India's C team will thrash Pakistan: Srikkanth calls for end of greatest rivalry hype
India Today
T20 World Cup: After Pakistan's surrender to India during the T20 World Cup 2026, Kris Srikkanth said that the Indian C team is enough to beat the arch-rivals. Srikkanth heavily criticised the Pakistan batting after the heavy defeat in Colombo.
Kris Srikkanth has called for an end to the greatest rivalry hype between India and Pakistan after the result in the T20 World Cup 2026 tie on Sunday, February 15. Srikkanth said that the Indian C team is enough to thrash Pakistan after their meek surrender in the game in Colombo.
IND vs PAK: Full Scorecard | Highlights
India defeated Pakistan comprehensively by a margin of 61 runs in a game that was built up once again with a lot of hype and proved once again to be a one-sided affair. With this, India extended their record to 8-1 against Pakistan in T20 World Cups and qualified for the Super 8 stages of the tournament. Speaking on his YouTube channel, Srikkanth sympathised with the viewers for the lack of quality within the Pakistan side to put up a fight against India.
The former India selector said that the hype around Shaheen Shah Afridi is over and Pakistan are struggling to find a good pacer at the moment. Srikkanth was extremely critical of the current batting lineup, claiming that Pakistan shouldn't play T20Is if Babar Azam is their main batter.
"That Shaheen Afridi, all that boogeyman hype — finished, gone."
"Have you seen Pakistan like this live? The likes of Waqar Younis, Imran Khan, Wasim Akram, after that so many — Aqib Javed, how many bowlers? Now they are struggling to get one fast bowler. Has cricket deteriorated so much in your country? In batting, there is not even one proper batter. If Babar Azam is your main match player, then leave it, you don’t even need to play T20."
IPL 2026: Rishabh Pant and Sanjiv Goenka led Lucknow Super Giants' visit to the Ram Mandir ahead of IPL 2026. The squad offered prayers in Ayodhya as they prepare for the upcoming season.
Following a long injury lay-off, Mayank Yadav returns fitter and wiser, determined to combine raw pace with control as he eyes redemption in IPL 2026.
Shubman Gill heads into IPL 2026 with renewed motivation after his T20 World Cup snub. Cheteshwar Pujara has backed the Gujarat Titans captain to turn the setback into a standout season.
KKR unveil Cameron Green with a cinematic supervillain video ahead of IPL 2026 as the all-rounder joined their training camp. The all-rounder is set to replace Andre Russell this season.
L Sivaramakrishnan denies BCCI and Jay Shah's role in his commentary exit, saying his issue was with an individual after alleging bias. Sivaramakrishnan retired from BCCI commentary on March 20.
Gary Kirsten lifted the lid on PCB's interference, poor culture and power struggles under Mohsin Naqvi. He explained why his Pakistan stint collapsed and questioned how any coach could succeed in such a chaotic system.
India are all set to make a return to Belfast as the schedule for their upcoming T20I series against Ireland was confirmed by the BCCI on Saturday, March 21. India will be returning to the city after a gap of 19 years.
Rwanda's Fanny Utagushimaninde became the youngest T20I centurion at 15, scoring 111 on debut against Ghana. Her knock powered Rwanda to a commanding 122-run victory in the Nigeria Invitational Women's T20I Tournament.
Delhi waited seven years for football to come home, and when it finally did, the response was not loud or overwhelming. But it was present, it was honest, and it quietly suggested something had begun again.
Fast bowler Vaibhav Arora aims to serve the Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2026 the way Jasprit Bumrah serves the Indian team. The speedster has taken 33 wickets for KKR from 27 matches.
Sayali Satghare reflected on a dream few months that saw her go from unsold in the 2026 WPL auction to winning the title with RCB and making her India Test debut at the WACA in Perth.
IPL 2026: KKR are scrambling to figure out a Harshit Rana replacement while Matheesha Pathirana remains weeks away from fitness. Can they patch up their pace crisis before IPL 2026 gets underway?