Indian batters on Friday extensively honed their skill against left-arm and off-spin variations ahead of facing New Zealand’s Mitchell Santner and Michael Bracewell in the Champions Trophy final on Sunday. The top and middle-order batters faced the in-house spin quartet of Varun Chakravarthy, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel and Ravindra Jadeja, before taking on an ensemble […]
Former England all-rounder Moeen Ali has criticized the current ODI cricket rules that favor batsmen and expressed concerns about players choosing T20 leagues over the 50-over format.Moeen’s international cricket career includes 138 ODIs where he scored 2,355 runs and took 111 wickets. He also played 68 Tests, scoring over 3000 runs and claiming more than […]
Former Australia fast bowler and ex-Pakistan coach Jason Gillespie has lashed out at Sunil Gavaskar’s remarks on the diminishing India vs Pakistan rivalry. Speaking to India Today, Gavaskar claimed that even a second-string Indian team could give Pakistan a run for their money in one-day cricket. His comments came after India hammered Pakistan by six […]
Varun Chakravarthy (AP photo) NEW DELHI: Mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy has emerged as a crucial player in India’s Champions Trophy campaign with his exceptional bowling performances.Chakravarthy’s impressive tally of seven wickets in two Champions Trophy matches, including a five-wicket haul against New Zealand in the group stage, has positioned him among the tournament’s leading wicket-takers […]
Rohit Sharma has led his team finely going throughout the Champions Trophy and has taken them to the final of marquee event. However, with age catching up the veteran batter and only two years left to go for the ODI World Cup, a major decision could be made by the BCCI regarding Rohit’s captaincy based […]
TimesofIndia.com in Dubai: Karachi to Rawalpindi to Dubai to Lahore to back in Dubai. Last few weeks have seen New Zealand play their four Champions Trophy fixtures at four different venues and they have only lost one game – to India in Dubai. Three days after losing the game, the Black Caps have landed in […]
Paul Reiffel and Richard Illingworth (Photo credit: ICC) NEW DELHI: The Champions Trophy final between India and New Zealand in Dubai on Sunday will have Australia’s Paul Reiffel and England’s Richard Illingworth as on-field umpires with Sri Lanka’s Ranjan Madugalle serving as match referee.Reiffel, 58, a former Australian fast bowler with over 200 wickets in […]
South Africa batter David Miller has said that it was not nice to shuttle between Pakistan and Dubai in the Champions Trophy 2025. Speaking candidly after getting knocked out of the tournament, Miller became the first cricketer to openly criticise the scheduling of the tournament. With India refusing to travel to Pakistan for the Champions […]
Mohammed Shami has given a contrasting take as compared to coach Gautam Gambhir and captain Rohit Sharma when it comes to the Dubai pitch. Shami said that the pitch has definitely given India an advantage as they have played all their matches in the Champions Trophy in Dubai. India decided to play all their matches […]
New Zealand and India will meet in the final of the 2025 Champions Trophy in Dubai on Sunday. (AP) India and New Zealand are preparing to meet in their first white-ball cricket tournament final in 25 years. New Zealand earned their spot after defeating South Africa in the Champions Trophy 2025 semi-final in Lahore.The Black […]
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