Mohammed Shami bowls during a practice session ahead of their ICC Champions Trophy match against Bangladesh at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, United Arab Emirates, on February 19, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Veteran Indian pacer Mohammed Shami has revealed that following his ankle injury, there were moments when he feared his international career was over … Read more
Pakistan’s Babar Azam plays a shot during the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 – Group A match against New Zealand, at National Stadium in Karachi on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: Reuters Former India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin took a subtle dig at Pakistan’s premier batter, Babar Azam, for his slow-paced fifty against New Zealand in the Champions … Read more
India’s captain Rohit Sharma prepares to take a catch during a practice session ahead of their ICC Champions Trophy match against Bangladesh at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, United Arab Emirates, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Ahead of the Champions Trophy, one area where India feels a bit undercooked is the pace bowling … Read more
Lanning… leading the way. | Photo Credit: WPL Win toss, bowl first, chase it down. There was no change in the pattern on Wednesday night in WPL 3. The first leg of the league ended at the BCA Stadium with Delhi Capitals beating UP Warriorz by seven wickets with a ball to spare. When you … Read more
Milind Rege | Photo Credit: The Hindu Former India skipper Sunil Gavaskar paid tribute to former Mumbai captain and selector Milind Rege, who passed away in Mumbai on Wednesday. “He was like my elder brother. We lived a building across each other and grew up together, went to the same school and college. Played tennis … Read more
India batter Virat Kohli at a practice session ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy match against Bangladesh in Dubai. | Photo Credit: PTI India pacer Mohammed Shami at a practice session. | Photo Credit: PTI Form and fandom can be fickle in professional sports. In the first week of 2025, Indian cricket was despondent following … Read more
Akash scored a vital century for Mumbai in the semifinal against Vidarbha. | Photo Credit: EMMANUAL YOGINI With Hardik Tamore unable to cement his place as Mumbai’s permanent wicketkeeper-batter, the team has been trying out various options in the slot over the last three seasons. For the time being, though, the reigning Ranji Trophy champion … Read more
New Zealand’s Tom Latham and Michael Bracewell walk back to the pavilion after the end of first innings at National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan – February 19, 2025 | Photo Credit: Reuters Opener Will Young and skipper Tom Latham struck fluent hundreds to guide New Zealand to a competitive 320 for five against hosts and defending … Read more
Gujarat’s Priyank Panchal in action on the third day of the Ranji Trophy semifinal against Kerala in Ahmedabad on February 19, 2025. | Photo Credit: R.V. MOORTHY A sublime unbeaten century from opener Priyank Panchal helped Gujarat fight back and remain on track to overcome Kerala’s formidable first-innings total during their Ranji Trophy semifinal here … Read more
Yash Rathod’s half-century helped Vidarbha extend its advantage against Mumbai in the Ranji Trophy semifinal at Nagpur on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: EMMANUAL YOGINI Mumbai opener Akash Anand scored a patient century. | Photo Credit: EMMANUAL YOGINI Not once since the pre-match build-up has Vidarbha billed its Ranji Trophy semifinal against the mighty Mumbai as … Read more
From Sachin Tendulkar to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Milind Rege was among the first former cricketers to spot their talent and promote them at the highest level. File photo | Photo Credit: The Hindu Former Mumbai captain Milind Rege – renowned as Mumbai cricket’s encyclopedia – passed away on Wednesday (February 19, 2025) at a hospital due … Read more
India all-rounder Shardul Thakur will play seven matches for County team Essex in Division One from the beginning of the 2025 season, the club announced on Tuesday. File photo | Photo Credit: ATUL YADAV India all-rounder Shardul Thakur will play seven matches for County team Essex in Division One from the beginning of the 2025 … Read more
The weirdest international cricket tournament is set to commence this week. Relevance? Well, television wants it. More importantly, it provides an opportunity for an India-Pakistan match which can only be played either at the two World Cups (T20 and 50-over) or at the Champions Trophy. Other teams can be forgiven for thinking they merely make … Read more
Kyle Jamieson will replace injured pacer Lockie Ferguson in New Zealand’s squad for the Champions Trophy. File photo | Photo Credit: ANDREW BOYERS Kyle Jamieson will replace injured pacer Lockie Ferguson in New Zealand’s squad for the Champions Trophy after the ICC Event Technical Committee approved the change on the eve of their campaign-opener against … Read more
Nat Sciver-Brunt did the star turn with an all-round show. | Photo Credit: SPORTZPICS/WPL Mumbai Indians 5, Gujarat Giants 0. The head-to-head record in the WPL became even more embarrassing for the Giants on Tuesday night. After bowling GG out for 120, MI posted a much needed win by five wickets, with 3.5 overs remaining. … Read more
