Champions Trophy

India has made great strides at the global stage and Virat Kohli believes that the women’s cricket team has changed the perception of women playing sports in the country enhancing the overall engagement and commercial investment in it.  The women's Indian cricket team who were awarded a silver medal at the Commonwealth games and a gold medal at the Asian games in 2022 currently hold the 3rd position in women’s ICC T20 and ODI ranking after Australia and England.  Kohli shared his viewpoints

The Dubai International Stadium echoed with the sound of Queen's "We will rock You" while India advanced towards their Champions Trophy victory after solving some problems during Sunday's final against New Zealand. As Ravindra Jadeja sent Will O'Rourke to deep square leg boundary to bring India across the line for a four-wicket win chasing 252 with six balls remaining fireworks lit up the sky. The Indian players performed ‘Gangnam Style’ dances on the field while celebrating beneath the legendary Ring of Fire. The

India benefits from an "undeniable" advantage by playing all their Champions Trophy matches in Dubai while other teams must travel between venues in Pakistan and the UAE. India declined to host Pakistan for the 50-over tournament due to security concerns and political tensions so they will be playing all their matches at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. The rivalry between the competing teams persisted for over a month which endangered tournament scheduling until Pakistan's cricket board reached a settlement agreement with the International

Afghanistan pulled off an unexpected victory over England in the Group B Champions Trophy match in Lahore which forced England out of semifinal contention. Afghanistan won their previous ODI match against England during the 2023 World Cup in New Delhi by eight runs in the decisive last over after stunning the defending champions. Ibrahim Zadran set a Champions Trophy record with his 177-run innings which helped Afghanistan recover from an initial setback to finish at 325-7. The Group B match at Gaddafi Stadium

New Zealand defeated Pakistan by 60 runs in their Champions Trophy match opening thereby marking Pakistan's first international tournament appearance in thirty years. Will Young and Tom Latham scored brilliant centuries that led New Zealand to a total of 320-5. Tom Latham scored an unbeaten 118 runs off 104 balls while opener Young made 107 runs from 113 balls as New Zealand capitalized on Pakistan's decision to bowl first on a flat National Stadium pitch. The Air Force made a ceremonial flight over

Champions Trophy LIVE Score, PAK vs NZ: Facing significant pressure during the match at Karachi's National Stadium, skipper Mohammad Rizwan won the toss and decided to send New Zealand in to bat first. Champions Trophy LIVE Score, PAK vs NZ: The ICC Champions Trophy 2025 will start with Pakistan facing New Zealand in Karachi on Wednesday. The Pakistan-New Zealand match promises to benefit both sides because they played each other recently in a tri-series tournament in Pakistan. The Champions Trophy returns to the

During the Champions Trophy's first match in Karachi Mohammad Rizwan won the toss and elected to make New Zealand bat first on Wednesday. Pakistan will host its first global cricket tournament since 1996 through the eight-nation ODI competition. Pacer Haris Rauf joins the home team after recovering from his lower chest muscular sprain sustained during last week's tri-series. Abrar Ahmed is Pakistan's only frontline spinner.  New Zealand's Rachin Ravindra is unable to play following his severe head injury from the tri-series opening match.

The cricket chief of Pakistan hopes that next week's Champions Trophy will become the first major multi-country cricket event in nearly three decades to pave the way for more similar tournaments. The 2009 Lahore attack on a Sri Lankan cricket team bus resulted in top cricket teams avoiding Pakistan which led them to shift their home games predominantly to the UAE. The Pakistan Cricket Board spent several years persuading international cricket organizations about the security of visiting the country. The cricket board managed

Having departed from the squad, the Australia custodian fast bowler Mitchell Starc is the latest player to miss the ODI Champions Trophy due to personal concerns. The team will now head to the tournament with three frontline quicks missing for the ODI competition in Pakistan and the UAE. Starc’s withdrawal follows the exit of two pace stalwarts Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood who were sidelined with different injuries. With Starc’s withdrawal global champions Australia will now be relying on a mix of fringe

