Pakistan

Abdullah Shafique

Imam-ul-Haq

Babar Azam (C)

Mohammad Rizwan (W)

Saud Shakeel

Iftikhar Ahmed

Shadab Khan

Usama Mir

Shaheen Afridi

Hasan Ali

Haris Rauf

Afghanistan

Rahmanullah Gurbaz

Ibrahim Zadran

Rahmat Shah

Hashmatullah Shahidi (C)

Azmatullah Omarzai

Ikram Alikhil (W)

Mohammad Nabi

Rashid Khan

Mujeeb Ur Rahman

Naveen-ul-Haq

Noor Ahmad

Abdullah Ahmadzai

Abdul Malik

Afsar Khan Zazai

Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar

Said Bahir Shah Mehboob

Bashir Ahmad

Bilal Sami

Darwish Abdul Rasooli

Fareed Ahmad Malik

Farmanullah Safi

Fazalhaq Farooqi

Gulbadin Naib

Hashmatullah Shahidi

Ijaz Ahmad Ahmadzai

Ikram Alikhil

Imran Mir

Ismat Alam

Karim Janat

Khalil Gurbaz

Mohammad Ishaq Shirzad

Mohammad Nabi Eisakhil

Nangeyalia Kharote Khan

Naveen-ul-Haq Murid

Noor Ahmad Lakanwal

Noor ul Rahman Akakhail

Qais Ahmad Kamawal

Rahmat Shah Zurmati

Rashid Khan Arman

Sediqullah Atal

Shahidullah Kamal

Sharafuddin Ashraf

Wafiullah Stanikzai Tarakhil

Mohammad Yamin Ahmadzai

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi

Zubaid Akbari

Abdul Samad

Abrar Ahmed

Asif Khan Afridi

Mohammad Babar Azam

Faheem Ashraf

Faisal Akram

Fakhar Zaman

Hasan Nawaz

Haseebullah Khan

Mohammad Hussain Talat

Khawaja Muhammad Nafay

Mohammad Haris

Mohammad Nawaz

Mohammad Rizwan

Mohammad Wasim

Naseem Abbas Shah

Noman Ali

Sahibzada Farhan

Saim Ayub

Sajid Khan

Salman Ali Agha

Mohammad Salman Mirza

Shaheen Shah Afridi

Shan Masood Khan

Usman Khan

Usman Tariq

Cricket

ICC Cricket World Cup 2023

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EXPLAINED Qualification Scenario for Pakistan and Afghanistan in the World Cup | Sports Today

Kerala skipper and star wicketkeeper-batter Sanju Samson shines in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2023, delivering strong performances amidst his World Cup absence.

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After missing out on India's World Cup squad, Sanju Samson proves mettle with back-to-back half centuries

Babar Azam faces challenges in ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 amidst Pakistan's shaky start. Fans rally behind the top ODI batter after a series of unexpected defeats.

Pakistan's Babar Azam with former Pakistan chairman Ramiz Raja.

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'Heard Babar Azam cried after Afghanistan defeat': Mohammad Yousuf sympathises with Pakistan skipper, says 'not only his fault'

Babar Azam-led Pakistan's chances of reaching the World Cup 2023 semi-finals are in jeopardy after their historic loss to Hashmatullah Shahidi's Afghanistan.

Babar Azam and co. after losing to Afghanistan in World Cup 2023 (Getty Images)

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Only a miracle in World Cup can save Babar Azam's captaincy now? 4 candidates shortlisted including former captain: Report

Iftikhar Ahmed contributed with a 27-ball 40 but failed to pick up a wicket in the five overs he bowled as Pakistan lost to Afghanistan by eight wickets

Iftikhar Ahmed during a practice session with Zaman Khan (Getty Images)

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Iftikhar Ahmed blames ineffective spinners, batting unit for Pakistan's loss to Afghanistan, says 'Frankly speaking...'

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How Afghanistan celebrated their historic World Cup win against Pakistan?| Sports Today

Shoaib Akhtar criticises Pakistan's World Cup 2023 performance after their loss to Afghanistan, highlighting concerns over mediocrity in team decisions.

Pakistan skipper Babar Azam leads his team off the pitch. (Getty Images)

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'Keep bringing mediocre and average people': Shoaib Akhtar's slams PCB for making same mistakes after another Pakistan loss

Former cricketers Aakash Chopra and Virender Sehwag criticise Pakistan's World Cup 2023 performance, questioning the use of Naseem Shah's absence as an excuse.

File Pic of Pakistan pacer Naseem Shah during a training session.

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Pakistan making 'lame excuses for defeats': Virender Sehwag slams Babar Azam for blaming loss on Naseem Shah's absence

Pakistan's captain, Babar Azam, remains hopeful for the World Cup 2023, despite their recent loss to Afghanistan, and emphasises the importance of a balanced team performance.

Pakistan skipper Babar Azam during the match against Afghanistan. (Getty Images)

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Will Babar Azam leave Pakistan's captaincy? He gives blunt answer after crushing loss to Afghanistan

In a display of true cricketing spirit, Pakistan's Babar Azam gifts his bat to Afghanistan's Rahmanullah Gurbaz, celebrating the latter's World Cup 2023 heroics.

Pakistan's Babar Azam with Afghanistan's Rahmanullah Gurbaz after their World Cup match.

