Muhammad Waseem of UAE bats (Photo by Francois Nel/Getty Images) Muhammad Waseem will captain UAE’s 17-member squad in the upcoming Asia Cup 2025, starting September 9 in Abu Dhabi. UAE has been drawn in Group A alongside India, Oman, and Pakistan.The UAE team begins their campaign against India at the Dubai International Stadium on September…
Hardik Pandya, Rohit Sharma and Gautam Gambhir NEW DELHI: After India’s triumphant campaign in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, key members of the squad, including skipper Rohit Sharma, all-rounder Hardik Pandya, Shreyas Iyer, and head coach Gautam Gambhir, returned home to a warm reception on Monday.Fast bowler Harshit Rana was among the first to arrive,…
Gautam Gambhir, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s advantage of playing all their matches in Dubai became a hot topic of debate the moment they kicked off their Champions Trophy campaign. Many questioned whether Team India had an unfair edge, as they played all their games — including the group stage,…
Image credit: Mumbai Indians NEW DELHI: Head coach Gautam Gambhir arrived in Delhi, while skipper Rohit Sharma landed in Mumbai as members of the Champions Trophy-winning Indian team returned home via different routes from Dubai on Monday.Rohit reached Mumbai around 8 PM, accompanied by his wife, who had been in Dubai supporting him during the…
NEW DELHI: Emotions ran high for Indian skipper Rohit Sharma as he led India to a historic ICC Champions Trophy 2025 triumph in front of a packed, electrifying crowd at the Dubai International Stadium. India secured the title with a four-wicket victory over New Zealand in the final, marking their second ICC trophy in just…
New Zealand spinners celebrate the fall of an Indian wicket. (X Photo) NEW DELHI: New Zealand spinners pulled themselves back in the hunt in the ICC Champions Trophy final, removing Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma for 17 runs to halt India’s strong start at the Dubai International Stadium on Sunday. Chasing 252 for…
Rohit Sharma looks on after playing a shot. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: India skipper Rohit Sharma delivered a captain’s knock in the ICC Champions Trophy final, smashing a blistering 41-ball half-century to set the tone for India’s chase against New Zealand at the Dubai International Stadium on Sunday. Rohit was in imperious form, treating the…
Matt Henry before the start of the Champions Trophy final against India. (Video grab) DUBAI: Sportspersons tend to be fired up for the big games in their careers. They can also be emotional. As soon as he learnt that he would not be able to play in the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy final against India…
Mitchell Santner and Rohit Sharma (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner won the toss and elected to bat against India in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 final at the Dubai International Stadium on Sunday.In a setback for New Zealand, star pacer Matt Henry has been ruled out of the title clash due…
India captain Rohit Sharma and head coach Gautam Gambhir (Pic credit: BCCI) TimesofIndia.com in Dubai: “Macha come for five minutes na… ,” Harshit Rana pleaded with Washington Sundar to join their team, which was a player short, for a game of foot-volley at the Dubai International Stadium. Sundar, an off-spinner, was lazing around on the…