Former West Indies opening batter Chris Gayle backed India stalwart Virat Kohli to wind up his position on top of the ICC Champions Trophy run-scorers' graph. The left-hander also sent a lovely message for Kohli's longest-serving partner Rohit Sharma, urging him to hit sixes and stay on the Wankhede wicket for as long as he wanted. A little over seven years after fans around the globe last witnessed its action, the Champions Trophy returns to their lives on 19 February. The tournament is reaching new

India captain Rohit Sharma returned to form with an impressive hundred in Sunday's second ODI against England after being forced by poor performance to withdraw from a Sydney Test match a month earlier. Rohit Sharma opted out of T20 Internationals right after India won their second 20-overs World Cup title but his performance in test matches has been disappointing. Media reports claim that selectors questioned the Mumbai player about his post-Champions Trophy future because he'll turn 38 in April. Although Rohit scored only

The Champions Trophy match between England and Afghanistan will take place this month even though British politicians have urged for a match boycott due to Taliban restrictions on women's rights. The England and Wales Cricket Board announced Thursday that the February 26 fixture in Lahore would proceed after consultations with the UK government and the International Cricket Council in addition to England players. Since the Taliban regained authority in 2021 female sports participation was banned which led to over 160 British politicians demanding

The Indian Physical Disability Cricket Team added another feather in its cap on Sunday with a thumping 79-run win over England in the final to win the PD Champions Trophy 2025 at the FTZ Cricket Grounds, Katunayake. India won the toss and batted first, scoring 197/4 in 20 overs and bowling England out for 118. In a tweet shared by the official handle of the Differently Abled Cricket Council of India: "A Momentous Victory!! India won the PD Champions Trophy 2025 after thumping the England side

Dubai: The whole world’s eyes are on UAE as Asian Superpowers India and Pakistan are due to square off in the Champions Trophy in Dubai on 23 February.  But the only question everyone still wants to ask, yet no one has, is where to get tickets to see these guys go head-to-head in the biggest fight of the year.  Ticketing uncertainty for Dubai matches   Pakistan is staging the Champions Trophy on a hybrid system as the Indian government didn’t allow their national team

Anrich Nortje – fast bowler – is out of Champions Trophy due to a back injury on Tuesday.  The 31-year-old's latest injury blow came from Cricket South Africa a day after he was named in his nation's 15-man team for the tournament in Pakistan next month.  Nortje, the former fastest bowler in international cricket, was scanned on Monday, CSA says in a statement, "and the extent of the injury was discovered".  The sentence did not say what the injury was.  Nortje, who has

There are some exciting matches on the India schedule for the 2025 Champions Trophy which starts with their match against their neighbour Pakistan on February 23, 2024 in Dubai. : This game will be one that will take cricket lovers across the world by storm India and Pakistan have been a battleground for decades and every encounter between the two has been a high-stakes affair.  Then ahead of this great match, India is going to play Bangladesh on 20th February 2024 in Dubai

International Cricket Council (ICC): The men's ICC Champions Trophy will be held in Pakistan and at a neutral stadium, ICC announced on Thursday. It will be the same rule for all the ICC matches between India and Pakistan in the rights cycle 2024-27.  ICC issued statement on Thursday: "India and Pakistan matches played by either side at ICC Events during the 2024-2027 rights cycle will be played at a neutral venue," ICC Board has confirmed on Thursday.  This will hold for the ICC

The announcement made by India that they will not be traveling to Pakistan and participating in the Champions Trophy 2025 has once again strained the relations between the two countries. The announcement made by India that they will not be traveling to Pakistan and participating in the Champions Trophy 2025 has once again strained the relations between the two countries. There was a lot of chatter surrounding India’s participation in the tournament, but USA patrons were informed by the International Cricket Council (ICC)