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.
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.’
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.
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.
In tactical terms, the shirtless protest was worse than a self-goal. Suddenly, the fiascos of the AI Summit were forgotten, and the Youth Congress’s disruption became the issue.
IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.
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