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India Asia Cup 2025 T20I Squad Announcement: Follow the latest updates on the team announcement.

India Asia Cup 2025 Squad Announcement: Shubman Gill returns as vice-captain; Bumrah, Kuldeep back in 15-man team

August 22, 2025 08:16 IST

Indian Cricket Team Asia Cup Squad Announcement: Follow the latest updates from India's T20I team announcement for the upcoming Asia Cup T20 tounrament, starting September 9 in the UAE.

‘From my angle I couldn’t really see’: Shoaib Bashir opens up about match-winning delivery that dismissed Mohammed Siraj at Lord’s

August 18, 2025 14:01 IST

If Siraj had survived, India might have pulled off a miracle of epic proportions courtesy of allrounder Ravindra Jadeja who stayed unbeaten at 61.

‘No Indian player was better than him in middle overs’: Shreyas Iyer worthy of T20I comeback in Asia Cup, reckons Aakash Chopra

August 18, 2025 13:52 IST

Shreyas Iyer walloped over 600 runs for the first time in an IPL season in 2025, with his 175.07 strike rate ranking the best among all batters.

India's Jasprit Bumrah, celebrates with teammates after the dismissal during 3rd Test against England at Lord's. (AP)

‘Don’t push him forcibly towards early retirement because he is 24-carat pure gold’: Aakash Chopra defends Jasprit Bumrah

August 18, 2025 13:48 IST

Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah played in three Tests in the five-match Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy with Indian team management deciding about his workload management

Mike Hesson has urged Babar Azam to play in the BBL and improve his T20I strike rate. (Reuters)

‘He has chance to play BBL and improve his T20 strike rate’: Mike Hesson on dropping Babar Azam from Pakistan Asia Cup squad

August 18, 2025 13:02 IST

Mike Hesson added that Pakistan will need to back players who have performed in recent series in Rizwan and Babar's absence.

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Australia vs South Africa 1st ODI: When and where to watch AUS vs SA live in India?

September 5, 2025 13:02 IST

The Indian Express provides all the livestreaming details of the Australia vs South Africa 1st ODI from Cairns on Tuesday.

Surrounded by mighty middle-overs spin dominators in Samson, Abhishek and skipper Suryakumar, Tilak may feel the pinch and the need to amp up his strike rates from the middling zone to fend off an Iyer challenge. (BCCI)

Can Tilak Varma hold off spin-bashing Shreyas Iyer from the India T20I No 3 spot?Subscriber Only

August 19, 2025 08:16 IST

Tilak's struggles against slow bowlers this IPL, stand out sorely within India's T20 template of attacking spin, and Sanju Samson could be pushed down to No 3, given how he struggled to break free against England pacers

Why Kuldeep Yadav will add the most potent fang to India’s spin dagger at Asia CupSubscriber Only

August 19, 2025 08:14 IST

Kuldeep, now at the peak of his prowess, is an irresistible temptation for selectors, alongside Varun Chakaravarthy, Ravi Bishnoi and Axar Patel.

‘AUS, IND and ENG greedy’: Sir Geoffrey Boycott reacts to CA’s Todd Greenberg’s comments; bats for equal distribution of wealth among Test playing nations

August 18, 2025 11:02 IST

India, England and Australia are often referred to as the ‘Big Three’ in cricket. Test series between them are played over five matches and attract a lot of eyeballs and revenue.

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Shreyas Iyer or Washington Sundar: Fight for last spot ahead of Asia Cup T20ISubscriber Only

August 18, 2025 12:01 IST

It is learnt that the selection committee will discuss whether to go ahead with a specialist batsman in Shreyas Iyer, Rinku Singh or Riyan Parag, or go with the all-rounder Washington Sundar.

Shubman Gill is unlikely to make the India Asia Cup 2025 squad with selectors backing Abhishek Sharma and Sanju Samson. (BCCI/AP)

Shubman Gill unlikely for Asia Cup T20I with selectors keen on status quo ahead of Tuesday selection meetingSubscriber Only

August 18, 2025 11:59 IST

Selectors believe the Sanju Samson-Abhishek Sharma pairing has been doing well at the top of the order, and Yashasvi Jaiswal slots in as third opener.

