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Thursday, August 14, 2025
TopicIndian cricket team

Topic: Indian cricket team

When nerves kick in, memes take over. Indians brace for ICC Champions Trophy final vs NZ

Indian cricket fans are not taking the Black Caps for granted. They haven’t forgotten the 2021 ICC World Test Championship final, when New Zealand defeated India by 8 wickets.

India’s power play at ICC tournament in Pakistan & Indian taxpayers’ strained ties with authorities

International media also reports on the financial revolution brewing among the middle class & the north-south divide over the 2026 delimitation proposal.

‘Mauka Mauka’ man got chance at good life after ad. ‘India-Pak commercial made me an overnight star’

It has been a decade since the first of the 'Mauka Mauka' ads aired during the 2015 ICC World Cup. They soon became a fixture before India-Pakistan matches.

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.

Shami’s 5-wicket haul to Gill’s unbeaten 100, how India cracked a solid start at ICC Champions Trophy

Team India was chasing a score of 229 runs & beat Bangladesh Thursday by 6 wickets in its first game of the 2025 edition of the tournament.

Triple century & a comeback 7 years in the making. At 33, Karun Nair plays like he’s 25

The batter’s knock on the Indian team’s door is timely. Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma’s poor form has made their place doubtful. And Shubhman Gill and Washington Sunder haven’t cemented their spot in the side.

India’s middle class in a squeeze while urban, rural economies do well & Indian cricket ‘in transition’

Global media also reported on once-a-decade exposition of St. Francis Xavier's 472-yr-old corpse in Goa, reflecting on how Christian community's being increasingly targeted in the country.

Jasprit Bumrah continues to remain No. 1 in Test rankings

He was at the top of the bowlers' chart with a career-best rating of 908 in the latest ICC rankings released Wednesday.

There’s a problem in India’s cricketing culture. Border-Gavaskar series loss exposes it

There have been many instances of Australian and English players leaving the IPL midway to prepare for upcoming bilateral Test series. But there is no such culture in Indian cricket.

We’ve probably seen Rohit Sharma for last time in Test cricket: Gavaskar, Shastri

Under fire for his poor form and bad captaincy, Sharma chose to sit out the 5th Test against Australia.

On Camera

Asim Munir wants to be guardian of the Middle East. He’s fated to fail at home

Countering insurgency needs the Pakistan Army to demonstrate a political will that ties leaders at the centre with those in the borderlands. But it may not have the imagination.

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

India, US troops to undertake joint military exercise next month, first after Op Sindoor

21st edition of annual joint military exercise will be held from 1 to 16 September, aimed at sharing military tech, operational best practices & disaster relief coordination methods.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.