Rocky Flintoff, the 16-year-old son of former England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff, is one of the names available in The Hundred 2025 player draft on March 12. Rocky is tipped for great things in the future, with the young Lancashire batter scoring a century for England Lions against a Cricket Australia XI in January. Last year, … Read more
Pakistani players during the national anthem (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Defending champions Pakistan fought hard to get hosting rights for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 and made sincere efforts to make it a grand spectacle. Although India didn’t travel to Pakistan and instead opted to play their matches in Dubai, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) … Read more
At 9.30am on Sunday, the morning after hammering England, the South African team left their Karachi hotel, boarded a midday flight for Dubai, and checked in to their new accommodation at 3pm. Seventeen hours later, having barely had time to peruse the room-service menu, they checked out, and boarded a flight for Lahore, landing at … Read more
An Indian politician has deleted comments on social media after she called India Captain Rohit Sharma ‘fat’ and said the ‘opening batsman needed to lose weight’. The saga has caused some controversy within the cricket community on the eve of India’s Champions Trophy semi-final clash against Australia on Tuesday, with Sharma looking to exact revenge … Read more
NEW DELHI: The pain of losing the 2023 ODI World Cup final to Australia on home soil still lingers for Team India. However, Rohit Sharma and his men will have a golden opportunity to settle the score when they face Australia in the semifinals of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 in Dubai on Tuesday.India kicked … Read more
England’s all-time leading Test wicket-taker James Anderson has registered for The Hundred draft later this month. Anderson has never featured in the competition but is continuing his playing career after his international retirement last July. The seamer, who will turn 43 shortly before the 2025 edition of The Hundred starts on August 5, has already … Read more
NEW DELHI: Indian cricketer Rishabh Pant has been nominated for the Laureus World Comeback of the Year Award, marking a significant recognition of his inspiring return to the sport after a life-threatening car accident. The nomination places Pant among global sporting legends, including gymnast Rebeca Andrade, swimmer Ariarne Titmus, ski racer Lara Gut-Behrami, swimmer Caeleb … Read more
Last Updated:March 03, 2025, 15:34 IST India count on familiar spinning conditions in Dubai against Australia in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 semi-final. India and Australia face-off in the Champions Trophy semi-final (AP) History weighs heavily against them but India would rely on a potent spin battery and familiarity with the conditions to break the … Read more
NEW DELHI: India captain Rohit Sharma stated that Varun Chakravarthy‘s outstanding performance against New Zealand has made the four-spinner pattern highly “tempting.” However, Sharma did not commit to using it in the Champions Trophy semifinal match against Australia. In their 44-run victory in Dubai on Sunday, India’s side, which included Chakravarthy, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, … Read more
Varun Chakravarthy celebrates the wicket of Glenn Phillips during the Champions Trophy match between India and New Zealand in Dubai. (AP) TimesofIndia.com in Dubai: Just a few weeks back, Varun Chakaravarthy was busy tormenting the England batters in the T20I series at home. One variation at a time, the mystery spinner made short work of … Read more