DUBAI — India superstar Virat Kohli on Sunday created history as he became the quickest batter to score 14,000 runs in One-Day Internationals during the Champions Trophy clash against Pakistan here. Kohli is now only the third batter in ODI cricket to have scored 14,000 runs, after the legendary Indian Sachin Tendulkar (18,246 runs) and […]
NEW DELHI — The IPL 2025 is set to begin on March 22 with a match between title holders Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bengaluru at the Eden Gardens, also the designated venue for this year’s final on May 25. The PTI has learned that this year too, Dharamsala and Guwahati will host a […]
SRINAGAR — Fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah has been ruled out of the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy due to a lower back injury. The Men’s Selection Committee has named Harshit Rana as Bumrah’s replacement. Team India have also named Varun Chakaravarthy in the squad. The spinner will replace Yashasvi Jaiswal who was initially named in the […]
DUBAI — Tickets for the highly-anticipated ICC Men’s Champions Trophy 2025 match between arch-rivals Pakistan and India have been sold out in less than an hour after the tickets for the mega tournament went on sale. Cricket enthusiasts rushed to the tickets’ sales website with more than 140,000 fans queuing up online to get their […]
NEW DELHI — There is no clarity on whether India captain Rohit Sharma will travel to Pakistan for the ICC’s official captains’ call to mark the start of the 2025 Champions Trophy, according to ESPNcricinfo. The upcoming ninth edition of the ICC Men’s Champions Trophy is scheduled to take place in Pakistan and the United […]
ISLAMABAD — Indian players’ jerseys will feature the ICC’s official logo, including Pakistan’s imprint to highlight the host nation, during the upcoming Champions Trophy 2025, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) confirmed on Wednesday. Newly-appointed BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia, in an exclusive interview with an Indian cricket news website, confirmed that the […]
NEW DELHI — Although India will play its Champions Trophy matches at a neutral venue, the team captain is expected to visit the host nation Pakistan to attend the opening ceremony of the prestigious event, which is making a return after an eight-year hiatus, sources said. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is planning a grand […]
SYDNEY — The question was simple. Will Rohit Sharma play in the fifth and final Test against Australia? Had Sharma’s position been secure, the answer should have been “Yes.” Yet, India head coach Gautam Gambhir’s response at a pre-match press conference was: “We will take a call on the playing XI after looking at the […]
SYDNEY — Former Australia all-rounder Shane Watson termed India’s inability to travel to Pakistan for the Champions Trophy as “unfortunate” but said the ICC showpiece will offer star batters Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma a chance to liberate themselves from a prolonged form slump. The global governing body has adopted the ‘Hybrid’ model for this […]
SYDNEY — Asserting that “debates” in the dressing room should not come out in public domain, India head coach Gautam Gambhir on Thursday said he has had some “honest” conversations with his players as only performance can help them stay in the set-up. Amid reports of unrest in the dressing room, Gambhir sought to douse […]