Afghanistan’s Azmatullah Omarzai celebrates after winning their Champions Trophy league match against England on February 26, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters “Annoyed” and “hurt” with the absence of West Indies in the Champions Trophy, the legendary Sir Vivian Richards wants the Caribbean side to take a leaf out of Afghanistan’s book to re-establish themselves as … Read more
A view during the ICC Champions Trophy cricket match between England and South Africa, in Karachi, Pakistan, on March 1, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Pakistani cricket fans have more or less lost interest in the ICC Champions Trophy after the early exit of their team from the competition and the onset of Ramadan. On … Read more
India’s Shreyas Iyer celebrates his half century during the ICC Champions Trophy cricket match between India and New Zealand, in Dubai, UAE, on March 2, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI India batter Shreyas Iyer continued his fine run at number four in ODIs, overtaking the likes of Brian Lara and Sachin Tendulkar in the all-time … Read more
Kagiso Rabada of South Africa celebrates with teammate Lungi Ngidi during the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 match against England on March 01, 2025 in Karachi, Pakistan. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Former India spinner and head coach Anil Kumble believes the variety offered by South Africa’s pace trio, featuring Marco Jansen, Kagiso Rabada, and Lungi … Read more
In full flow, Shubman Gill’s bat, adorning a blue sticker of sponsor CEAT on the front and back, can seem less like a piece of wood and more like a magic wand. Such is the nonchalance and grace with which he wields that willow of his. Nowhere does he do it more adeptly than in … Read more
Varun proved to be Rohit’s trump card. | Photo Credit: AP Varun Chakarvarathy admitted he was overwhelmed with emotions during his first spell against New Zealand on Sunday, considering he did not have fond memories at this stadium in the past. “The first spell of mine, I was a bit nervous because of the emotions … Read more
There is no better feeling for a sportsperson than returning to the place where it all began. For most, such an opportunity is rare, but R. Ashwin is one of the fortunate few. When Chennai Super Kings brought him back for ₹9.75 crore in the mega auction for the 2025 Indian Premier League, he returned … Read more
Varun bamboozles Kiwi batters as India tops group with all-win record
India’s Varun Chakaravarthy with teammates celebrates the wicket of New Zealand’s Mitchell Santner during the ICC Champions Trophy cricket match between India and New Zealand, in Dubai, UAE, on March 2, 2025 | Photo Credit: PTI Varun Chakaravarthy’s previous international appearances at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium were forgettable when he went wicketless in the … Read more
Watch out! Teams will be keeping an eye on the season’s trends to avoid a surprise. | Photo Credit: K. MURALI KUMAR From afar, the outcome of the coin toss at this year’s Women’s Premier League (WPL) seems to have had an excessive influence on results. While the trend of teams batting second winning more … Read more
India’s captain Rohit Sharma inspects the pitch . | Photo Credit: AFP Even as runs have flowed easily in the three venues in Pakistan, it has been a tough time for the batters here at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium during the Champions Trophy. The slow nature of the surfaces has meant run-scoring has not … Read more
Vidarbha players celebrate their triumph. | Photo Credit: NIRMAL HARINDRAN After the heartbreak of last year, it was a dream-come-true moment for Usman Ghani. “It has indeed been a dream to hold this magnificent trophy,” the Vidarbha coach said after beating Kerala on the first-innings lead in the Ranji Trophy final at the VCA … Read more
Kerala captain Sachin Baby admitted his dismissal was a pivotal moment in the final. | Photo Credit: NIRMAL HARINDRAN Sachin Baby has no qualm to admit that his slog-sweep was a turning point in the Ranji Trophy final. He had been batting brilliantly up until that moment, leading Kerala’s spirited chase for the first-innings … Read more
Amelia Kerr is focused on helping her team make the the final of the third edition of the Women’s Premier League this season. | Photo Credit: K. MURALI KUMAR From being a precocious talent in her teens to winning the ICC Women’s Cricketer of the Year award for 2024, Amelia Kerr has undertaken a … Read more
Vidharbha team celebrates the win. | Photo Credit: NIRMAL HARINDRAN There was no miracle. There was only the affirmation: Vidarbha is a major force in India’s domestic cricket. Akshay Wadkar’s men won their third Ranji Trophy in seven years, beating Kerala in the final on first-innings lead at the VCA Stadium on Sunday. They … Read more
