Steve Smith (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Steve Smith has been drafted into Australia’s T20 World Cup squad to replace the spot left vacant by Josh Hazlewood and is likely to feature in their must-win clash against Sri Lanka on Monday. Smith reached Sri Lanka last week and became eligible for selection after the International Cricket…
Pakistan’s Babar Azam being bowled by India’s Axar Patel. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s emphatic 61-run demolition of Pakistan in the T20 World Cup has triggered an extraordinary outpouring of anger and anguish from former Pakistan great Mohammad Yousuf, who described the current phase as “the darkest period in our cricketing history.”Go Beyond The Boundary…
Ishan Kishan plays a shot during the T20 World Cup match against Pakistan in Colombo. (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: Pakistan head coach Mike Hesson delivered a blunt and telling verdict after his side’s crushing 61-run defeat to India in the T20 World Cup in Colombo, admitting that one fearless innings had effectively decided the contest…
India’s captain Suryakumar Yadav, right, and Ishan Kishan celebrate against Pakistan (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) NEW DELHI: India crushed Pakistan by 61 runs to secure a place in the Super 8s stage of the T20 World Cup on Sunday. Ishan Kishan starred with a brilliant 77, helping India reach 175/7, before the bowlers dismissed Pakistan for…
Jasprit Bumrah appeals successfully for the wicket of Pakistan’s Saim Ayub. (PTI Photo) Only remnants of a once-terrific rivalry remain as India show depth and batting smarts to turn tables on Pakistan for runaway 61-run winForget the outside noise. The gulf in class between India and Pakistan is simply enormous at the moment.Go Beyond The…
Australia’s stand-in captain Travis Head, center, along with his teammates. (AP Photo) Australia arrive in Pallekele with no margin for error. The shock defeat to Zimbabwe turned their game against Sri Lanka into a must-win encounter. Another loss would leave their Super Eight hopes dependent on unlikely permutations and combinations. The equation is stark: win…
Stay with us for all the live updates! Afghanistan are in a must-win situation after their heartbreaking collapse against South Africa, where a promising chase ended in a double Super Over defeat. The loss exposed key issues in their batting and bowling, especially at crucial moments. Now, they face the UAE in New Delhi in…
Indian fans during the match between India and Pakistan in Colombo. (PTI Photo) No handshakes at the toss between captains, but for India-Pakistan greats, fans at Premadasa, it was just cricket.COLOMBO: The Indo-Pak relations on the field, in front of cameras, stayed where it had to stay. No handshakes.In Colombo on Sunday, there wasn’t the…
India’s captain Suryakumar Yadav, left, and Pakistan’s captain Salman Ali Agha walk past each other (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) NEW DELHI: Pakistan captain Salman Ali Agha on Sunday shared his thoughts on the defeat to India and admitted his team did not perform well. He said the team trusted their spinners, but they had a bad…
Hardik Pandya, right, celebrates with Ishan Kishan the wicket of Pakistan’s Sahibzada Farhan. (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s emphatic triumph over arch-rivals Pakistan in the ICC T20 World Cup wasn’t just another win — it was, in Sachin Tendulkar’s words, a takeover scripted in the powerplay itself.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE…
