Pakistan pacer Haris Rauf has joined the ODI squad in New Zealand after initially being dropped from the format for a three-match series against the Black Caps. Rauf and Shaheen Shah Afridi were named in the T20I squad but sidelined for the ODI series because of a sloppy outing in the Champions Trophy where host … Read more
The 1983 team that won the World Cup got Rs 1 lakh each for their efforts. There’s quite a story about how that happened, and there are, as usual, many versions of it. This is mine. Our dressing room at Lord’s was like a fish market, with barely room to move as we ran in, … Read more
In the age of social media, it doesn’t take much for opinions to take shape. So, hosting a cricket show in the subcontinent where the sport is considered a religion, can indeed be tricky. In some cases, fans can get borderline aggressive, a few tend to go overboard about the personal lives of the players, … Read more
India’s latest ICC run — 14 games, 13 wins, one abandoned, zero defeats, two trophies — is the kind of record that commands genuine admiration. Perfection is a rare, elusive beast — except in Indian exams, where college cut-offs waver teasingly around 99 or 100 per cent, reducing our academic aspirations to mild despair. Sporting … Read more
Former Pakistan cricketer Shoaib Akhtar questioned the absence of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) officials from the post-match presentation ceremony after the final of the ICC Champions Trophy in Dubai on Sunday. Pakistan was the host of the tournament. “India has won the Champions Trophy but I noticed there was no representative from the PCB after … Read more
India beat New Zealand by four wickets in Dubai on Sunday to win the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. Rohit Sharma hit 76 off 83 deliveries while Shreyas Iyer and K.L. Rahul provided important supporting hands as India overhauled 252 runs in 49 overs. For the Kiwis, Daryl Mitchell’s 63 laid the platform before Michael Bracewell’s … Read more
India is set to face New Zealand in the Final of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 at the Dubai International Stadium on Sunday. The two have squared off only twice in the Champions Trophy, with the latest encounter coming in the group stage last week. The other time these two sides met was in the … Read more
India is set to face New Zealand in the final of ICC Champions Trophy 2025 at the Dubai International Stadium on Sunday. This will be India’s fifth Champions Trophy final and its third on the bounce. Meanwhile, New Zealand will play its third Champions Trophy Final and its seventh at an ICC event. New Zealand … Read more
India and New Zealand are set to face off in the final of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 at the Dubai International Stadium on Sunday. This will be the second match between the two teams in this tournament. In the group stage encounter, India beat New Zealand by 44 runs. However, the Kiwis emerged victorious … Read more
On the eve of the Champions Trophy final, India vice-captain Shubman Gill believes the 2024 T20 World Cup triumph could herald a new era of success for the team. The second T20 crown ended an 11-year drought for an ICC world title for the Men in Blue. Sunday’s summit clash will be India’s third straight … Read more