Ravindra Jadeja celebrates after winning the Champions Trophy. (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: India continued their dominant run in ICC tournaments, defeating New Zealand by four wickets to win the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday. With this victory, India ended their long wait for an ICC ODI title, their…
New Zealand spinners celebrate the fall of an Indian wicket. (X Photo) NEW DELHI: New Zealand spinners pulled themselves back in the hunt in the ICC Champions Trophy final, removing Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma for 17 runs to halt India’s strong start at the Dubai International Stadium on Sunday. Chasing 252 for…
Rohit Sharma looks on after playing a shot. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: India skipper Rohit Sharma delivered a captain’s knock in the ICC Champions Trophy final, smashing a blistering 41-ball half-century to set the tone for India’s chase against New Zealand at the Dubai International Stadium on Sunday. Rohit was in imperious form, treating the…
Rohit Sharma, Kuldeep Yadav and KL Rahul celebrate the wicket of New Zealand’s Kane Williamson. (ANI Photo) TimesofIndia.com in Dubai: Eat, sleep, spin choke, repeat. India’s bowling effort in the Champions Trophy has had a repetitive ring to it but in spite of that, every tightening of the grip has felt different and had a…
Matt Henry before the start of the Champions Trophy final against India. (Video grab) DUBAI: Sportspersons tend to be fired up for the big games in their careers. They can also be emotional. As soon as he learnt that he would not be able to play in the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy final against India…
India vs New Zealand (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: In an almost surreal twist of fate, India lost yet another toss – their 15th in a row in ODIs – in the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy final against New Zealand.Captain Mitchell Santner called correctly and chose to bat first in Dubai, sparking a fresh wave of…
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…
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…
Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: Former India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has hit back at a social media (X) account user for falsely attributing a quote to him regarding the retirement plans of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. As Team India gears up for the Champions Trophy 2025 final against New Zealand,…
