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Topic: Wasim Akram

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

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

Pakistani ex-cricketers slam absence of PCB officials from Champions Trophy stage. ‘Weren’t we hosts?’

Triya Gulati -
ICC chairman Jay Shah handed over the Champions Trophy to Indian captain Rohit Sharma. Wasim Akram says PCB officials were present in stadium but weren’t on stage.

How Wasim Akram thinks Pakistan can qualify for semis—Lock English players in dressing room

Debdutta Chakraborty -
Pakistani cricket fans are adding all permutations and combinations to see whether their team can still qualify. Most only work on paper.

Wasim Akram chamar abuse shows one thing — Pakistan never had an Ambedkar or Mayawati

Dilip Mandal -
In all likelihood, there won't be any action against Akram, as there is no law in Pakistan that penalises citizens for making such remarks. In India, things are way different.

Not just Pakistan cricket, Wasim Akram also hits a new low—casteist slur on national TV

Keshav Padmanabhan -
Cricket fans were aghast by Akram's comments. One Indian X user questioned whether casteism 'might be in DNA of South Asians', while a Pakistani fan asked Akram 'to educate himself'.

Imran out, Wasim in, Wasim out, Imran in—PCB’s tribute video is now a joke of the legends

Debdutta Chakraborty -
Wasim Akram, who had earlier criticised Imran’s exclusion from the PCB tribute video, was missing in the second version.

Wasim Akram showed his class against the mighty West Indies. No Imran or Miandad by his side

Kush Singh -
Be it the 1986 match against the West Indies or his last test hundred in 2000, Wasim Akram's knocks have resulted in multiple victories for Pakistan.

Gautam Gambhir not the only one calling Babar Azam ‘selfish’, Pakistani legends think so too

Antara Baruah -
Babar Azam tops the list of openers who have struggled to perform well so far at the World Cup.

Fawad Khan’s Maula Jatt can wait. For now, it’s Wasim Akram and Shoaib Akhtar uniting fans

Debdutta Chakraborty -
Days before India and Pakistan face off in the T20 World Cup cricket match on Sunday, a 2017 ad featuring Wasim Akram and Shoaib Akhtar is creating ripples.

Wasim Akram’s prediction comes true. This Pakistani golfer has made it big

Srushti Joshi -
Earlier this year, Omar became Pakistan’s highest-ranked international player in the World Amateur Golf Rankings.
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Opinion

Indian judiciary must stop panicking over AI

Siddarth Raman -
To assume courts weigh every word committed to paper is to ignore reality. The Indian judiciary has long had a "Control+C" problem.

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

Patel’s 1950 letter to Nehru: Find no legal power to deal with Press or men like Syama Prasad

Economy

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

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

Defence

India eyes 6th generation FCAS, looks at tying up with France for possible collaboration

Snehesh Alex Philip -
Initial talks held on the possibility of India entering the programme that was started in 2017 between France, Germany and Spain to ensure European sovereignty in defence and security.

National Interest

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

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

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