Jaker Ali and Towhid Hridoy on Thursday recorded the highest sixth-wicket partnership for Bangladesh in a One-Day International during their ICC Champions Trophy 2025 match against India in Dubai. The pair got together with their side reeling at 35/5 and added 154 runs for the next wicket. The association ended when Jaker holed out to … Read more
India will begin its ICC Champions Trophy 2025 campaign against Bangladesh in Group A at the Dubai International Stadium in Dubai on Thursday. India and Bangladesh have faced each other only once in this tournament, at Edgbaston, Birmingham, during the 2017 edition. It was for a place in the final. India had cruised through Group … Read more
Ahead of the Champions Trophy, one area where India feels a bit undercooked is the pace bowling department, with Jasprit Bumrah unavailable. A lot rides on Mohammed Shami, who returned to international cricket last month after over a year on the sidelines. The experienced seamer has to guide a young pace attack that includes Arshdeep … Read more
Form and fandom can be fickle in professional sports. In the first week of 2025, Indian cricket was despondent following its disastrous Test series defeats to New Zealand (0-3, home) and Australia (1-3, away). A cloud of uncertainty hung over the big names. Six weeks later, that gloomy time seems like a distant memory. As … Read more
A focussed Mohammed Shami spent considerable time with bowling coach Morne Morkel as a full-strength Indian team started its training in earnest ahead of its Champions Trophy opener against Bangladesh at the picturesque ICC Academy practice ground in Dubai on Sunday. With the new Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) strictly in place, there was no question … Read more