Star India openers Abhishek Sharma and Smriti Mandhana on Thursday won the ICC Player of the Month awards for September following their superlative performance in the Asia Cup and women’s ODI series against Australia, respectively. Abhishek accumulated 314 runs in seven matches during the period at an average of 44.85 and an outstanding strike rate…
India A had posted 412 runs against Australia A in the first unofficial one-day on Wednesday, but it will truly flaunt its batting riches on Friday when Abhishek Sharma and Tilak Varma join its order for the second match at the Green Park Stadium in Kanpur. If the contest goes ahead with the constricted boundary…
India’s Abhishek Sharma finished as the highest run-scorer of the Asia Cup 2025 with 314 runs in seven innings, following the final against Pakistan in Dubai on Sunday. The opening batter scored five runs in the final against Pakistan in Dubai to finish ahead of Sri Lanka’s Pathum Nissanka who finished with 261 runs in…
It needed a run-fest and the drama of a Super Over in a dead rubber to light up the Asia Cup, which so far had been dominated by off-the-field theatrics. The ongoing tournament has often appeared as a comedy of errors, with the winner being decided by virtue of being the ‘least bad team’ on…
Indian openers Abhishek Sharma and Shubman Gill were involved in multiple verbal skirmishes with Pakistan bowlers during the Asia Cup 2025 Super Fours encounter in Dubai on Sunday. The duo put together a hundred-run opening partnership, putting India in command while chasing the 172-run target set by Pakistan. Tempers flared after the first delivery of…