Author: Divyansh Mishra

The senior batter Babar Azam, former captain, had an extended practice there on Friday to bowl against several bowlers before the Champions Trophy clash with India in Dubai on Sunday. Following a 60-run defeat to New Zealand in the opening game in Karachi, Pakistan found itself in a do-or-die situation. The team trained for three hours at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, with all batters, except Skipper Mohammad Rizwan, going through a long 20-minute batting session. Batting lynchpin Babar Azam batted against every bowler for a minimum of two overs. The former skipper had batted rather sedately against New Zealand…

The Match Gets Underway: Aus vs Eng Champions Trophy 2025 Pitch and Weather Report-Lahore Will Be a Rain-Free ZoneAustralia will begin their ICC Champions Trophy 2025 campaign against England on Saturday, February 22. Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore is set to host the eagerly-anticipated clash of the powerhouses. Having won the tournament in 2006 and 2009, Australia imploded during both 2013 and 2017 editions without even a single win. Besides that, they will miss the key fast-bowling trio of Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, and Josh Hazelwood for injuries. Steve Smith has been named as the captain in the absence of Cummins.…

With Pat Cummins absent, Steve Smith will lead Australia in the Champions Trophy 2025, commencing with a clash against Ashes rival England on February 22 at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. In view of that, the veteran batter divulged about his uncertainness over Australia’s batting order for the marquee tournament. Mitchell Marsh and Marcus Stoinis will not be there in the middle order, which has forced Australia to rethink its batting order. Recently, they lost to Sri Lanka in two hard-fought contests, and now the team has a different approach to settle upon. While talking about this, Smith asserted that players…

Unlike the contrasting starts made by the Indian and Pakistan teams to their respective ICC Champions Trophy 2025 campaigns, Rohit Sharma’s men have successfully begun the campaign for the title, overwhelming Bangladesh with a six-wicket rout. The defending champions, on the other hand, suffered a 60-run defeat at the hands of New Zealand. Now they meet in what shapes up as a blockbuster clash considering their historic rivalry. Though Pakistan has a better head-to-head record against India in ODIs, in recent times it has been the Indian team that looks competitive. The last time Pakistan triumphed over India in an…

Piyush Chawla, former Indian cricketer, believes that Salman Ali Agha, the middle batter of Pakistan, will pose the biggest threat to India, with both teams clashing in a group match of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 here in Dubai on Sunday. Chawla, in an exclusive interview, dwelled on Agha’s attacking attributes, which were on view during Pakistan’s history-making run chase of South Africa recently in the ODI Tri-Series. He also did a Herculean job against New Zealand in the opening Champions Trophy clash by scoring 42 off 28, despite adverse circumstances during their chase in Karachi. “The biggest threat in…

Cheteshwar Pujara took time to speak up for Virat Kohli in this time of not going his way. Pujara has a lot of goodwill for Kohli despite extended lean spells since started his career when India will be takings were arch-rivals Pakistan in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. When Pujara was asked about Kohli’s lack of runs recently, he said on CNN-news18 that Kohli has set too high a standard himself and is trying too hard to score big. The players go through the patches quite often in their careers and he feels it’s too understandable; thus he might be…

The Mumbai Indians, champions of IPL five times, There they held a player-retention ceremony and unveiled their jersey for IPL 2025 on Friday as the one-time champions vie for the sixth title after a year of great disappointment in IPL 2024.  While unveiling the jersey, Hardik Pandya expressed his gratitude to the fans, promising to be the torchbearers of the proud legacy of the franchise along with the team core comprising former captain Rohit Sharma, ace pacer Jasprit Bumrah, India’s T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav, and Tilak Varma.  The fifth title for the Mumbai Indians came in 2020, converting six titles…

Reportedly, the divorce of star India cricketer Yuzvendra Chahal and his wife Dhanashree Verma is finalised. As per various media sources, the couple concluded all formalities at Bandra Family Court on Thursday. Chahal and Dhanashree were asked to meet the counsellor for about 45 minutes during which the duo told the judge they were seeking divorce due to “compatibility issues.” It is reported that they have been living separately for the past 18 months. The couple arrived at the court around 11 AM with the verdict being finally announced at 4:30 PM. Chahal has played 72 ODIs and 80 T20Is…

The glorious triumvirate in India’s victorious beginning to their Champions Trophy 2025 campaign in Dubai on Thursday over Bangladesh included Mohammed Shami’s five-for and an unbeaten ton from Shubman Gill. While a couple of missed catches and a stumping put Bangladesh back into the match and challenged the Indians, the Indian fielders were bright in many efforts. Virat Kohli’s overhead catch at covers, Gill’s sharp grab at first slip, wicketkeeper KL Rahul’s takedown catches and Mohammed Shami’s running catch near the fine leg were among the great efforts. As per the Indian cricket team’s custom, the best fielder was given…

Sanjay Manjrekar, the former Indian cricketer, mentioned that Shreyas Iyer does not seem the player who can last very long. He added, “On the other hand, Shubman Gill, who scored a century in India’s first match in the Champions Trophy, looks to be in the picture for a long time.” Gill’s performance on his Champions Trophy debut was stupendous as he scored a century of 101 off 129 balls in the first match against Bangladesh while chasing what seemed to be a respectable target of 229 runs set by the opposition. On the other hand, Iyer walked in after Kohli…