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 Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief also criticised India for allegedly dragging politics in cricket.
Malviya asserted that by not congratulating the Indian side for its victory against Pakistan, the Congress and its leader, Rahul Gandhi, have sided with Pakistan.
Raut said that before the start of the tournament, the Indian captain shook hands with Naqvi, calling the handshake controversy during the first India vs Pakistan game a "nationalist drama for cameras".
The Prime Minister’s remarks, which likened a sporting contest to an armed operation, have sparked controversy and drawn criticism from opposition leaders, who accused him of "politicising the game".
The funny mix-up that sparked Amitabh Bachchan’s tweet happened when Shoaib Akhtar, analyzing the final, said: “If Pakistan gets Abhishek Bachchan out early, what will happen to the middle-order?"
