Author: Divyansh Mishra

At the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday, the Finals of the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy pits India against New Zealand. For Mitchell Santner of New Zealand, former Pakistan great Shoaib Akhtar and Shoaib Malik offer some advice. As per Shoaib Akhtar, New Zealand should ignore the notion in the final against India that they are underdogs. One should forget that India is front and that you are a lower team. (It should be remember you are the underdogs; India is in front of you.) Forget about not being great. Santner holds that philosophy. I have witnessed it in him.…

Australia has been a nation of unrivalled supremacy when it comes to the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup. They have won six titles, which makes them the most successful team in the tournament. Starting from the year 2010, Australia went on to win the Women’s T20 World Cup thrice and again, repeated the same between the years 2018 and 2023. They had also won their fifth title at home in 2020 when they claimed the trophy after defeating India in a lopsided final held five years back today (March 8) at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). Batting first, Australia set…

Preparing for their match against New Zealand on Sunday, March 9, the Men in Blue could have Indian symbol Virat Kohli in their third consecutive Champions Trophy final. Playing a brilliant 84 to chase down 265, Kohli led India to a comfortable victory over opponent Australia in the semifinal. The Indian star is currently aiming at a big record. In the tournament, Kohli has been in good form since he follows up a century against arch-rivals Pakistan with a match-winning 84 against the Aussies. With 217 runs, he is India’:s top run scorer and fourth in order of runs obtained…

Gautam Gambhir, head coach for Indian men, believes captain Rohit Sharma is simply a wonderful individual whose good nature is displayed in his leadership style and has allowed him to succeed with India and Mumbai Indians. Posted by the International Cricket Council (ICC) before the 2025 Champions Trophy final against New Zealand, set for Sunday at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Gautam was talking in a social media video. Having finished second in the 2023 World Cup and taken the 2024 T20 World Cup, Rohit and Men in Blue’s third ICC final is in 3 years. My experience of him…

As a former all-rounder for England, Moeen Ali considers ODI the ‘worst format ever to play’ mainly because of its ‘terrible rules’, and is thus close to ‘dying out’ completely. He believes the field restriction mechanism, especially the mandatory use of two new balls, has rendered the format heavily leaning toward the batters, which is killing the fun outside of ICC tournaments. Moeen played 138 ODIs for England, scoring 2,355 runs at an average of 24.27 and picking up 111 wickets at 47.84. He quit playing international cricket in September 2024 at the age of 37.  “That (ODI) format, apart…

Ravi Shastri, the former head mentor of India, believes that an all-rounder like Ravindra Jadeja or Axar Patel will be the difference in the Champions Trophy final against New Zealand in Dubai on Sunday, March 9. Three names Shastri emphasized would vie for the Player of the Match award on the evening of the final. After particular victories over South Africa and Australia, both sides from Group A of the Champions Trophy—India and New Zealand—advanced to the final. “Player of the Match, I will pick an all-rounder.” For India, I will call Axar Patel or Ravindra Jadeja” Shastri remarked during…

KL Rahul’s fall to Number Although 6 has been debated ad nauseum, India batting coach Sitanshu Kotak remarked that the wicketkeeper-batter has embraced the new position completely, adding much more depth to the batting. Rahul has been very successful as the No. With an average of over 50, five batters have scored more than 1,000 runs, but since the ODI series against Sri Lanka last year, he has been batting a spot lower. Rahul, on the other hand, has indicated signs of adjusting to the requirements of the quite strange slot, as was clear from his unbeaten 42 against Australia…

As per a report from Cricbuzz, the 2025 Champions Trophy final between India and New Zealand on Sunday at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium will be played on a slow pitch with considerable assistance for the spinners on both sides-the same pitch used for the clash in the group stage between the Men in Blue and their rivals Pakistan last weekend. As the matches have proceeded, this pitch too is likely to be slow. India won that match against Pakistan quite comfortably. The Men in Green led by Mohammad Rizwan won the toss and chose to bat first, only to…

Cheteshwar Pujara feels he is all set to make a stellar comeback for India on the series set to happen later this year in June in England. The 37-year-old was once a regular in the Test setup for India, but in recent times, he has gone out of favor with the national selection committee, his last Test coming in June 2023, which was the 2021-23 World Test Championship final played at The Oval.  Even when there were no call-ups to the national team, he continued to play first-class cricket for Saurashtra. In the recently-concluded Ranji Trophy season, he scored 402…

In the 17th match, Delhi Capitals Women (DC-W) will face Gujarat Giants Women (GJ-W) on Friday, March 06, at 7:30 PM IST at Ekana Cricket Stadium in Bengaluru, Lucknow. DC-W have demonstrated exceptional form this season, leading the points table with five wins and two losses in their seven matches. Their recent nine-wicket victory over the Royal Challengers Bangalore Women not only secured their spot in the playoffs but also highlighted their dominance in the league. GG-W, on the other hand, have had a mixed campaign with three wins and three losses in their six outings. Their commanding 81-run triumph…