At least three U.S. service members are among the hundreds confirmed dead in a widening war across the Middle East, set off by a string of U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran this weekend that killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Pledging to continue the “combat operations … in full force,” President Trump on Sunday…
Shoaib Akhtar and Mohsin Naqvi (Agency Image) Former Pakistan speedster Shoaib Akhtar has indirectly questioned the leadership at the Pakistan Cricket Board after Pakistan crashed out of the T20 World Cup 2026 despite signing off their Super 8 campaign with a win over Sri Lanka.Pakistan’s victory in their final Group 2 fixture was not enough…
Openers Fakhar Zaman and Sahibzada Farhan put Pakistan in control with a record opening stand against Sri Lanka in a must-win Super 8 match of the T20 World Cup at Pallekele International Stadium on Saturday.Batting first, Pakistan built a 176-run partnership for the opening wicket, their highest stand for any wicket in T20 World Cup…
Pakistan opener Sahibzada Farhan created history in the must-win Super 8 clash against Sri Lanka in the T20 World Cup 2026, going past Virat Kohli to register the highest number of runs in a single edition of the tournament on Saturday.Kohli had scored 319 runs in six innings during the 2014 T20 World Cup, a…
Pakistan’s Shadab Khan (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi believes Shadab Khan is the frontrunner to take over the national side if Mike Hesson continues as head coach. With Pakistan’s campaign at the T20 World Cup 2026 hanging in the balance, discussions have already intensified over who could replace current skipper Salman Ali…
Big Picture: Will Pakistan abandon their conservative approach? Pakistan’s habitual desperate net-run-rate calculations towards the tail-end of a group stage have thrown up another classic. In what is a dead-rubber for already-eliminated hosts Sri Lanka, Pakistan have been given a faint shot at staying alive in the T20 World Cup, thanks to a surprise comeback…
R Ashwin shushes Pakistan’s Mohammad Amir NEW DELHI: Ravichandran Ashwin has defended young India batter Abhishek Sharma after former Pakistan pacer Mohammad Amir labelled him “just a slogger” during the T20 World Cup. Amir’s remark came after Abhishek was dismissed for three consecutive ducks in the group stage, questioning his technique and suggesting he lacked…
Pakistan’s Usman Tariq, centre, celebrates with teammates (AP/PTI) The debate around Babar Azam refuses to fade at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. Once hailed as Pakistan’s next great batting superstar, Babar has tried multiple roles in this edition, opening the innings, batting in the top order and even shifting to the middle order. So…
South Africa’s players celebrate the wicket of India’s captain Suryakumar Yadav (AP) India’s Super 8 campaign began on the worst possible note as South Africa handed them a crushing 76-run defeat at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Entering the stage as one of the strongest favourites to defend their T20 World Cup crown, the…