India sticks to no bilateral sports policy with Pakistan, eases norms for global events
Sports Ministry reiterates no bilateral sporting ties with Pakistan, but permits participation in global events hosted in India under international norms.
Sports Ministry reiterates no bilateral sporting ties with Pakistan, but permits participation in global events hosted in India under international norms.
Kishan smashed 77 off just 40 deliveries, striking ten fours and three sixes on a sluggish, spin-friendly R Premadasa surface to power India to 175/7.
Pakistan slumped to a 61-run defeat against their arch-rivals in Colombo on Sunday, a result that has left them needing a victory over Namibia in their final Group A fixture to retain any realistic hope of progressing to the Super Eights.
Yet beneath the soaring television promos and breathless studio debates lies a far less dramatic reality.
Vrinda Dinesh tore Pakistan A apart with a blistering 55, while India A’s spinners ran through the opposition to secure a dominant eight-wicket win. With this victory, India A bounced back after their opening loss and now eye a semi-final spot.
The aggressive opener sat out India’s last match against Namibia national cricket team after being hospitalised with a stomach infection.
With a looming threat of rain and global eyeballs locked in, this promises to be the most watched group-stage encounter of the tournament.
India and Pakistan have met eight times in the T20 World Cup so far, with India winning seven of those encounters, while Pakistan have managed just a solitary victory in 2021.
Aminul Islam informed that representatives from all five major Asian cricket boards - India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, and Sri Lanka - will be present at the match.
Sources in the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) confirmed to IANS that discussions are ongoing, with Colombo emerging as the likely venue for the blockbuster encounter.
