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'Pakistan are still stuck in idea of personal milestones': Mark Butcher slams Pak's obsession, hails Gambhir's India after T20 World Cup win

March 10, 2026 5:59 pm

Pakistan's opener Sahibzada Farhan ended up as the highest run-getter of this edition, but his team failed to even reach the semifinals, getting knocked out in the Super 8 stage.

India's Jasprit Bumrah, right, appeals successfully for the wicket of Pakistan's Saim Ayub, center, during the T20 World Cup cricket match between India and Pakistan in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026. (AP Photo)

Saim Ayub lbw Jasprit Bumrah: The India-Pak short story with a twist that will worry South Africa

February 22, 2026 9:37 am

While batsmen have devised myriad ways to counter vanilla yorkers of other bowlers, Bumrah's well-disguised bolts from the blue invariably leave them all scrambling in futility

Pakistan's players wait for the third umpire's decision for the wicket of India's captain Suryakumar Yadav, right, during the T20 World Cup cricket match between India and Pakistan in Colombo, Sri Lanka. (AP Photo)

‘I would bench them all’: Shahid Afridi wants Pakistan to drop Babar Azam, Shaheen Afridi after India defeat

February 17, 2026 9:17 am

"You lose matches. But nobody loses like this, in such a one-sided manner. This is the Pakistan team, you have to fight! have lost many times, but I don't recall us ever playing or losing in this specific way. We fought,” Afridi added.

File image of India's Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. (Photo: AP)

When was the last time India faced Pakistan in a T20 World Cup without Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli?

February 15, 2026 3:06 pm

Both Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli retired from the T20I format after helping India win the title by beating South Africa in the final in Barbados.

Virat Kohli became India's first centurion against Pakistan in World Cups during 2015 ODI WC in Adelaide. (PHOTO: REUTERS)

February 15 again: When Virat Kohli became India’s first World Cup centurion vs Pakistan in 2015

February 14, 2026 4:11 pm

As India and Pakistan gather in Colombo for a T20 World Cup fixture on the same date, the tempo will be quicker and margins thinner. Yet the essence remains unchanged: expectation, pressure, and the weight of history.

(From left) Pakistan spinners Usman Tariq, Saim Ayub and Abrar Ahmed will be key at the T20 World Cup. (PHOTOS: AP)

Pakistan's X-factor: A multifaceted spin bowling unit that can trouble India's big-hitters

February 12, 2026 9:44 am

In mystery man Abrar Ahmed, off-spinner Saim Ayub, who operates with the new ball, slinger-spinner Usman Tariq and all-rounders Shadab Khan and Mohammad Nawaz, Pakistan bring a spin attack that could stand on par with India and Afghanistan

Usman Tariq's action has confounded umpires. Twice he was reported during the Pakistan Super League (PSL), but cleared both times. (AP Photo)

'Even football doesn’t allow it': Pakistan’s Usman Tariq has ex-cricketers from India debating validity of his action

February 11, 2026 12:36 pm

Usman Tariq has been reported twice for bowling with a bent elbow during the Pakistan Super League (but cleared to bowl by the International Cricket Council both times).

Pakistan spinner Usman Tariq in action during a T20I against Australia. (PHOTO: AP)

Usman Tariq on bowling to India batsmen: I think there will be extra pressure on them

February 11, 2026 9:13 am

Spinner with a unique action says he is not bothered about all the talks of his action, which has been cleared twice by the ICC

Pakistan's Sahibzada Farhan takes picture with his supporters before the start of the T20 World Cup match between Pakistan and US in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026. (AP Photo)

India match is not a big deal, says Pakistan opener Sahibzada Farhan

February 11, 2026 8:51 am

Ahead of the highly-anticipated fixture against India, Pakistan opener says the team is well prepared to handle the challenge

Suryakumar Yadav won the toss and India are bowling first in the Asia Cup 2025 final against Pakistan. (PTI Photo)

T20 World Cup: Pakistan agreeing to play India saves ICC $174 million

February 10, 2026 10:23 am

Minutes after the Pakistan government went back on its decision of instructing its team from playing India, prices of a Mumbai-Colombo-Mumbai round trip increased by Rs 10,000 — to Rs 60,000.