Articles by Aayush Kataria

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India, Pakistan Once Again In Same 'Asia Cup' Group; Set For Heated Clash On November 16

The Indian and Pakistan cricket team will once again play each other in an Asian Cricket Council (ACC) events despite teh dramatic events of the men's Asia Cup T20 2025, where the Suryakumar Yadav-led side were not handed the trophy post their win over the Men in Green in the summit clash with Pakistan's interiror minister Mohsin Naqvi, who is also the chief of the ACC refusing to hand over India's deserved prize to them. However, while that issue remains unresolved with India yet to be handed the trophy, the arch-rivals are set to play each other in the newly rebranded 2025 Asia Cup Rising Stars, which was previously known as the Emerging Asia Cup. The schedule for the latest edition was announced on Friday (October 31), with the tournament set to take place from 14th to 23rd November. All games will take place at the West End International Stadium in Doha, Qatar. India-Pakistan Set For Face-Off The tournament will see a total of eight teams participating, with the 'A' teams of the Test-playing nations, while senior teams of the associate nations will take part. India A and Pakistan A are in the same group and will go head-to-head on 16th November. The two sides are in Group B with the UAE and Oman. Meanwhile, Bangladesh A, Sri Lanka A, and Afghanistan A are in Group A with Hong Kong China. While the groups are exactly the same as last month's senior Asia Cup, the format is different. Unlike a Super four stage, the top teams in the group stage will play a semi-final The matches will be played in the T20 format. This will mean that the India-A team will have two assignments simultaneously, with three games in the 50-over format against South Africa-A scheduled from November 13 to 19 in Rajkot. The senior Indian team will be playing a two-match Test series against South Africa from November 14 too. Get Latest News Live on Times Now along with Breaking News and Top Headlines from Sports, Cricket and around the world.

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Nasser Hussain's 7-Year-Old 'Remember The Name' Prediction For Jemimah Rodrigues Takes Internet By Storm

Jemimah Rodrigues became the toast of the nation after playing one of the greatest ODI innings of all time to power India to the final of the ICC Women's World Cup 2025 after beating Australia by five wickets at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai. Rodrigues made a knock of 127 runs in 134 balls and stayed unbeaten to power India to the highest successful chase in Women's ODI cricket history. India went past Australia's total of 338, marking the first instance of a 300+ target being chased in an ODI World Cup knockout game for either men or women. While Jemimah has earned praise from across the country, a seven-year-old post by Nasser Hussain went viral on social media. The former England captain had predicted that the right-hander would be a star for the country. The post was made when she was just 17 and Hussain was visiting Mumbai and had a practice session with her. "Remember the name... Jemimah Rodrigues.. did some throw downs with her today .. she’s going to be a star for India," wrote Hussain on X. The post was made by Hussain just a couple of months after Jemimah's ODI and T20I debut for India in February 2018. Jemimah Rodrigues' Maiden World Cup Ton Jemimah scored the first-ever World Cup ton of her career in the marquee clash. This was only the third ton she reached the three-figure mark for India. The star batter is playing her debut World Cup, having been dropped from the squad for the 2022 edition in New Zealand. Even in the ongoing tournament, she was left out of the playing XI in the league stage game against England. Although, she has turned her campaign around since being promoted to number three, having earlier also played a quick-fire knock of 74 against New Zealand in the virtual quarter-final. Get Latest News Live on Times Now along with Breaking News and Top Headlines from Sports, Cricket and around the world.

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Varun Chakravarthy's Mind Games Work Wonders; Genius Tactic To Rattle Tim David Pays Off - Watch

