Abhishek Sharma (Pic credit: BCCI) NEW DELHI: Defending champions India intensified their Asia Cup 2025 preparations with another full-fledged practice session at the ICC Academy in Dubai on Saturday. While bowlers kept the intensity high, the major talking point of Day 2 was the way India’s top-order batters focused heavily on big-hitting, particularly aerial shots,…

Axar Patel of India celebrates with teammates (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images) Ahead of the Asia Cup 2025, veteran India batter Ajinkya Rahane highlighted all-rounder Axar Patel as one of the team’s most underrated players. The continental tournament gets underway on Tuesday, September 9, with Afghanistan facing Hong Kong. India, led by Suryakumar Yadav, will…

Zimbabwe’s captain Sikandar Raza, centre, with teammates (AP Photo/Wonder Mashura) Zimbabwe pulled off a memorable win in Harare, beating Sri Lanka by five wickets in the second T20I to level the series. The hosts bowled brilliantly to skittle Sri Lanka out for just 80, their second-lowest total in the format, before holding their nerve in…

North Zone’s batters Nishant Sindhu and Shubham Khajuria run between the wickets (left) and Central Zone’s Rajat Patidar (right) Bengaluru: The strength of the Central Zone team lay in flashes of individual batting brilliance on the penultimate day of their Duleep Trophy semifinal against West Zone here on Saturday. At the BCCI Centre of Excellence,…

Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill and Sanju Samson (Getty Images) Former Indian cricketer Madan Lal shared his thoughts on India’s opening pair for the upcoming Asia Cup 2025, set to take place from September 9 to 28 in Dubai. The Men in Blue have three potential candidates to open the innings: vice-captain Shubman Gill, wicketkeeper Sanju…