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Abu Dhabi: Skipper Litton Das starred with a fluent 59 off 39 balls as Bangladesh registered their first-ever T20I win over Hong Kong by cruising to a seven-wicket victory in their Asia Cup Group B game at the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium Thursday. Chasing 144,...

New Delhi: Cricket icon Steve Waugh feels Australia can play a significant role in "helping" India become a global sporting superpower by providing expertise in key areas such as technology, high-performance coaching, sports science, and sports medicine. Even as India dominates world cricket on and...

New Delhi: Former India captain and World Cup winner Kapil Dev has weighed in on the much-anticipated India-Pakistan clash in the Asia Cup and urged people to avoid making it a big issue, stating that "the government will do its job, and the players should...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Thursday declined an urgent hearing on a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking cancellation of the India-Pakistan Asia Cup T20 cricket match scheduled in Dubai September 14. Though it was argued that the match is scheduled for Sunday and the plea...

Dubai: On his return to the T20I team after playing 2024 Men’s T20 World Cup final, Kuldeep Yadav became the wrecker-in-chief with extraordinary figures of 4-7, as India thrashed the United Arab Emirates (UAE) by nine wickets to open their 2025 Men’s Asia Cup campaign...

Dubai: Kuldeep Yadav didn't show any signs of rustiness while running through a clueless UAE batting line-up as India dismissed the home team for a paltry 57 in 13.1 overs in their Asia Cup opener Wednesday. Kuldeep, who had a frustrating time in the UK...

Dubai: India opted to bowl against United Arab Emirates in their opening match of the Asia Cup here on Wednesday. The game marks the return of Shubman Gill to T20Is, and he will open alongside his Punjab teammate Abhishek Sharma. As per the team sheet,...

Dubai: Indian spinner Ravi Bishnoi and left-arm seamer Arshdeep Singh moved up to the sixth and 10th spot respectively in the latest ICC T20 rankings released Wednesday. While Varun Chakravarthy remains the highest-ranked Indian bowler at No 4 spot, the trio of Bishnoi, Arshdeep and...

Abu Dhabi: Sediqullah Atal and Azmatullah Omarzai made blazing fifties while the bowlers supported them with a tidy effort as Afghanistan easily tamed Hong Kong by 94 runs to start their Asia Cup campaign on a winning note here Tuesday. Once Afghanistan survived early jitters...

Abu Dhabi: Sediqullah Atal and Azmatullah Omarzai hit fine fifties as Afghanistan posted 188 for six against Hong Kong in the Asia Cup opener at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium here Tuesday. Opting to bat, opener Atal (73 not out off 52 balls) and Mohammad Nabi...