Zimbabwe

T20 WC: WI cannot be taken for granted; India needs a smart plan to handle their batting threat, says Gavaskar

Defending champions India registering a comfortable 72-run win over Zimbabwe may have steadied nerves in the camp, but legendary opener Sunil Gavaskar stated that they cannot afford to take two-time champions West Indies lightly and the Men in Blue need to come up with smart plans to tackle the Windies batting threat when the two teams meet in a cracking winner-takes-it-all Super Eights showdown in Kolkata on Sunday.

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India need to play their natural, aggressive brand of cricket against Zimbabwe: Kumble

Ahead of India's must-win Super 8 fixture against Zimbabwe, former India spinner Anil Kumble suggested the Suryakumar Yadav-led side not take the African nation lightly and play their natural, aggressive brand of cricket.

T20 WC: ‘WI understand what it takes to win at this stage,’ says Kumble

With a monumental 254/6 in their 20 overs, led by a scintillating 34-ball 85 from Shimron Hetmyer, the Windies powered to a 107-run victory, as Zimbabwe were bowled out for 147.

Zimbabwe rope in Windies legend Walsh for T20 World Cup

Walsh, who brings vast experience of playing in subcontinent conditions, has already begun working with the squad ahead of the global tournament, scheduled to run from February 7 to March 8 in India and Sri Lanka.

Nawaz stars with ball and bat as Pakistan survive Zimbabwe scare in final-over finish

Mohammad Nawaz produced a crucial all-round performance to rescue Pakistan in Rawalpindi, first triggering Zimbabwe’s dramatic middle-order collapse before returning at the death with a decisive 21 off 12 balls to guide the hosts to a nervy win with four balls left in the chase.

2025 Delhi Open: Poonacha/Lock storm into doubles final, top seeds reach singles semi

India’s Niki Poonacha and Zimbabwe’s Courtney John Lock reached the men's doubles event final of the Delhi Open 2025, defeating third seeds Jay Clarke and Johannes Ingildsen 6-2, 7-6(1) at the DLTA Complex here on Friday.

By IANS

15 February, 2025 8 mins read

Dictator’s template

A few decades back, a decreasing number of countries were given taints of autocracies and dictatorship (even though many were under undemocratic monarchies).

By Statesman News Service

08 February, 2025 8 mins read

World Bank warns Zimbabwe on climate-induced economic losses

The World Bank (WB) has warned that climate change could erode up to 12 per cent of Zimbabwe's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) annually if the country does not implement robust measures to tackle the phenomenon.

By IANS

02 February, 2025 8 mins read

Zimbabwe’s economic outlook positive in 2025, says World Bank

Zimbabwe's economic outlook is positive, with growth expected to increase to six per cent in 2025, up from two per cent last year on the back of an anticipated recovery in agriculture and robust growth in industry and services, the World Bank (WB) said Friday.

By IANS

01 February, 2025 8 mins read

Zimbabwe to host Ireland for a multi-format series in February

Zimbabwe Cricket has announced a seven-match, all-format series against Ireland, set to take place in February 2025.

By IANS

04 January, 2025 8 mins read

Zimbabwe

T20 WC: WI cannot be taken for granted; India needs a smart plan to handle their batting threat, says Gavaskar

India need to play their natural, aggressive brand of cricket against Zimbabwe: Kumble

T20 WC: ‘WI understand what it takes to win at this stage,’ says Kumble

Zimbabwe rope in Windies legend Walsh for T20 World Cup

Nawaz stars with ball and bat as Pakistan survive Zimbabwe scare in final-over finish

2025 Delhi Open: Poonacha/Lock storm into doubles final, top seeds reach singles semi

Dictator’s template

World Bank warns Zimbabwe on climate-induced economic losses

Zimbabwe’s economic outlook positive in 2025, says World Bank

Zimbabwe to host Ireland for a multi-format series in February

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