One-day cricket is the go-to game for Rohit Sharma. (Photo by Ishara S. Kodikara/AFP via Getty Images) NEW DELHI: From the high of winning the T20 World Cup in June to being severely criticised and viciously trolled by the end of the year and his spot in the Test team being questioned, Rohit Sharma has…
Champions Trophy 2025 Rohit Sharma Captain: रोहित शर्मा हाल ही में खेली गई बॉर्डर-गावस्कर ट्रॉफी 2024-25 में खराब फॉर्म से जूझते हुए दिखाई दिए थे. उन्होंने सीरीज के तीन टेस्ट में सिर्फ 31 रन स्कोर किए थे. इससे पहले न्यूजीलैंड के खिलाफ खेली गई घरेलू टेस्ट सीरीज में भी हिटमैन का बल्ला खामोश दिखाई दिया…
Shreyas Iyer. (Pic Credit – X) NEW DELHI: Known for his elegant stroke-play and ability to anchor innings under pressure, Shreyas Iyer could be the X-factor Team India needs for the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy starting February 19.Iyer adds stability to the middle order — a crucial component in ICC tournaments. His skill against spin…
India’s last ODI assignment was against Sri Lanka in August 2024. (PTI photo) After the debacle in Test matches in the last two series – losing to New Zealand and Australia – India shift their attention to limited overs cricket. India play five T20Is and three ODIs against England starting 22 January until 12 February….
Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore (Photo credit: X) NEW DELHI: The Pakistan Cricket Board on Wednesday relocated the venues of the upcoming tri-series involving Pakistan, New Zealand and South Africa to Lahore and Karachi ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy. The tri-series was originally scheduled to take place in Multan but with the Gaddafi Stadium in…
PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi during a visit to Gaddafi Stadium. (Screenshot: TheRealPCBMedia) Sydney: The start of the ICC Champions Trophy is little over a month away but the venue situation is far from ideal in Pakistan. The construction and upgradation work is still underway at the National Stadium in Karachi, Gadaffi Stadium in Lahore and…
Mohammad Amir (Photo by CREIMAS / ILT20) NEW DELHI: Around this time of the year in 2024, Mohammad Amir was sitting on the sidelines, looking quite dispirited under the Ring of Fire at Dubai International Cricket Stadium. The perplexed demeanour had its reasons. In an ILT20 game against MI Emirates, despite Amir delivering match-defining figures…
Indian team in a huddle (File photo – Agency) The focus in world cricket will shift to white ball at the start of 2025, which will see the return of ICC Champions Trophy; but some of the former Pakistan players are not at ease and feel that the tournament’s hybrid model hands an ‘unfair’ advantage…
A cricket collage including the logo of the England and Wales Cricket Board Over 160 British parliamentarians have urged the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) to withdraw from the upcoming Champions Trophy fixture against Afghanistan, protesting the Taliban government’s restrictions on women’s rights.Members from both parliamentary chambers, the House of Commons and House of…
ICC Champions Trophy. (Photo by Andrew Matthews/Getty Images) SYDNEY: India have lost seven out of their last eight Tests and now the focus will soon shift to white-ball action with the upcoming bilateral series versus England and then the 2025 edition of the ICC Champions Trophy. Indian players are expected to leave for home soon…