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Team India’s arrival in Colombo (ANI video grab) NEW DELHI: Team India got a grand and colourful welcome when they landed in Colombo on Friday ahead of their high-voltage T20 World Cup match against Pakistan. Local musicians and dancers greeted the players at the airport with traditional drums and performances, creating a festive atmosphere. Arshdeep…

India vs Pakistan (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: India and Pakistan will train at different times ahead of their big T20 World Cup match on Sunday in Colombo. Pakistan will practice in the afternoon, while India will train in the evening, with both teams also scheduled to speak to the media before their sessions. Updating on…

Hardik Pandya and Ishan Kishan (PTI Photo) Following his match-winning knock against Namibia in the ICC T20 World Cup clash in Delhi, Indian wicketkeeper-batter Ishan Kishan opened up about the advice he received from all-rounder Hardik Pandya after losing his BCCI central contract in 2024. Kishan revealed how Hardik urged him not to dwell on…

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (ICC Photo) After a historic ICC Under-19 World Cup 2026 campaign, where his blistering 175 powered India to a record-extending sixth title, young batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is set to swap cricket whites for school uniform as he prepares to appear for his Class 10 board examinations — stepping briefly away from the…

United States’ Nosthush Kenjige celebrates the wicket of Netherlands’ Michael Levitt during the T20 World Cup cricket match between Netherlands and United States in Chennai, India, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP) The United States secured a 93-run win over the Netherlands in a group-stage match of the T20 World Cup on Friday, riding on Saiteja…

UAE’s Sohaib Khan (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: The scoreboard does not tell you the full story. It rarely does. It will say UAE chased down 151 for a five-wicket victory, that Sohaib Khan made 51 off 29 balls, that Aryansh Sharma played a match-winning, unbeaten knock of 74, and that Canada were left stunned at…

Zimbabwe’s players celebrates the wicket of Australia’s Ben Dwarshuis during the T20 World Cup cricket match between Australia and Zimbabwe in Colombo, Sri Lanka. (PTI) Zimbabwe’s 23-run win over Australia in the ongoing T20 World Cup has also drawn attention to a past trend involving India in global tournaments. On earlier occasions when Zimbabwe defeated…

Chris Gayl, Abhishek Sharma Former Sri Lanka cricketer Chamara Kapugedera said India’s recent T20 success has been built around opener Abhishek Sharma, comparing his impact at the top to that of Chris Gayle during his peak years.Over the past year in T20Is, Abhishek has scored at a strike rate of over 170 while averaging in…

Junaid Siddique and Aryansh Sharma (Image credit: Agencies) NEW DELHI: Powered by Junaid Siddique’s fifer and an 84-run partnership between Aryansh Sharma (74 not out) and Sohaib Khan (51), United Arab Emirates (UAE) opened their account in the ongoing T20 World Cup with a six-wicket victory over Canada on Friday at the Arun Jaitley Stadium…

Blessing Muzarabani of Zimbabwe celebrates the wicket of Tim David of Australia. (Getty Images) Zimbabwe produced one of the biggest surprises of the ICC T20 World Cup 2026, defeating injury-hit Australia by 23 runs in a gripping Group B clash on Friday. It marked only the second time the African side has toppled the former…