The Indian cricket team team is facing a lot of criticism for the fact it is playing all its Champions Trophy 2025 matches in Dubai. The Rohit Sharma-led side decided not to travel to Pakistan for the ICC event and that saw Dubai International Cricket Stadium being picked as the neutral venue for … Read more
Harmanpreet Kaur (right) was fined for showing dissent.© BCCI/Sportzpics Mumbai Indians captain Harmanpreet Kaur was on Friday fined 10 per cent of her match fee for showing dissent at umpire’s decision during her team’s match against UP Warriorz at the Ekana Cricket Stadium here. The incident occurred at the end of the 19th … Read more
Badaruddin Siddiqui, the childhood coach of Indian pacer Mohammed Shami, defended the star bowler amid controversial remarks by All India Muslim Jamaat President, Maulana Shahabuddin Razvi Bareilvi for not observing ‘Roza’ during Ramzan. Siddiqui said that Shami was totally right in consuming an energy drink during the course of his match and “country … Read more
Picture from India vs New Zealand Champions Trophy final.© AFP New Zealand skipper Mitchell Santner on Thursday acknowledged India’s familiarity with the slow pitch here at the DICS, but said his side is ready for a “scrap” in the Champions Trophy final. The Kiwis arrived here on Thursday evening ahead of the ICC … Read more
India T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav wished Men in Blue luck ahead of their ICC Champions Trophy final against New Zealand and also lauded skipper Rohit Sharma’s fitness and contributions as captain in recent years, which include taking India to the final of all ICC tournaments during his tenure. India will be playing New … Read more
UPW v MI Highlights, WPL 2025© BCCI UP Warriorz vs Mumbai Indians Highlights, WPL 2025: Hayley Matthews smashed a 46-ball 68, while Amelia Kerr registered her best figures of 5/38 as Mumbai Indians progressed to a six-wicket win over UP Warriorz in the Women’s Premier League on Thursday. The former champions chased down … Read more
Hardik Pandya in action during Champions Trophy 2025.© AFP India entered the Champions Trophy 2025 final after a sweet victory over Australia in the semi-final. The side chased down a target of 265 – the highest against Australia in ICC ODI events – thanks to significant contributions by a number of their batters. … Read more
File photo of Pakistan cricket team.© AFP Pakistan’s former red-ball head coach, Jason Gillespie has said that interim head coach, Aaqib Javed and the national selectors should take the responsibility for the team’s poor performance in the ICC Champions Trophy. Hosts Pakistan were eliminated prematurely after losing their group games in the marquee … Read more
Former New Zealand pacer Tim Southee has supported India pacer Mohammed Shami’s call to revoke the saliva ban on the ball in international cricket to assist bowlers in getting reverse swing from the ball. The International Cricket Council (ICC) had, in May 2020, during the Covid-19 pandemic as a temporary measure, barred players … Read more
Batting stalwart Virat Kohli can be a bowler’s nightmare when on song and his repertoire of strokes make it nearly impossible to “build pressure on him”, said Australian spinner Ashton Agar following another masterclass from the Indian ace in the Champions Trophy semifinal. Kohli added to his match-winning unbeaten century against Pakistan in … Read more