NEW DELHI: India and Pakistan square off in the ICC Champions Trophy in Dubai on Sunday, with Rohit Sharma‘s squad hoping to secure a semifinal berth and Mohammad Rizwan‘s team desperately trying to avoid an early tournament exit. The match is hyped as a big match but is largely lopsided on the field. India is…
NEW DELHI: Pakistan will play bitter rivals India in a Champions Trophy thriller on Sunday in front of a sold-out crowd in Dubai knowing that another loss would all but end their championship defense.Due to political sensitivities, the neighbors only clash in multi-nation events. This match is being played in Dubai after India declined to…
The Champions Trophy gets underway today with Pakistan taking on New Zealand in Karachi. (AP/PTI) The Champions Trophy will make a triumphant return to the cricket calendars today after more than seven years, starting with hosts Pakistan taking on New Zealand at the revamped Karachi Stadium.Cricket has seen a shift recently, with One Day Internationals…
Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan. (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: Nearly three decades after the 1996 ICC World Cup graced Pakistani soil, the nation stands at the precipice of another historic moment. With the hands of the clock glued to the famous tower of Faisalabad ticking fast, the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy is all set to…
Rohit Sharma and Mohammad Rizwan (Getty Images) After the thrilling T20 World Cup and the intense race to the World Test Championship final, the cricketing world now shifts its focus to ODI cricket with the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. The tournament, set to begin on February 19 in Pakistan, marks the first major ICC event…
Pakistan were served a reality-check by New Zealand in the tri-series final on Friday, when the hosts suffered a one-sided defeat by five wickets at the National Stadium in Karachi, which comes as a jolt ahead of the Champions Trophy (CT).Winning only one out of three matches in the tri-series, with South Africa as the…
File Pic: India and Pakistan cricketers. (Agency Photo) NEW DELHI: ICC Champions Trophy 2025 event ambassador and former Pakistan skipper Sarfaraz Ahmed has urged the hosts to maintain a smart and intense approach when they face India on February 23 in Dubai.Sarfaraz, who captained Pakistan to their memorable Champions Trophy triumph in 2017, highlighted the…
Mohammad Rizwan (Screengrab) NEW DELHI: Pakistan skipper Mohammad Rizwan has hinted that Babar Azam will open the innings in the upcoming tri-series clash against New Zealand in Lahore in the absence of injured Saim Ayub. When pressed about Pakistan’s opening combination, Rizwan responded with the now-famous words, “King kar lega.”The phrase, which translates to “The…
Virat Kohli, Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan. (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Since such “unfathomable” behavior can be interpreted as a “sign of weakness,” former Pakistan captain Moin Khan has advised the nation’s cricket players to refrain from making friends with their Indian counterparts on the field. His remarks came approximately three weeks prior to the…
NEW DELHI: Spinner Jomel Warrican delivered a match-winning performance, taking five wickets as the West Indies secured their first Test victory in Pakistan in nearly 35 years on Monday.The visitors triumphed in the second Test in Multan by 120 runs on day three, leveling the series 1-1. Pakistan had claimed the opening Test, also in…
