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Rachin Ravindra was severely injured during Pakistan vs New Zealand match.© AFP Pakistan Cricket Board, who are the hosts of the Champions Trophy 2025, was at the receiving end of some unfiltered bashing after New Zealand’s Rachin Ravindra was injured while fielding in a Tri-series match against Pakistan at Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium. The venue is

Surrey have confirmed that they will be retaining their majority stake in Oval Invincibles, as they begin their period of exclusive negotiations with Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), the owners of Mumbai Indians, in the wake of last month’s Hundred equity sale. RIL secured a 49% stake in Invincibles, the reigning Men’s Hundred champions and the

India captain Rohit Sharma on Sunday slammed his 32 ODI century, his first in the format since October 2023. Rohit achieved the milestone during the 2nd ODI against England at the Barabati Stadium in Cuttack. This was Rohit’s first century in any format since March last year, 338 days to be precise, while his last

Big picture: Kohli fit again Cricketers. They’re just like us, from having kadhi chawal for lunch to cueing up Netflix with dinner. This deeply normal kind of life may be beckoning a first-choice Indian team member as they continue on their Champions Trophy fact-finding mission. Shreyas Iyer usually plays entertainer, and he did this on

File photo of Saim Ayub.© AFP Young Pakistan opener Saim Ayub has been ruled out of the ICC Champions Trophy after being prescribed a rehabilitation period of at least 10 weeks to recover from an ankle injury. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said on Friday that Saim, who sustained the injury in South Africa in

Australia allrounder Marcus Stoinis has announced his immediate retirement from ODI cricket, ruling himself out of the upcoming Champions Trophy. Stoinis, 35, will now focus on T20 cricket and remains available for Australia in that format. He scored 1495 runs in 71 ODIs at an average of 26.69 with a best of 146 not out

Rohit Sharma (left) and Virat Kohli.© X (formerly Twitter) The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) revealed new ODI jersey for the Indian team on Wednesday, days ahead of the 2025 Champions Trophy. The team will start wearing the jersey from its three-match ODI series against England that kicks off on Thursday in

Varun travelled with the squad to Nagpur, the venue for the first ODI, and trained on Tuesday ahead of the series opener on Thursday. He was the highest wicket-taker in India’s 4-1 victory in the T20I series that ended on Sunday, taking 14 wickets at an average of 9.86 with an economy of 7.66. Varun

File image of Smriti Mandhana (right)© BCCI Royal Challengers Bengaluru skipper Smriti Mandhana said on Monday that the Women’s Premier League has changed the “conversations” surrounding women cricket and she hoped to see similar success stories in other disciplines. Mandhana had led the RCB to the WPL triumph last year, the team’s first title in

Toss England won the toss and chose to bowl vs India Jos Buttler won the toss and chose to bowl first in the fifth and final T20I against India in Mumbai, as England seek to bounce back from the disappointment of their series loss in Pune, and take a consolation victory into next week’s three-match

Unbeaten so far in the tournament, a dominant India will start as overwhelming favourites to win their second consecutive title when they take on South Africa in the final of the Women’s U19 T20 World Cup here on Sunday. India have had a flawless campaign so far, winning all their six matches in the tournament.

PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi has announced that the redevelopment of the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore is “in its final stages”. At a press conference held within the ground itself, Naqvi praised everyone involved in the construction of the stadium, saying it had been completed in record time. “The Gaddafi Stadium will be inaugurated on 7

Shardul Thakur remained at the forefront of the Mumbai attack as his hat-trick and unbeaten half-centuries from skipper Ajinkya Rahane (83) and Siddhesh Lad (89) helped the hosts build a 127-run lead against Meghalaya on the opening day of their Ranji Trophy Elite Group A clash in Mumbai on Thursday. Thakur found adequate help from

Lillian Udeh, the 18-year-old fast bowler, was the star of the show as her 3 for 11 from four overs helped Nigeria defend a total of 94 for 7 and secure victory with six runs and eight balls to spare. Having initially been behind in the game – Udeh was part of a poor top-order

Indian cricket team fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah was honoured with the prestigious Sir Garfield Sobers Award for ICC Men’s Cricketer of the Year 2024. Bumrah beat fellow nominees Travis Head, Joe Root and Harry Brook – to the award as he became the fifth recipient from India, after Rahul Dravid (2004), Sachin Tendulkar (2010), Ravichandran Ashwin (2016) and

Tickets for the 2025 Champions Trophy final, scheduled on March 9, will be available only four days prior to the match. Announcing the sale of tickets on Monday for the eight-team tournament, which begins from February 19, the ICC said tickets for the final will be available after the first semi-final, which is scheduled on

Ravi Bishnoi (left) and Tilak Varma during 2nd T20I match between India and England.© BCCI Tilak Varma scored a gritty fifty as India beat England by two wickets in the second T20I in Chennai on Saturday. In the chase of 166 runs, the hosts lost wickets at regular intervals but Tilak’s solid knock took them

While the toss for the first Test was delayed four hours by foggy conditions last week, it is much clearer and sunnier in Multan now. West Indies have made two changes to their side. A niggle in his leg meanst Jayden Seales misses out, with Kemar Roach, who was unavailable for the first Test with