Page 14 - India Vs Pakistan

Even if we needed 15 instead of 7, I would have fancied myself: Pandya

Hardik Pandya would have "fancied" his chances even if India needed 15 runs rather than the seven that they scored in the final over to win their Asia Cup opener against Pakistan. Pandya had a dream game, first taking 3 for 25 in 4 overs and then finishing the match with a six off Mohammed Nawaz, having scored 33 invaluable runs off 17 balls. "In a chase like this, you always plan over-by-over. I always knew that there is one young bowler (Naseem or Shahnawaz Dahani) and also one left-arm spinner (Nawaz)," Pandya said after the match. "We only needed 7 off the last over but even if we needed 15, I'd have fancied myself. I know the bowler is under more pressure than me in the 20th over. I try to keep things simple," said India's No. 1 all-rounder. As far as bowling is concerned, Hardik knew that he needed to mix the short balls and induce batters into making mistakes. "In bowling, it's important to assess the situations and use your weapons. For me, bowling short and the hard lengt

Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka hail India's win over Pakistan in Asia Cup

Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Sunday hailed the Indian cricket team's performance after it beat arch-rivals Pakistan in the Asia Cup opener. Hardik Pandya came up with a special all-round effort as India held their nerves to pull off an exciting five-wicket win over Pakistan in Dubai. "What a thriller of a match! Well played, Team India. The beauty of sports is how it inspires and unites the country with a feeling of great joy & pride," Rahul Gandhi said in a tweet. Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi said, "Hurrah! We won. Congratulations to team India for a glorious performance and win. Well played, men in blue! Jai Hind.

India put up spectacular all-round performance in Asia Cup match: PM India

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday congratulated Indian cricket team for its win over Pakistan in an Asia Cup game, and said it displayed superb skill and grit. India beat Pakistan by five wickets in the match in Dubai. Modi tweeted, "Team India put up a spectacular all-round performance in today's Asia Cup2022 match. The team has displayed superb skill and grit. Congratulations to them on the victory.

Asia Cup India vs Pakistan Highlights: All-round Pandya wins it for India

Asia Cup 2022 India vs Pakistan Highlights: Indian all-rounder Hardik Pandya played brilliantly throughout the game with both bat and ball as he hit 33* (17) and took 3-24 (4) to win it for his team

Asia Cup 2022, IND vs PAK: Here's why Fakhar Zaman earned praise from fans

Pakistan batter Fakhar Zaman walked off after nicking the ball to the wicketkeeper despite any serious appeal from the Indian team during a high-intensity Asia Cup 2022 clash, earning praise from fans

India can beat Pakistan even after losing the toss, feels Aakash Chopra

Former India opener Aakash Chopra feels Team India can beat Pakistan event after losing the toss in the much anticipated Asia Cup 2022 match slated to be played here on Sunday

Asia Cup IND vs PAK Preview: Not revenge, World Cup prep India's priority

Asia Cup 2022 India vs Pakistan Preview: The biggest cricketing battle is back again after almost a year. Dubai is where Pakistan beat India by 10 wickets, can the men in blue exact revenge here?

Rahul Dravid tests Covid negative, joins team ahead of India-Pakistan match

Team India Head Coach Rahul Dravid has reached Dubai for Asia Cup 2022 and has joined the team in the hotel after having tested negative for Covid-19

Asia Cup 2022: India vs Pakistan; Who has better chances of winning

India will play against Pakistan today in the Asia Cup 2022. Who has better chances of winning? Will India be able to avenge its World T20 2021 defeat? Read this article to know everything

Asia Cup 2022: IND vs PAK: Predicted XI, time, pitch report, toss update

India vs Pakistan: India and Pakistan will face each other in the 2nd match of the Asia Cup 2022. Will India be able to avenge its World T20 defeat? Check out the predicted XI, timings, pitch and toss

Asia Cup: Men in Blue start title defence with high-octane Pakistan clash

India is set to kick off their Asia Cup title defence against arch-rivals Pakistan in Dubai on Sunday and revenge will be on the mind of players

India-Pakistan clash at Asia Cup draws huge interest from advertisers

From Dream11, Big Basket, Samsung, LIC, Mondelez and Thumps Up, a cross-spectrum of advertisers have signed up for the big match and tournament

Asia Cup 2022: Twitter delighted as Shaheen Afridi meets Kohli and Chahal

Asia Cup 2022: In his interaction with Kohli, Afridi said, "Aapke liye dua kar rhe hain kli aapki orm wapas aa jaye ( I have been praying that you get your form back soon)."

India vs Pakistan in the Asia Cup in UAE: A reminder of an era gone by

The deserts of the UAE were witness to the cricketing rivalry between India and Pakistan as they battled it out against each other in Sharjah through the 1980s and 90s

ICC releases standing tickets for India-Pakistan Men's T20 World Cup clash

ICC on Thursday said it was going to release standing room tickets for the highly anticipated ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022 match between India and Pakistan at the MCG, to be held on October 23.

Prophet controversy: Pakistan runs disinformation campaign against India

Pakistan is once again using social media to defame India after row over remarks on Prophet Mohammad by suspended BJP leader Nupur Sharma during a TV debate

Asia Cup hockey: India to meet arch-rivals Pakistan in their opening match

Arch-rivals India and Pakistan will meet in their first match of the 11th edition of the Asia Cup hockey championship in Jakarta, Indonesia, on May 23, as per the schedule announced on Friday.

IND W vs PAK W Highlights: Pooja, Rana and Gayakwad guide India to easy win

India Women vs Pakistan Women: Pooja Vastrakar (67 off 59) and Sneh Rana (53*) were the heroes with the bat for India while Rajeshwari Gayakwad shone with the ball, picking four wickets for 31 runs

Happy we won against Pak, but lot of things to work on: Mithali Raj

Indian skipper Mithali Raj on Sunday said that her side might have won the match against Pakistan but there is a lot of work that needs to be done.Fighting knocks of Sneh Rana and Pooja Vastrakar were backed up by all-around bowling performance as India defeated Pakistan by 107 runs in the fourth game of the ongoing ICC Women's 50-over World Cup."I am happy we won the first game but a lot of things to work on. When you lose wickets in the middle order, it does put a lot of pressure. The top-order has to score runs in a big tournament like this. When you have allrounders like Sneh, Deepti and Pooja, we extend our batting line up," Mithali said after the game ended.Earlier, Pooja Vastrakar (67), Smriti Mandhana (52) and Sneh Rana (53*) were the standout performers as India posted 244/7.Vastrakar and Rana formed a 122-run stand for the seventh wicket. In the final five overs, India scored more runs to take the total past the 240-run mark.India will next lock horns against New Zealand in .

Women's World Cup: India thrash Pakistan by 107 runs in opening match

A fighting batting effort followed by a clinical bowling performance helped India thrash arch-rivals Pakistan by 107 runs in their opening match of the 2022 ICC Women's World Cup