Mumbai: Former India captain MS Dhoni and Bollywood actor Sunny Deol were seen watching the high-stakes India-Pakistan Champions Trophy together at special screening in Mumbai on Sunday. Dhoni was seen wearing a yellow t-shirt and trouser while Deol was donning a light green jacket over rounded grey t-shirt with dark brown pants. The duo were.
Karachi: New Zealand opened their ICC Champions Trophy 2025 campaign with a commanding 60-run victory over defending champions Pakistan at the National Bank Stadium, exposing familiar frailties in Pakistan’s batting lineup. The result not only extended New Zealand’s dominance over Pakistan in the tournament, with a 4-0 head-to-head record, but also left the hosts facing.
New Delhi: Former India opener Shikhar Dhawan opines that Rohit Sharma-led side will “very strong” miss the absence of pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah in the ICC Champions Trophy. Bumrah was ruled out of the eight-team spectacle due to a lower back injury. Harshit Rana was named his replacement in India’s squad. “It is a great.
New Delhi: New Zealand’s fast bowler Lockie Ferguson has been ruled out of the Champions Trophy due to a strain in his leg muscle. Kyle Jamieson has been given a chance in his place. New Zealand has to play the opening match of the Champions Trophy against Pakistan on Wednesday, 19 February. In such a.
New Delhi: Legendary Australia cricketer Adam Gilchrist said stand-in captain Steve Smith should be slotted in as an opener in the ODI team for the upcoming Champions Trophy, citing it as a way of maximising the number of deliveries he can face in the side’s matches in Pakistan. In Australia’s heavy 2-0 ODI series loss.
He endorsed the management's decision to move the star batter up the order and expressed optimism that former captain would thrive in this role during crucial upcoming matches.
The rehabilitation timeframe means that Sears would likely be available for only the team’s final Group A match against India in Dubai, and so the decision was made to rule him out, it added.
Under Sarfaraz's leadership, Pakistan defeated India by 180 runs in the Champions Trophy final in 2017 at The Oval to lift the title for the first time.
The Asian side won just two matches at the ICC Cricket World Cup in India in 2023 and been victorious in just one bilateral ODI series since when they defeated Sri Lanka 2-1 on home soil in March last year.
Another prominent change in India's 15-member squad includes youngster Yashasvi Jaiswal being dropped from the squad and mystery spinner Varun Chakaravarthy coming in as his replacement.
