Hardik Pandya in action during Champions Trophy 2025.© AFP India entered the Champions Trophy 2025 final after a sweet victory over Australia in the semi-final. The side chased down a target of 265 – the highest against Australia in ICC ODI events – thanks to significant contributions by a number of their batters. … Read more
Former New Zealand pacer Tim Southee has supported India pacer Mohammed Shami’s call to revoke the saliva ban on the ball in international cricket to assist bowlers in getting reverse swing from the ball. The International Cricket Council (ICC) had, in May 2020, during the Covid-19 pandemic as a temporary measure, barred players … Read more
Representative image.© AFP Australia’s Paul Reiffel and England’s Richard Illingworth will be the on-field umpires, while Sri Lanka’s Ranjan Madugalle will be the match referee for the Champions Trophy final between India and New Zealand here on Sunday. Reiffel, 58, a former Australian fast bowler with more than 200 Test and ODI wickets, … Read more
India T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav wished Men in Blue luck ahead of their ICC Champions Trophy final against New Zealand and also lauded skipper Rohit Sharma’s fitness and contributions as captain in recent years, which include taking India to the final of all ICC tournaments during his tenure. India will be playing New … Read more
Hayley Matthews smashed a 46-ball 68, while Amelia Kerr registered her best figures of 5/38 as Mumbai Indians progressed to a six-wicket win over UP Warriorz in the Women’s Premier League here on Thursday. The former champions chased down 151 in just 18.3 overs, boosting their net run rate and jumping to second … Read more
England’s white-ball cricket is at a crossroads following Jos Buttler’s resignation as captain after a dismal Champions Trophy campaign. With managing director Rob Key determined to find the “best person” to take over, discussions have sparked over whether Test captain Ben Stokes could also assume leadership in ODIs. Stokes, who played his last … Read more
Representative image.© AFP Former fast-bowler Stuart Broad reacted to ex-opener Alastair Cook’s comments on England’s preparation for international matches, says that his experience of training under Brendon McCullum and Ben Stokes was always of a top level. Speaking on the Load Of BS On Sport podcast, Cook had doubted if he would have … Read more
Congress leader Shama Mohamed, who had criticised India captain Rohit Sharma for his fitness, has backed pacer Mohammed Shami after the latter decided not to keep ‘Roza’ (fast) during the Champions Trophy. Amid the holy month of Ramzan, the 34-year-old player was seen taking an energy drink during the semi-final clash against Australia … Read more
File image of India women’s cricket team.© BCCI Colombo: Sri Lanka will host a women’s ODI tri-series involving India and South Africa from April 27 to May 11, the country’s cricket board said on Thursday. The tri-series will be crucial in their build-up for the 50-overs World Cup slated to be held later this … Read more
UPW v MI, WPL 2025 Live Scorecard Updates© BCCI UP Warriorz vs Mumbai Indians LIVE Updates, WPL 2025: Mumbai Indians women won the toss and chose to bowl against UP Warriorz. Mumbai Indians take on UP Warriorz in a bid to strengthen their position for the playoff stage of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) … Read more