KABUL — The Taliban have congratulated the Afghan cricket team after they defeated Scotland by 130 runs in the Super 12 stage of the ongoing T20 World Cup. Taking to Twitter, Taliban Spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid felicitated the team and wished them good luck for the rest of the tournament. “Congratulations to all Afghans on the […]
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Team was jaded after hectic IPL; long break will help immensely: Kohli
DUBAI — India skipper Virat Kohli did concede after the 10-wicket thrashing at the hands of Pakistan in an ICC T20 World Cup ‘Super 12’ game here that the “high-intensity” Indian Premier League 2021, which concluded here recently, did take a toll on the players and the week-long break before the next game will do […]
T20 WC: Omar Abdullah slams Indian team for not taking stand for Mohammed Shami
SRINAGAR — Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and Jammu Kashmir National Conference (JKNC) leader Omar Abdullah on Monday slammed team India for not standing up for their teammate Mohammed Shami, who was abused and trolled on social media after India suffered a defeat against Pakistan in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. “Mohammed Shami […]
T20 World Cup: Mohammed Shami abused after India loses to Pak
NEW DELHI — Indian bowler Mohammed Shami has been abused after Pakistan beat India by 10 wickets in a Group 2 match of Super 12 of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup at the Dubai International Stadium. Some of the netizens even wrote abusive comments on social media. One of the social media users wrote, […]
T20 World Cup: Pakistan register emphatic 10-wicket win against India
DUBAI — Captain Babar Azam (68 not out off 52 balls), wicketkeeper-opener Mohammad Rizwan (79 not out off 55 balls) scored half-centuries as Pakistan crushed India by 10 wickets in ICC T20 World Cup 2021 Super 12 contest at the Dubai International Stadium on Sunday. Earlier, Virat Kohli scored a crucial half-century (59 off 47 […]
West Indies’ title defence begins on disastrous note bundled out for 55 by England
DUBAI — Spinners Moeen Ali and Adil Rashid demolished the West Indies batting line up as England skittled out the defending champions for just 55 runs in a Super 12 Group 1 match of the T20 World Cup here on Saturday. It was expected to be an exciting battle between the West Indies’ flair and […]
Our real anger is with New Zealand, not India: Shoaib Akhtar
ISLAMABAD — Former Pakistan pace bowler Shoaib Akhtar has fired a 160kmph salvo at the New Zealand cricket team, saying that his side’s “real anger is with the Black Caps”, and that the Babar Azam-led side had “no issues with India”. Ahead of the ICC T20 World Cup ‘Super 12’ clash against arch-rivals India on […]
Pakistan, India need a cricketing bond: PCB Chairman Ramiz Raja
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Ramiz Raja has emphasised the need for the revival of sporting ties between archrivals India and Pakistan, who have been fighting it out against each other at their borders and the sporting arena. He said it was high time that cricket, the most loved sport of all in […]
Owaisi slams Modi govt over India-Pakistan T20 World Cup match
HYDERABAD — AIMIM President Asaduddin Owaisi Tuesday slammed the Narendra Modi government for allowing the Indian cricket team to play a T20 match with Pakistan at a time when “our soldiers are being killed in Kashmir”. India is scheduled to play the first match of T20 World Cup against Pakistan in Dubai October 24. Addressing […]
Don’t mix sports with politics, India-Pakistan T20 World Cup match should go on: Prakash Padukone
MUMBAI — India badminton legend Prakash Padukone on Tuesday said that sports and politics should not be mixed with each other, and the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup match between India and Pakistan should proceed as planned. India and Pakistan are slated to lock horns against each other in the World Cup on October 24 […]