Author: Divyansh Mishra

Praising Afghanistan for their huge victory over England in the Champions Trophy on Thursday, batting icon Sachin Tendulkar said that given their regularity, these wins for the team cannot be termed surprises any longer. Star opener Ibrahim Zadran’s outstanding knock on Wednesday helped Afghanistan compile 325/7. With their fearless Afghanistan winning eight runs against England, Zadran’s magnificent 177 and pacer Azmatullah Omarzai’s five-wicket haul bested Joe Root’s superb century. On Thursday Tendulkar tweeted, “Afghanistan’s steady and continuous elevation in world cricket has been inspiring! Given their wins now, one can’t term it upsets anymore.” Once again, as the cricketing world…

Pakistan’s interim coach, Aaqib Javed, stated that the absence of both Saim Ayub and Fakhar Zaman had a damaging effect on the side’s campaign in progress at the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. He also believed that there is no shortage of motivation for Pakistan’s last game against Bangladesh. Pakistan suffered severe blows in the lead-up to and during the tournament when they were forced to go without injured key players Saim Ayub and Fakhar Zaman, frustrating the latter half of their opening pair before the ODI tournament. Pakistan has now lost two consecutive group stages against New Zealand and India,…

Mitchell Starc, the Australian fast bowler, finally spoke up about being unable to feature in the ongoing Champions Trophy, saying that the main reason was the sore ankle of his but he also threw a little insight hinting some “personal views” coaxed him in that direction. Starc’s omission from the already depleted squad with fellow pacers Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood nursing injuries came as a big surprise. “Personal reasons” were the terminology Cricket Australia used to categorize Starc’s absence. For the first time since he withdrew, Starc cited concern about his fitness following some ankle pain during Australia’s two-Test…

As security personnel were forced to drag out a man who leaped into the field following Afghanistan’s dramatic victory over England at Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium on Wednesday, pitch invasions in Pakistan persisted. Afghanistan’s bold eight-run win over England was driven by Ibrahim Zadran’s outstanding 177 and Azmatullah Omarzai’s five-wicket performance that outshone Joe Root’s magnificent century. Following the game, an event occurred in which a pitch invader leaped onto the field next to the celebrating Afghan players and ran in to embrace them; security had to drag him out. A pitch invader showed up at least once before during the…

In an ODI match of the Champions Trophy 2025 against Afghanistan, Jofra Archer became the fastest English bowler to reach 50 ODI wickets at Gaddafi Stadium. He churned through the first few overs decimating Afghanistan’s top order by taking three quick wickets, thus reaching 50 wickets in One Day Internationals (ODIs). Importantly, he became the fastest bowler in England to reach this milestone, essentially eclipsing even the great James Anderson. Anderson was the first player in ODIs to have 50 wickets for England, having done that in 31 matches. But creating his own history, Archer did it in just 30…

Jos Buttler, the captain of the England side, hinted that he did not want to make any “emotional statements” regarding his captaincy but that “all possibilities” could be up for discussion after his squad exited the Champions Trophy here with an early loss to Afghanistan on Wednesday. A largely unimpressive side plummetnr the English cricket team faced an inconceivable defeat to Afghanistan by eight runs to get eliminated from the marquee event sooner than expected. Chasing 326 runs, England were bowled out for 317 with Ibrahim Zadran’s 177 and Azmatullah Omarzai taking five wickets in the first innings for Afghanistan.…

India’s bowling coach Merne Morkel has reportedly returned to the team after the rest day and was part of the squad’s practice in Dubai on Wednesday. The former South African fast bowler was forced to leave the camp a few days before the opening game against Bangladesh due to a family emergency back home. Reportedly, Morkel had a long chat with Gautam Gambhir while players were warming up at the ICC academy in Dubai right before the practice. Only Shubman Gill was absent for the training. The reason for his absence is not known. The opening batter has performed remarkable…

Former India cricketer Mohammed Kaif on Tuesday lashed out at the Pakistan Cricket Board, accusing them of utter management failure after the match between Australia and South Africa was washed out due to rain in Rawalpindi. They had covered the strip because of rain, otherwise, the ground staff left the outfield exposed responding to the monsoon-the negligence caught Kaif’s eye, suggesting a mismanagement racket of financing given by ICC to PCB. Read also:- Champions Trophy 2025: PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi to watch the epic India vs Pakistan Match from the Stands “It’s a shame that the Rawalpindi ground isn’t fully…

Former Pakistan cricketer Danish Kaneria has said that Babar Azam hasn’t scored runs for the longest time; when he does, they are scored solely against Zimbabwe. His intent and abilities were questioned by the cricketing community. Babar has struggled to attain the best form in the ongoing Champions Trophy, where he pepped himself up for a big knock with a 90-ball 64 against New Zealand in a mammoth chase of 321. After some crisp shots against India to set the tone for a big one, Babar edged one outside off to be caught behind. “Babar has not been scoring runs…

Despite performing well to qualify for the Champions Trophy semifinals, Lalchand Rajput feels that there is not one but several areas of improvement, especially in what he describes as “fielding.” As manager, Rajput led India to become the first-ever World T20 champions in 2007, and he feelTs the players have to work harder on their catching. Two catches were dropped by Indian fielders during the opening match against Bangladesh. This allowed the opponent to come back into the game. Rohit Sharma dropped the catch at a stage when Bangladesh’s situation was desperately bad: They were 35 for 5. Jaker Ali…