Olympics athlete Marzieh Hamidi fled from Afghanistan in 2021 after the Taliban regime took over | Photo Credit: Special arrangement Even as the Afghan cricket team wins accolades for its performance in the ICC Champion’s Cup Trophy in Pakistan, 22-year-old Olympics athlete Marzieh Hamidi faces death threats for calling for a boycott against the … Read more
India’s captain Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli during a practice session on the eve of the ICC Champions Trophy-2025 match against New Zealand, at Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai on Saturday. | Photo Credit: X/@BCCI India is all set to clash with New Zealand in their last group stage match in the ongoing … Read more
Olympians Kynan Chenai and Mairaj Ahmad Khan spearhead the Indian trap and skeet teams for the Shotgun World Cup to be staged in Nicosia from May 3 to 12. As per its policy, the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) will seek to keep the second string of shooters, as per its selection rankings, … Read more
A view of the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. | Photo Credit: PTI The Australian team has already left for Dubai while South Africa will leave for the same city late Saturday night ahead of the Champions Trophy semifinals, even though it remains uncertain whether their matches will be held there or not. Dubai is … Read more
Dubai, Feb 28 (ANI): New Zealand’s Daryl Mitchell during a practice session ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy-2025 match against India, at Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai on Friday. (ANI Photo) | Photo Credit: ANI Stalwart top-order batsman Daryl Mitchell has declared himself fit to face India in New Zealand’s final Champions Trophy … Read more
Shafali, Jonassen go on the rampage as DC flattens a listless RCB
New Zealand’s Glenn Phillips. File | Photo Credit: AP New Zealand all-rounder Glenn Phillips believes his side has all its bases covered ahead of his team’s final league stage match against India here on Sunday (March 2, 2025). “In terms of scouting and things going on, we have our game plans coming up against … Read more
Karun Nair celebrates his hundred. | Photo Credit: NIRMAL HARINDRAN ‘Nine’, said Karun Nair through his hands. No prize for guessing what he meant. That was his ninth hundred of the season across formats. So after taking the single to complete his century for Vidarabha in the Ranji Trophy final, he took off his helmet, … Read more
Karun Nair en route his hundred. | Photo Credit: NIRMAL HARINDRAN Karun Nair loves to bat on and on. He loves it more if the stage is grander. Like a Ranji Trophy final, for instance. Back in 2014-15, he had made 328 to help Karnataka score a massive victory over Tamil Nadu. A decade later, … Read more
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli during a practice session ahead of a One Day International (ODI) cricket match of the ICC Champions Trophy between India and New Zealand, at ICC Academy Ground No 2 , in Dubai, UAE, Friday, Feb. 28, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI The Champions Trophy format is designed to ensure that … Read more
South Africa’s Wiaan Mulder celebrates with Keshav Maharaj and Marco Jansen after taking the wicket of England’s Adil Rashid, caught out by Heinrich Klaasen. | Photo Credit: Reuters South Africa bowlers produced a unified bowling show to bundle out England for 179 in 38.2 overs in their Champions Trophy Group B fixture on Saturday (March … Read more
Driving force: Rahul is one of the key members of the Indian middle-order in ODIs. File | Photo Credit: PTI K.L. Rahul has been one of the pillars of India’s middle-order batting in ODIs in the last few years and has owned the No. 5 spot. However, in recent times, as the Men in Blue have … Read more
England’s captain Jos Buttler talks to the media at a press conference during the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 on February 28, 2025 in Karachi, Pakistan | Photo Credit: Getty Images Jos Buttler said on Friday (February 28, 2025) he is to step down as England’s white-ball captain after a disastrous Champions Trophy campaign ended with … Read more
Ron Draper, who was the oldest living Test cricketer, has died in Gqeberha at the age of 98 years and 63 days, his family said Friday (March 28, 2025). Draper, a top-order batsman and occasional wicketkeeper, played in two Test matches for South Africa against Australia in 1950. Also read: Celebrating 140 years of Test … Read more
She has an English T20 tournament named after her. After establishing herself as one of the all-time greats of women’s cricket, Charlotte Edwards took to coaching with the same passion that drove her to make 10,273 international runs. She broke the record for the highest ODI score in women’s cricket as a 17-year-old. More than … Read more