ICC Champions Trophy 2025 becomes highest rated multi-nation cricket tournament ever in India after blockbuster final

Dubai [UAE], March 22 (ANI): The ICC Men’s Champions Trophy 2025 has broken major viewership records in India as its TV ratings surged to the highest ever for a multi-nation cricket tournament, eclipsing the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 by a whopping 23 per cent, according to a media release from ICC. The live … Read more

Shoaib Malik goes silent after Mohammad Hafeez accuses him on live TV: ‘Don’t put him in a spot,’ says Shoaib Akhtar

The Pakistan cricket team’s indifferent performance in ICC tournaments is nothing new, and so is their former cricketers’ bombardment of them with harsh criticism. Slugfest and passing the blame have been a regular affair in Pakistan cricket, especially when the team doesn’t do well. All of them were on display after Pakistan’s defeat to India … Read more

Five batters expected to shine at the Champions Trophy 2025

Ben Duckett (England) Matches 19, Runs 831, Avg 46.16, HS 107, Centuries 2, Fifties 6 With a healthy batting average and a strike rate better than run a ball, Ben Duckett is England’s enforcer at the top, with the responsibility of giving his side flying starts. He forms a dangerous left-right combination with fellow opener … Read more

Hosts out to defend Champions Trophy title – Pakistan team preview – ICC Cricket

Hosts out to defend Champions Trophy title – Pakistan team preview  ICC Cricket Pakistan go pace heavy for Champions Trophy: Analyzing their squad  NewsBytes Asia’s Premier News Agency – India News, Business & Political, National & International, Bollywood, Sports  ANI News “India, Pakistan And…”: Shoaib Akhtar Does Not Name Australia, Throws In Wildcard For Champions Tr..  NDTV Sports Sarfaraz … Read more

‘Block that noise’ – Sarfaraz’s advise to Pakistan ahead of Champions Trophy face-off against India

Unlike in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup or the Men’s T20 World Cup, where India have a significant advantage over Pakistan, the Men in Green have a 3-2 advantage against the latter in the Champions Trophy. However, their 2017 campaign got off to a shocking start when they lost to a strong India side … Read more

Squad and schedule for Champions Trophy warm-up matches announced

Champions Trophy squads: Afghanistan squad: Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Sediqullah Atal, Rahmat Shah, Ikram Alikhil, Gulbadin Naib, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Nangyal Kharoti, Noor Ahmad, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Farid Malik, Naveed Zadran. Reserves: Darwish Rasooli, Bilal Sami Bangladesh squad: Nazmul Hossain Shanto (c), Soumya Sarkar, Tanzid Hasan, Tawhid Hridoy, Mushfiqur Rahim, … Read more

England slot explosive batter in Champions Trophy squad to address Bethell injury

The 26-year-old has amassed 493 runs from 11 innings at an average of 54.77, which includes two centuries, and is the leading run-scorer in the competition. Banton made his ODI debut for England back in 2020 and has scored 134 runs from six appearances. England’s updated Champions Trophy squad: Jos Buttler (c), Jofra Archer, Gus … Read more

Injury rules India pacer out of ICC Men’s Champions Trophy 2025

India’s Squad for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh, Ravindra Jadeja, Varun Chakravarthy. Every ICC Men’s Champions Trophy 2025 squad Source link

Injury to lead pacer puts New Zealand’s Champions Trophy plans in jeopardy

Speaking at the post-match presentation, Ferguson addressed his injury, saying, “Just a little hamstring issue, unfortunate. Tough night; wish I could’ve bowled the last ball.” New Zealand head coach Gary Stead confirmed that Ferguson has undergone scans to assess the extent of the injury and is awaiting further details. “Lockie had a scan yesterday [Thursday] … Read more

Ponting predicts returning India batter to thrive at Champions Trophy

But a serious back injury has hampered Iyer in recent times and it was only a late reprieve that allowed the 30-year-old to return to the international fold when he scored an excellent half-century to help propel India to victory in the opening ODI against England in Nagpur on Thursday. ALSO READ – Iyer cameo … Read more