Author: Divyansh Mishra

Varun Chakaravarthy, the spin wizard, was in the open when he picked a five-wicket haul and then helped India clinch the game with a 44-run victory against New Zealand in the group-stage encounter in the ICC Champions Trophy held in Dubai on Sunday. The 33-year-old admitted that he felt jittery about the game against the Kiwis; while he had not played much ODI, it marked his debut in the ICC tournament. He mentioned that the likes of Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Rohit Sharma, and Hardik Pandya helped him get over the jitters of completing his overs With a five-wicket haul,…

New Zealand fast bowler Matt Henry set a world record on Sunday, March 2, by becoming the first-ever bowler to take a five-wicket haul against India in the ICC Champions Trophy. The match was played at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on the occasion of the Champions Trophy 2025 between India and New Zealand. Henry finished the match with a figure of 5 for 42 in 8 overs and restricted India to 249 for 9 in 50 overs. Henry opened his account by trapping Shubman Gill (2) in front of the wickets in the third over of the match, fifth…

Despite a history of heartbreaking losses at the ICC tournaments at the hands of Australia, Rohit Sharma is hopeful of facing Australia in the semis of the Champions Trophy 2025 at Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Tuesday, focused entirely on the Indian team. India set up a date with the Australians after a resounding 44-run victory over New Zealand on Sunday. It is a replay of the 2023 World Cup final, in which Pat Cummins and Co. denied India the title on home soil, ending their unbeaten run in the competition. Earlier in the same year, they had beaten India…

As India and New Zealand prepare for their final group stage match at the Dubai International Stadium, it is almost time to play. Under the captaincy of Mitchell Santner, the New Zealand side is likely to square off against Rohit Sharma’s India. Both teams have advanced to the semi-finals of the CT. This match, therefore, seems like a preparatory engagement meant for both teams to gain momentum. Appreciate the expected XI, the head-to-head record, and more details leading up to the match. Head to Head: Every detail has shown the total domination of India over New Zealand in their head-to-head…

Ryan ten Doeschate, the assistant coach of the Indian men’s cricket team, has provided a major update regarding the fitness condition and availability of captain Rohit Sharma in light of India’s last Group A match against New Zealand. India will take on the Black Caps in Dubai on March 2, with the winning side ending up as the table toppers of Group A in the Champions Trophy 2025. He had suffered a hamstring injury against Pakistan on February 23 while playing in Dubai, putting his availability for the New Zealand game on Sunday in doubt, but Ten Doeschate confirmed Rohit…

Afghanistan have pulled a few upsets in ICC tournaments in recent times. In the 2023 ODI World Cup, they defeated England, Pakistan and Sri Lanka among others and that helped the team qualify for the Champions Trophy 2025. In 2024, they once again produced terrific performances in the T20 World Cup, beat Australia and qualified for the semi-final of the competition. In the ongoing Champions Trophy, they beat England earlier in the tournament and had a golden opportunity to make it to the top four. However, a defeat to Australia spoiled their chances. Nevertheless, former South Africa international Dale Steyn…

Ravichandran Ashwin, the leading spinner for India, asserted that English batting superstar Harry Brook is reeling from pressure after his team looses confidence in the game of one-day internationals. Jos Buttler and his men entered the competition as group B participants but were beaten by Australia and squandered a surprise defeat to Afghanistan; here they were finished for good. Ashwin lambasted the mentality of England in the ongoing ICC tournament on his YouTube channel. Read Also:- Robbin Uthappa picks this team as the opponent for team India “I saw Jos Buttler’s post-match interview (after the Afghanistan game). He was very…

This was a special moment for one of the net bowlers at the ICC Cricket Academy here, Jaskiran Singh, when Shreyas Iyer, an Indian top-order batter during practice, came up to him with a pair of spikes during the practice session for the Champions Trophy. Jaskiran, a chartered accountant and also an avid cricket lover, says Iyer came up to him while he was fielding at long-off, asking, “Paaji kya haal-chaal, sab badiya?” (Brother how are you, everything fine?) “He came up to me and asked ‘what’s your shoe size’? I said 10, and he said I’ve got something for…

On Saturday, here comes the match between South Africa and England in a group stage match; the match will take place in the eleventh given pitch for the ongoing ICC Champions Trophy. The highly anticipated battle will take place at the iconic National Stadium in Karachi. Under the captaincy of Temba Bavuma, South Africa began the tournament in a striking way by beating Afghanistan in an emphatic win. In contrast to South Africa, England has already been knocked out of the tournament by losing two consecutive matches. So, now under the captaincy of last time for Jos Buttler, the Englishmen…

Former India cricketer Robin Uthappa has stated that it won’t matter to a team like India who it would face in the semifinals of the Champions Trophy, and the focus will be kept solely on their actual form before the big game. After the washout of the match between Australia and Afghanistan, they basically got qualified for the semifinals, and South Africa has almost sealed a living position in the semifinals unless they lose to England by a margin exceeding 200 runs. In the group stages, India and New Zealand were the first two teams to qualify by their wins…