Asia Cup 2025

Ahmad Farhad Fidai, a medical graduate from Kabul University, hopes Rashid Khan's side will be able to bring smiles back to the faces of tragedy-hit Afghans

Once weighed down by the India cap, the Vidarbha and RCB keeper-bat is now chasing freedom over fear

Instead of starting at 6 PM Local time, the day-night games will now begin at 6.30 PM local

The Indian T20I vice-captain will fly to UAE from Bengaluru; Indian team told to assemble in Dubai on September 4 and their first practice session is scheduled for September 5

The all-rounder's availability is subject to fitness clearance

The board will now need to look for a new sponsor for Asia Cup, which starts in just a fortnight

Both spinners haven't played for Afghanistan this year and Naveen-ul-Haq returns to the setup too having already quit ODIs

The allrounder has slipped to the stand-by list for the Asia Cup and his place in the shortest format looks increasingly uncertain

Mehidy Hasan has been left out of the 15-player squad

Amid rising calls for India to pull out of Asia Cup, the Government of India clarified in a statement that Indian teams are permitted to face Pakistan in "international and multilateral events, in India or abroad," even as the ban on bilateral cricket continues