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India head coach Gautam Gambhir has backed fast bowler Arshdeep Singh after his on-field flashpoint with New Zealand batter Daryl Mitchell during the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 final, saying the pacer did not need to apologise for playing with aggression. The comments came days after the incident drew attention during India’s title-winning victory […]
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Cricket boards were created to run a sport, not to act as unofficial foreign ministries. Yet today, cricket is being dragged into political signalling so routinely that the line between governance and geopolitics is collapsing in plain sight. Two recent episodes make this impossible to ignore. Bangladesh’s refusal to tour India, without any ICC sanction […]
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The International Cricket Council has rejected a request from the Bangladesh Cricket Board to shift Bangladesh’s matches in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup from India to another country. The decision was taken after the ICC reviewed Bangladesh’s concerns and concluded that there were no security red flags or official advisories that would justify a […]
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The Pakistan Cricket Board has raised objections after the International Cricket Council released a promotional poster for ticket sales of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup without featuring any prominent Pakistan player, including Salman Ali Agha. The omission triggered criticism from the PCB, which said Pakistan’s absence from the artwork was inappropriate given the team’s