Author: Divyansh Mishra

A batting great of South Africa, Hashim Amla has termed India’s Shubman Gill to be the ‘next big thing’ in international cricket next to Rishabh Pant and South Africa’s Ryan Rickelton. Gill has been in a terrific run of form, and is presently ranked the number-one batter in the one day format. He carried that form into the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, where he scored a hundred against Bangladesh and followed it up with a 46 against Pakistan in Dubai. “Just about everywhere you look, Shubham Gill for India; Rishabh Pant has been there for a while now; Ryan Rickelton…

The greatest one-day international (ODI) batter remains a topic of ceaseless debate. Is it Sachin Tendulkar, Ricky Ponting, Viv Richards, or Virat Kohli? For legendary Australian Ponting, however, there is a clear winner. As one of the greatest batters in cricket history, he has played with or against some legends of the cricketing world, including the great Sachin Tendulkar himself. In Ponting’s opinion, however, no better player has dressed for 50 overs than Kohli. It is interesting to note that Ponting’s massive praise comes soon after Kohli has extended his record to score a whopping 51 ODI centuries in helping…

It is quite an interesting study of the advancing mutual feeling of Rachin Ravindra of New Zealand against the ICC events, since the Kiwi lad scored a century on his Champions Trophy debut. Ravindra returned to New Zealand’s playing XI after missing a previous match against Pakistan because of an injury. The batter settled in patiently to score his century in yet another ICC outing. Consequently, Ravindra broke multiple records. He is the first batter in the history of the game to have scored a century in both his ODI World Cup and Champions Trophy debuts. Because of Ravindra hitting…

Anticipation built in respect to Kohli’s tough ODI records, and together with fellow ex-England captain Hussain, Michael Atherton believed that in all likelihood Kohli is probably the best batsman in the history of the format. Kohli scored an unbeaten 100 off a masterclass innings, his 51st ODI century, to steer India to a comfortable six-wicket win over its arch-rivals Pakistan in the Champions Trophy match in Dubai on Sunday.”In a run-chase in 50-over cricket, I don’t think there’s been anybody better throughout the history of the game, really. 51 centuries is an unbelievable number,” said Atherton, who captained England in…

Australia captain Pat Cummins was unable to join the team for the Champions Trophy in India-event-turned-Championship, as he is sinfully hampered by injury. In his absence, the ODI World champions were represented by Steve Smith for the record chase, against the Englishmen, during the Ashes-off. The ICC Hybrid Model allowed for the 2025 Champions Trophy to be played, with India’s matches taking place in Dubai. According to an agreement, tif any tournaments are conducted on global forums, the BCCI, PCB and ICC have agreed not to allow each other’s teams into each other’s countries. India will play in Dubai for…

There was a huge security breach during the ongoing Champions Trophy in Pakistan when an alleged supporter of an Islamist political party managed to enter the ground at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium during a Group A match between New Zealand and Bangladesh. The said intruder managed to get close to a New Zealand cricketer, Rachin Ravindra, to hug him and annoy the Kiwi, carrying a picture of Tehreek-e-Labbaik (TLP) leader Saad Rizvi as per news agency AP . New Zealand’s run-chase saw Rachin and Tom Latham in the middle for the tourists when the incident happened. Ravindra completed a fine…

The slow bowling in the middle phase of the game off the all-rounder Michael Bracewell played a huge part in New Zealand’s five-wicket win over Bangladesh in their Champions Trophy game in Rawalpindi on Monday, according to skipper Mitchell Santner. The uniformity of results helped sail New Zealand into the semifinals alongside India, while hosts Pakistan and Bangladesh were kicked out from the mega event. Rachin Ravindra (112) and Michael Bracewell (4/26) were the two stars for New Zealand on the night. “Feels good to qualify. Knew that Bangladesh would be a challenge,” Santner said in the post-match presentation ceremony.…

The much-buzzed one-sided India versus Pakistan match for the ICC Champions Trophy in Dubai saw a garnering hundred from Virat Kohli and all-round performance from the victorious side. India ended with a six-wicket win over their neighbors and bolstered themselves with the second straight win in this first-ever ICC tournament since 2017. The trio, comprising Kuldeep Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, and Axar Patel, bowled 26 overs for 129 runs, taking 5 wickets between them-dissenting support in limiting Pakistan’s below-par total to 241-all out in 49.4 overs. In the post-match media interactions, Rizwan, when asked about the options available with Pakistan in…

India, four years ago, knocked out England on one of those magical days in Test cricket at the stadium of Narendra Modi in Ahmedabad. The test quickly became a landmark in cricket history while igniting global debate on pitch preparation. The epic game had itself characterized by a dramatic collapse of a great number of wickets over the second day of the Test. The sheer volume of wickets that fell drew widespread criticism as every cricket fan and pundit questioned the very essence of Test cricket. This installment of India ended with a victory of 10 wickets. Axar Patel was…

Weather Conditions And Pitch Report For Australia Vs South Africa Champions Trophy 2025 Today, both Australia and South Africa would be aiming to keep their winning streak intact when they take on each other in the Champions Trophy of 2025 on Tuesday, February 25. The fight between Australia and South Africa is scheduled to take place at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. Australia had a fantastic first win against England in the competition by five wickets. Batting first, the English side scored a total of 351 runs from eight wickets. Ben Duckett played spectacular innings of 165 to help England get…