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Monday, February 23, 2026
TopicIndia-Pakistan cricket

Topic: India-Pakistan cricket

Pakistanis say BCCI, ICC won’t survive without their team—‘we are not optional’

Pakistan’s decision to withdraw the boycott came after an ICC delegation held meetings with PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi regarding the team’s participation in the ICC T20 match against India.

Star Sports’ India-Pakistan World Cup promo falls flat. ‘Greatest rivalry’ deserves better

The new promo largely relies on YouTuber Abhishek Malhan’s one-liner, which feels lazy and juvenile. The ending makes it even worse when the fans chant a bland slogan.

Pakistanis can’t get enough of U19 coach Sarfaraz Ahmed. ‘He’ll transform new generation’

‘Sarfaraz is the ideal person. The least selfish Pakistani cricketer ever. And a winning mindset. He will transform our upcoming generation of players,’ wrote a Pakistani X user.

Taxpayers dropping like flies & Trump-man is the superhero the world doesn’t need

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

World Cup game during Kargil, start-stop bilaterals & neutral venues—India-Pakistan cricket over the yrs

As BCCI faces criticism for India playing Pakistan in the ongoing Asia Cup, ThePrint looks at how cricketing ties between the two countries have shaped up over the years.

World’s greatest cricket rivalry is now an off-field battle between BCCI, PCB, and ICC

An explosive email from ICC CEO to the PCB, accusing it of compromising ICC rules by making a video of match officials before the match with UAE, shows the fire isn’t doused yet.

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.

Terror and talks, no. Terror and cricket, yes?

Have the totally avoidable overs in the Asia Cup sent mixed signals about our resolve to fight terrorism coming from Pakistan’s soil? Govt needs to explain reasons for this sudden ‘olive branch’.

On Camera

Nick Jonas wearing a mangalsutra is validation for many Indians. He’s our favourite jiju

Nick Jonas is not trying to modernise the mangalsutra, but his gesture shows that choices can be equal. If commitment must be flaunted, it need not be gendered.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Suspected brake failure leads to Tejas accident after landing, airframe likely to be written off

The IAF, so far, remains mum on this accident which has led to grounding of the fleet for safety checks.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.