Varun Chakravarthy's mind games worked wonders during the 2nd T20I between India and Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Friday (October 31) as the world no. 1-ranked spinner managed to outfox Tim David to ensure India were able to reduce Australia's victory margin after a forgettable outing. David walked out to bat at number four with Australia at 87-2 while chasing a total of 126. However, the star batter could not continue his golden run of form in 2025 as Varun was dismissed for one run in two balls in the 9th over in a caught-behind dismissal. As David walked out to bat, Varun, alongside Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav, decided to bring a short-leg with Tilak Varma fielding close to the batter with a helmet. The Australian batter saw the funny side of things and had a fun chat with his former Mumbai Indians (MI) teammate. Later, as Varun started his run-up to deliver his first ball to David, the latter backed out. The 33-year-old made a tit-for-tat gesture by stopping mid-way before delivering the delivery on his next attempt. David then took a single on the first delivery he faced by nudging a delivery down the leg side. On the next ball, David gave away a return catch. Watch here Talking about the match, Australia won the toss and chose to bowl out. India were bowled out for 125 runs with Josh Hazlewood taking three wickets while giving away just 13 runs. Abhishek Sharma was the lone warrior for India with a knock of 68 runs in just 37 balls. Harshit Rana made 35 runs in 33 balls. Varun ended with impressive figures of 2-23. Kuldeep Yadav and Jasprit Bumrah both got two wickets each. Get Latest News Live on Times Now along with Breaking News and Top Headlines from Sports, Cricket and around the world.

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India Hit With Big Blow Ahead Of World Cup Semi-Final Against Australia, Star Opener Suffers Nasty Injury

The dead-rubber against Bangladesh has proven rather costly for India as Pratika Rawal suffered a nasty injury just days before their ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2025 against Australia at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on Thursday (October 26). Rawal was fielding in the outfield, which had seen some major rain over the course of the day. While trying to collect a delivery, Rawal's foot appeared to get stuck on the floor, and she suffered a nasty fall. The star opener was evidently in pain, with her teammates left worried. Rawal struggled to walk and had to take the help of teammates and support staff members to go back to the dressing room. With just four days left for the marquee clash against the defending champions, Rawal's participation is a major doubt, with the injury looking like a serious one on first look. Rawal has been key to India's fortunes in the tournament with 308 runs in six innings, with one century and half-century respectively to her name. She is the second-highest run-getter in the tournament, only behind Smriti Mandhana. Also Read: Navi Mumbai Weather Report: Will India-Australia ICC Women's World Cup 2025 SF Be Hit With Rain? Rawal made her ODI debut last year and has made a strong impression. She became the joint-fastest women's cricketer to score 1000 runs in the 50-over format during her knock of 122 against New Zealand on Thursday (October 23). The 25-year-old has made 976 runs in ODIs in 2025, which is the second-most in history during a calendar year, only behind Mandhana's tally from this year. During this tournament, the Indian vice-captain had broken Belindra Clarke's 27-year-old world record while Rawal also went past the Australian legend's run tally in 1997 of 970 runs. Talking about the match, India won the toss and chose to bowl after a rain delay. The game saw another stoppage and was reduced to a 27-over game. Bangladesh made 119 runs.

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Rohit Sharma Takes Social Media By Storm, Hints At Retirement Plans With Viral 'One Last Time' Post

Rohit Sharma appeared to confirm suggestions that the 3rd ODI between India and Australia was his final outing on Australian soil amid major retirement rumours with a story on Instagram which became the talk of the town on social media. 'One Last Time, Signing Off from Captaincy,' wrote Rohit on Instagram while posting a picture of him at the Sydney airport as the 38-year-old departed the country after the three-match ODI series between India and Australia ended. After Rohit was unceremoniously removed from captaincy of the ODI team, this was the first series that the legendary batter played. With rumours of a retirement doing the rounds. The ex-skipper of the Indian team silenced his critics by winning the Player of the Series (POTS) after making 202 runs in three innings. with an average of 101. He made a knock of 73 in Adelaide before making a knock of 121 in 125 balls in the last game of the series at Sydney, which is likely to be his last on Australian soil. Rohit Sharma's Shuts Retirement Rumours? Coming into the series, there was major speculation over Rohit's future in ODI cricket after he quit T20Is last year and bid adieu to Test cricket in May. As a one-format player, doubts were raised over how long the veteran star can continue playing with the decision to remove him as captain in the first assignment post the Champions Trophy triumph exhibited doubts over his future by chief selector Ajit Agarkar and head coach Gautam Gambhir. Rohit has made his desire to play the 2027 World Cup evident and put a strong case to remain in the team for the next two years by a remarkable display in Australia despite not playing any competitive cricket for five months. Rohit will be next seen in action on 30th November in Ranchi against South Africa.

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