File photo of the Champions Trophy. NEW DELHI: There seems to be no progress in the Champions Trophy deadlock as the meeting of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Board, which was supposed to take place today in Dubai, has been postponed again. It is understood that it will be reconvened in the coming days.Even the…
Pakistan captain Mohammad Rizwan and India skipper Rohit Sharma In a fresh impasse related to the hosting of the Champions Trophy, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has strongly opposed the Pakistan Cricket Board‘s (PCB) conditional agreement to a hybrid model for the tournament in February-March next year, according to a report…
Washington Sundar. (Pic Credit – X) MUMBAI: Off-spinning all-rounder Washington Sundar is set to continue in the India XI and will, in all probability, feature in the second Test of the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy, the pink-ball match at Adelaide from December 6, TOI has learnt.“There’s a 90% chance that Sundar will play in the second…
India cricketers during the warm-up match against Australian Prime Minister’s XI in Canberra. (Photo by Saeed Khan/AFP via Getty Images) NEW DELHI: As Rohit Sharma‘s Team India arrived in Adelaide for the second Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, a day-night, pink-ball match set to start on Friday, there was a lot of banter, jokes, and…
Rohit Sharma with fans at Manuka Oval in Canberra. (Photo by Saeed khan/AFP via Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Indian cricketers draw huge crowds wherever they go and when it comes to superstars like Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, fans do tend to go berserk for an autograph or a selfie.The stupendous victory in Perth in…
File photo of Mohammed Shami (Getty Images) India’s veteran fast bowler Mohammed Shami couldn’t get match-fit in time for the tour of Australia following his rehab after an ankle surgery, but the right-arm pacer made a return to competitive cricket and is now being closely monitored, possibly for an addition to India’s Test squad Down…
The International Cricket Council‘s (ICC) virtual meeting to break the impasse over next year’s Champions Trophy ended in a little over 15 minutes on Friday, and the deadlock between India and Pakistan continued. While the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) stands by its decision to not travel to Pakistan to play the…
The all-powerful Board of the International Cricket Council (ICC) had a brief virtual meeting today and it’s understood that no decision has been made yet on the Champions Trophy 2025. It is further learnt that the Board will reconvene in the next few days and work towards a positive resolution of the multi-nation event which…
Shahid Afridi opens up on India-Pakistan Champions Trophy stand-off (Agency Photos) NEW DELHI: Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi has described the standoff between the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) over the 2025 Champions Trophy as a clash of politics and sports. He highlighted how the situation…
Rishabh Pant, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. (Pic Credit – X) NEW DELHI: Star Indian wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant has overtaken stalwarts like Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma to become the highest-paid Indian cricketer, thanks to his impressive IPL and BCCI contracts.After being bought for an unprecedented Rs 27 crore by Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in…
