Less than 10 months after lifting the T20 World Cup, the Indian team gears up for a fresh quest for another global title at the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, starting Wednesday. The marquee event will be played across three venues in Pakistan and one in Dubai.
Former India spinner Harbhajan Singh claimed that the Rohit Sharma-led team's much-anticipated clash against Pakistan in the Champions Trophy is going to be a one-sided affair with Men in Blues having an edge over their arch-rivals.
Hailing Rohit Sharma’s selfless approach in one-day internationals, World Cup-winning former India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin said he’s a big fan…
India absolutely steamrolled England in the three-game ODI series and secured a clean sweep with a 142-run win over the visitors in the third and final ODI at Narendra Modi Stadium here on Wednesday.
Shubman Gill rose to No 2 in the ICC ODI rankings for batters and is now closing in on former Pakistan skipper Babar Azam’s top spot. Gill closed the gap with Babar after hitting back-to-back fifties in the first two ODIs against England.
New Zealand’s white-ball maestro Martin Guptill recalled his days of opening the batting alongside current India captain Rohit Sharma in the Indian Premier League (IL), following his stunning unbeaten 160 off just 49 balls in the Legend 90 League on Monday.
Putting an end to the lean patch that Rohit Sharma had endured in the past few months, especially in red-ball cricket, the India skipper served a timely warning for the opposition teams ahead of the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy by firing a destructive century to help India seal the three-match ODI series against England in the second one-dayer at Cuttack on Sunday.
India skipper Rohit Sharma faced intense scrutiny over his form in the past six months, but quashed all of it in swashbuckling fashion by hitting 119 off 90 balls, his 32nd ODI century, in a four-wicket series-clinching win over England at Cuttack.
India had taken a 1-0 lead after their four-wicket win at Nagpur, but Kohli getting rested due to soreness in his knee had raised concerns about his fitness ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy, starting February 19.
As the focus shifts to white-ball cricket, the two superstars of the format — Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli — will hope to get back to beast mode in the three-match ODI series against England as India begin their final preparations for the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy, starting February 19.
