Team India, currently in scintillating form, will look to clinch their third ICC Champions Trophy title when they face a determined New Zealand in the final at the Dubai International Stadium on Sunday. India’s previous triumphs came in 2002 and 2013, and this final offers them a chance to settle some old scores against the…
India captain Rohit Sharma and head coach Gautam Gambhir (Pic credit: BCCI) TimesofIndia.com in Dubai: “Macha come for five minutes na… ,” Harshit Rana pleaded with Washington Sundar to join their team, which was a player short, for a game of foot-volley at the Dubai International Stadium. Sundar, an off-spinner, was lazing around on the…
Virat Kohli and Rachin Ravindra As anticipation builds for the ICC Champions Trophy final between India and New Zealand at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday, the International Cricket Council (ICC) has unveiled the nominees for the prestigious ‘Player of the Tournament‘ award. Reflecting the dominance of the two finalist teams, nine out of…
NEW DELHI: India vice-captain Shubman Gill admitted that there is “big match pressure” ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy final against New Zealand but expressed confidence in India’s ability to handle it and claim the coveted title. “The big-match pressure is always there. The last time (2023) we couldn’t do it, but we will try…
Shubman Gill (Pic Credit: Sahil Malhotra/TimesofIndia.com) NEW DELHI: As Team India prepares to face New Zealand in the ICC Champions Trophy final on Sunday in Dubai, vice-captain Shubman Gill dismissed any off-field distractions, stating that there is no retirement talk in the dressing room. Instead, the team is fully focused on clinching the title after…
NEW DELHI: India, the only unbeaten team in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, will look to extend their flawless run one last time when they face New Zealand in the final at the Dubai International Stadium on Sunday.Having played all their matches in Dubai — including three group-stage games and a semifinal — India stormed…
TimesofIndia.com in Dubai: On eve of the ICC Champions Trophy final against New Zealand, India captain Rohit Sharma and vice captain Shubman Gill went for a hit at the ICC Academy with some members of support staff and throwdown experts on Saturday. They trained at the academy in the presence of batting coach Shitanshu Kotak…
Mitchell Santner and Rohit Sharma (ICC Photo) NEW DELHI: Unbeaten India are set to take on a resilient New Zealand in the highly anticipated ICC Champions Trophy 2025 final in Dubai on Sunday. This marks the end of an eight-year wait for a new champion in the prestigious tournament.Interestingly, India’s last appearance in a Champions…
India head coach Gautam Gambhir (L) alongside batting coach Sitanshu Kotak. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images) DUBAI: In the centre of a major controversy around having a perceived advantage of playing at the same venue in the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy, the Indian team is not yielding to any suggestions in this regard.After skipper Rohit…
Jason Gillespie, Rohit Sharma and Mohammad Rizwan NEW DELHI: Former Australia pacer and ex-Pakistan Test coach Jason Gillespie has dismissed Sunil Gavaskar‘s claim that an Indian B team could challenge and potentially defeat the current Pakistan side. Gavaskar made the remark after India’s dominant win over Pakistan in their ICC Champions Trophy 2025 Group A…
