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.
While there have been reports of Pakistan threatening to withdraw from their next fixture in the tournament if Pycroft was not removed, The Statesman could not independently verify the reports.
“Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s son Jay Shah is the ICC Chairman while Mohsin Naqvi is the ACC Chairman, who is a Pakistani. The Modi government is shameless,” Sanjay Raut said.
“We were ready to shake hands. Disappointed the opposition didn’t do that,” Hesson said at the post-match press conference, underlining that Pakistan regarded the handshake as a traditional show of respect between rivals.
“This match (against Pakistan) was important because, as a team, we wanted to show our solidarity with the victims of the Pahalgam attack,” Gambhir said.
Yadav’s remarks came after India notched up their second straight win of the tournament, overcoming their traditional rivals in the first cricketing encounter since the barbaric Pahalgam terror attack and India’s subsequent retaliation in May, which targeted terror infrastructure across the border.
