Former leg-spinner Amit Mishra didn't mince his words while scrutinising India's harrowing catching performance at the ongoing Asia Cup, cautioning the team to fine-tune its skills before taking on arch-rival Pakistan in the final at the Dubai International Stadium on Sunday.
September 24 holds a special place in Indian cricket history. On this day in 2007, India lifted the inaugural T20 World Cup, defeating arch-rivals Pakistan by five runs in a thrilling final at Johannesburg. In 2025, members of that historic side looked back with pride and nostalgia.
"Fearless, fearless and fearless" was head coach Gautam Gambhir's reaction after India engineered a six-wicket triumph with authority for the second time against arch-rival Pakistan at the ongoing Asia Cup in Dubai on Sunday.
India, already qualified for the Super Four stage of the tournament, will take on Oman, who is yet to win a game, in a dead-rubber at Dubai on Saturday.
As Prime Minister Narendra Modi turned 75, wishes poured in from across the country, with sporting icons Gautam Gambhir, Grandmasters Viswanathan Anand, R Praggnanandhaa, and Olympic medallist shooter Manu Bhaker sending their heartfelt messages.
This Asia Cup clash was India-Pakistan's first meet since April's Pahalgam attack and launching of Operation Sindoor by Indian Armed Forces in response to it. Battling immense pressure due to these circumstances and online backlash for going ahead with the match, Suryakumar-led Indian side m
India head coach Gautam Gambhir and captain Suryakumar Yadav closely inspected the pitch of the Dubai International Stadium on the eve of their much-debated clash against Pakistan on Sunday at the Asia Cup.
India assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate stated that the players are aware of the people's sentiments about their fixture against arch-rival Pakistan at the Asia Cup on Sunday in Dubai.
The session began with light warm-ups and stretching before the nets came alive. Young pacer Harshit Rana was spotted in a serious conversation with left-arm quick Arshdeep Singh, while mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy and Kuldeep Yadav rolled their arms over, working on their rhythm ahead
Former leg-spinner Amit Mishra wants India's premier spinner Kuldeep Yadav to remember that he is a "wicket-taking" bowler and has urged him to focus on his natural variation on the UAE strips in the ongoing Asia Cup.
UAE cricket coach Lalchand Rajput is looking forward to meeting his former pupil and India head coach Gautam Gambhir as they hope to stage an upset in their Asia Cup campaign opener against a side that brims with "match-winners".