Varun Chakravarthy, who replaced Harshit Rana for India's final group game in the Champions Trophy, put in a performance that will leave the team management with a difficult decision come the semi-final against Australia. Playing just his second ODI, Varun returned figures of 5 for 42 to help...
India 249 for 9 (Iyer 79, Axar 42, Henry 5-42) beat New Zealand 205 (Williamson 81, Varun 5-42) by 44 runs India spun a web around New Zealand to defend 249 for their sixth straight win against what has been a bogey team for them in recent times....
Big picture: Kohli joins 300 clubScroll down to the form guide section. Actually, no need, because, spoiler warning, both teams have WWWWW next to them going into this match.These are two exceptional ODI outfits in potentially title-winning form, deep and balanced thanks to the allrounders they possess. They...
The scheduling of the semi-finals of the Champions Trophy in two different countries has meant both teams that have qualified from Group B - Australia and South Africa* - will travel to the UAE this weekend.An ICC official said the decision had been taken to allow the side...
India assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate has highlighted the need to keep the bowlers fresh with a day off between the team's last group match and the semi-final. India - who are assured of a semi-final spot - will not compromise on their balance, he said, as they...
KL Rahul has suggested Mohammed Shami and Rohit Sharma will be niggle-free and good to go in India's last Champions Trophy group game, against New Zealand in Dubai on Sunday. India go into that match a week on from Shami having not bowled out against Pakistan because of...
Shubman Gill and Maheesh Theekshana have become the new No. 1 men's ODI batter and bowler respectively in the ICC rankings update released on the opening day of the Champions Trophy. Gill has gone past Babar Azam on his list, while Theekshana has gone past Rashid Khan on...
So what if it's overcast in Dubai? And so what if there's dew, or a little spice in the deck, or some movement in the air? Whatever this venue throws at India, they have the bowling options to deal with it.So said captain Rohit Sharma, ahead of India's...
Mohammed Shami feared that his career was over when a lengthy rehabilitation kept him out of cricket throughout 2024. Now leading India's pace attack in the Champions Trophy, Shami compared his comeback to "a toddler learning how to walk"."I always wondered when I would be able to put...
Mumbai 270 and 83 for 3 (Anand 27*, Dube 12*, Dubey 2-26) trail Vidarbha 383 and 292 (Rathod 151, Mulani 6-85) by 323 runsYash Rathod struck a superb 151, his fifth hundred this season, as Vidarbha set Mumbai 406 for a place in the 2024-25 Ranji Trophy final....
