As the sun rises over the bustling streets of Karachi on Wednesday, cricket enthusiasts around the globe will hold their breath in anticipation. The ICC Champions Trophy makes its return after an eight-year hiatus, bringing together the sport’s top eight teams in a three-week cricketing carnival. This time, the stakes are even higher — Pakistan…
Champions Trophy gets underway on February 19. (ICC Photo) The ninth edition of the Champions Trophy is upon us, showcasing eight of the finest teams in ODI cricket. This marks the tournament’s return after its last edition in 2017, when Pakistan took home the title for the first time.Defending champions Pakistan will host the event,…
Virat Kohli and Adil Rashid NEW DELHI: England’s experienced leg-spinner Adil Rashid once again proved to be Virat Kohli’s nemesis, dismissing the Indian batting star for the 11th time in international cricket during the third ODI at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Wednesday.With this latest dismissal, Rashid has joined an elite group of…
NEW DELHI: Mitchell Starc pulled out of this month’s event in Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates for personal reasons and Australia will attempt to win the ICC Champions Trophy for the first time since 2009 using a completely new pace bowling line-up.As the only player from Australia’s “big three” fast bowling attack to participate…
NEW DELHI: Former England batter Kevin Pietersen believes Shubman Gill is on the path to becoming an even more dangerous player and expects him to start converting his starts into big centuries, much like India captain Rohit Sharma. The 25-year-old vice-captain of India has been in fine form, emerging as the leading run-scorer after two…
Michael Clarke during the Cricket Australia Hall of Fame ceremony at Sydney Cricket Ground. (Photo by Hanna Lassen/Getty Images) timesofiNEW DELHI: The Australian Cricket Hall of Fame inducted World Cup-winning former captain Michael Clarke as its 64th member, the nation’s cricket governing body said Thursday. On Wednesday, the induction ceremony was held at the Sydney…
Suryakumar Yadav (Photo: BCCI video grab) India’s T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav is all set to lead the team in the five-match series at home against England. However, he is unhappy about his performance in the ODIs, which led to the star white-ball batter’s omission from the ICC Champions Trophy squad. Ahead of the opening T20I…
Smriti Mandhana (Photo credit: BCCI Women) Smriti Mandhana, the star batter from India, has been nominated for the ICC Women’s ODI Cricketer of the Year award, following a remarkable year of batting performance. She is contending for the prestigious award alongside Laura Wolvaardt (South Africa), Annabel Sutherland (Australia), and Chamari Athapaththu (Sri Lanka).Mandhana started 2024…