Author: Divyansh Mishra

After a lot of back and forth, PCB has decided not to withdraw and will play their last Asia Cup group game against UAE tomorrow. According to sources inside the PCB, they have reached a compromise: Andy Pycroft won’t be the match referee for Pakistan’s games. Instead, Richie Richardson will be the referee for their must win game. This all happened after Sunday’s loss where Indian players didn’t shake hands with Pakistani players to show respect for the Pahalgam terror attack victims who lost 26 lives. PCB then wanted Pycroft removed from the tournament saying it was against ICC rules…

It looks like Jasprit Bumrah’s workload is being managed in the Asia Cup 2025. Though he’s a key player, the 31-year-old fast bowler will probably sit out India’s next game. India started the Asia Cup 2025 well, beating UAE by 9 wickets and then Pakistan by 7 wickets. In both those games, India played with a team that had one main fast bowler, two regular spin bowlers, one all-rounder who bowls spin and two all-rounders who bowl fast. Bumrah was the only true fast bowler in the team. Arshdeep Singh, the left-arm bowler who has taken the most wickets for…

Kraigg Brathwaite the former captain, didn’t make the 15-man West Indies squad to face India in a two-Test series next month. Instead, Tagenarine Chanderpaul and Alick Athanaze are back in the mix. The West Indies will play two Tests against India. The first is October 2-6 in Ahmedabad and the second October 10-14 in New Delhi. These are their first away games in the current World Test Championship 2025-27 cycle. Roston Chase will lead the team with Jomel Warrican as his deputy. In a surprise move, Khary Pierre, a 33-year-old all-rounder, got his first ever Test call-up. Brathwaite, 32, led…

Gautam Gambhir is being called out by Manoj Tiwary for being inconsistent. This all started because the Indian team didn’t shake hands with the Pakistani team after a recent Asia Cup 2025 match. India’s win over Pakistan was overshadowed by the team’s decision to skip the handshakes. From the coin toss to the end of the game, the Indian players led by captain Suryakumar Yadav didn’t shake hands with the Pakistani players. Suryakumar didn’t even shake hands with Pakistan’s captain Salman Agha during the toss. After hitting the winning runs, Suryakumar and his partner Shivam Dube went straight to the…

After Dream11 ended its association with Team India as the jersey sponsor due to 2025 online gaming regulations, the team was looking for a new sponsor. Now, Apollo Tyres is stepping in. Dream11’s deal with the team ended abruptly after the government’s Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act 2025 came into effect. This law had a huge impact on Dream11’s business and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) started looking for someone new to back the team. The Indian team is playing in the Asia Cup but they started the tournament without a sponsor on their…

PCB wanted Andy Pycroft out of Asia Cup 2025 but ICC said no, big blow to their plans. This after Pakistan threatened to skip the UAE game in protest. It all started when Usman Walha, the PCB’s Director of Cricket Operations, messed up. He didn’t even tell his own captain about the no handshake rule for the match. PTI says PCB chief Mohsin Naqvi, who is also the ACC president, was furious. He told Walha to pack his bags on Monday because of the embarrassment caused to the team and captain in the India game. Walha was supposed to inform…

In the 2025 Asia clash of titans, Abhishek Sharma etched his name in the record books against Pakistan on a Sunday at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. He outscored former India captain Virat Kohli with a blistering innings. India was set a target of 128 on a tricky pitch. Abhishek took charge and smashed 31 off 13 balls and took control of the chase for his team. He became the first Indian batter to score 30+ in Powerplay against Pakistan in T20Is. Virat Kohli held the record previously with 29 runs, achieved at the same stadium in 2022. In the…

India A is playing Australia A in Lucknow. It’s a chance for young cricketers to showcase their skills and maybe get a call up to the main India Test team. Shreyas Iyer is the captain of India A. One thing that was noticed is that all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy is not in the playing XI. He didn’t get selected for this four-day game. The team went with Sai Sudharsan, Abhimanyu Easwaran and Tanush Kotian instead. It’s not clear why Reddy was left out. But Sportster reported that he looked good while bowling in practice. He also spent time in the…

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) is expanding its probe into illegal online betting sites and the latest to be called in for questioning is former Indian cricketer Robin Uthappa. Uthappa, a right-handed batsman, will appear at the ED office on September 22 and give a statement under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). He is the latest big name to be summoned in this growing list. Uthappa was called in after ED questioned fellow cricketers Suresh Raina and Shikhar Dhawan recently. All these questionings are part of a larger probe into several illegal betting sites. These sites are suspected of…

The cold shoulder Team India gave Pakistan after the Asia Cup 2025 match is blowing up. After India’s 7 wicket win over Pakistan on Sunday, Suryakumar Yadav and his teammates literally ran to the locker room after hitting the winning runs, leaving the Pakistani team on the field. Word is, this was India’s way of protesting the Pahalgam terrorist attack. After the match, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said that match referee Andy Pycroft told Pakistan’s captain Salman Ali Agha not to even try to shake hands with Suryakumar. PCB didn’t like this and thought it was bad sportsmanship. PCB filed…