Journalism of Courage
September 29, 2025 08:31 IST
Pakistan’s Salman Ali Agha: ‘India disrespecting cricket by not shaking hands with us… Surya shook hands before event started’
Pakistan captain Salman Ali Agha criticised the Indian team for their behavior saying, "A good team doesn’t do that... this is very disrespectful to the game" Agha was then reminded about him skipping the press conference after the first group stage defeat to India.
September 30, 2025 08:33 IST
Asian cricket chief Mohsin Naqvi’s provocative social media reposts one of the reasons for India cricketers not accepting trophy from himSubscriber Only
"I have never seen a champion (team) not getting a trophy. We deserved it," says India captain Suryakumar Yadav; Mohsin Naqvi, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman, is also the country's Interior Minister.
September 29, 2025 07:55 IST
Operation Sindoor on the games field: PM Narendra Modi congratulates India after Asia Cup final win over Pakistan
Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated the Indian team after they won a record-extending ninth Asia Cup title by beating Pakistan by five wickets.
September 29, 2025 01:10 IST
Tilak Varma, India hold nerve to beat Pakistan in last-over thriller to win Asia CupSubscriber Only
Spinners Varun Chakravarty and Kuldeep Yadav also star in 5-wicket win with 2 balls left; Op Sindoor on the games field, outcome same — India wins: PM Narendra Modi posts on X .
September 29, 2025 17:13 IST
Tilak Varma thrives in a thriller as India and Pakistan play one of the edgiest games in a long timeSubscriber Only
The twists and turns kept coming in the Asia Cup final, as Pakistan imploded, then exploded and India finally trotted home
September 29, 2025 05:41 IST
IND vs PAK, Asia Cup final: No respite for Haris Rauf, Kuldeep recovers with a roar, Bumrah responds and Shaheen-Faheem ace the clever cutters
Tilak Varma, Shivam Dubey take India to Asian Cup victory, taking the thriller by 5 wickets after Pakistan claim three quick strikes up front.
September 29, 2025 00:56 IST
India win record-extending 9th Asia Cup title, beat Pakistan by five wickets in thrilling final
Tilak Varma stood strong to weather the early storm and powered India to their ninth Asia Cup title
September 28, 2025 21:29 IST
Secrets of Abhishek Sharma: Help from Yuvraj, Brian Lara, Travis Head; playing golf to perfect bat swing, and 4 am mornings
As The Indian Express had revealed in February this year, Abhishek was introduced to golf by Brian Lara when they were at the Sunrisers Hyderabad.
September 28, 2025 18:15 IST
‘Catch better, stop toying with your batting order’: Aakash Chopra’s advice to India ahead of Asia Cup final vs Pakistan
While India are unbeaten in the Asia Cup, their fielding have been a concern with the Suryakumar Yadav-led side dropping 12 catches in the tournament.
September 29, 2025 12:14 IST
Asia Cup 2025 Final: How to watch the IND vs PAK match on Airtel, Jio, Vodafone
Users can watch the India vs Pakistan Asia Cup 2025 final match either on the SonyLIV app on their smartphones or on the SonyLIV website on other devices.
September 28, 2025 18:23 IST
Asia Cup, IND-PAK final: Beyond bitterness on field, a tale of two superfans Sudhir and Chacha – ‘Will end with a hug, no matter who wins’Subscriber Only
For Indian cricket's superfan, Sudhir Kumar Chaudhary, Pakistan's Chacha Cricket (real name: Chaudhry Abdul Jalil) is like an elder brother. In India's 2004 tour to Pakistan, Sudhir stayed at Jalil's house in Lahore. Sudhir then got Jalil a ticket for the India-Pakistan final of the 2017 Champions Trophy.
September 28, 2025 12:39 IST
‘What is the fielding coach doing?’: Veteran bowler slams India team management for dropped catches in Asia Cup 2025
Ahead of the Asia Cup 2025 final against Pakistan in Dubai today, India's catching efficiency ranks among the lowest across the eight teams that have competed in the continental event this year.
