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Hockey Asian Champions Trophy: Pakistan coach Butt thrilled to be in India

Two decades back, Rehan Butt used to be the reason for Indian defenders' sleepless nights and the man known for his deft stick-work still reminisces the good old days when playing against the next door neighbours in their backyard felt like "playing a home game". With bilateral sporting ties between India and Pakistan coming to a halt due to simmering cross-border tension, Butt, now the head coach Pakistan is delighted that the players from current generation would get a chance to showcase their skills in-front of a knowledgable Chennai crowd in the upcoming Asian Champions Trophy. "I have played all around the world but there is no place that can match the fun and thrill of playing in India - it would feel as if we were playing in Pakistan. I have always got a lot of love here, have also made some friends,Butt, who is famous for his twin goals in the dying moments of Pakistan's Champions Trophy clash against India in Germany in 2002, told PTI Bhasha in an exclusive ...

ODI World Cup: Pakistan panel likely to visit India to review security

The committee headed by foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto might not take a tough stand stance on Pakistan's participation in ICC ODI World Cup in India

IND vs PAK in World Cup: Pakistan agree to play on October 14 vs India

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has agreed with the International Cricket Council (ICC) and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on the proposed change of dates for two of its matches

IND vs PAK 2023: Changes in ODI World Cup schedule on cards - Jay Shah

Three full board members have written to the International Cricket Council (ICC) for a change in schedule of their matches in the ODI World Cup in India, BCCI secretary Jay Shah said on Thursday. The World Cup starts on October 5. Speaking after a meeting with the associations hosting World Cup games, Shah said the issue of scheduling will be sorted in the next three-four days. "Three members have written to the ICC for a schedule change. Only the date and timings will be changed, venues will not be changed. If there is a six day gap between games, we are trying to reduce it to 4-5 days. Picture will be clear in three-four days. Changes will happen in consultation with the ICC," Shah said. It was reported earlier that the much awaited India versus Pakistan schedule could be rescheduled as October 15 happens to be the opening day of Navratri celebrations in the city and security officials will be already working overtime. A change in schedule of one game is likely to have a domino

India vs Pakistan World Cup 2023 match likely to be rescheduled; here's why

The India vs Pakistan World Cup match date might be changed as security agencies have alerted BCCI to change the date

ODI WC: IND vs PAK match likely to be rescheduled over security concerns

Security agencies had advised against holding a high-profile match like India vs Pakistan during Navratri

Emerging Teams Asia Cup Final: Tahir shines as Pakistan A beat India A

Pakistan A, the winners of the 2019 edition, won the final match of this edition by a whopping 128 runs against India A. The win came courtesy of a Tayyab Tahir century and collective bowling effort

India vs Pak: Why are cricket fans booking hospital beds in Ahmedabad?

Fans are now making their way to hospital rooms in Ahmedabad to catch the India-Pakistan World Cup showdown on October 15

Asia Cup 2023: PCB miffed with ACC president Jay Shah's schedule reveal

BCCI Secretary Jay Shah announced the schedule of the Asia Cup on July 19, 2023, half an hour ahead of a proposed ceremony for its announcement by the PCB

WATCH: Here's what Rahul Dravid said on IND vs PAK final in Asia Cup 2023

That will be a great contest (India vs Pakistan final) and great for us and we certainly aim to do that, says India head coach Rahul Dravid

Asia Cup 2023 schedule: India vs Pakistan on September 2 in Kandy

As many six teams, including India, Pakistan, Nepal, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, will play the 50-over format of Asia Cup 2023

Asia Cup 2023: India to face arch-rivals Pakistan in Kandy on September 2

India will face Pakistan on September 2 in Asia Cup 2023, which begins on August 30. ACC agrees for hybrid model, the first four matches to be held in Pakistan, remaining in Sri Lanka

World Cup fever: Airfares to Ahmedabad up 350% for India-Pakistan fixture

While the opening and final match days haven't generated significant traction, there is immense excitement surrounding the India-Pakistan match

Great injustice to fans if Pak don't go to India for World Cup: Misbah

Former Pakistan captain believes that if India and Pakistan can travel to each other's countries for other sports, cricket shouldn't be politicised either

