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Indian cricket team celebrates after Champions Trophy 2025 triumph© X (Twitter) India clinched the Champions Trophy 2025 title with a comprehensive four-wicket win over New Zealand in the final on Sunday. India did not lose a single match in the competition and in the final, it was a special performance from skipper Rohit Sharma that proved to be pivotal for the side. With the victory, India solidified their position as one of the dominant white-ball teams in the world right now with three ICC finals in the last two years. Videos of the Indian cricket team’s celebrations on…
Indian cricket team celebrates after Champions Trophy 2025 triumph© AFP The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is still waiting for a “formal clarification” from the ICC on the issue of not have their representative on stage for the closing ceremony of the Champions Trophy in Dubai. India beat New Zealand by four wickets in the title clash on Sunday to win the tournament for the third time. “We have filed a formal complaint with the ICC as what happened is unacceptable to us,” a PCB official said on Tuesday. The controversy erupted when Sumair Ahmed, who is the chief…
Indian cricket team in action during Champions Trophy 2025© AFP Legendary Indian cricket team batter Sunil Gavaskar ended the debate over India enjoying any kind of ‘unfair advantage’ during their Champions Trophy 2025 campaign. India played all of their matches – including the final – in Dubai after their government decided to not send the national side to Pakistan due to political tensions. As a result, several ex-cricketers as well as current players pointed out that it was a huge advantage for Rohit Sharma and Co as they were aware of their fixtures and they did not have…
Following India’s unprecedented Champions Trophy success, star all-rounder Hardik Pandya opened up on BCCI’s call of not sending the team to Pakistan for the tournament. India played all of their matches in Dubai under a hybrid model, including Sunday’s final against New Zealand which they won by a margin of four wickets. After the final at the Dubai International Stadium, Hardik addressed a question regarding India not travelling to Pakistan for the marquee event. He suggested that he is no one to decide why the team was not allowed to travel to Pakistan. “I am sure Pakistani people living…
Driver Kush Maini on Tuesday was picked as a Reserve and Test driver by Formula One team Alpine. Following the announcement by Alpine, Kush became the third Indian driver to join a F1 team, joining the elite company of Narain Karthikeyan and Karun Chandok. Kush, who is part of Alpine’s academy, joins a big pool of Test and Reserve drivers, including the likes of Franco Colapinto, Ryo Hirakawa and Paul Aron. Australian rookie Jack Doohan will race for Alpine this season, alongside French veteran Pierre Gasly. “Kush Maini. 2025 Test and Reserve Driver. We’re delighted to announce, our Alpine…
After playing a pivotal role in India’s 2025 Champions Trophy triumph with his all-round skills, Axar Patel is now likely to be appointed as the new Delhi Capitals (DC) skipper for the 2025 season of the Indian Premier League (IPL). The all-rounder had stepped in to be DC’s captain in IPL 2024 when his predecessor Rishabh Pant was not allowed to play in a crucial game against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) due to an over-rate offence. “Yes, Axar Patel is likely to be named as Delhi Capitals skipper for IPL 2025. The franchise had asked for KL Rahul to be…
Leading all-rounder Axar Patel and senior keeper-batter KL Rahul are the two contenders for Delhi Capitals captaincy in the upcoming Indian Premier League season with the multi-skilled Gujarat man having his nose slightly ahead. It is understood that the franchise bigwigs will be announcing the name of their new captain in the next few days, having waited for the Champions Trophy to end. Delhi Capitals will have a short training-cum-simulation camp in Delhi before flying to Visakhapatnam for their first two games. Axar, Rahul, Kuldeep Yadav, South Africa’s Tristan Stubbs, Australian Jake Fraser McGurk and Mitchell Starc are…
Wasim Akram in a Champions Trophy show© YouTube The cricketing fraternity in Pakistan was left scratching its heads upon its failure to spot a single Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) official at the presentation ceremony after the conclusion of the ICC Champions Trophy final between India and Australia. ICC chairman Jay Shah could be seen on the stage, handing the trophy to the winning captain Rohit Sharma and distributing medals to all players. But, none of the PCB officials became part of the proceedings on the stage at any point in time despite Pakistan being the official hosts for…
Former India cricketer Robin Uthappa had struck a debate following an interview in January 2025, regarding decisions Virat Kohli made during his tenure as captain of Team India. Citing the controversial decision to drop batter Ambati Rayudu from the 2019 World Cup squad, Uthappa had spoken regarding the preferences of Virat Kohli. Now, Ambati Rayudu himself has responded to the comments made by Uthappa, and made his stance clear on the matter. He also gave his opinion on Virat Kohli’s leadership. In January, Uthappa had suggested that the decision to drop Rayudu – who was expected to make…
The ICC Champions Trophy final might have gone India’s way but New Zealand star Glenn Phillips also made headlines for the exceptional catch he produced in the final, to dismiss Shubman Gill. As the India star looked to hit the ball over the head of the cover fielder, Phillips produced an unreal reaction-time to pluck the ball out of thin air, sending the batter packing. The video went viral on social media, triggering a huge debate over the incredible agility that the Kiwi star possesses. A fan, while sharing the video, termed Phillips the best fielder of this…