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Topic: Pakistan cricket team

T20 World Cup: India win by 61 runs as Ishan Kishan leads conquest & Pakistan wickets tumble

With this decisive victory over Pakistan, India also clinched its spot in 'Super 8' of the ICC T20 World Cup.

Pakistan survive the Netherlands scare in thrilling T20 World Cup opener

In Colombo, a straightforward chase of 148 turns into a nail-biter as Netherlands reduce Pakistan to seven down with two overs remaining.

Pakistanis angry at Babar Azam despite win against Australia—‘his best position is on bench’

No one expected Pakistan to win—including the Pakistanis. When Shehbaz Sharif congratulated the team on its ‘electrifying’ performance, people could not resist taking a dig.

‘Get Abhishek Bachchan out early’—Shoaib Akhtar’s advice to Pakistan before Sunday final

The faux pas happened during the show 'Game On Hai'. Akhtar meant to warn the Pakistan team against letting Abhishek Sharma settle.

Aaqib Javed is a clown, says Jason Gillespie. Pakistanis agree

In an Instagram Story, Gillespie suggested that Javed was responsible for his and Gary Kirsten’s removal as coaches. ‘Aaqib was clearly undermining Gary and I behind the scenes.’

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.

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.

Pakistan becomes first to whitewash South Africa at home. No fluke, say fans

Fans can’t get over the stars of the series—Saim Ayub and Mohammad Rizwan. Ayub, for his match-winning twin centuries, and Rizwan, for his exemplary captaincy.

Pakistanis blame new coach Aqib Javed for ODI loss to Zimbabwe—‘it was bound to happen’

Some fans bemoan Babar Azam’s absence, some are cursing the young players, while others are blaming Pakistan Cricket Board’s coach-selection process.

Ben Stokes doesn’t get Islamabad reporter. Pakistanis charge English captain of overreacting

Pakistanis refused to let the English have the last laugh. One X user said, “Ben Stokes is me trying to understand the British English accent.”

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An economic ‘sagar manthan’ beckons: As IT growth dwindles, manufacturing exports to take driver’s seat

A depreciating INR, combined with FTAs with the UK, US and EU, gives India tariff advantages over China, Vietnam, and Bangladesh.

Iranian naval ship Lavan with crew of 184 docked in Kochi same day US torpedoed IRIS Dena

IRIS Lavan was in the region for the International Fleet Review held last month and ‘sought urgent docking in Kochi citing technical issues,’ it is learnt.

Trump brings the Age of Humiliation for friends. Modi needs stoicism abroad, humility at home

Trump has ushered in the age of humiliation. His method is to push around America’s friends rudely and publicly. He knows none of them can afford to fight back.