Pakistan selectors on Friday sprung a surprise by including just one specialist spinner and picking nine batsmen in their 15-member squad for the Champions Trophy beginning next month. Abrar Ahmed, 26, the only specialist spinner in the squad captained by Mohammad Rizwan, has played four ODIs taking 10 wickets with a best of … Read more
Team Pakistan in action© AFP Fans around the world are eagerly waiting for the Champions Trophy 2025, which will kick-start from February 19. The ICC tournament will be co-hosted by Pakistan and Dubai. This will also the mark the ICC event to be hosted in Pakistan since the 1996 ODI World Cup. A … Read more
Indian spinner Kuldeep Yadav has been included in the Uttar Pradesh (UP) squad for their Ranji Trophy match against Madhya Pradesh at Holkar Stadium in Indore from Thursday onwards. Kuldeep, having not played any competitive cricket since the first Test against New Zealand at Bengaluru in October 2024, is making his return to … Read more
Indian cricket team star KL Rahul© X (Twitter) Seasoned India batter KL Rahul was on Monday named in the Karnataka squad to face table-toppers Haryana in their final league match of the Ranji Trophy Elite Group C, beginning on January 30. Rahul was given a go-ahead by the BCCI medical team as the … Read more
Former all-rounder Irfan Pathan has backed India’s move to delay Mohammed Shami’s much-anticipated international return following a prolonged injury lay-off, saying the team think tank and the veteran pacer will make the “right call at the right time”. Shami, who has proved his fitness in practice sessions and domestic cricket for Bengal, was … Read more
File photo of Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan© AFP Well past the deadline set by the International Cricket Council, the Pakistan Cricket Board is yet to announce its squad for the Champions Trophy. The unreasonable delay in announcing squad for the marquee event has left many baffled, including former Pakistan cricketer Basit Ali, … Read more
Top ten sports: India won the final match of the three-match ODI series against New Zealand women’s team at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad by winning the last one by 6 wickets game, winning the series 2-1. In the last ODI match, the Indian women’s team performed well in both bowling and batting, with … Read more