India's Rinku Singh, Shreyas Iyer and Mohammed Siraj in action. (PTI/BCCI)

Empty slots: Players in contention for the last two spots for India in Asia Cup squad

August 18, 2025 07:21 IST

Asia Cup 2025: Here's looking at the choices for India and what they bring to the table.

Cheteshwar Pujara says R Ashwin can take up coaching role for India in future

August 17, 2025 19:27 IST

While Ashwin has been considered an astute mind in the game, he has also been associated with the overthinker tag

‘This team has the ability to beat India in the Asia Cup’: Aaqib Javed on Pakistan squad

August 17, 2025 18:59 IST

Head Coach Mike Hesson called out Babar Azam to improve his strike rate, as the batter has been omitted from the squad

Alyssa Healy has been appointed as captain of the Australian women's cricket team. (Cricket Australia)

‘Have to negotiate spin threat’: Alyssa Healy warns Australia ahead of Women’s World Cup in India

August 17, 2025 18:48 IST

Although Australia lost the series 1-2, Healy looked in supreme touch with the bat and became the highest run getter in her comeback series after she was out of competitive cricket for nearly six months due to a knee injury.

Why did Jack Russell not brush for two days straight? Phil Tufnell answers: ‘…wanted to put the batters off’

August 17, 2025 18:39 IST

Phil Tufnell and Carlos Brathwaite discuss off-putting tactics used by wicket-keepers

Glenn Maxwell lauds Dewald Brevis: ‘All the Baby AB stuff. It’s a pretty heavy burden he had to have early in his career’

August 17, 2025 18:09 IST

Dewald Brevis scored century in the second T20I and blitzed with a half-century in the third T20I

Brett Lee on Ravindra Jadeja’s sword celebration: ‘The only way I see him getting injured is doing a rotator cuff’

August 17, 2025 17:51 IST

Brett Lee also praised the fitness of Ravindra Jadeja

Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan are not Pakistan cricket’s key players: Mohammad Hafeez

August 17, 2025 17:38 IST

The Pakistan side has recently lost ODI series 2-1 and have been underwhelming both in bilateral cricket and ICC events in recent times

Aakash Chopra on KL Rahul’s chances of getting selected for Asia Cup 2025 squad: ‘If something is stopping him, it’s his own mindset’

August 17, 2025 17:24 IST

With Sanju Samson and Abhishek Sharma likely to open at the showpiece event, if Rahul gets picked he will have to come in the middle order

Shoaib Bashir unfazed by Nathan Lyon’s ‘just okay’ comment: ‘I just stick to what I believe’

August 17, 2025 16:57 IST

Lyon stated that Jack Leach is still England's best spinner and took a jibe at Bashir, saying he just "has been okay".

Irfan Pathan reveals about Chappell’s coaching and dressing room conversations: ‘Way of treating seniors and juniors…he wanted to bring an Australian culture’

August 17, 2025 16:36 IST

Pathan does reveal that at times, he felt Chappell's coaching style was too aggressive

Mitchell Johnson slammed CA CEO Todd Greenberg's proposal to limit number of teams in Test cricket. (AP/X)

Mitchell Johnson slams Cricket Australia CEO’s proposal to limit Test cricket to fewer teams: ‘Not the solution to save the format’

August 17, 2025 15:17 IST

Mitchell Johnson also highlighted the need for accountability from the Big Three powers - India, England and Australia - urging them to not merely blanket the cricket calendar.

R Ashwin on Asia Cup 2025 squad: Jaiswal automatically gets a kick-in

August 17, 2025 14:52 IST

Jaiswal, in 67 matches, has scored 2166 runs in the IPL so far. However, The Indian Express understands that Jaiswal is not part of the T20 plans and so is the case with Rishabh Pant