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“ No, no, there is no pressure at all because whenever you come to an ICC tournament, you have to win almost all of your games. And when we came here, we thought that we will win all the games and give…
Salman Ali Agha,
T20 World Cup 2026: Pakistan captain Salman Ali Agha FIRES first…
“ The weather, you can’t control. This is something like we don’t really think about what we can’t control. And certainly, the weather is one thing you can’t control. And we just here to play good…
Salman Ali Agha,
Pakistan vs Netherlands T20 World Cup 2026 Colombo Weather Update:…
“ When you lift the trophy and receive it, I will start dancing,
Sunil Gavaskar,
Dancing with joy: Gavaskar’s promise to Suryakumar Yadav if India…
“ Yes, we lost to the USA in the last World Cup, but that’s history now. It’s a new World Cup, a new team and a new combination, and we are very excited about it,
Salman Ali Agha,
T20 World Cup 2026: Pakistan captain Salman Ali Agha opens up on India…
“ If the decision was taken by the players, they can come out and say so. But when the board decides that you will not play, the reputation of the country comes down,
Kapil Dev,
Pakistan being unfair to own players with India boycott: Kapil Dev
“ The response to the first two phases of ticketing has been encouraging, and it underlines the anticipation surrounding this World Cup. With preparations now in their final phase, our focus remains on…
Devajit Saikia,
BCCI announces third phase of ticket sales as countdown to T20 World…
“ If the decision was taken by the players, they can come out and say. However, if the board says that you will not play, the reputation of the country comes down. It is not looking bright for Pakistan.…
Kapil Dev,
Pakistan boycotting the India game will push their own cricket into…
“ It is pretty disgraceful that sport has been politicised in this way on both sides, frankly. I don’t think that Mustafizur should have been denied his contract to play in Kolkata. It was most…
Shashi Tharoor,
T20 World Cup 2026: BCCI issues STRONG statement on Pakistan boycott…
“ It’s very difficult to drop him. And drop him for whom? Tilak Varma is a proven performer at this level. Sanju Samson is also a proven performer, but he’s not in form. This has nothing to do with…
Sunil Gavaskar,
Gavaskar fires blunt advice, tells India to pick Ishan Kishan over…
“ There's less baggage on a lot of players. They're playing their first World Cup and it's an opportunity for them to express themselves. And from the team that played the previous World Cup and won it…
Ravi Shastri,
Ravi Shastri makes his expectations clear with India ahead of T20…
“ There was a feeling that we were slightly behind in white-ball cricket and needed to push the envelope a little more. Run rates were going up, risk-taking was increasing, and we needed to adapt to…
Rahul Dravid,
Rahul Dravid uses ‘bitter disappointment’ to express his only concern…
“ They clearly start as favourites, and they will make it to the semi-finals, but as I have learned to my bitter disappointment, it’s about the better team on the day. Anybody can play a good knock and…
Rahul Dravid,
India favourites in T20 World Cup, but Dravid warns against one bad…