Author: Divyansh Mishra

Kohli has effectively become the second leading run-scorer in the Champions Trophy during the course of his knock and is now 45 runs short of overtaking Chris Gayle’s record of 791 runs. Batting for Kohli, however, the second century of the ongoing tournament seemed to be a task too easy for him until he was caught at long-off after he tried to play a big shot in the 43rd with India needing just 40 more runs to win. “Once again, he assessed the conditions brilliantly,” Clarke said on JioHotstar. “A class player, he knew exactly what his team needed in…

The feedback that comes in from the ICC away from their restriction on ball shining using saliva is concerning; Shami says the seamers have lost their reverse swing abilities by this restriction. Reverse-shining an old ball has always been done with the help of saliva.  Reverse swing is already a non-existent factor in ODIs, given the two new balls from either end. “We are trying to reverse, but you are not getting the use of saliva into the game. We only keep on appealing to allow it, and with reverse swing, it will be something interesting,” Shami mentioned while addressing…

Former Indian cricketer Harbhajan Singh has mocked Rohit Sharma for bringing Varun Chakravarthy into the attack very late when he had already allowed Travis Head to hit Mohammed Shami and Hardik Pandya for runs. Chakravarthy was included in the playing XI against Australia after his earlier successes in the group-stage game against New Zealand, and he was an important match-up against Head. Harbhajan was not happy with Rohit’s tactics and demanded that Chakravarthy should have been sent with the new ball to counterhead. “When you have Varun Chakarvarthy, why would you wait nine overs to introduce him against Travis Head?…

Australia’s campaign at the Champions Trophy 2025 concluded with their semifinal loss on Tuesday against India in Dubai. Batting first, Australia made 264 in 49.3 overs. India reached the target without exerting extra effort and entered their third final in a row of the Champions Trophy. Australia made a couple of changes in playing XI as they added Tanveer Sangha so that their spin options could be highly organized and Cooper Connolly as batting all-rounder. Connolly opened in the match with Matt Short ruled out due to an injury. Unfortunately for Connolly, the debutant scored only a duck before being…

Steve Smith has announced that he is retiring from One Day International after top-scoring in Australia’s Champions Trophy semi-final against India on Tuesday. Smith informed his fellow teammates after the match of his retirement being effective immediately from ODIs, although he is available for Test and T20 cricket. One of the most successful players in ODIs, Smith made his debut in 2010 against West Indies as a leg-spinning all-rounder before developing into one of the team’s main batsmen. He played 170 matches and made 5,800 runs at an average of 43.28 with 12 centuries and 35 fifties whilst claiming 28…

Anil Kumble, the former leg spinner of India, has said that KL Rahul should have been sent higher in the batting order than Axar Patel, considering the kind of innings he was playing in the semifinals of the 2017 Champions Trophy against Australia on Tuesday. Rahul came in at a very critical time for India, batting at 6. He scored a critical 42 runs off 34 balls during India’s chase of a target of 265, helping his team home. Kumble praised Rahul for his fantastic innings and said he showed why he is suited better at number 5. “During that…

Pakistan’s dry run in the cricket circuit continued as they ended their Champions Trophy campaign in the group stages. After that dismal exit from such a high-profile event, the ‘Men in Green’ are ready to put everything behind and look forward to their upcoming T20I series against New Zealand. After that horrendous outing at the Champions Trophy, the team did come under heavy criticism from the experts regarding team selection. The T20I series against New Zealand will be quite different as the team has also made some major appointments, and the coach, Aqib Javed, shared quite a few key points.…

The second semifinal of the ongoing ICC tournament is going to take place in Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on Wednesday when South Africa and New Zealand will face off.  South Africa are going into the semifinals under the captaincy of Temba Bavuma as an unbeaten team, having done better with a couple of big wins over Afghanistan and England, and are hoping to continue their dream run. On the other hand, after winning the first two group matches, New Zealand was handed a close defeat by India in the final group stage encounter.  With both teams bolstered by strong squads,…

The world of the Internet had been rife with tension and elation as India captain Rohit Sharma and ace batter Virat Kohli captured the action-their determination-to make Ravindra Jadeja bat with just six runs left for India to cross the lineup into the finals of the Champions Trophy. There were only a few runs left to win with quite a few deliveries remaining, yet every Indian fan was submerged in tension, and the Indian dressing room was no different, as can be seen from this recent video shared by the BCCI. Even when everything was going out of sorts, Kohli…

Till the end in the first semi-final of the ICC Champions Trophy at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Tuesday, KL Rahul stayed to assist lead India to a four-wicket win over Australia. Staying until the end, KL drove the winning runs with a maximum and a perfect 42 from 34 balls. As the Indian star hit the sixth, a fan ran onto the field to embrace KL Rahul., who hugged the invader back before the fan was dragged away. At a location that has usually created meager scores in the event, Australia rode half-centuries from skipper Steve Smith (73)…