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Monday, July 21, 2025
TopicIndia-Pakistan cricket

Topic: India-Pakistan cricket

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.

Those separating cricket from politics after Reasi tragedy are either delusional or Pakistani

The Pakistani cricketer on the 22-yard pitch and the terrorist from his soil both represent not just the same country but the same institutionalised hatred against India, particularly Hindus.

Only Pakistan can defeat Pakistan, say hurt fans. They want ‘wholesale change’

The best response came from Shoaib Akhtar, capturing the mood of the nation: 'I think I should have a template text "Disappointed & hurt" automatically set to be posted.'

On Camera

India’s TRP ecosystem needs a reset. Time to end BARC monopoly

A ratings monopoly in India has led to lack of technological variation, resulting in sluggish systems detached from market dynamics.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.