The absence of Pakistan stalwart Babar Azam from the nation’s T20I series against New Zealand rose a few eyebrows. Even Pakistan’s white-ball skipper Mohammad Rizwan wasn’t picked for the assignment, triggering intense chatter on social media. Even Babar Azam’s father Azam Siddique took to social media to share his views on his son’s … Read more
File photos of Jason Gillespie and Sunil Gavaskar© AFP | BCCI The Pakistan cricket team’s downfall in recent years is a topic that continues to invite theories and reasoning from all corners of the globe. The Mohammad Rizwan-led side failed to win a single game in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 despite being … Read more
Abrar Ahmed in action during Champions Trophy 2025© X (Twitter) Pakistan cricket team spinner Abrar Ahmed found himself in the headlines after he gave a fiery send-off to Shubman Gill during the Champions Trophy 2025 match against India. Following Pakistan’s loss in the encounter, he came under a lot of fire with Wasim … Read more
India are attempting to break a 37-year-old curse as they take on New Zealand in the Champions Trophy 2025 final in Dubai on Sunday, March 9. Team India enter the game as favourites, having won seven ODIs in a row en route to the final. However, India do not enjoy a great record … Read more
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCII) has not announced the list of annual contracts this year and according to a report by Times Of India, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja may end up losing out on their Grade A+ contracts. The report claimed that players who excel in all … Read more
The Champions Trophy 2025 final is upon us, as India take on New Zealand. India will be eyeing a record third title, while New Zealand will be going for their second cup, having last won in the year 2000. However, while the chances are rather low, one cannot rule out the possibility of … 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
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