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PAK vs AFG: After losing to Afghanistan, Pakistan skipper Babar Azam 'surrenders' bat to Rahmanullah Gurbaz; see video here

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Harleen Deol delivered a strong reply with the bat as she powered UP Warriorz to a commanding win over the Mumbai Indians in the WPL 2026. The unbeaten 64 came just a day after she was retired out in the previous match, a decision that had raised eyebrows.


Harleen Doel played an unbeaten 64 run knock against Mumbai Indians.

UP Warriorz defeated Mumbai Indians by seven wickets. 

Harleen Doel after UP's dominating win against Mumbai Indians

Harleen Deol opens up on being retired out following UP’s Dominant Win vs MI

UP Warriorz rode on Harleen Deol's special to register their first win of the Women's Premier League 2026 as they crushed Mumbai Indians by seven wickets

UP Warriorz got the better of Mumbai Indians by seven wickets in their WPL 2026 clash

Harleen Deol played a match-winning knock and scored a quickfire 39-ball 64

UP Warriorz's Harleen Deol (R) and Chloe Tyrol in this frame. (X)

WPL 2026: UPW return to winning ways with 7-wicket victory over MI

UP Warriorz mentor Lisa Sthalekar shared her verdict on the team deciding to retire out Harleen Deol at a crucial point during the match against Delhi Capitals

UP Warriorz mentor Lisa Sthalekar ended her silence on retiring out Harleen Deol

Deol was retired out for 47 runs against Delhi Capitals

Harleen Deol bats for UP Warriorz in the WPL match against Delhi Capitals (via X)

'It isn't normal...': UP Warriorz' mentor breaks silence on retiring out Harleen

Harleen Deol and Shweta Sehrawat were left perplexed in the middle as head coach Abhishek Nayar made the call to retire out the set batter in slog overs.

UP Warriorz head coach Abhishek Nayar made the call to retire out Harleen Deol.

After the 17th over, everyone from UP Warriorz team management were on the same page.

Harleen Deol, Abhishek Nayar

Harleen in disbelief to get retired out on 47, UP Warriorz's tactics backfire

Delhi Capitals managed to pull off a nail-biting seven-wicket win over UP Warriorz in a last-ball thriller in their Women's Premier League (WPL) 2026 clash

Delhi Capitals nicked past UP Warriorz by seven wickets in their WPL 2026 clash

DC managed to overhaul the 155-run target in a last-ball thriller

Delhi Capitals' Lizelle Lee (R) in action in this frame. (Getty)

WPL 2026: DC eke out seven-wicket win over UPW in last-ball thriller

T20 World Cup 2026

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) refused to send their team to India for the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 after the BCCI advised KKR to release Bangladesh's Mustafizur Rahman from their IPL 2026 squad.


T20 World Cup 2026 is scheduled to start from February 7.

Bangladesh will start their T20 World Cup 2026 campaign against West Indies.

Mustafizur Rahman, T20 World Cup and Manoj Tiwary

Manoj Tiwary calls for Bangladesh’s exclusion from T20 WC 26 amid travel dispute

ICC is yet to take a decision on Bangladesh's request of changing their venues for the T20 World Cup and it remains to be seen as to where will the team play their share of matches from the tournament

ICC officials will hold meeting with BCB members in Bangladesh

Bangladesh have refused to travel to India for the 2026 T20 World Cup

Bangladesh's players celebrate after winning the first one-day international (ODI) cricket match between Bangladesh and West Indies at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium (via Getty)

ICC officials to hold meeting with BCB members in Bangladesh amid T20 WC row

Former India cricketer Manoj Tiwary believes that head coach Gautam Gambhir may have influenced Ajit Agarkar in the decision to replace Rohit Sharma as India’s ODI captain after the ICC Champions Trophy 2025.


Rohit Sharma-led India won the ICC Champions Trophy 2025.

Shubman Gill is currently leading India in ODIs and Tests.

Ajit Agarkar along with Gautam Gambhir, Shubman Gill and Rohit Sharma

Ex-KKR star alleges Gambhir influenced Agarkar in Rohit's ODI captaincy removal

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The 2026 India Open badminton tournament in New Delhi made headlines for unexpected reasons. Matches were repeatedly interrupted as players and fans dealt with monkeys in the stands and pigeons on the court. 

Monkeys and pigeons disrupt India Open 2026 matches.

Players cite pollution and hygiene issues; BWF promises fixes.

Officials seen cleaning the bird droppings during Mens Single match between Indian shuttler HS Prannoy and Loh Kean Yew from Singapore on third day of Yonex Sunrise India Open 2026 (Getty)

India Open 2026 faces disruptions as Monkeys and Pigeons interrupt matches

New Zealand tour of India 2026

Former India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin questioned Arshdeep Singh's exclusion from the team's playing XI in the first two ODIs against New Zealand. The left-arm speedster has played 14 ODIs, where he picked up 22 wickets.

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EXPLAINED Qualification Scenario for Pakistan and Afghanistan in the World Cup | Sports Today

After missing out on India's World Cup squad, Sanju Samson proves mettle with back-to-back half centuries

'Heard Babar Azam cried after Afghanistan defeat': Mohammad Yousuf sympathises with Pakistan skipper, says 'not only his fault'