The Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) has finalized preparations for the historic Test match between India and Afghanistan, scheduled to be played from June 6 to June 10 at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur, New Chandigarh.
Former India leg-spinner Sairaj Bahutule has joined the Indian team as their spin-bowling coach ahead of the one-off Test against Afghanistan in New Chandigarh. The 53-year-old will work with India’s spin bowlers across all formats.
India sharply criticised Pakistan at the UN Security Council, raising concerns over terrorism, Afghan civilian casualties and attacks on hospitals and humanitarian infrastructure.
India has changed the rules for citizenship applicants from three of its neighbours, with a deadline attached, and consequences that follow.
As accusations mount on both sides, the ceasefire between Pakistan and Afghanistan amid escalating tensions appears increasingly unstable.
The stir began earlier this week, when Muttaqi held a press conference in Delhi without inviting any women journalists. The move sparked immediate outrage.
Zabihullah Mujahid, spokesperson for the Taliban government, said 58 Pakistani soldiers were killed during the fighting.
The escalation comes days after Pakistan reportedly carried out an airstrike in Kabul, according to security officials from both countries.
The visit of Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi to India is not merely a diplomatic milestone, it is a quiet revolution in South Asian geopolitics.
Afghanistan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi , who was visiting Deoband on Saturday, cut short his visit and returned to Delhi amid controversy surrounding women journalists who had come to cover the engagement.
