The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Devajit Saikia has backed the Indian team to be a strong contender to lift the ICC Champions Trophy despite the absence of pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah. Saikia credited the Ajit Agarkar-led selection committee for picking the best combination for the eight-team marquee competition. … Read more
File image of Ben Sears© AFP Pacer Ben Sears has been ruled out of the Champions Trophy due to a hamstring injury, a significant setback for New Zealand ahead of the ICC event which kicks off on February 19. New Zealand Cricket (NZC) has named Jacob Duffy as Sears’ replacement. “Sears felt some … Read more
File photo of Indian cricket team.© BCCI Former India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has raised questions over the India squad picked by the selection committee for the upcoming Champions Trophy. The ICC mega event is set to take place between February 19 and March 9, with Pakistan and Dubai being the hosts. India’s matches … Read more
England, not-so-long hailed as white-ball cricket revolutionaries for their game-changing performances across both ODI and T20I formats after the 2015 50-over World Cup that impacted scoring rates and statistics worldwide, have plenty of issues to address ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy. Be it the absence of some prominent players, dip in form … Read more
Australia have suffered a massive headache ahead of the Champions Trophy 2025, with as many as four star players – originally part of their 15-man squad – set to be ruled out of the tournament. The chief absentee among them is captain Pat Cummins, who has not been able to recover in time … Read more
File image of Shaheen Afridi.© AFP Former captain Rashid Latif urged the Pakistan Cricket Board to overhaul the team’s pace attack, looking beyond frontline pacers Shaheen Shah Afridi and Naseem Shah, as he felt they were not “contributing enough.” Afridi and Shah are set to lead Pakistan’s pace battery in the upcoming ICC … Read more
With less than 10 days to go till the start of the Champions Trophy 2025, hosts Pakistan have a few selection headaches to solve. One, in particular, is the slot of an opener, where Pakistan are trying out star batter Babar Azam in recent games. With talented 22-year-old opener Saim Ayub ruled out … Read more
Former Pakistani wicketkeeper batter Kamran Akmal believes making Babar Azam open is ruining his confidence and Pakistan’s team combination. In the absence of Saim Ayub, Babar came out to open for Pakistan alongside Fakhar Zaman during the first match of the ODI tri-series opener against New Zealand. Babar, struggling for form, failed to … Read more
Champions Trophy 2025 is less than two weeks away and the hype is getting greater. Former cricketers have also joined the act, with the latest coming from former India spinner Harbhajan Singh and former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar. Fierce rivals on the pitch during their playing days, the duo jokingly reignited the flames … Read more
Opening batter Fakhar Zaman has come out in support of Pakistan’s premier batter Babar Azam and backed him to find his lost form in the upcoming fixtures amid his dwindling form. Since returning home from South Africa, Babar’s form has fallen off a cliff. After firing three successive fifties in the two Tests … Read more