruled out of the game due to a minor injury (niggle). Arshdeep Singh and Harshit Sharma are also out. Jasprit Bumrah, Shivam Dube, and Rinku Singh have been included in the team in their place. This match is the first final between India and Pakistan in the 41-year history of the Asia Cup. Hardik Pandya continued his impressive bowling against Pakistan in the Super Four match. He dismissed ...Read More >
New Delhi: Excitement is running high between India and Pakistan for the final of the Asia Cup 2025. This is the first final in the tournament's history where the two teams will face each other. During the toss, the two captains, Suryakumar Yadav and Salman Ali Agha, did not shake hands. This move was not surprising after the previous Pahalgam terrorist attack and the recent gestures made by Pakistani players Sahibzada Farhan and Haris Rauf. India won the toss and chose to bowl first. The Pakis ...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, 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 [UAE], September 26 (ANI): Skipper Suryakumar Yadav addressed India's chaotic catching display at the ongoing Asia Cup and came to his side's defence by classifying it as a "part of the game". In the last two Super Fours appearances, Indian fielders have been confronted by the harsh reality of the art of taking catches under the lights in Dubai. The catching conundrum grabbed the spotlight during the six-wicket triumph over arch-rival Pakistan. The four dropped catches and a couple of er ...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 >
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 >
Hyderabad: India's comprehensive seven-wicket victory over Pakistan in the Asia Cup has been overshadowed by the controversy due to the Indian team's post-match antics. Captain Suryakumar Yadav, who finished off the match with a six, didn't shake hands with the opposition captain, Salman Ali Agha, during the toss. Further, the Indian players walked straight to the dressing room after the win, skipping the customary post-match handshake. The action from the Indian team was done in protest of 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 >
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 >
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 >
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 >
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 >
No Handshake: The aftermath of India's commanding seven-wicket win over Pakistan in the Asia Cup 2025 continues to dominate discussions, not for cricketing reasons but for what happened-or rather, what didn't happen-after the match. The Indian team refrained from the customary handshake with their Pakistani counterparts, a move that has triggered a wave of reactions across the cricketing world. According to a PTI report, a senior BCCI official clarified that there is no rule mandating players ...Read More >
Mumbai: India head coach Gautam Gambhir orchestrated the handshake snub of Pakistani players by members of the Indian team before, during, and after their clash in the Men's T20 Asia Cup 2025, which India won comprehensively by seven wickets at the Dubai International Stadium in Dubai on Sunday. The handshake snub was the brainchild of head coach Gambhir, who had advised the Indian players against engaging in a handshake with the Pakistani players and also asked them not to have any verbal exch ...Read More >
Watch: India defeated Pakistan with seven wickets and 25 balls in hand to make it two wins in two games at the 2025 Asia Cup. Catch all the highlights here. India restricted Pakistan to 127-9 after Salman Ali Agha won the toss and opted to bat. Hardik Pandya (1-34) struck with his first ball and Jasprit Bumrah (2-28) with his second, but Sahibzada Farhan (40 in 44 balls) hit Bumrah for two sixes inside the powerplay to take Pakistan to 42-2 after six overs. Thereafter, the Pakistan batters los ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) Australia captain Alyssa Healy has revealed the calf injury that caused experienced all-rounder Ellyse Perry to retire hurt during the first ODI against India on Sunday is of no concern heading into the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup. Perry received some treatment on her calf during her innings as Australia registered an impressive eight-wicket-triumph over India in New Chandigarh, but Healy suggested the issue was just cramps and she only retired hurt as a pre ...Read More >
DUBAI - India's cricketers refused to shake hands with Pakistan after their first meeting since the conflict between the two nations earlier this year, Pakistan coach Mike Hesson has claimed. India cruised to a seven-wicket victory at the Asia Cup in Dubai, after which captain Suryakumar Yadav and batting partner Shivam Dube immediately left the field rather than shaking hands in the middle, as is the norm. Afterwards, Pakistan's players appeared to walk towards India's dugout when they left t ...Read More >
Mumbai, September 14: Pakistan head coach Mike Hesson has expressed his disappointment after Indian players snubbed members of his team by declining to engage in the customary post-match handshakes following their Asia Cup Group A clash on Sunday, saying his team had expected the gesture regardless of the result. IND vs PAK, Asia Cup 2025: Handshake Snub of Pakistan Players After Match Was Indian Head Coach Gautam Gambhir's Idea, Says Report. "We were ready to shake hands. Disappointed the oppo ...Read More >
Mumbai, September 14: India head coach Gautam Gambhir orchestrated the handshake snub of Pakistani players by members of the Indian team before, during, and after their clash in the Men's T20 Asia Cup 2025, which India won comprehensively by seven wickets at the Dubai International Stadium in Dubai on Sunday. The handshake snub was the brainchild of head coach Gambhir, who had advised the Indian players against engaging in a handshake with the Pakistani players and also asked them not to have an ...Read More >
Australia thrashed India by eight wickets in a statement win in the first one-day international of a three-match series before the Women's World Cup. India, co-hosts with Sri Lanka for the tournament that starts later in September, are the side most likely to challenge the defending champions and started positively by posting 281-7 in New Chandigarh. Their top three in Pratika Rawal, Smriti Mandhana and Harleen Deol all passed 50 to set a strong platform, including an opening stand of 114, but ...Read More >
New Delhi: Following Asia Cup 2025 Group A clash in Dubai on Sunday, India and Pakistan players refrained from shaking hands or sharing the usual embraces. India easily chased down the 128-run target in just 15.5 overs, but the customary post-match handshake was missing. Skipper Suryakumar Yadav and Shivam Dube remained unbeated, and they walked straight off. Earlier at the toss, Suryakumar and Pakistan captain Salman Ali Agha had also avoided a handshake or eye contact. After securing a victo ...Read More >
DUBAI: India's seven-wicket win over Pakistan in the Asia Cup clash at Dubai Stadium on Sunday was eclipsed by off-field drama after Indian players skipped the customary post-match handshake. Instead of greeting their opponents, the Indian team walked straight to the dressing room. Pakistan captain Salman Ali Agha and head coach Mike Hesson later approached the Indian camp, but no players came out. Coach Mike Hesson called it "a disappointing way for the match to end." "We were ready to shake ...Read More >
IMAGE: India thrashed Pakistan by seven wickets in their second group match at the Asia Cup, in Dubai, on Sunday. Photograph: K R Nayar Birthday boy and skipper Suryakumar Yadav had more than one reason to celebrate on Sunday. After leading India to a commanding seven-wicket win over Pakistan in their Asia Cup Group A clash in Dubai, Surya used the post-match presentation to send out a message of solidarity with the armed forces. '(This is) a perfect occasion, taking the time out, we stand by ...Read More >
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