COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — India and Pakistan players declined to shake hands before and after the highly-charged group game between the archrivals at cricket's Twenty20 World Cup. India won it by 61 runs on Sunday to secure its place in the next stage.

One of the biggest cricket games of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 is currently in limbo of being played. Pakistan is threatening to boycott the Feb. 15 match against archrival India, in protest and to stand with Bangladesh, which is out of the World ...

The cricket-mad South Asian neighbors have a bitter history, punctuated by violence and wars. It makes this one of the fiercest, and most financially lucrative, rivalries in sports.

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The International Cricket Council's (ICC) Men's T20 World Cup is set to begin in India and Sri Lanka on Saturday, Feb. 7. With 20 nations from around the world set to participate across 54 total matches, the best the sport has to offer will be showcased.

Nepalese fans show their support at the T20 World Cup game against Sri Lanka at Central Broward Regional Park, Lauderhill, Florida in 2024 Photo by Matt Roberts-ICC/ICC via Getty Images The Athletic has launched a Cricket WhatsApp Channel. Click here to join.

In 2003, my world was measured in laser-printed A4 sheets. I remember the smell of fresh ink and the static on the paper as I biked through my neighbourhood, sliding the ICC World Cup schedule into my friends' mailboxes like a clandestine scout. We didn't ...

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