Author: Divyansh Mishra

After India beat Pakistan by 7 wickets in the Asia Cup 2025 match, a bit of a storm has brewed because the Indian team didn’t shake hands with their Pakistani opponents after the game. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) wasn’t too happy and decided to take it up with the Asian Cricket Council (ACC). To clear the air, a top official at the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said that not shaking hands wasn’t a big deal. According to this official who wanted to remain anonymous, shaking hands is just a friendly thing to do, not something…

After Pakistan’s defeat to India in the Asia Cup 2025, Irfan Pathan, the former Indian all-rounder, couldn’t help but take a dig at their rivals. The high-stakes match didn’t live up to the hype as India thrashed Pakistan by 7 wickets and entered the Super 4s. From the start, India under Suryakumar Yadav looked the better team and Pakistan struggled to keep up. Hardik Pandya set the tone for India, dismissing Saim Ayub for a duck off the first ball of the match. From there India never looked back. Pakistan recovered to 45/2 but then lost 5 wickets for 38…

PCB backs down from Asia Cup 2025 pullout threat The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has taken back its earlier threat to withdraw from the Asia Cup 2025 after a ‘no handshake’ situation during the India versus Pakistan match last week. Throughout the match, the Indian team didn’t shake hands. At the coin toss, Captain Suryakumar Yadav didn’t shake hands with Salman Ali Agha and he repeated this at the end of the match. After hitting the winning six, Suryakumar and Shivam Dube went straight to the dressing room, skipping the usual handshake with the other team. The PCB had filed…

After the stampede at Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s (RCB) victory parade in Bengaluru during IPL 2025, rumors started doing the rounds that RCB might be banned from IPL 2026. The stampede which resulted in several deaths and injuries has put franchise management and event organizers under the scanner.  FIRs have been filed against RCB’s event organizers, Karnataka State Cricket Association officials and police personnel for negligence. Discussions are on about the penalties that could be imposed including a ban. Read Also:- ICC Referee Andy Pycroft Banned from Officiating in Pakistan But the BCCI hasn’t made any official announcement on sanctions against…

Punjab Kings (PBKS) batter Shashank Singh praised PBKS captain Shreyas Iyer saying he has a very sharp mind for cricket. Shashank said Iyer gets everyone involved, his way of leading goes beyond the playing eleven. Iyer took Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) to their third Indian Premier League (IPL) title in 2024. The next year the team released him and Punjab Kings picked him up in the 2025 IPL mega auction. Iyer then became the captain of PBKS and took them to the IPL 2025 final where they lost to Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) by 6 runs. Shashank Singh told ANI,…

The Asia Cup controversy after the India Pakistan match has taken a new twist as Pakistan’s Ministry of Interior has banned Andy Pycroft from working as a match referee because of what happened during the India vs Pakistan game at the Asia Cup 2025. The issue? A no handshake situation. Apparently, India’s captain Suryakumar Yadav didn’t shake hands with Pakistan’s captain Salman Ali Agha before the game at the coin toss and after the game ended. Right after Yadav hit the winning shot, he and Shivam Dube went back to the locker room without shaking hands with the other team.…

It seems Shahid Afridi wasn’t too happy with Shaheen Afridi’s batting in the Asia Cup 2025 match against India. In that game played on Sunday, September 14 at the Dubai International Stadium, Pakistan decided to bat first after winning the toss. But their batting lineup struggled against the Indian bowlers. None of the Pakistani batters looked comfortable at the crease, especially against the Indian spin attack which kept the score down. Then Shaheen Afridi came in and changed things. He smashed 33 runs off just 16 balls, including four huge sixes, to take Pakistan to 127/9. He hit Kuldeep Yadav…

After a dismal IPL 2025, Rajasthan Royals (RR) finished 9th with just 4 wins in 14 games. Some players didn’t live up to the expectations. With the IPL 2026 auction around the corner, RR might release some of the expensive players who didn’t perform well. This will make room for experienced players next season. Who are those low-impact high-price players? Who might RR release to free up some cash? What could be the Rajasthan Royals squad before IPL 2026 Auction? Here’s a possible look at the Rajasthan Royals after retentions and releases: Rajasthan Royals Purse Amount for IPL 2026 Auction…

The buzz is, ICC is going to reject PCB’s request to remove Andy Pycroft as match referee for Asia Cup 2025. PCB was not happy and sent a letter saying 69 year old Pycroft was responsible for the handshake drama between the two big rivals. After India won their Asia Cup match on Sunday at Dubai International Stadium, the Indian team didn’t shake hands with Pakistan players and it blew up into a big deal. Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav said they did it to support the families who lost their loved ones in the Pahalgam terror attack earlier this year…

The IPL 2026 mini-auction is just around the corner and Punjab Kings fans are getting excited. Everyone is eager to see who will stay, who will go and if there will be any trades. After making it to the IPL 2025 final under Shreyas Iyer, PBKS will want to keep that momentum going by making smart decisions for the next season. PBKS Retained Players for 2026 Here are the players likely to be retained: Shreyas Iyer (c), Josh Inglis, Prabhsimran Singh, Priyansh Arya, Nehal Wadhera, Arshdeep Singh, Azmatullah Omarzai, Marco Jansen, Musheer Khan, Shashank Singh, Suryansh Shedge, Harpreet Brar, Kuldeep…