South Africa will aim to assert its dominance and secure the top spot in Group B when it faces a struggling England in a Champions Trophy clash on Saturday. While India and New Zealand sailed through with ease into the knockouts from Group A, Australia qualified for the semifinals from Group B after its match … Read more
Afghanistan’s cricketers know things are not right at home, their coach said on Tuesday, over calls for opponents to boycott Champions Trophy matches in response to the Taliban government’s crackdown on women’s rights. Some UK lawmakers want England to boycott Wednesday’s match, while South Africa’s sports minister had spoken against playing its game last week … Read more
The Pakistan cricket team arrived here on Thursday for the marquee Champions Trophy 2025 clash against arch-rivals India scheduled for February 23, hoping to get its campaign back on track after the 60-run loss to New Zealand in the tournament opener. The team had left for Dubai without senior batter Fakhar Zaman, who got hurt … Read more
The ICC Champions Trophy returns after an eight-year gap, with defending champion Pakistan facing New Zealand in Karachi on February 19. Introduced in 1998 to support non-Test nations, it was discontinued after 2017. Australia and India have won twice, while England remains the only major team without a title. ICC CHAMPIONS TROPHY – FULL LIST … Read more
The last time Pakistan hosted an International Cricket Council (ICC) event, the internet was virtually unheard of, social media and smartphones did not exist, and Babar Azam was just two years old. It has been that long, indeed! When Sri Lanka captain Arjuna Ranatunga lifted the World Cup trophy to rapturous applause at Lahore’s Gaddafi … Read more
There will be no captains’ photoshoot or conference in Pakistan before the ICC Champions Trophy, a source in the host’s cricket board told PTI on Thursday, ending the possibility of India skipper Rohit Sharma travelling to the country for any pre-tournament engagements. The Pakistan Cricket Board source said the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) was forced … Read more
Fakhar Zaman is confident of returning to international cricket after eight months when Pakistan hosts next month’s Champions Trophy. Fakhar hasn’t played international cricket since Pakistan’s first-round exit from the T20 World Cup last June and subsequently missed out on central contract with the Pakistan Cricket Board for the first time in eight years. “People … Read more