Month: February 2025

What kept Australia pace spearhead Mitchell Starc out of Champions Trophy | Cricket News

NEW DELHI: Australia pace spearhead Mitchell Starc stated on Thursday that his absence from the current Champions Trophy was primarily due to a sore ankle, but “personal views” also played a role.For the 50-over event in Pakistan and the United…

‘One of the best ODI innings’: Hashmatullah Shahidi hails Ibrahim Zadran | Cricket News

Afghanistan’s Ibrahim Zadran celebrates his century against England in Lahore. (Photo By Aamir Qureshi/AFP via Getty Images) NEW DELHI: As his team eliminated England from the Champions Trophy on Wednesday, Afghanistan skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi praised Ibrahim Zadran‘s record-breaking 177 as…

ICC Champions Trophy 2025: ‘This Indian team looks ruthless’ | Cricket News

Virat Kohli and Axar Patel (AP Photo) When Lalchand Rajput took charge as manager of a youthful Indian squad for the first-ever T20 World Cup in 2007, he ventured into uncharted waters. Despite being written off by critics, the team…

Champions Trophy: Pitch invader, who hugged Rachin Ravindra, arrested and banned from all Pakistan venues | Cricket News

NEW DELHI: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has confirmed the arrest and banning of the pitch invader who breached security during the Champions Trophy Group A match between New Zealand and Bangladesh in Rawalpindi on Monday. The individual, reportedly carrying…

WPL: Nat Sciver-Brunt stars as Mumbai Indians beat UP Warriorz by 8 wickets to go top | Cricket News

Nat Sciver-Brunt and Hayley Matthews. (WPL Photo) NEW DELHI: Nat Sciver-Brunt delivered an outstanding performance, scoring an unbeaten 75 as Mumbai Indians secured the top position in the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2025 by defeating UP Warriorz by eight wickets…

Champions Trophy: Rishabh Pant back in action as Team India gears up for New Zealand clash | Cricket News

Rishabh Pant (Image credit: TimesofIndia.com) NEW DELHI: India received a significant boost as star wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant attended Team India’s practice session at the ICC Academy in Dubai ahead of their final group-stage match of the Champions Trophy 2025 against…

Ibrahim Zadran, Azmatullah Omarzai star as triumphant Afghanistan knock England out of Champions Trophy | Cricket News

NEW DELHI: Ibrahim Zadran‘s magnificent 177 and Azmatullah Omarzai‘s five-wicket haul propelled Afghanistan to a nail-biting eight-run win over England on Wednesday, eliminating the latter from Champions Trophy contention.In this crucial encounter at Lahore, Afghanistan amassed 325-7 before dismissing England…

Champions Trophy | Shadow batting, sideline talks: Rohit Sharma plays it safe in the nets

Rohit Sharma (Image credit: TimesofIndia.com) TimesofIndia.com in DUBAI: After a two-day break, the Indian cricket team was back to business as they had their first training session after the win (against Pakistan) on Sunday. The Men in Blue assembled at…

‘Virat Kohli can break Sachin Tendulkar’s record of 100 centuries’ | Cricket News

Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli (ICC Photo) NEW DELHI: Former India opener and Mumbai cricket stalwart Wasim Jaffer believes Virat Kohli has at least three to four more years of cricket left in him and is well on course to…

Champions Trophy: Morne Morkel rejoins Team India in Dubai ahead of New Zealand clash | Cricket News

Morne Morkel (Image credit: TimesofIndia.com) NEW DELHI: India bowling coach Morne Morkel rejoined the team in Dubai on Wednesday after briefly returning home due to a personal emergency, as reported by TimesofIndia.com.The former South African pacer, appointed as India’s bowling…