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Sri Lanka: Dasun Shanaka (c), Charith Asalanka, Dushmantha Chameera, Dushan Hemantha, Janith Liyanage, Kamindu Mendis, Kusal Mendis (wk), Kamil Mishara, Pathum Nissanka, Matheesha Pathirana, Kusal Perera, Pramod Madushan, Pavan Rathnayake, Maheesh Theekshana, Dunith Wellalage. Zimbabwe: Sikandar Raza (c), Brian Bennett, Ryan Burl, Graeme Cremer, Ben Curran, Brad Evans, Clive Madande, Tinotenda Maposa, Tadiwanashe Marumani, Wellington…

India vs Pakistan (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Mohammad Amir recently compared Pakistan’s current cricket team with the side from the 1990s. He said the respect Pakistan once commanded has faded.“The Pakistan team in the 90s and the current team has a difference. India used to fear us back then, now they don’t take us seriously…

Jammu and Kashmir’s players celebrate after the team’s victory in Ranji Trophy semifinal against Bengal. (PTI Photo) KALYANI: History had barely settled in when the phone rang. A familiar face flashed up on a video call. Minutes after Jammu and Kashmir sealed a spot in the Ranji Trophy final, the team heard from BCCI president…

India’s Tilak Varma, right, and captain Suryakumar Yadav (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki) TimesofIndia.com in Ahmedabad: Suryakumar Yadav & Co. have won all their group stage games of the T20 World Cup but the 4-0 record doesn’t plaster over the cracks which have been exposed along the way. A worrying pattern and vulnerability against off-spin will make…

Jammu and Kashmir’s Auqib Nabi celebrates with teammates after taking a wicket vs Bengal. (PTI Photo) KALYANI: One clean swing, one red ball sailing into the stands, and a 67-year wait came to an end. The moment Vanshaj Sharma launched Bengal pacer Mukesh Kumar for six, J&K players, support staff and officials poured onto the…

Suryakumar Yadav (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: India captain Suryakumar Yadav believes his side has “ticked almost all the boxes” in the group stage, signalling confidence and momentum as they march into the Super 8s of the T20 World Cup after a hard-fought 17-run victory over the Netherlands.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE…

Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe (Agency Image) Although qualification permutations are no longer in play with the Super Eights line-up already confirmed, there is still plenty at stake when Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe face off in Colombo. Both sides remain unbeaten in the group stage, and this fixture offers a timely dress rehearsal before the next…

Pakistan’s Sahibzada Farhan (AP Photo) Sahibzada Farhan etched his name into the record books with a maiden T20I century during Pakistan’s T20 World Cup 2026 Group A clash against Namibia on Wednesday. However, while the milestone was significant, former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan was not entirely impressed with how the opener approached the closing moments…

India’s Hardik Pandya (ANI Photo) India’s premier all-rounder Hardik Pandya has revisited the turning point of his career, casting his mind back to the dramatic final over against Bangladesh in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2016 that first thrust him into the national spotlight. Tasked with defending 11 runs in the last over, Pandya…

Abhishek Sharma (AFP Photo) India opener Abhishek Sharma should not be burdened by expectations at the T20 World Cup despite yet to open his account in the tournament, with the team management backing his approach and clarity of thought.The defending champions have won all three of their Group A matches and will take on the…