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Wednesday, September 3, 2025
TopicIndia-Pakistan cricket

Topic: India-Pakistan cricket

India, Pakistan WCL semi-final unlikely as Indian cricketers refuse to participate

League match was earlier abandoned after some of the team members from Indian squad refused to go ahead citing the sentiments after the Pahalgam terror attack.

India vs Pakistan in Asia Cup? Cricket with terror state Pakistan is good for business after all

If you accept the principle of sporting sanctions, then you only need to ask: is there a difference between apartheid-era South Africa and today’s Pakistan?

India-Pakistan WCL match called off. Shahid Afridi thinks cricket is bigger than politics

The match was set to mark the first India-Pakistan face-off in this year’s World Championship of Legends. Pakistan’s captain is Mohammad Hafeez, while Yuvraj Singh leads the Indian side.

ICC announces women’s ODI schedule, India-Pakistan match scheduled for 5 Oct in Colombo

Colombo had to be added as a neutral venue according to the hybrid model that was accepted for the Champions Trophy after India refrained from travelling to Pakistan for the ICC event.

BCCI should boycott Pakistan Cricket Board. It will hurt its finances, not the game

The most important thing is to hurt the finances of the Pakistan Cricket Board. Cricket will not suffer because India-Pakistan matches are currently boring and one-sided.

Axis powers concede to the power of ‘X’ & classic case of floccinaucinihilipilification

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Fewer matches, one-sided results take the bite out of India-Pakistan cricket rivalry

Analysts say India has come a long way as ODI team while Pakistan is still caught in a time warp, is conservative & playing brand of cricket that might have been more suited to 1990s.

For Pakistanis, ‘world’s greatest rivalry’ is dead. It has become a ‘salana bezzati’

Many say that the essence of India-Pakistan cricket isn’t about who wins or loses. It’s about unforgettable moments, passionate debates, and stories we pass down through generations.

Pakistan’s batting performance leaves Pakistanis annoyed. ‘India should get over this rivalry’

The overall sentiment that Indians & Pakistanis shared after the first innings was that “the vibes are off”—the rivalry is now boring.

Netflix to release series on India-Pakistan cricket rivalry—Pakistanis say it will be ‘biased’

Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, Shoaib Akhtar, and Wasim Akram are expected to offer their perspectives on the India-Pakistan cricketing rivalry's history and significance.

On Camera

Trump’s 4,500 troops can topple Nicolás Maduro—not fix Venezuela

The US troops could dislodge the government in Caracas, but it won’t be enough to police a country ringed by drug cartels and insurgents.

A Rs 33,000 cr ‘banking fraud’: ED’s case against Arvind Dham, Amtek’s web of ‘500 shell companies’

ED has accused Amtek promoter Arvind Dham of controlling web of nearly 500 shell companies operating as a layered structure, with up to 15 levels of indirect ownership, to divert funds.

‘Real-time, all-climate’ explosives detector could enhance airport & border security—no dogs, no swabs

Bengaluru-based CeNS designs accurate, portable, and cheap sensor using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. It could significantly reduce risks at vulnerable choke points. 

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.