DUBAI: Die-hard India and Pakistan cricket fans thronged the stadium in Dubai despite stifling heat on Sunday to watch the high-profile Asia Cup encounter, saying politics must take a back seat. The eagerly-awaited Group A clash in the T20 tournament comes four months after the two countries were engaged in a military conflict sparked after April 22 attack in Pahalgam in Indian-administered Kashmir. The brief war, stopped after US President Donald Trump intervened, brought the two nations to their lowest point in their bitter relations.

Ahead of India vs Pakistan at the Asia Cup, fans and experts predict the post-war acrimony to overshadow the cricket.

DUBAI: Pace bowling great Wasim Akram has urged Pakistan and India’s cricketers to ignore the noise and enjoy the game when they meet in a highly charged Asia Cup T20 match on…

DUBAI: An India-Pakistan cricket match is always a blockbuster but emotions will run even higher in Sunday’s Asia Cup clash between the nuclear-armed neighbors, who engaged in a…

As teams get ready to take the field, players and staff reveal dressing room chats amid political frenzy.

ISLAMABAD: All eyes will be on Dubai as an unpredictable Pakistan cricket team takes on arch-rivals India at the Dubai International Stadium today, Sunday, in arguably the most…

Fans and experts blame hot weather and lingering tensions between both nations for unusual ticket sales.

DUBAI: Die-hard India and Pakistan cricket fans thronged the stadium in Dubai despite stifling heat on Sunday to watch the high-profile Asia Cup encounter, saying politics must…

DUBAI, UAE: Pakistan lodged a complaint on Monday with cricket’s governing body about the match referee in their Asia Cup clash with India after simmering tensions between the…

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Asia Cup campaign was thrown into turmoil this week, with rumors swirling of a dramatic boycott after a row with India, before the Pakistan Cricket Board…