Pakistan opened a renovated stadium for the Champions Trophy in Lahore on Friday, one of three to be used in its first major international cricket event in almost 30 years. The eight-team Champions Trophy will be staged from February 19 to March 9 in Lahore, Karachi and Rawalpindi, although arch-rival India’s matches will … Read more
India captain Rohit Sharma on Wednesday said that the Indian team is still waiting for clarity on Jasprit Bumrah’s injury and his availability for the upcoming Champions Trophy in Dubai. Bumrah had suffered a back injury in the fifth Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series in Australia. Though he was included in the … Read more
India have a number of question marks on their 15-man Champions Trophy 2025 squad, even with just two weeks remaining till the start of the tournament. India’s biggest concerns lie in the form of their pacers’ fitness, with no final news yet on Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami still looking rusty. In the … Read more
File image of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli.© ANI Out-of-form veterans Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma deserve a lot of empathy as they are “not robots” and one shouldn’t forget the kind of joy they provided in their pomp, former England skipper Kevin Pietersen said on Tuesday. Both Kohli and Rohit have been … Read more
ICC Hall of Famer and former World Cup-winner Ricky Ponting predicted India and Australia as the two finalists of the upcoming mega event, ICC Men’s Champions Trophy 2025 which is scheduled to kick start from February 19 in Pakistan. Ponting also predicted the other two semifinalists of the competition. The former Australian skipper … Read more
Virat Kohli may not have performed as per expectation in recent months, but if the words of former teammate Suresh Raina are anything to go by, he will still be motivated and hungry to win the Champions Trophy 2025. Having shared the dressing room when India lifted the 2011 World Cup and the … Read more
File photo of Mohammed Siraj.© AFP As the second leg of the Ranji Trophy starts on January 23, the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) has said that India fast-bowler Mohammed Siraj is likely to be available for the match against Vidarbha on January 30. In the Elite Group B table of the Ranji Trophy, … Read more
File photo of Rohit Sharma.© BCCI A customary captains’ meet is set to take place in Pakistan ahead of the Champions Trophy 2025. The captains of all the eight participating teams need to be present at the event that is scheduled to take place on 17th or 18th of February. However, there is … Read more