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Wednesday, August 27, 2025
TopicShikhar Dhawan

Topic: Shikhar Dhawan

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.

ED takes note of leading dailies for ‘surrogate ads’ of illegal betting platforms ‘preying’ on users

Thousands falling victim to misleading promotion, often by celebs, through QR codes with the ads, ostensibly of sporting merchandise brands but redirecting to betting platforms, sources say.

Shahid Afridi-Shikhar Dhawan spat over Pahalgam brings out Kargil and ‘fantastic tea’

Shahid Afridi has been taking swipes at India with the tea barb since the Pahalgam attack. He escalated it when Shikhar Dhawan responded by asking the former Pakistani cricketer how low he will stoop.

Shikhar Dhawan announces retirement from all cricket formats

Throughout his career, the veteran opener appeared in 34 Tests, 167 ODIs & 68 T20Is for India.

India suffer 31-run loss after no answer to Bavuma and vd Dussen’s contrasting centuries

Stand-in skipper K.L. Rahul’s first match as ODI captain ended in defeat as South Africa defended a challenging 296 despite flourish from Thakur at the end.

Hardik Pandya returns for ODI series against South Africa after six-month injury lay off

Along with all-rounder Pandya, senior opener Shikhar Dhawan and seasoned seamer Bhuvneshwar Kumar also returned to the Indian squad for the three-match ODI series against South Africa.

Rahul Gandhi’s non-Yoga Day antics, and the other ‘lateral entry’ policy

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

On Camera

Should the govt get involved in Harjinder Singh case? He’s no victim

The more support Singh has received from Indian-origin people in the US, the greater has been the uproar against immigrants and their supporters.

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

Op Sindoor lesson: IAF chief bats for joint planning & coordination centre in Delhi, not theaterisation

Contrary to claims regarding implementation of theaterisation, ThePrint first reported on 17 June 2021 that it will be delayed. Now, ACM Singh bats for different structure.

That Oval Office picture for ages deserves closer Indian reading, with a geopolitical lens

Putin sees this as a victory. Europeans have decided to deal with Trump on his terms for the sake of the larger Western alliance. We look at the lessons for us in India.