India’s captain Rohit Sharma poses with the winners trophy. | Photo Credit: AP India’s captain Rohit Sharma poses with the winners trophy. | Photo Credit: AP
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
Rohit Sharma on Sunday said the backing of coaches and teammates helped India enforce an attacking approach in its batting order. The Indian captain has been known to give explosive starts to India’s innings since the ODI World Cup in 2023. He put that on display on Sunday as well as his early pyrotechnics got … Read more
India vs New Zealand ICC Champions Trophy 2025 Final match in pictures
As Rohit Sharma walked out for the toss at 2 PM IST ahead of India’s ICC Champions Trophy final against New Zealand at the Dubai International Stadium, he stood at the edge of an ominous milestone. Moments later, fate delivered its verdict — another wrong call. Follow live action from the final here – IND … Read more
India will take on New Zealand in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 final at the Dubai International Stadium in Dubai on Sunday. This will be Rohit Sharma’s fourth ICC final as captain out of the six tournaments India has played under his tenure so far: India lost in the T20 World Cup 2022 semifinal and … 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
India’s preparation for the Champions Trophy has been built around the mantra ‘if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” Two years ago, Rohit Sharma’s men enthralled the cricketing world by dominating the ODI World Cup, clinically breezing past its opponents. It took something extraordinary to halt Rohit Sharma’s men, and Australia managed to do that … Read more
Rohit Sharma hinted that the team could play four spinners against Australia in the semifinals, as it did against New Zealand on Sunday. Varun Chakaravarthy replaced Harshit Rana for the game and made a case for including him in the knockout fixture as well by scalping his maiden five-wicket haul in ODIs. “We really need … Read more
India is set to face Australia in the semifinal of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Tuesday. The Men in Blue will be bidding for their third title, after emerging victorious in the 2002 and 2013 editions of the tournament. This will be India’s sixth Champions Trophy semifinal appearance, … Read more