The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is still waiting for a “formal clarification” from the ICC on the issue of not having their representative on stage for the closing ceremony of the Champions Trophy in Dubai. “We have filed a formal complaint with the ICC as what happened is unacceptable to us,” a PCB official said … 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
From Shane Watson’s unbeaten 105 in 2009 to his all-round brilliance in 2006, and Ravindra Jadeja’s match-winning performance in 2013, the ICC Champions Trophy has witnessed some unforgettable performances in the finals. Here is a look at all the Player-of-the-Match award winners in the finals: ICC Champions Trophy 1998: Jacques Kallis (South Africa) South Africa’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
The last time India and New Zealand met in a final of an ICC white-ball tournament, in 2000, the world of cricket was different. That tournament was called ICC Knockout, One-Day Internationals (ODIs) ruled the sport’s landscape, cricket in the Middle East just meant Sharjah and T20s did not exist. A quarter of a century … Read more
India batting coach Sitanshu Kotak was pleased that every batter contributed to the team’s cause in its run to the final and felt the side is well-prepared, having encountered different situations in the four games so far. “The pitches change a bit obviously, but the overall tendency (slow nature) has not changed much. Our batting … Read more
India has dominated the Champions Trophy, marching unbeaten to the final, where it faces New Zealand on Sunday. However, the hybrid model — ensuring all of India’s matches were played in Dubai — has sparked debate among players and experts. Some call it an undeniable advantage, while others dismiss it as mere excuses. Here’s … Read more
David Miller did not want to ‘make any excuses’, but he admitted that it wasn’t an ideal situation to travel back and forth between Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates for the Champions Trophy fixtures. The South African team left for Dubai from Karachi on Sunday afternoon and was back in Lahore on Monday for … Read more
As Rajeev Shukla, the vice-president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), addressed the media on his three-day visit to Pakistan, he was asked whether India enjoyed an ‘undue advantage’ in the Champions Trophy as it played in just one venue. The senior administrator, however, rubbished such claims, saying: “The decision of … Read more