Asia Cup 2023 schedule finalised, India not going to Pakistan: BCCI

The much anticipated Asia Cup games between India and Pakistan will be held in Sri Lanka as Rohit Sharma led team won't travel to Pakistan, IPL chairman Arun Dhumal confirmed on Wednesday. Dhumal, who is in Durban for the ICC Chief Executives Meet (CEC) confirmed that BCCI secretary Jay Shah and PCB representative head Zaka Ashraf met ahead of ICC Board meeting scheduled on Thursday to finalise the schedule. "Our secretary met PCB head Zaka Ashraf and the Asia Cup schedule was finalised and it is on course as it was discussed earlier. There will be four games of league stage in Pakistan, followed by 9 games in Sri Lanka including both India versus Pakistan game and in case a third game if both teams play final," Dhumal told PTI from Durban. He rubbished reports emerging from Pakistan media that India will travel to neighbouring country as their sports minister Ehsan Mazari had been claiming in some quarters. "There was no such discussion held. Neither India is travelling to Pakista

PCB's Ashraf to push for Pak's WC matches at neutral venues in ICC meeting

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) acting chairman Zaka Ashraf will push for the country's ODI World Cup matches at neutral venues at the ICC meetings in Durban this week, the Minister for Inter-Provincial Coordination (Sports), Ahsan Mazari, has said. "Zaka Ashraf will bring up the issue of why can't Pakistan's matches in the World Cup be played at neutral venues when the Indian team can't travel to Pakistan for the Asia Cup," he said. India has refused to play its Asia Cup matches in Pakistan owing to geopolitical tensions, and after months of speculation around the continental tournament, the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) announced that the event will be staged in a hybrid model with four games in Pakistan and nine in Sri Lanka from August 31 to September 17. However, the PCB recently conveyed to the ICC and the BCCI that the national team's participation in the World Cup is subject to government clearance due to the tense relations between the two countries. Ashraf and the PCB chief ..

ODI World Cup: Former PCB chairman questions Pak govt on panel formation

The former chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board, Khalid Mahmood has hit out at the government's decision to form a high-level committee to decide on the national cricket team's participation in the 2023 ODI World Cup in India. Mahmood, in whose tenure Pakistan made a full tour of India in 1999 and who himself visited the neighbouring country in 1989 as manager of the junior team, said it made no sense to form this committee. "The interesting thing is that no representative of the main stakeholder, the Pakistan Cricket Board is on the committee," Mahmood said in an interview. He cautioned that this was not the time to link Pakistan's participation in the World Cup to the Asia Cup being held in Pakistan. "While I agree that there is no justification for India not to tour Pakistan now but this is not the way things are done at the international level." Mahmood said by forming this committee of ministers, the government had itself contradicted its policy of not mixing politics with

Won't go to India, if they don't play Asia Cup here: Pak Sports Minister

Pakistan's Ehsaan Mazari, in charge of Sports in the federal government, has warned that if India demanded a neutral venue for Asia Cup, their cricket team would demand the same for the World Cup

IND vs PAK: Focus on winning ODI World Cup in India, says Babar Azam

Pakistan captain Babar Azam on Thursday asserted that his team is focussed on winning the ODI World Cup in India and not just beating the arch-rivals in the much-awaited clash in Ahmedabad on October 15. Pakistan are expected to travel to India for the ICC event though their participation is subject to government clearance. "We are not thinking only about playing and winning against India in the World Cup. We are looking at doing well in every match if we are to win the ICC title. "We are going to play the World Cup, not just India in India," said Babar. He also said that the rumblings in the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) will not have any bearing on the national team's performance in the ICC World Cup, or in the assignments prior to that. When asked if the recent changes in the PCB leadership and selection committee had affected the players, Babar said their work is to focus on cricket. "We don't focus on what is happening in the PCB. We just focus on cricket. We have the entire

IND vs PAK is not be all and end of ODI World Cup 2023: Mickey Arthur

Pakistan's marquee October 15 clash against arch-rivals India in Ahmedabad might be huge from perspective of fans on both sides of the border but it is certainly not the "be all and end all" from cricketing point of view, reckons Team Director and head coach Mickey Arthur. Arthur understands the hype surrounding the clash but for him, it will be like any other game where one would gain or lose two points. "I don't think Pakistan and India is the be all of the World Cup," Arthur told a Pakistani YouTube channel 'Cricket Baaz'. "From a fan's perspective, from the viewpoint of the emotions and relations between the two countries, one can understand the interest it generates and emotions that go with it. But from a cricket point of view I think it will be about doing well against all teams if you want to win the World Cup," the South African added. Arthur was intent on playing down the pressure quotient and in fact has already started the mental games stating that pressure would be on