India’s last ODI assignment was against Sri Lanka in August 2024. (PTI photo) After the debacle in Test matches in the last two series – losing to New Zealand and Australia – India shift their attention to limited overs cricket. India play five T20Is and three ODIs against England starting 22 January until 12 February….
File image of Jasprit Bumrah (Agency Photo) The biggest talking point around India’s squad for the ICC Champions Trophy is the availability of India’s bowling spearhead Jasprit Bumrah, who is currently recovering from a back injury he suffered during the five-Test tour of Australia.Bumrah, who shared the bulk of bowling load in the Border Gavaskar…
PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi during a visit to Gaddafi Stadium. (Screenshot: TheRealPCBMedia) Sydney: The start of the ICC Champions Trophy is little over a month away but the venue situation is far from ideal in Pakistan. The construction and upgradation work is still underway at the National Stadium in Karachi, Gadaffi Stadium in Lahore and…
Mohammad Amir (Photo by CREIMAS / ILT20) NEW DELHI: Around this time of the year in 2024, Mohammad Amir was sitting on the sidelines, looking quite dispirited under the Ring of Fire at Dubai International Cricket Stadium. The perplexed demeanour had its reasons. In an ILT20 game against MI Emirates, despite Amir delivering match-defining figures…
Spasm or fracture? If pacer’s injury is muscular, he could be fit in time. Bone issue may lead to much longer rehabCHENNAI: The defeat in Australia is still sinking in, but there’s not much time left to sulk over it. In a week’s time, the provisional squad for the Champions Trophy (CT) will be announced…
ICC Champions Trophy. (Photo by Andrew Matthews/Getty Images) SYDNEY: India have lost seven out of their last eight Tests and now the focus will soon shift to white-ball action with the upcoming bilateral series versus England and then the 2025 edition of the ICC Champions Trophy. Indian players are expected to leave for home soon…
India cricketers after losing the fifth Test against Australia The SCG in Sydney. (Photo by David Gray/AFP via Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Australia regained the Border-Gavaskar Trophy for the first time in 10 years by winning the fifth and final Test by six wickets against an Indian team deprived of their captain and star bowler…
Rohit Sharma. (Pic Credit – X) India skipper Rohit Sharma‘s continued struggles in Tests in 2024 marked a pivotal downturn in his 11-year long career. Consistent failures against both pace and spin, home and away, coupled with an inability to convert starts, exposed his technical vulnerabilities in the longest format.A string of low scores in…
Mohammad Rizwan during a heated argument with Heinrich Klaasen. (Video Grab) Pakistan secured an emphatic 81-run victory against South Africa in the second ODI at Newlands, Cape Town, clinching the three-match series with an unassailable 2-0 lead. While the contributions of veterans Babar Azam (73) and Mohammad Rizwan (80) were pivotal in setting a competitive…
Babar Azam and Virat Kohli (Photo Credit: X) NEW DELHI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced a hybrid model for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, which will be hosted by Pakistan, with matches involving India being played at a neutral venue. This decision comes after a prolonged deadlock over the hosting rights, with the…
