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When Smriti Mandhana scored her 18th international century against Hong Kong at the Women’s T20 Asia Cup in Dubai on Thursday (September 3, 2026) — in just 57 balls — she had set a new record for scoring the highest number of centuries in women’s international cricket across all formats. However, the century, which cemented…
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In his much-quoted essay The Sporting Spirit, George Orwell wrote, “Serious sport has nothing to do with fair play. It is bound up with hatred, jealousy, boastfulness, disregard for rules and sadistic pleasure in witnessing violence: in other words, it is war minus the shooting.” Over the years, an India-Pakistan cricket match has been characterised…
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Sanju Samson (L) and Tilak Varma during the Asia Cup cricket match between India and Oman at Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on September 19, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP When India skipper Suryakumar Yadav won the toss and opted to bat against Oman in a Group-A fixture of the Asia…
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The Indian Asia Cup team skipper Suryakumar Yadav | Photo Credit: PTI The 15-member Indian squad led by Suryakumar Yadav will assemble in Dubai on September 4 for the Asia Cup, which begins on September 9. In a departure from the usually laid out convention, players will reach Dubai in a staggered manner from their…
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A file image of Jatinder Singh. Photo: Instagram/@jatinder10 Oman has unveiled a new-look squad for its first appearance at the Asia Cup, as per the official website of the ICC. Experienced opener Jatinder Singh will captain Oman during the eight-team tournament, with the side drawn in Group A alongside Pakistan, host UAE and India. The…
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Indian spinner Varun Chakravarthy opened up on his preparations for the upcoming Asia Cup, starting from September 9 onwards and also on the support he received from T20I skipper Suryakumar Yadav and head coach Gautam Gambhir on his return to white-ball cricket for India. India’s campaign at the Asia Cup will kickstart from September 10…
The T20 Asia Cup in India and 50-over continental event in Bangladesh in 2027 will comprise of 13 games. File. | Photo Credit: Getty Images India will host the next edition of the men’s Asia Cup cricket tournament in T20 format in 2025 as a pre-cursor to the T20 World Cup scheduled in the country…
Central team of officials to visit Nipah-hit areas A Central team of officials is expected to visit Maruthonkara and Ayancheri areas in Kozhikode district of Kerala on Friday where two persons died due to Nipah infection recently. Five people have so far tested positive for the virus, of whom two are dead. The others are…
Sri Lanka’s Charith Asalanka punches in the air as he completes the winning as Pakistan’s Zaman Khan watches during the Asia Cup cricket match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka in Colombo. | Photo Credit: AP Batting allrounder Charith Asalanka described his sensational 47-ball 49 not out as the second best knock of his career after…
No relief for Chandrababu Naidu as court orders 14-day judicial remand A marathon session of arguments in the ACB court in Vijayawada over former Chief Minsiter N. Chandrababu Naidu’s alleged involvement in the skill development scam ended with the III Additional District and Sessions-cum-ACB Court Judge B.S.V. Himabindu ordering on September 10 that he should…