The year 2023 will be remembered for many significant economic, political and technological developments. Read more
England have sent the back-up plus Joe Root to take on an Ireland side who missed the boat for India Read more
Big picture: Watch out for spin and rain The continent’s crown jewel is on the line, but the two teams fighting for it come into the final with different motivations. India have not li... Read more
Big picture: A chance to test bench strength India have already qualified for the final of Asia Cup 2023. Bangladesh are no longer in contention. And that means Friday’s match between... Read more
Big picture It is, once more, that time of the Asia Cup again. One match away from the match that never happens. For years, decades, even, the prospect of an India-Pakistan final has teased... Read more
Big picture – India might rotate players Two weeks ago in Bengaluru, India’s Asia Cup-bound squad had exhaustive fitness tests to check their levels of preparedness for the crick... Read more
Big picture – Sri Lanka in sight of 13th successive win Sri Lanka are one win away from ODI eminence. If they beat Bangladesh in their Asia Cup Super Four game on Saturday, they will b... Read more
Big picture: Getting the game-faces on Change of week, change of format, change of headspace, same opponents … sort of. Forget the exploratory joustings that played out in a deeply peculiar... Read more
Big picture Sri Lanka have played one, won one, but if things go awry on Tuesday they very well could be out of the Asia Cup, such is the nature of this year’s tournament. But for that... Read more
Big picture: Rain in the air once again Rain ruined the India-Pakistan game, the first in ODI cricket between the two teams since the 2019 World Cup, on Saturday in Pallekele. A similar rain... Read more