Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli after India beat Pakistan in Dubai. (Photo by Alex Davidson/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: India captain Rohit Sharma downplayed worries about his fitness on Sunday after taking an unplanned break during his team’s six-wicket victory over Pakistan in a pivotal Champions Trophy group A match in Dubai. It appeared that Rohit…
Virat Kohli celebrates after winning the One Day International (ODI) cricket match of the ICC Champions Trophy between India and Pakistan. (PTI) Virat Kohli was once again the leading figure in India’s successful run chase against Pakistan. The stage, this time, was Dubai Cricket Stadium and the tournament was Champions Trophy. While the venue and…
NEW DELHI: Virat Kohli on Sunday put up a batting masterclass as the chasemaster fired a superb unbeaten century against arch-rivals Pakistan in India’s clinical six-wicket win in the crucial Champions Trophy Group A fixture in Dubai on Sunday.Raising a record-extending 51st ODI ton, Kohli got to the coveted three-figure mark off 111 balls as…
Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer during India’s chase against Pakistan in the Champions Trophy. (AP) India have extended their dominance against arch-rivals Pakistan by winning their latest encounter in Dubai in the Champions Trophy. Led by Virat Kohli‘s unbeaten century, India romped home with six-wickets to spare on Sunday.As a result, India have now won…
India’s Virat Kohli celebrates (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Indian batting stalwart Virat Kohli delivered a masterclass — powered by a century — as India crushed Pakistan in a one-sided ICC Champions Trophy 2025 Group A clash at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday. Chasing a modest target of 242, India eased to victory with…
Virat Kohli plays a shot during the ICC Champions Trophy cricket match between India and Pakistan at Dubai International Cricket Stadium. (AP) Virat Kohli ticked along to 14,000 runs in One Day International (ODI) cricket in his 299th match against Pakistan in the Champions Trophy on Sunday. The right-handed batter collected his milestone run off…
Ranveer Allahbadia is in the middle of a firestorm. His controversial question on Samay Raina’s India’s Got Latent—a disturbing hypothetical about incest—set the internet ablaze.“Would you rather watch your parents have sex every day for the rest of your life or join in once to make it stop forever?”That was the question. It didn’t take…
Virat Kohli and Babar Azam (Video grab) NEW DELHI: Batting stalwarts Virat Kohli and Babar Azam shared a heartwarming moment ahead of the much-anticipated ICC Champions Trophy 2025 encounter between India and Pakistan at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday. As Babar, in full batting gear, walked out to open the innings alongside Imam-ul-Haq,…
India’s Shubman Gill and Virat Kohli run between the wickets. (PTI Photo) As Pakistan prepare for their high-stakes Champions Trophy showdown against India on Sunday, former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief and cricketer Ramiz Raja believes their underdog status could work to their advantage. In his column for Dawn, Raja suggested that India’s top-order vulnerabilities…
Former Pakistan batter Ahmed Shehzad has issued a warning to the Pakistan bowlers, saying that a Virat Kohli special is around the corner and it might come in the blockbuster Champions Trophy clash on Sunday.“Virat Kohli played a good knock against England in tough conditions (52 in third ODI at Ahmedabad). When you are short…
