Month: May 2025

[ad_1] The 2025 edition of the Indian Premier League is very likely to resume either by Thursday or maximum Friday. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is in a huddle to finalise the details and remaining fixtures, and it's reliably understood that except Dharamsala, matches will be played pan-India.The move comes after India agreed to a ceasefire after Pakistan reached out to them earlier in the day.The Indian cricket board had suspended the cash-rich league due to cross-border tensions but normalcy will now take over. Overseas players of every franchise are on their way back home but will be asked to rejoin their respective teams at the earliest.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!It is learnt that the overseas contingent of every team was panicking because of the airport situation as they didn't want […]

[ad_1] Harbhajan Singh (AFP Photo) NEW DELHI: Following the agreement between India and Pakistan on a full and immediate ceasefire — effectively ending three days of intense cross-border firing — former India spinner Harbhajan Singh welcomed the move. Harbhajan, who represented India in 103 Tests, 236 ODIs, and 28 T20Is, shared his thoughts in a message posted on X (formerly Twitter)."War has never ever been good for humanity," Harbhajan said."India is a peace loving country and has never been the aggressor. But as nation, we would never ever take enemy's aggression lying down. Our biggest endeavour is to end terrorism on our soil. Salute to our defence forces for ensuring that every citizen feels safe," he added."A big shout out to our political leadership for showing diplomatic prudence which is the need of the hour. On the battlefield or off […]

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Srinagar was jolted by loud explosions on Saturday evening, just hours after India and Pakistan formally agreed to a ceasefire. The sudden blasts prompted Jammu and Kashmir’s chief minister Omar Abdullah to question the truce.“What the hell just happened to the ceasefire? Explosions heard across Srinagar!!!” Abdullah posted on X (formerly Twitter), expressing concern over the violation of the agreement. "This is no ceasefire. The air defence units in the middle of Srinagar just opened up," Abdullah added.Earlier in the day, Abdullah had welcomed the ceasefire and urged the current state administration to move quickly with relief and rehabilitation efforts. “If it had happened 2-3 days ago, the lives we lost would not have been lost,” he said, referring to the recent flare-up that claimed several lives.The ceasefire was announced following a call between the Directors General […]

[ad_1] Virat Kohli and Brian Lara NEW DELHI: Cricket legend Brian Lara has come out strongly in support of Virat Kohli, amid reports suggesting the Indian superstar may be contemplating retirement from Test cricket. On Saturday, the West Indian great expressed firm confidence that Kohli will continue to play the longest format, insisting that his presence is vital for the game's future.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!“Test cricket needs Virat!! He is going to be persuaded. He is NOT going to retire from Test cricket,” Lara wrote in a passionate Instagram post, accompanied by a picture of him with Kohli. “@virat.kohli is going to average above 60 for the remainder of his Test career,” he added, expressing faith in the 36-year-old’s enduring class and motivation.The comments came in the wake of a TimesofIndia.com report revealing that […]

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: After days of mounting escalation between India and Pakistan, both countries agreed on Saturday to a ceasefire, halting all military action across land, air, and sea. The decision carries no preconditions, either before or after the agreement. It is also included that the Indus Water Treaty shall remain in abeyance, as MEA sources confirmedAll the retaliatory measures announced against Pakistan on April 23 will remain in place.After the terror attack in Pahalgam on April 22, India took several strong steps against Pakistan for supporting cross-border terrorism.One key move was putting the 'Indus Waters Treaty' on hold. This agreement, signed in 1960 after nine years of negotiation between India and Pakistan, with help from the World Bank. The pact decides how the water from the Indus River system is shared. Under the treaty, Pakistan gets the western rivers, […]