Mitchell Santner in action© AFP New Zealand skipper Mitchell Santner had no qualms in admitting that his team lost to a “better” Indian side in the final of the Champions Trophy in Dubai on Sunday. Set a target of 252, India completed the chase with six balls to spare after Rohit Sharma’s fluent … Read more
India dropped four chances during the summit clash, taking their tally to nine.© AFP With India and New Zealand battling it out in the final of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 at Dubai International Stadium on Sunday, the Rohit Sharma-led side may be left to rue their fielding efforts after putting down four … Read more
Ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy final 2025 against New Zealand in Dubai, former India skipper and Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) President, Sourav Ganguly believes that if the team plays well in the final, then they will go on to clinch the title on Sunday. India will play New … Read more
New Zealand coach Gary Stead conceded that Varun Chakravarthy will be a “big threat” in the Champions Trophy final, and the Kiwis will put on their “thinking caps” to work on the ways to negate India’s mystery spinner. India will face New Zealand in the final of the ICC showpiece here on Sunday. … Read more
Head coach Gautam Gambhir didn’t mince his words while reacting to the criticism he has faced over the selection of certain players and the batting order lineup after India breezed past Australia to confirm their seat in the final of the ongoing Champions Trophy. Fans have criticised Gambhir and his management for preferring … Read more
Rohit Sharma (L) and Virat Kohli© AFP Former Indian cricket team fast bowler S Sreesanth urged fans as well as experts to stop speculating about Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli‘s retirement. Both star batters had disappointing outings during the Test series against Australia resulting a lot of chatter around their future. However, following … Read more
It is the ultimate showdown in cricket. It is the biggest rivalry of this century. It is India vs Australia at an ICC event. It is India vs Australia in the semi-final of the 2025 Champions Trophy in Dubai! India have been in menacing form in the tournament and are the only team … Read more
Beth Mooney smashed an unbeaten 96 as an all-round Gujarat Giants thrashed UP Warriorz by 81 runs in a one-sided Women’s Premier League match in Lucknow on Monday. Mooney missed out what could have been the first century for any player this WPL season but her 59-ball unbeaten knock with 17 fours powered … Read more
Shama Mohamed; (right) Rohit Sharma in action during Champions Trophy 2025.© AFP Rohit Sharma’s childhood coach Dinesh Lad said making fat-shaming comments on the Indian captain “damages the image of the country”. The uproar follows after Congress spokesperson Shama Mohamed made a distasteful remark during India’s Champions Trophy final Group A match against … Read more
Australia cricket team batters in action© AFP Australia had an intense three-hour practice session at the ICC Academy on Sunday afternoon with the focus firmly on their play against spin. While senior pros like Steve Smith and Travis Head had a light hit, the youngsters went full throttle. The Australian team opted for … Read more
Fan invaded pitch during Afghanistan vs England Champions Trophy match© AFP The Champions Trophy 2025 once again experienced an instance of pitch invasion as a fan ran into the ground after Afghanistan’s win over England on Wednesday. Following Afghanistan’s thrilling victory in Lahore, a fan invaded the pitch and ran in to hug … Read more
MS Dhoni is gearing up for his 18th season of the Indian Premier League, with IPL 2025 less than a month away. With the IPL being the only cricket Dhoni plays during the year, the legendary Indian captain is reportedly making a slight change in his batting. Dhoni, who will turn out for … Read more