Author: Divyansh Mishra

India’s score to reach the semifinals of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 was sealed once again on Monday, while New Zealand’s win over Bangladesh eliminated the hosts Pakistan from the event. India won both their opening matches by defeating Bangladesh and Pakistan by common-winning margins of six wickets. New Zealand has also made it two wins back-to-back and reached the semifinals along with India from Group A. Former players Michael Atherton and Nasser Hussain believe India might have the ‘advantage’ of playing all their matches in Dubai, where they had refused to travel to Pakistan because of the prevailing security…

Following the present Champions Trophy 2025, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is likely to remove the interim men’s cricket head coach and support staff led by Aaqib Javed. The coaching set-up will take the fall for the team’s back-to-back defeats to New Zealand and India in the group stage, which has meant that Pakistan is dependent on other participants’ results to have a shot at qualifying for the semi-finals. According to a PTI report, which cited a PCB source, Chairman Mohsin Naqvi will also speak with the Board of Governors on whether to retain the national selection committee or not.…

According to Kuldeep Yadav, he was again lucky to get wickets during a match against Pakistan due to ‘better rhythm’ motion after returning from injury and hopes that he gets better with each match he has to face in the ongoing Champions Trophy. Kuldeep became the fifth Indian spinner to claim 300 international wickets when he struck during the ICC Champions Trophy Group A match against Pakistan at Dubai International Stadium on Sunday. The left-arm spinner struck three times in the death overs and almost ended with a hat-trick. He underwent surgery early last year for a sports hernia that…

On Sunday, the Indian cricket team kept the ball rolling in the 2025 Champions Trophy by defeating bitter rivals Pakistan in an emphatic 6-wicket victory. At the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, India chased down a target of 241 runs in 42.3 overs, losing just four wickets. Virat Kohli stood out in an Indian victory honchoed by Rohit Sharma, pursuing an undefeated 100 runs of 111 balls. The result of the match clearly disappointed Pakistani fans. Former cricketers from Pakistan seemed dejected with the loss. Ex-Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik seemingly expressed his feelings by singing a song. In a video shared…

The defending champions and hosts Pakistan stand at the brink of being eliminated from the Champions Trophy after being beaten by India. The former spinner Danish Kaneria suggested that PCB should take measures that would be stricter, like India post the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series loss, to get the results desired. Pakistan lost the tournament opener to New Zealand by 60 runs in Karachi and were beaten by old rivals India in their second game, with still no points to show after just one game is left. A slender hope remains for the hosts at the Champions Trophy now, who can…

For the former Indian opening batter, Navjot Singh Sidhu, it was a great pleasure watching the 100 scored by Virat Kohli on India’s Champions Trophy 2025 match played against Pakistan at Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai on Sunday, February 23. Immediately setting the right-handed batter to chase down the 242-run target in 42.3 overs sealed India’s six-wicket win over the opponent. A bold prediction about Kohli came from Sidhu, who has now donned the hat of an expert and commentator. According to Sidhu, he strongly believes that Kohli will feature in international matches for the next two or three…

Mohammad Hafeez, a former captain of the Pakistan men’s cricket team and one of Sarfaraz Ahmed’s troops, winning the 2017 Champions Trophy final against India at The Oval on June 18, 2017, wants the PCB to part ways with joint pacers Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah, and Haris Rauf, as this has been a recurrent feature throughout the years. It has been a while since they were first-choice pacers for Pakistan. But they have scarcely passed through a World Cup without letting down the Men in Green on more than one occasion. In their Champions Trophy 2025 opener against New…

The India captain Rohit Sharma achieved much of what he wanted during the India vs Pakistan Champions T20 trophy 2025 clash at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday, February 23. Joining an elite list of Indians that only includes Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly, he has set quite a few records for himself. Rohit is also the third Indian opener to score 9000 runs in ODI cricket. He was going into the battle against Pakistan with 8999 runs, having reached the milestone in just the second ball of the 242-run chase against them. He went onto Registry his 9000…

Bangladesh and New Zealand meet in what is termed a must-win match for both teams when they face off in Group A of the ICC Champions Trophy on February 24 at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. Bangladesh lost their first match to India by six wickets. For the Kiwis, there was a resounding victory over hosts Pakistan. While both teams would be keen on achieving victory on Monday, New Zealand will walk in as the clear favorites. Bangladesh batted first in their Group A fixture versus India. The Tigers suffered early blows against India and were reduced to 35 for 5 at…

Pakistan’s very slim chance of qualifying for semi-finals came to an end when they were practically beaten by India in their Group A Champions Trophy encounter at Dubai on Sunday. Pakistan were installation-wide outplayed as Virat Kohli slammed a magnificent century off 111 balls that eased India to a comfortable six-wicket victory. This was Pakistan’s second loss in a row, having lost to New Zealand in the very first match of the tournament. While the road ahead seems demanding for Mohammad Rizwan and the team, their chances are not entirely over. Pakistan need to win their final game against Bangladesh…