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BCCI Adopts Bold Move To Isolate Pakistan, Set To Pull Out Of Asia Cup: Report

The recent hostilities between India and Pakistan on the border areas are set to have a long and lasting impact on the cricketing relations between the two countries. While India and Pakistan were already against playing bilateral cricket, the worsened political relations between the two nations have jeopardized multi-team events between the two teams too. With a Pakistan minister heading the Asian Cricket Council - the body governing cricketing affairs in the continent - the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is planning to pull out of this year's Asia Cup, in a bid to further isolate the neighbouring country.

Jasprit Bumrah Lost Test Captaincy Race Due To "Hardik Pandya Yardstick", New Candidate Emerges

As the Test captaincy transition in the Indian team keeps everyone guessing, plenty of opinions have surfaced on the candidates, primarily Jasprit Bumrah and Shubman Gill. Bumrah looked like the natural successor as Rohit Sharma said goodbye to the format but those in the know, feel Gill is being considered as a better canddiate due to the pacer's workload issue and injury troubles. Former India batting coach Sanjay Bangar, sharing his opinion on the Test captaincy situation, feels Bumrah lost No. 1 Test captaincy candidate spot because of the same reason that saw Hardik Pandya being overlooked for India's T20I captaincy -- injuries and workload.

Kuldeep Yadav Loses Cool On Umpire After DRS Call Goes Against Him. Watch

Delhi Capitals (DC) spinner Kuldeep Yadav snapped at an on-field umpire after his LBW appeal against Gujarat Titans (GT) batter Sai Sudharsan was upheld. The incident occurred on the first delivery of the 8th over when Kuldeep outfoxed Sudharsan with a googly. Despite the loud appeals from the DC players, the umpire didn't raise his fingers. Despite DC losing a review a couple of balls earlier, captain Axar Patel decided to take the DRS on Kuldeep's request.

Indirect Dig At Gautam Gambhir? Sunil Gavaskar Makes Explosive KKR Comment: "Shreyas Iyer Didn't..."

Legendary India batter Sunil Gavaskar feels Shreyas Iyer didn't get enough credit for leading Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) to the Indian Premier League (IPL) title. Despite leading KKR to their third IPL title, Shreyas was released by KKR ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auction, where he was picked up by the Punjab Kings (PBKS). KKR's success was largely attributed to mentor Gautam Gambhir, but Gavaskar feels it's the captain who deserves much of the credit instead of someone sitting in the dugout. Apart from his captaincy, Shreyas scored 351 runs from 14 innings at an average of 39 and with two fifties.

Shubman Gill-Sai Sudharsan Script History Against Delhi Capitals, Register Sensational IPL Record

Sai Sudharsan hit an unbeaten 108 and skipper Shubman Gill made 93 not out as Gujarat Titans booked their play-off spot in the IPL with a 10-wicket hammering of Delhi Capitals on Sunday. The day marked the return of IPL action with two completed matches after Saturday's scheduled resumption ended in a washout. The T20 tournament was paused last week due a deadly conflict between India and Pakistan but officials decided to resume the tournament after a ceasefire. Gujarat's victory also ensured a spot in the play-offs for Royal Challengers Bengaluru as well as Punjab Kings, who earlier in the day won their match against Rajasthan Royals.

Indian Premier League returns to action with Punjab edging Rajasthan

JAIPUR: Afghanistan's Azmatullah Omarzai marked the restart of the Indian Premier League with a fine all-round contribution as Punjab Kings closed in on a play-off spot with a 10-run win over Rajasthan Royals on Sunday.

India Beat Bangladesh On Penalties To Retain SAFF U19 Championship

India showed nerves of steel to successfully defend their SAFF U-19 Championship title, outlasting Bangladesh 4-3 on penalties after the match ended 1-1 in regulation time on Sunday. Buoyed by a raucous crowd, India took the lead in the second minute through captain Singamayum Shami before Bangladesh equalised in the 61st minute through Md Joy Ahamed. The Blue Colts didn't have the best start to the penalty shootout, trailing 2-3 after Rohen Singh's weak effort from the spot was saved by Bangladesh goalkeeper Md Ismail Hossain Mahin, handing the opposition the early advantage.

"Will Be Even Better In A Year": Rahul Dravid Praises Rajasthan Royals' Young Indian Batters

Head coach Rahul Dravid hopes that the young Indian players in the Rajasthan Royals' ranks will soon get the opportunity to play "tough international cricket," which in turn will help them return stronger for the next IPL season. The Royals crashed to their fifth successive defeat when they went down against Punjab Kings by 10 runs here on Sunday. "We've seen some abilities. Even today, the batting that Jaiswal did, Vaibhav did, Dhruv Jurel did. There's a lot of Sanju, Riyan today. We have a lot of young, good Indian batsmen. They'll be even better in a year," Dravid said in the post match press conference.

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BCCI Adopts Bold Move To Isolate Pakistan, Set To Pull Out Of Asia Cup: Report

Jasprit Bumrah Lost Test Captaincy Race Due To "Hardik Pandya Yardstick", New Candidate Emerges

Kuldeep Yadav Loses Cool On Umpire After DRS Call Goes Against Him. Watch

Indirect Dig At Gautam Gambhir? Sunil Gavaskar Makes Explosive KKR Comment: "Shreyas Iyer Didn't..."

Shubman Gill-Sai Sudharsan Script History Against Delhi Capitals, Register Sensational IPL Record

Indian Premier League returns to action with Punjab edging Rajasthan

India Beat Bangladesh On Penalties To Retain SAFF U19 Championship

"Will Be Even Better In A Year": Rahul Dravid Praises Rajasthan Royals' Young Indian Batters