India will enter the final as favorites when they clash against Bangladesh in the Asia Cup 2018. India defeated the Tigers earlier in the tourney Notably, India had also beaten Bangladesh in the 2016 edition of the Asia Cup to clinch the trophy. The final will see some key battles. Here's a look.
All-round India beat Pakistan, in a rather one-sided battle, in the ongoing Asia Cup 2018. India won by 8 wickets to show their dominance over their arch-rivals and lead the Asia Cup tally by a 7-5 margin. Batting first, Pakistan managed just 162 runs, before India chased down the target.
All crazy fans of cricket are set to feel the heat of this sizzling encounter between the two giants of the game in the 12th Asia Cup. The bullet of this sensational match will be shot on Tuesday where last time defending champion 'Pakistan' will take Sri Lanka hand-to-hand at Fatullah, Bangladesh.
The show of boom and bang with bat was presented by Indian skipper Virat Kohli. He slammed 136 runs on the Indian score board registering praiseworthy win over Bangladesh in the Asia Cup match held in Fatullah on Wednesday.
The BCCI on Saturday announced a 16-member Indian squad for the Asia Cup 2018, starting in September.
Skipper Virat Kohli has been rested keeping the workload in mind and in his absence, Rohit Sharma will lead the Men in Blue.
His opening partner, Shikhar Dhawan will be Rohit's deputy for the series, which will be held in the UAE.
India successfully defended the Asia Cup after beating Bangladesh to clinch the trophy for a record 7th time. Bangladesh managed 222/10 in 48.3 overs. This was despite opener Liton Das scoring a century (121). India were reduced to 160/5, but somewhat held on to clinch a close game.
Bangladesh are all set to face India in the Asia Cup 2018 final on September 28. The Tigers roared aloud in a virtual semi-final encounter against Pakistan to knock them out from the tournament. Bangladesh posted 239 on the board and in reply, Pakistan managed just 202. Here are the key points.
Hardik Pandya's participation in the ongoing Asia Cup 2018 came to an end after the all-rounder was ruled out of the tournament with a lower back injury. Pandya suffered the blow in the match against Pakistan. It has been learnt that Deepak Chahar has been called upon as his replacement.
History was about to be written by minnows Hong Kong in the ongoing Asia Cup 2018 being held in the UAE. Anshuman Rath's side produced a spirited show against an over-confident India and fell short by a paltry 26 runs in the end. India just about survived a scare. Here are the discussion points.
The Chennai Super Kings (CSK) have appointed former Indian All-rounder S Sriram as their assistant bowling coach in anticipation of the 2025 Indian Premier League. At CSK, Sriram becomes part of a coaching staff that includes bowling consultant Eric Simons, batting coach Mike Hussey, and head coach Stephen Fleming.
Sriram provides a plethora of coaching knowledge from a variety of coaching levels. He essentially takes Dwayne Bravo's place at CSK, since the former joined the reigning champion Kolkata Knight Riders as a mentor.
In order to concentrate on his job with Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), he gave up his position as Australia's assistant coach in 2016 and departed it in 2022. Prior to the Asia Cup and T20 World Cup, Sriram was also named Bangladesh's T20 consultant in August 2022. He returned to Bangladesh, this time as a technical consultant, prior to the ODI World Cup, and joined the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in September 2023 as assistant coach for the 2024 Indian Premier League.
R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Shreyas Gopal, and Noor Ahmad are the front-line spinners in CSK's IPL 2025 lineup, while Deepak Hooda and Rachin Ravindra are all-around spin bowlers.
Last year, CSK finished fifth with seven wins and as many losses in the 14 group games, missing out on playoff qualification. Despite being tied with fourth-place RCB on 14 points, CSK just missed qualifying for the final four due to their lower net run rate.
The IPL 2025 season starts on March 22, with the defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) playing RCB in Kolkata. The next evening, CSK plays their opening match at home against the Mumbai Indians (MI).
The maiden international century of Umar Akmal while clashing with the debuting nation Afghanistan led Pakistan to win on Thursday in Asian cup. Although the debutants confronted Pakistan but the way they crippled their veteran rivals, who won eventually, was liable to get 'hats off'.
India's veteran wicket-keeper batsman MS Dhoni, who captained India against Afghanistan on Tuesday in the ongoing Asia Cup, took a dig at the umpires. The match saw some umpiring blunders as India were held by Afghanistan in a fascinating tie in the Super Four dead-rubber encounter,
India and Bangladesh will be tussling it out for the Asia Cup 2018 trophy when the 2 sides meet today. The 2 teams faced each other in the Super 4 and India ran out clear winners. This time the stakes are different. For fans who are set to play Dream XI, here is our guide for picking the right team.
Former India legendary cricketer Sunil Gavaskar feels that Pakistan will go into the tie against India today as the favorites in the absence of star player Virat Kohli. The two nations face each other in the ongoing Asia Cup 2018. Gavaskar gave out his reasons in why Pakistan are favorites to win.
India and Pakistan will square off in an intense battle today, in the Asia Cup 2018. The two sides are meeting each other after more than a year. Their last meeting was in the final of ICC Champions Trophy. Both sides have plenty of match-winners. Fans who are playing the Dream XI, here's our guide.
Afghanistan's spinner Rashid Khan was subjected to wrath by Pakistan fans in the ongoing Asia Cup 2018 Super Four battle. Pakistan beat Afghanistan by 3 wickets in a tense match that saw momentum shifting consistently. Rashid excelled with figures of 3/46 and almost helped his side pull off a win.
The uncertain dismissal of PCB chairman Zaka Ashraf has put on hold the announcement of the prospective Pakistan squad as well as the name of its new coach.
Since 2012, it is the very first moment for Pakistan to cheer the occasion, as the country has clinched the victory after a successful chase on foreign ground. And the flavour of win has become tastier because the win was registered over its archrival India. Of course, the entire world knows how desperate both nations are to slam victory over each other.