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Mubashshir Usmani (right) is Emirates Cricket Board general secretary during UAE’s T20 World Cup jersey launch in Dubai. NEW DELHI: A week-long impasse ended on Monday after Pakistan reversed its decision to boycott their T20 World Cup game against India, scheduled for February 15 in Colombo.However, before the International Cricket Council (ICC), the Pakistan Cricket…

Sri Lanka’s Wanindu Hasaranga (AP Photo) Sri Lanka have drafted in spin-bowling all-rounder Dushan Hemantha as a replacement for injured star Wanindu Hasaranga in their squad for the ongoing ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026. The move comes after Hasaranga, a key figure in Sri Lanka’s bowling attack, was ruled out with a hamstring injury…

Two wrongs don’t make a right. As much as the BCCI was at fault in instructing the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) to release Mustafizur Rahman from their IPL team, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) was wrong in trying to score a political point by saying they would like to avoid touring India for the T20…

India captain Suryakumar Yadav and Pakistan captain Salman Ali Agha Pakistan late Monday agreed to play the February 15 T20 World Cup tie against India in Colombo, reversing its decision to boycott the game after days of hectic parleys with the ICC also involving Bangladesh board (BCB) chief Aminul Islam Bulbul.Go Beyond The Boundary with…

Wanindu Hasaranga and Michael Bracewell (Agency Image) Sri Lanka and New Zealand have both been hit by injury setbacks in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, losing key all-rounders Wanindu Hasaranga and Michael Bracewell for the rest of the tournament. Both teams have acted quickly to name replacements, with Deshan Hemantha joining Sri Lanka and…

USA cricketers, and Pakistan cricketers during the T20 World Cup. NEW DELHI: Pakistan head into their high-stakes T20 World Cup clash against the United States in Colombo on Tuesday with expectations mounting and memories of a stunning upset still fresh. Two years after USA’s famous Super Over victory in Dallas, leg-spinner Mohammad Mohsin believes the…

India vs Pakistan (Photo by Getty Images) NEW DELHI: India’s assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate said on Tuesday the team has always been mentally ready to face Pakistan in their T20 World Cup league match.The two rivals are set to meet on February 15, and Ten Doeschate stressed that off-field issues never distracted the Indian…

New Zealand vs UAE (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: New Zealand’s openers Tim Seifert and Finn Allen produced a stunning batting display to chase down UAE’s 174-run target with ease as they sealed a dominant 10-wicket victory in the T20 World Cup on Tuesday. The pair unleashed a relentless assault on the UAE bowling attack, putting…

Pakistan vs USA Live Score, T20 World Cup 2026: The Pakistan versus USA clash arrives with a sense of unpredictability that has defined the early stages of the T20 World Cup. Both sides could easily be winless or unbeaten at this point, underlining just how fine the margins have been. T2O World Cup Schedule: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/icc-mens-t20-world-cup/schedule…

Virat Kohli (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: The words still echo, carrying the weight of history, emotion and an era drawing to a close. Just two years back, when Virat Kohli uttered, “This was going to be my last T20 World Cup playing for India,” the cricketing world paused. Why is Ahmedabad likely…