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'We can give solid answers ...': Saqlain Mushtaq challenges India to multi-format contest against Pakistan to prove dominance

NEW DELHI: Former Pakistan spinner Saqlain Mushtaq has thrown down the gauntlet to Team India, challenging them to play a 30-match bilateral series across formats against Pakistan to truly prove their superiority. His remarks come after India’s commanding six-wicket victory over Pakistan in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 group stage…

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Team without borders: The all-time India-Pakistan ODI dream XI

Once upon a time, cobbling up your own combined India-Pakistan XIs over long afternoons used to be standard practice for cricket fans. That was the era of fierce cross-border rivalries, when the two teams regularly played each other in bilateral contests in addition to the desert derbies in Sharjah.

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'India ko sabak sikhana chahiye': Says former Pakistan spinner Saqlain Mushtaq

Former Pakistan spinner Saqlain Mushtaq made scathing remarks on the issue of India refusing to travel to Pakistan for the Champions Trophy, saying that India should be taught a "sabak" (lesson) for its "attitude", while also citing a recent personal experience.

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Shadab Khan seeks help from fromer spinner Saqlain Mushtaq to revive his career

In order to bring his derailed international career back on track, Pakistan leg-spinner Shadab Khan has sought the help of bowling great and former off-spinner Saqlain Mushtaq.

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'I have lost this match…': When Sachin Tendulkar was 'weeping like a school boy' after India lost to Pakistan

NEW DELHI: Batting legend Sachin Tendulkar's performances against Pakistan are some of the most memorable moments in cricket history. His battles with Pakistan's fierce bowling attack, featuring legends like Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis, and Shoaib Akhtar, have become iconic.

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First Youth Test: Saqlain's student Enaan has Australia U-19s in a spin

After leggie's show, 13-year-old Bihar boy Vaibhav smashes 81*

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'Bat maarunga kheench ke...': When Sachin Tendulkar warned Virender Sehwag against hitting a six

NEW DELHI: Virender Sehwag's 309 in Multan, often referred to as the "Sultan of Multan" innings, is one of the most iconic knocks in the history of Indian cricket. It took place during India's 2004 tour of Pakistan in the first Test at Multan.

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Amid uncertainty over India's travel to Pakistan for Champions Trophy, Saqlain Mushtaq says, if they don't want to come...

NEW DELHI: With uncertainty still looming large over India's travel to Pakistan for the 2025 Champions Trophy, country's spin great Saqlain Mushtaq has said 'it doesn't matter' if the neighbours aren't willing to come for the tournament.

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Shaheen Shah Afridi fastest Pakistani to reach 100 ODI wickets

ICC Cricket World Cup 2023: Pakistan vs Bangladesh match in Kolkata on October 31, 2023. Shaheen Shah Afridi overtakes Saqlain Mushtaq to become the fastest Pakistani bowler to reach 100 wickets in one-day internationals.

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World Cup: The perfect 10 iconic India vs Pakistan ODIs

A 7-0 scoreline in World Cups might suggest India have overwhelmingly dominated Pakistan in One-Day cricket. But this lop-sided head-to-head is misleading. There was a period when an India win against Pakistan was a once-in-a-blue-moon affair.

The Times of India

Neither Muralitharan nor Harbhajan, Gautam Gambhir picks this ex-Pakistan wizard as greatest off-spinner

NEW DELHI: Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan, India’s Harbhajan Singh, R Ashwin and Pakistan's Saeed Ajmal are some of the greatest off-spinners to have ever played the game of cricket but former India opener Gautam Gambhir feels legendary spin wizard Saqlain Mushtaq was a class apart and according to the former…

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Pakistani woman cricketer Ayesha Naseem, 18, announces retirement citing religion

Ayesha Naseem, 18, retires from international cricket citing devotion to Islamic principles. Efforts to convince her to stay by PCB, Nida Dar failed. She was a top young talent in Pakistan women's cricket.

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This is the only 50, where I don't feel 50: Sachin Tendulkar

Sachin Tendulkar, the evergreen poster boy of Indian cricket, forever the Boy Genius who epitomized youth and youthful heroism, will turn 50 on Monday. To celebrate the milestone, TOI spoke to the legend about his journey so far, the gift of batting, the ups and downs, exhilarating moments and other…

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Mickey Arthur rejects offer to return as Pakistan coach

KARACHI: Mickey Arthur has spurned an offer from the PCB to return as the head coach of the national team, forcing the board to continue its search to find a replacement for incumbent Saqlain Mushtaq.

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Rehan Ahmed repays England faith in potential as teenage spinner offers tantalising glimpse of what’s to come

In the last three months, Rehan Ahmed has won the league and cup double for his boyhood side Cavaliers and Carrington in Nottingham, claimed his maiden first-class century and five-wicket haul for Leicestershire and now debuted for England. Club, county and country.

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History-maker Rehan Ahmed calls England debut the ‘best day of my life’

The 18-year-old leg-spinning all-rounder claimed two key wickets after becoming England’s youngest ever men’s Test cricketer

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Saqlain Mushtaq’s mystical charm inspires Pakistan to triumph through instinct

Saqlain Mushtaq’s law of nature speech highlights the take-as-it-comes approach which has helped propel Pakistan’s unlikely run to the T20 World Cup final

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PCB chief approves Rs 1 million for Saqlain Mushtaq's knee treatment

KARACHI: The chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Ramiz Raja has sanctioned one million rupees for the national team head coach Saqlain Mushtaq's knee treatment.

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We are confident of doing well in Asia Cup final, says Pakistan coach Saqlain Mushtaq

DUBAI: Despite their five-wicket defeat against Sri Lanka in the last 'Super 4' match, Pakistan head coach Saqlain Mushtaq said the team is confident that it will do well against the same rivals in the final of the T20 Asia Cup on Sunday.

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Rizwan fit to play remainder of Asia Cup, says Pakistan head coach Saqlain Mushtaq

SHARJAH (UAE): Pakistan head coach Saqlain Mushtaq has said that wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan, who had suffered an injury in his knee during the Super Four match with India, has been cleared by the medical team to play in the remaining matches of the tournament.

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Asia Cup 2022, India vs Pakistan: Battle for bragging rights resumes in storied rivalry

In recent years, India have had an answer to every question posed by Pakistan in multilateral events, right up until last year's T20 World Cup, when it was the men in green who triumphed instead in dominant fashion. TOI traces past contests and looks at how history might impact today's…

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Pakistan head coach confident of pace attack's capacity in absence of Shaheen Afridi

ABU DHABI (UAE): Pakistan head coach Saqlain Mushtaq has expressed confidence in the ability of the team's pace attack to deliver great performances in absence of its leader left-arm pacer Shaheen Afridi.

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Asia Cup: Losing Shaheen Afridi is a big setback, says Saqlain Mushtaq

KARACHI: Pakistan head coach Saqlain Mushtaq on Monday said losing injured Shaheen Shah Afridi for the upcoming Asia Cup is a "big setback" but backed his bowling unit to deliver the goods in the continental tournament.

The Hindu

Sri Lankan teenager Dunith Wellalage in line for Test debut against Pakistan

The 19-year-old Wellalage, a left-arm orthodox who awaits his Test debut, seems a likely replacement for injured spinner Maheesh Theekshana

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We couldn't prepare spin-friendly tracks: Pakistan head coach Saqlain Mushtaq

KARACHI: Pakistan head coach Saqlain Mushtaq lauded the Australian batters for their commendable show but at the same time conceded that the hosts were not able to produce spin-friendly tracks, leading to their 0-1 series defeat.

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