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Australia Knocked out of T20 World Cup as Zimbabwe – Ireland Match Washed out

February 17, 2026 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Feb 17: Rain had the final say in knocking the bigwig Australia out of the on-going T20 World Cup. The 2021 champions crashed out of the 20-team tournament at the group stage after the match between Zimbabwe and Ireland was abandoned without a ball being bowled at the Pallekele International Stadium […]

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Pakistan Set to Drop Babar Azam, Shaheen Shah Afridi in Match against Namibia

February 16, 2026 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Feb 16: Suffering heavy loss against India, Pakistan is set to drop senior players Babar Azam and Shaheen Shah Afridi from their next T20 World Cup match against Namibia after the duo’s failure to come good in the high-stakes game against India in Colombo, reliable sources said on Monday. The source said Pakistan […]

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T20 World Cup: Pakistan Collapses under ICC Pressure, No Gains but Boycott Call Withdrawn

February 10, 2026 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Feb 10: Pakistan are set to play against India in their T20 World Cup group match in Colombo on February 15 as after days of chest-thumping solidarity with Bangladesh, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) folded at the first sign of financial consequences surrendered to the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Monday […]

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Rohit, Kohli Demoted in BCCI Central Contract

February 9, 2026 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Feb 9: Jasprit Bumrah and Ravindra Jadeja have been demoted from Grade A+, which has now been suspended, while Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have been downgraded to Grade B in the Board of Control for Cricket in India’s (BCCI’s) annual retainers for the ongoing 2025-26 season. BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia officially announced […]

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T20 World Cup: Pakistan – Bangladesh Want Hybrid Model to be Extended till 2031

February 9, 2026 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Feb 9: Pakistan and Bangladesh’s demands from the International Cricket Council (ICC) have just grown bigger. Amid negotiations with the ICC over making a U-turn on boycotting the February 15 T20 World Cup match against India in Colombo, the two countries’ cricket boards have made a fresh demand before the world body. On […]

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T20 World Cup: Final Decision on India – Pakistan Match After Consulting Government: PCB

February 9, 2026 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Feb 9: A final decision on Pakistan playing its match against India in the on-going T20 World Cup in Colombo on February 15 is expected to be announced by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) after it consults its government as the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) made it […]

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T20 World Cup: Pakistan Likely to Reconsider Boycotting Match against India

February 7, 2026 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Feb 7: Taking shelter under Sri Lankan Cricket’s request, a worried Pakistan Cricket Board has hinted at the possibility of re-thinking on boycotting its match against India in the T20 World Cup scheduled to be played in Colombo on February 15. Sources close to the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said on […]

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India Wins Under19 World Cup Beating England in the Final

February 6, 2026 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Feb 6: Batting prodigy Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s jaw-dropping 175 runs in just 80 balls powered India to clinch the U19 Cricket World Cup title for a record-extending sixth time, beating England by 100 runs in the U19 World Cup 2026 final in Harare on Friday. It was is a historic win for Ayush Mhatre-led […]

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T20 World Cup: Sri Lanka Requests Pakistan to Reconsider Decision to Boycott India’s Match

February 6, 2026 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Feb 6: The Sri Lankan Cricket has requested its Pakistan counterpart to reconsider the decision to boycott its match against India in Colombo on February 15 even as the Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said the government’s decision to boycott the match against India was “an appropriate decision” and “considered stance” […]

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T20 World Cup: PCB on Sticky Ground, No Support from Other Cricket Boards

February 3, 2026 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Feb 3: With no other cricket boards supporting Pakistan’s “selective participation” in the coming T20 World Cup jointly hosted by India and Sri Lanka from February 7, playing in the tournament but boycotting its match against India, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is finding itself on a sticky ground. The International […]