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Champions Trophy 2025: File photo of Suryakumar Yadav© X/Twitter Explosive batter and T20 skipper Suryakumar Yadav on Tuesday said he has accepted his exclusion from the Champions Trophy squad but what hurts him more is that he could not perform well in the ODI format and the ones chosen for the ICC event…
As Indian players gear up for reduced time with families during lengthy tours abroad owing to a BCCI diktat, England captain Jos Buttler on Tuesday said having partners and children on long overseas assignments is “really important” and does not affect the game “too much”. Limited time with family members on tours was…
England cricket team practices ahead of 1st T20I.© X/Twitter England Cricket Board (ECB) on Tuesday announced their Playing Eleven of the first T20I match against India at the iconic Eden Gardens in Kolkata. The first T20I match between England and India will be played on Wednesday at Eden Gardens at 7 pm IST….
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India opener Smriti Mandhana inched closer to the top position, climbing to the second spot in the latest ICC women’s ODI batting rankings following a stellar series against Ireland. Mandhana, the only Indian in the top 10, had blasted 135 in the third ODI, besides scoring 41 and 73 in the opening and…
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The absence of wicket-keeper batter Sanju Samson from India’s ICC Champions Trophy team remains one of the most baffling decisions that the Ajit Agarkar-led selection committee took. Despite possessing exceptional numbers in the 50-over format, Samson lost the race to Rishabh Pant and KL Rahul, the two wicket-keepers preferred for the tournament. Samson’s…
England batter James Vince feels ECB’s new No-Objection Certificates (NOCs) policy will see players picking T20 leagues over first-class cricket, and said the new guidelines even offers preferential treatment to the Indian Premier League. The England board had decided in November, 2024, to refrain from issuing NOCs to all-format players to play in…
Indian cricket team captain Rohit Sharma© AFP Former Indian cricket team batter Aakash Chopra believes that the selection of three spin-bowling all-rounders – Washington Sundar, Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel – for the Champions Trophy 2025 is a ‘defensive move’. Chopra compared the decision to the squad selection for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy and said…
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The career of Prithvi Shaw has unravelled in recent years, having not only fallen out of contention for the senior India team, but also fallen out of favour at the domestic level for Mumbai. Shaw, now 25, has been dropped from Mumbai’s Ranji Trophy and Vijay Hazare Trophy squads off late, and criticised…
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Jasprit Bumrah and Chris Martin© AFP & PTI India pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah is the darling of Indian cricket fans, and now ICC’s No. 1 Test bowler is also receiving praise from popular British band Coldplay and their lead singer Chris Martin. Coldplay are performing five concerts in India between January 18 and…
File photo of Shubman Gill© AFP The decision to appoint Shubman Gill as the Indian cricket team’s vice-captain for Champions Trophy 2025 has sparked a major conversation among both fans as well as experts. While some believe that it was the right decision, others are of the opinion that Hardik Pandya could have…
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