18,000 Indians, 12,000 Pakistanis and 2,000 Sri Lankan Police: The scale of the India-Pakistan showdown | Cricket News

Colours of the rivalry: Local vendors set up shop with India and Pakistan jerseys outside R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo ahead of the big clash. (Photo/TimesofIndia.com) TimesofIndia.com in Colombo: Saif, a fourth-division cricketer from Bengaluru, booked his flight, hotel and match tickets two months in advance. He even landed in the Sri Lankan capital three…

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Calling the bluff: The charm of an India-Pakistan cricket contest has died but whose loss is it anyway? | Cricket News

Pakistan’s captain Salman Ali Agha (L) and India’s captain Suryakumar Yadav (R) after the coin toss of the T20 World Cup cricket match in Colombo, Sri Lanka. (AP) Was Sunday’s India vs Pakistan clash ever not going to happen?I don’t think anybody directly involved with cricket administration was in major doubt. It was always a…

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Babar Azam-Mohammad Rizwan masterclass to ‘Kohli goes down the ground’: How India-Pakistan have fared in T20 World Cups in 2020s | Cricket News

Virat Kohli bats during the T20 World Cup cricket match between India and Pakistan in Melbourne, Australia. India and Pakistan have faced each other eight times in ICC T20 World Cup history. While the head-to-head record stands at 7-1 in India’s favour, the contests have often been close. From their two meetings in the 2007…

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‘Unbecoming of a nation like ours’: Sanjay Manjrekar minces no words on India’s ‘silly’ handshake policy vs Pakistan

Suryakumar Yadav, Salman Ali Agha. (File photo) Former India cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar has criticised India’s no-handshake policy against Pakistan, calling it “silly” and saying it does not reflect well on a major cricketing nation.India have followed a no-handshake policy against Pakistan since the Asia Cup 2025 in both men’s and women’s cricket. With the two…

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Sahibzada Farhan vs Jasprit Bumrah, Babar Azam vs Kuldeep: Five battles that could decide India vs Pakistan clash | Cricket News

Pakistan’s Sahibzada Farhan reacts after playing a shot on a delivery by India’s Jasprit Bumrah, right, during the Asia Cup cricket match at Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025. (AP Photo) In the T20 format, teams rely on data to plan match-ups, making individual contests a key part…

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