Preparations underway at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium which is scheduled to host India’s games of the ICC Men’s Champions Trophy 2025, in Dubai, UAE, on February 18, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI When the last Champions Trophy game was played at The Oval in 2017, it was the dream match-up the organisers could wish … Read more
Mohammed Azharuddeen en route his ton. | Photo Credit: R.V. MOORTHY Mohammed Azharuddeen needed a DRS review to overturn the on-field decision off the final ball of the first day’s play between Gujarat and Kerala in the Ranji Trophy semifinal here and remain not out going into the second day. The wicketkeeper-batter went on to … Read more
Vidharbha’s Parth Rekhade celebrates the wicket of Ajinkya Rahane. | Photo Credit: EMMANUAL YOGINI He had dismissed Ajinkya Rahane, India’s Test series-winning captain Down Under, off the first ball of his ninth over. Then he accounted for Suryakumar Yadav, India’s T20I captain at present, off the third ball. But it was the wicket of Shivam … Read more
Hemang Badani, posing with the ILT 20 trophy, bats for an environment where the players can play their own game | Photo Credit: Instagram/hemangbadani76 Former India cricketer Hemang Badani added another feather to his cap as a coach after masterminding Dubai Capitals to the ILT20 league title last week. Badani’s other titles as a coach include … Read more
Even a five-day match can at times turn on its head in a solitary over. The same was on display at the Vidarbha Cricket Association stadium here on Tuesday when a rookie spinner put Vidarbha in the ascendancy against Mumbai in the Ranji Trophy semifinal. In a small window of 12 minutes at the fag … Read more
Mumbai’s Shivam Dube in action . | Photo Credit: EMMANUAL YOGINI In the Indian cricket landscape increasingly driven by the Indian Premier League and T20Is, Shivam Dube has been tagged as a T20 specialist batter. The man himself, though, served yet another reminder for being seriously considered as an all-rounder and stressed on his ambition … Read more
Gujarat Giants’ Beth Mooney plays a shot during the Women’s Premier League (WPL) Twenty20 cricket match. File. | Photo Credit: AFP Mumbai Indians skipper Harmanpreet Kaur won the toss and chose to bowl first against Gujarat Giants in their Women’s Premier League match here on Tuesday. MI handed debuts to two U-19 World Cup-winning Indian … Read more
Kerala’s Mohammed Azharuddeen in action. | Photo Credit: R.V. MOORTHY When Sachin Baby edged one to the cordon off the second ball of the day, it felt like all of Kerala’s patient build-up might fizzle out. But, Mohammed Azharuddeen’s first First Class century in seven years ensured Kerala took control of the Ranji Trophy semifinal … Read more
Union Home Minister Amit Shah attends the closing ceremony of the 38th National Games in Haldwani. Photo: X/@mansukhmandviya Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday attended the closing ceremony of the 38th National Games in Uttarakhand’s Haldwani. He praised the Pushkar Singh Dhami government for the successful organisation of the National Games and lauded his … Read more
A file image of Shikhar Dhawan and Jasprit Bumrah during a training session | Photo Credit: PTI India will feel Jasprit Bumrah’s absence “very strongly” in the Champions Trophy but they still have a great chance to win the tournament considering their recent form and a host of match-winners at their disposal, reckons former opener … Read more
File photo of head coach Gautam Gambhir with bowling coach Morne Morkel. | Photo Credit: Getty Images India’s bowling coach Morne Morkel has left for his home in South Africa due to a family emergency. Morkel, who was appointed for the job in September last year, had travelled to Dubai with the Indian team on … Read more
Losing fast bowler Lockie Ferguson to a foot injury is another setback for New Zealand in Champions Trophy | Photo Credit: The Hindu New Zealand has had another setback ahead of the International Cricket Council’s Champions Trophy in Pakistan, losing fast bowler Lockie Ferguson to a foot injury. Ferguson was injured in a warm-up match … Read more
Intrigue, uncertainty, backstage drama. The ICC Champions Trophy has seen it all even before the curtains go up on the tournament and it would only get more stirring over the next three weeks, starting with the opening clash between Pakistan and New Zealand in Karachi. Eight teams will vie for a trophy, often talked up … Read more
A billboard depicting portraits of the captains of participating cricket teams in ICC Champions Trophy 2025, installed at a roadside, in Lahore, Pakistan. | Photo Credit: AP The ICC Champions Trophy is being revived after eight years with holders and hosts Pakistan playing New Zealand in the opening game of the ninth edition on Wednesday … Read more
The Australian cricket team arrived in Pakistan on Monday to participate in the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy. File photo The Australian cricket team arrived in Pakistan on Monday to participate in the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy. The tournament begins with a match between hosts Pakistan and New Zealand in Karachi on Wednesday. Pakistan are also … Read more