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Indian captain Rohit Sharma silenced critics after winning the Champions Trophy in Dubai by beating New Zealand in the final on Sunday and ended all speculations about his retirement by saying he is not going to quit the 50-over format of the game at present.
Indian captain Rohit Sharma silenced critics after winning the Champions Trophy in Dubai by beating New Zealand in the final on Sunday and ended all speculations about his retirement by saying he is not going to quit the 50-over format of the game at present.
Eight years ago, India were on the losing side when Pakistan beat them to lift the Champions Trophy, but in 2025, backing on a thrilling performance by the entire team led by a spirited Rohit Sharma, the Men in Blue beat New Zealand to lift the title in Dubai on Sunday.
India put up a dominant show to beat New Zealand by four wickets in the Champins Trophy final to lift the trophy in Dubai on Sunday.
Michael Bracewell’s unbeaten 53 and Daryl Mitchell’s 63 helped New Zealand post a competitive 251 runs for the loss of seven wickets against India in the Champions Trophy final in Dubai on Sunday.
New Zealand won the toss and opted to bat first against India in the final of the Champions Trophy in Dubai on Sunday.
Kolkata/IBNS: Kolkata Knight Riders announced Ottis Gibson as their assistant coach ahead of the 2025 Indian Premier League.
South African fast bowler Lizaad Williams is ruled out of the upcoming IPL 2025 due to an injury, and Mumbai Indians have signed his compatriot Corbin Bosch as his replacement.
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) picked Wiaan Mulder as a replacement for Brydon Carse for the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025.
The New Zealand batter was just eight years old when the Blackcaps saw off Zimbabwe, Pakistan and India to win their first major ICC tournament in this very event 25 years ago, and the magic of that glorious run instilled a drive in him to make it to the top.
Bangladesh veteran Mushfiqur Rahim called an end to his One-Day International career on Wednesday.
New Zealand put up a dominating show to beat South Africa by 50 runs in the second semi-final clash of the ongoing Champions Trophy in Pakistan's Lahore city on Wednesday to cruise to final.
New Zealand won the toss and opted to bat first in the second Champions Trophy semi-final clash in Lahore on Wednesday.
Australian batting icon Steve Smith, who was part of two World Cup winning squad, announced his retirement from ODIs on Wednesday, a day after India defeated his side to reach the final of the Champions Trophy.
Virat Kohli played a gritty knock of 84 runs, and Hardik Pandya smashed a quickfire 24-ball 28 to help India beat Australia by four wickets in the first semi-final of the Champions Trophy in Dubai on Tuesday.
Riding on Virat Kohli's brilliant 84-run knock, India defeated Australia by 4 wickets in the first semi-final of the Champions Trophy in Dubai on Tuesday.
Kolkata/IBNS: Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) have announced Ajinkya Rahane as their captain and Venkatesh Iyer as vice-captain for the upcoming 2025 season of Indian Premier League (IPL).
Indian pacer Mohammad Shami picked up three wickets and Ravindra Jadeja scalped two to help India bowl out Australia for 264 runs in 49.3 overs in the first semi-final of the Champions Trophy in Dubai on Tuesday.
Australia won the toss and opted to bat first against India in the semi-final clash of the ongoing Champions Trophy in Dubai on Tuesday.
Varun Chakaravarthy showed promise and used the track conditions in Dubai positively to help India beat New Zealand by 44 runs in their last Group Stage match of the Champions Trophy on Sunday, moving to the last-four as the dominant topper.
Shreyas Iyer played a sensible knock of 79 runs to help India recover from initial setbacks to post a competitive 249 runs for the loss of nine wickets against New Zealand in their last Group A stage match of the ongoing Champions Trophy in Dubai on Sunday.
New Zealand won the toss and opted to field first against India in their last Group A stage match in Dubai on Sunday, a week after Men in Blue defeated arch-rivals Pakistan on the same ground to reach the semi-finals of the ongoing Champions Trophy.
Jos Buttler has resigned as captain following England's early exit from the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 in the group stages.
Australia is likely to miss the service of injured opener Matt Short during the upcoming semi-final clash of the ongoing Champions Trophy against New Zealand or India next week.
Rain has played spoilsport in Rawalpindi, meaning the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 match between Pakistan and Bangladesh has been abandoned.
UP Warriorz (UPW) picked Georgia Voll as a replacement for Chamari Athapaththu for the remainder of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2025.
Ibrahim Zadran hit a memorable 177 runs to help Afghanistan beat England by eight runs in a closely contested Champions Trophy Group B clash in Lahore on Wednesday.
Incessant rain ensured that the match between Australia and South Africa was abandoned without even a ball being bowled in Rawalpindi.
Bengaluru/IBNS: UP Warriorz Women defeated Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women in the Women's Premier League (WPL) in Super Over in a thriller at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Monday.
Pakistan's early exit from the Champions Trophy has drawn massive criticism from former cricketers who feel the team needs a complete overhaul.
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