Aaqib Javed. (Pic Credit – X) Pakistan‘s interim head coach and national selector Aaqib Javed acknowledged on Wednesday that the absence of Saim Ayub and Fakhar Zaman due to injuries significantly affected the team’s performance in the Champions Trophy.Despite being eliminated from semi-finals contention, Aaqib confirmed the team remains determined to conclude their tournament positively….
NEW DELHI: Former Bangladesh opener Imrul Kayes believes the unavailability of Jasprit Bumrah presents an advantage for his country to challenge India’s bowling unit in their Champions Trophy opener on February 20. India remain clear favourites whilst Bangladesh arrive at the tournament following a poor run in ODIs.“India is a strong side with a great…
File Pic: Rohit Sharma and Jasprit Bumrah (Getty Images) Ex-captain Dilip Vengsarkar also feels presence of Rohit, Kohli ‘very important’ in Champions TrophyPANAJI: Former India captain and ex-chairman of selectors Dilip Vengsarkar isn’t worried about the form of captain Rohit Sharma and star batter Virat Kohli going into the ICC Champions Trophy. Rohit and Virat…
Jasprit Bumrah (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: The BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia has expressed confidence in India’s chances at the ICC Champions Trophy despite Jasprit Bumrah‘s absence from the team.The selection committee led by Ajit Agarkar has named Harshit Rana as Bumrah’s replacement. Mohammad Shami will lead the pace attack alongside Arshdeep Singh and Hardik Pandya.Go…
Jasprit Bumrah (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: World Cup-winning captain Kapil Dev on Friday voiced concern over the growing number of injuries among Indian cricketers, blaming the demanding schedule that keeps players on the field for nearly 10 months a year. He pointed out that the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru has become more of a…
Jasprit Bumrah posted the photo from a gym at the NCA. (Instagram) India fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah shared posted his first image since his absence from the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy 2025 became official. He posted a mirror selfie on Instagram from the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru with a single-word caption: “Rebuilding.”The photograph…
NEW DELHI: Coach Gautam Gambhir stated on Wednesday that “world-class” Mohammed Shami and other fast bowlers will have an opportunity as a result of Jasprit Bumrah‘s absence from India’s Champions Trophy squad.India’s hopes of winning the title were severely damaged after Bumrah was disqualified from the 50-over competition that begins February 19 in Pakistan and…
NEW DELHI: On Saturday morning, ahead of the counting, a large crowd of enthusiastic AAP volunteers gathered at 1, Canning Lane, the party office. The place was adorned in yellow and blue. A stage was set outside, chairs and mics were in place, and a large screen displayed TV news.As the numbers trickled in and…
Stand-in Australia Test captain Steve Smith said that he is ready to captain Australia in case Pat Cummins is forced to skip the tournament due to an ankle injury. Cummins has been out of cricketing action since winning the Border-Gavaskar Trophy and is expected to miss the ICC tournament as well. Speaking ahead of the…
The animal killed two goats belonging to residents of Wadi Yahmib, a village within the sparsely populated Elba Protected Area of Egypt. To protect their livestock, the villagers chased down the carnivore in a pickup truck and killed it. When Abdullah Nagy, a zoologist at Al-Azhar University in Cairo, received a video of the hunt…