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Ex-India batter slams MI captain after fourth defeat in IPL 2026

Ex-India batter slams MI captain after fourth defeat in IPL 2026

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3 min readApr 17, 2026 09:52 AM IST Mumbai Indians’ fourth successive defeat in the IPL 2026 season has raised alarm bells for the five-time champions, with former India batter Manoj Tiwary criticising Hardik Pandya’s captaincy after the crushing defeat to Punjab Kings at the Wankhede Stadium on Thursday. The seven-wicket loss defending a 195-run total left Pandya scrambling for answers in the post-match chat. Despite starting the season on a fine note with a record chase at the Wankhede, MI have subsequently endured defeats by considerable margins. Tiwary slammed Pandya’s comments after the loss to Punjab, insisting that he may have indirectly pointed fingers at certain senior players, such as Suryakumar Yadav and Tilak Varma for their indifferent outings.,ALSO READ | Hardik Pandya, Rohit Sharma under spotlight; Mumbai Indians struggling for control, not individuals, says Mahela Jayawardene “There’s not much to say right now. We need to go back to the drawing board and figure out where we’re lacking—whether it’s individuals, the team as a whole, or our planning. Those are the questions we …

‘ICC trophy chori karke leke aani hai?’

‘ICC trophy chori karke leke aani hai?’

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2 min readUpdated: Mar 17, 2026 06:49 PM IST After a disappointing ICC T20 World Cup, Pakistan followed it up with an ODI series loss to Bangladesh. In the final ODI of the series, Pakistan opted to bowl first and ended up conceding 290/5 from 50 overs, chasing those runs despite heroics from Salman Agha; the visitors could not get over the line as they could only manage 279. Former Pakistan cricket did not mince his words in his assessment of Pakistan’s words and tore into them, saying at this rate, how will the side progress? “You have lost the match. What experiments are you doing? It was a good pitch. Why did you choose to bowl? Why didn’t you bat? They would have scored 350. Litton Das was slow in the end, that’s why Bangladesh got restricted to 290. It was a series decider. When you do not win the series against teams, how will you progress? ICC trophy chori karke leke aani hai? ( You plan to steal the ICC trophy?),” Akmal said …

I saw some comments from Sunil Gavaskar about the Indian B team or the Indian C team beating Pakistan’s top team… Absolute nonsense: Jason Gillespie | Cricket News

I saw some comments from Sunil Gavaskar about the Indian B team or the Indian C team beating Pakistan’s top team… Absolute nonsense: Jason Gillespie | Cricket News

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Former Pakistan coach Jason Gillespie slammed Sunil Gavaskar about his comments on Indian B team giving a tough run to Pakistan side in their current state. The Men in Green have been knocked out of the Champions Trophy 2025 without reaching the semifinals and they had a similarly poor run in 2024 T20 World Cup when they got knocked out in the group stage. “I don’t buy this rhetoric. I saw some comments from Sunil Gavaskar about the Indian B team or the Indian C team beating Pakistan’s top team. That’s nonsense. Absolute nonsense. If Pakistan picks and stick with the right players and gives them time to shine, time to learn, and develop their games, they can beat anyone. I have got no doubt about that,” Gillespie would say. “If the PCB, as a board, wants to change and get the right results, they need to get the right people, the right selection panel, and give players time to flourish and do their job. If you are hiring a new coach, give him the …

Behind Pakistan’s debacle: 26 selectors, 4 captains, 8 coaches and a system with gaping holes | Cricket News

Behind Pakistan’s debacle: 26 selectors, 4 captains, 8 coaches and a system with gaping holes | Cricket News

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Not even a week into an ICC tournament they are hosting for the first time since 1996, Pakistan are out of the Champions Trophy. After India humbled them in Dubai which pushed them close to the exit door, New Zealand by beating Bangladesh for their second win slammed the door on Pakistan at Rawalpindi. Having won both their Group A matches, India and New Zealand are through to the semi-finals, even as Group B remains wide open. Pakistan’s tame surrender so far in the Champions Trophy, where they lost to both New Zealand and India isn’t just a problem with talent. It is also because of a system that is perennially undergoing structural changes. In the last three years, team has had 26 different selectors, 8 coaches and 4 captains. While decoding Pakistan’s campaign, former captain Wasim Akram was brutal with his assessment. “There is nothing strong about Pakistan when it comes to cricket,” he would say with his former teammate with whom he shared an envious partnership with the ball Waqar Younis nodding in …

IND vs PAK | Champions Trophy: Clinical India show timid Pakistan why they are stuck in a different era | Cricket News

IND vs PAK | Champions Trophy: Clinical India show timid Pakistan why they are stuck in a different era | Cricket News

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How much did Pakistan miss a batsman of Virat Kohli’s caliber in the middle-order? How much did they wish they had openers like Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill who showed the urgency to kill the game in the first powerplay? Where are they going to unearth spinners who could collectively choke the opposition in the middle overs? Will their fast-bowling trio, often compared to those in the 90s, ever show there is more to them than numbers that pop on speed gun? When will they realise that unless their fitness parameters improve, they will continue to remain an ordinary fielding outfit that drops catches that could win them matches? If Pakistan do some soul searching, which they are likely to do once the confirmation arrives with regards to the elimination from the Champions Trophy, they need not look beyond India. Since winning the Champions Trophy final against India at the Oval in 2017, this was their sixth straight defeat in completed matches against their arch-rivals. At least till the rivalry retains its hype, it is …