The Latest Breaking News from Pune

PUNE: Muttiah Muralitharan acknowledges that Sri Lankan cricket has gone "backwards" when it came to developing its talents, but warned the Indians that "the game will bite" if they under-estimated the islanders when the two sides clash in the World Cup in Mumbai on Thursday.

Afghan fans in Pune celebrate team's success in ODI World Cup. Mostly students, they dance to Afghani songs, egged on by stadium DJ. Exuberance rubs off on locals, who cheer on Hashmatullah Shahidi's side. Afghans thrilled to see team in flesh & blood, feel more at home in India.

NEW DELHI: Afghanistan continued their remarkable campaign at the 50-overs World Cup by securing a significant victory over the 1996 champions, Sri Lanka, winning by seven wickets in a thrilling encounter in Pune on Monday.

NAVI MUMBAI: A professor of ancient Indian history and his team of researchers have discovered two rock cut Shaivite caves in a forested area near Rajapur, Ratnagiri district, which is around 380 km away from Mumbai. Professor Dr Anjay Dhanawade (45) had first heard about these ancient monolithic rock cut…

Train services in Palakkad delayed for over an hour due to uprooted trees on tracks b/w Vallathol Nagar & Wadakkanchery. Pune-Ernakulam Superfast, New Delhi-Thiruvananthapuram Rajdhani & Mangaluru-Thiruvananthapuram Express held up. Efforts to clear blocks; Madurai-Thiruvananthapuram Amritha delayed. Four injured in lightning, dozens of trees uprooted in strong winds.

ICC Cricket World Cup 2023: Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka in Pune on October 30, 2023

PUNE: Right-arm pacer and hero in Sri Lanka’s win against England, Lahiru Kumara, has been ruled out of the remaining matches of the World Cup due to a left thigh muscle injury sustained during their training on Saturday in Pune, informed an ICC release.

PUNE: Angelo Mathews is perhaps to the Sri Lankan team what Mohinder Amarnath was to Indian cricket. Getting dropped only to be recalled in the hour of crisis. And whereas Amarnath could be as blunt as a tool, Mathews lets his lilting Sinhalese-accented cadence make a subtle impact.

The 1996 champions Sri Lanka and giant-slayers Afghanistan will face off in a mid-table battle at the Maharashtra Cricket Asociation Stadium in Pune on Monday to keep their hopes of qualifying for the semifinals of the ICC World Cup 2023 alive.

PUNE: Afghanistan skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi doesn’t believe in celebrating too early. Not that he lacks confidence. He just doesn’t want to lose the focus that his team has developed in their quest of making it to the top-four.

NEW DELHI: Ahead of the World Cup match against Sri Lanka at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune, Afghanistan's captain Hashmatullah Shahidi expressed confidence in his team's performance. Shahidi mentioned during the pre-match press conference that the team is in good spirits and feeling content with their current form.