Abhishek Sharma now joins the elite list of Indian batters to hit a six off the first ball of a T20I innings (Image credit: ACC) NEW DELHI: Abhishek Sharma stole the spotlight as India began their 2025 Men’s Asia Cup campaign with a stunning nine-wicket win over the United Arab Emirates (UAE) at the Dubai…
Shubman Gill (L) with his friend, confidante and side arm specialist Avinash Kumar. (Image: Special Arrangement) Dubai: For years, Ram Vilas Shah, a migrant labourer from Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh, sold fruit juice on his rehri (cart) outside Gate No. 1 of the IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali. His daily customers were a young batter by…
Bangladesh will kick off their Asia Cup 2025 campaign against Hong Kong at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Thursday. (Image credit: ACC) NEW DELHI: Bangladesh will kick off their Asia Cup 2025 campaign against Hong Kong at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Thursday, facing a team still recovering from…
The performance earned Kuldeep Yadav the Player of the Match award — his first in T20 internationals after a long gap of seven years. (ACC Photo) NEW DELHI: Kuldeep Yadav’s wizardry with the ball proved far too much for a hapless UAE batting lineup as India romped to a commanding nine-wicket win in their Asia…
Shubman Gill (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: Left-arm spinner Kuldeep Yadav and seamer Shivam Dube ran through the United Arab Emirates’ batting lineup as India romped to a nine-wicket win in their Asia Cup 2025 opener on Wednesday. Kuldeep’s sharp googlies earned him figures of 4 for 7, while Dube claimed 3 for 4, helping bowl…
NEW DELHI: Marco Jansen and Corbin Bosch shared four wickets as South Africa claimed a 14-run victory over England under the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern (DLS) method in a rain-shortened first T20I at Cardiff on Wednesday.Persistent showers at Sophia Gardens reduced what should have been a 40-over contest to just 12.5 overs in total. England were left chasing…
NEW DELHI: India’s rising star Rinku Singh has revealed that he occasionally speaks to former India captain MS Dhoni over the phone, discussing batting strategies and mental preparation for high-pressure match situations. Their conversations mostly revolve around batting in the lower middle order, a role both have mastered, with Dhoni offering advice on staying composed…
Suryakumar Yadav (BCCI Photo) The Asia Cup 2025 got off to a rather unusual start in Dubai on Wednesday as a mix-up at the toss involving India’s T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav briefly stole the spotlight.Having won the toss, Suryakumar announced that India would bowl first. However, instead of immediately informing UAE skipper Muhammad Waseem, he…
South Zone’s MD Nidheesh celebrates with teammates after taking the wicket of North Zone’s Ayush Badoni during the third day of the Duleep Trophy 2025 semi-final (PTI Photo) BENGALURU: With India’s top cricketers being called up for the Asia Cup in Dubai or the India ‘A’ series in Lucknow, the Duleep Trophy final between South…
India vs UAE (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair) India made a thunderous start to their Asia Cup 2025 campaign in Dubai, rewriting history books with the fastest-ever chase in men’s T20I cricket. The defending T20 World Cup champions needed just 4.3 overs to wipe out the modest target of 58 set by hosts United Arab Emirates, cruising…