September 28, 2025 14:31 IST
Salman Ali Agha defends tactics vs India: ‘If you deprive a fast bowler of aggression, then what’s left?’
The Pakistan captain, meanwhile, did find something that he was not okay with: Indians refusing to shake hands with them in protest of the heinous terror attacks at Pahalgam earlier in the year
September 28, 2025 12:44 IST
IND vs PAK: What are the two major Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli records that Abhishek Sharma can break in Asia Cup 2025 final?
There's daylight between Abhishek and the rest of the batters in the Asia Cup on every key batting metric. He has broken the record for most runs in an Asia Cup edition already
September 30, 2025 21:31 IST
India vs Pakistan, Asia Cup 2025: IND celebrate sans trophy after defeating PAK third Sunday in a row
India vs Pakistan Asia Cup 2025 Final Updates: Tilak Varma, with an unbeaten half century, guided India to a win over Pakistan. After the presentation ceremony, India accused ACC's Pakistani chief Mohsin Naqvi of taking the trophy with him. As captain Suryakumar Yadav told The Indian Express in an interview: 'Trophy leke bhaag gaye woh (They ran away with the trophy)'
September 29, 2025 10:06 IST
Asia Cup 2025 Final IND vs PAK: What to expect from pitch and weather during IND-PAK summit clash in Dubai?
India face Pakistan in the summit clash of the Asia Cup in Dubai.
September 29, 2025 10:05 IST
India vs Pakistan Asia Cup 2025 Final: IND defeat PAK for 3rd time in three Sundays
Batting first, the Pakistan team had a massive stumble after reaching 84 for no loss as they lost nine wickets for 33 runs.
September 29, 2025 10:06 IST
India vs Pakistan Asia Cup 2025 Final Playing 11: Hardik Pandya misses out, Rinku Singh in
The Indian Express predicts the probable playing XIs of India and Pakistan in the Asia Cup final in Dubai.
September 27, 2025 23:24 IST
Sri Lanka Super Over thriller a good ‘wake-up call’ for India ahead of Asia Cup final vs Pakistan, says Sunil Gavaskar
Sunil Gavaskar says that it was good that India had been pushed to this extent before the final against Pakistan.
September 27, 2025 21:04 IST
Irfan Pathan points out ‘area of concern’ for Suryakumar Yadav ahead of Asia Cup final showdown vs Pakistan
Former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan pointed out that the fact that Suryakumar had fallen to Sri Lanka's Wanindu Hasaranga while attempting a sweep in their last Super Fours match was concerning
September 28, 2025 18:24 IST
Asia Cup 2025 final: India have an air of destiny, but underdogs Pakistan seem resurgent and have a history of rising to the big occasionSubscriber Only
Suryakumar Yadav's men have beaten the neighbours in their two meetings, and he says there's no rivalry, but rancour and political posturing adds edge to the volatile contest
September 28, 2025 18:25 IST
‘Never seen teams not shake hands’- Pakistan’s captain Salman Agha about Suryakumar’s IndiaSubscriber Only
Ahead of the Asia Cup final, the skipper also addressed Haris Rauf’s gestures to crowd, saying that’s individual’s ‘way of expressing aggression’.
September 27, 2025 20:11 IST
‘Get Abhishek Sharma out, rest of Indians are not in great form…’: Ahmed Shehzad
Former Pakistan opener believes a back-of-length away angler can trouble Abhishek, while former captain Rashid Latif believes a well-directed bouncer could do the trick.
September 27, 2025 20:43 IST
Asia Cup final: Wasim Akram says India are favourites but asks Pakistan to back themselves and play sensible cricket
The final in Dubai will be the first-ever India-Pakistan summit clash in the 41-year history of Asia Cup, adding another chapter to cricket's most intense rivalry.
September 27, 2025 18:29 IST
Irfan Pathan explains why playing tight match against Sri Lanka keeps India in good stead ahead of Asia Cup final vs Pakistan
India will next play the Asia Cup final against Pakistan on Sunday, the third time these two teams will meet in the tournament with the Men In Blue winning the group stage and Super 4 encounters.