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
India cricketers celebrate victory against Pakistan in the DLF Cup in Abu Dhabi, 19 April 2006. (Photo by Haider Shah/AFP via Getty Images) For decades, the UAE has been the battleground of some of the most unforgettable India-Pakistan One-Day International clashes. From the legendary Sharjah thrillers of the 1980s and 1990s to modern-day encounters in … Read more
Sachin Tendulkar and Joe Root. (Getty Images) One batter who has defied any notion of slump in the last four years in the world of cricket is England’s run-machine Joe Root. The 33-years-old is riding on the form of his lifetime for quite some time now.Root is so confident about his batting that he played … Read more
MUMBAI: The picturesque Adelaide Oval, the venue for the second Test from Dec 6, holds plenty of special memories for fans. When India first toured Australia in Jan 1948, Vijay Hazare scored a century in each innings (116 and 145) against ‘Bradman’s Invincibles.’ In Dec 2003, Rahul Dravid scored a double century (233) and 72 … Read more