Champions Trophy 2025: File photo of Ravichandran Ashwin and Virat Kohli© AFP There is intense speculation over the future of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma as India gear up to face New Zealand in the Champions Trophy 2025 final. Both veterans have been serving Indian cricket for a long time and their impact … Read more
Rajasthan Royals marked International Women’s Day by unveiling an all-pink jersey for their much anticipated ‘Pink Promise’ match against Mumbai Indians slated on May 1 here during the upcoming IPL. The Royal Rajasthan Foundation, the CSR arm of Rajasthan Royals, launched a campaign film, titled ‘Aurat Hai Toh Bharat Hai’ to promote women-led … Read more
Rohit Sharma‘s future was a matter of intense debate after India’s loss in the Border Gavaskar Trophy against Australia. Rohit is two months shy of 38 and has already retired from the T20I format. After the T20 World Cup 2024 win, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja decided to focus on only … Read more
File photo of the Pakistan cricket team© AFP When the Indian Premier League (IPL) started, Pakistan players were allowed to feature in the T20 franchise league. Top names Shoaib Akhtar, Shahid Afridi, Sohail Tanvir, Shoaib Malik, Kamran Akmal, Mohammad Hafeez featured in the first season before they got barred from the IPL after … Read more
Former India head coach Ravi Shastri has picked India as the favourites in Sunday’s Champions Trophy summit clash against New Zealand but pointed out that the advantage will be miniscule, given that the Black Caps are a formidable side. India, who have played all their matches here, stormed into the final with an … Read more
Congress leader Shama Mohamed’s recent comment regarding Rohit Sharma‘s fitness during the Champions Trophy 2025 semi-final stage was widely criticised. Shama, in a post which has now been deleted by her, suggested that Rohit is “fat for a sportsperson”. In a separate post on X, Shama had also called Rohit “the most unimpressive … Read more
Indian cricket team pacer Mohammed Shami found himself embroiled in an unnecessary controversy after being targeted over not keeping Roza (fast) during the ICC Champions Trophy match against Australia. The visual of Shami consuming an energy drink during the match, which fell after the start of the holy month of Ramzan, became a … Read more
Semi-fresh pitch to be used for Champions Trophy final© X (Twitter) The pitch for the ICC Champions Trophy final between India and Pakistan has reportedly been selected. With the title-decider in Dubai just two days away, the authorities have finalised the strip, of many, which will be put into use on Sunday. The … Read more
Just two days remain before the ICC Champions Trophy final between India and New Zealand begins in Dubai. While the Indian team arrives into the title-decider with zero defeats to their name, New Zealand’s one and only loss came against their opponents in the final. Despite the fact that India have played near-perfect … Read more
Indian batters on Friday extensively honed their skill against left-arm and off-spin variations ahead of facing New Zealand’s Mitchell Santner and Michael Bracewell in the Champions Trophy final on Sunday. The top and middle-order batters faced the in-house spin quartet of Varun Chakravarthy, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel and Ravindra Jadeja, before taking on … Read more