Dunith Wellalage being consoled after the Sri Lanka-Afghanistan game (Images via X/@DoctorofCricket) Sri Lanka all-rounder Dunith Wellalage will return to the national squad on Saturday after briefly leaving the Asia Cup side to be with his family following the death of his father, Suranga. The 22-year-old flew back to Colombo on Thursday night after learning…
Axar Patel’s horror moment (Screengrabs) Team India player Axar Patel endured a forgettable moment in the field during India’s Asia Cup 2025 clash against Oman at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Friday. The all-rounder lost his balance while attempting a catch, dropped it, and hurt himself in the process, leaving the ground…
Sanju Samson and Tilak Varma (PTI Photo) TimesofIndia.com in Abu Dhabi: Oman turned a routine fixture into a thriller at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium on Friday, rattling India before the favourites scraped through with a narrow win. What was meant to be a warm-up for the Pakistan clash turned into a nail-biter, as skipper Suryakumar…
India’s Arshdeep Singh reaches 100 T20I wickets (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri) Left-arm pacer Arshdeep Singh entered the record books on Friday, becoming the first Indian bowler to reach 100 wickets in men’s T20 internationals. The 26-year-old achieved the milestone in India’s Asia Cup clash against Oman, that too, in his first outing of the tournament. Having…
Sanju Samson’s half-century against Oman was the slowest in his T20I career so far in terms of balls faced (Photo by Francois Nel/Getty Images) Sanju Samson marked his return to the crease after not being required to bat in India’s first two Asia Cup fixtures with a patient half-century, guiding the side to 188/8 against…
Captain Suryakumar Yadav is the only Indian player in the XI against Oman that did not bat (Images via Getty Images & Screengrab) India’s innings against Oman in the Asia Cup took an unusual turn on Friday as Suryakumar Yadav, who had batted at No. 3 in both of the team’s earlier matches in the…
Hardik Pandya (Screengrab) Cricket can be cruel, and Hardik Pandya found that out the hard way in India’s clash against Oman at the Asia Cup 2025 in Abu Dhabi on Friday. The Indian all-rounder was dismissed in the most unfortunate fashion, a freak run-out that left fans and teammates stunned.The incident happened in the eighth…
Suryakumar Yadav at the toss (Screengrab) India captain Suryakumar Yadav provided a light-hearted moment at the toss during the Asia Cup group stage clash against Oman at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium. With qualification for the Super Four already secured, India used the match to rotate their squad. After winning the toss, Suryakumar elected to bat,…
Padikkal’s 150 played a huge role in helping India A draw the game against Australia A (Image via X/Screengrab) The opening four-day unofficial Test between India A and Australia A ended in a draw at the Ekana Cricket Stadium after rain forced the final day’s play to be abandoned.Resuming on 403/4 on Day 4, India…
Handshake row gets murkier (AP Photos) NEW DELHI: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has responded to ICC CEO Sanjog Gupta’s email and issued their clarifications regarding the issues raised by the global cricket body on September 18. Gupta had mentioned PMOA violations by the media manager, but the PCB, in its defence, stated that there…
