India’s star spinner Kuldeep Yadav has revealed that the team preferred facing Australia in the semifinals of the Champions Trophy rather than risking another ICC final heartbreak against them. His statement brings back memories of India’s struggles against the Aussies in major tournament finals, including the 2023 ODI World Cup and the World Test Championship. […]

New Zealand opener Tim Seifert put on a show in Dunedin, taking star Pakistan pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi to the cleaners with four massive sixes in a single over. The brutal assault came in the third over of New Zealand’s innings during the rain-shortened second T20I on March 18. Seifert, a seasoned T20 campaigner, made […]

Sourav Ganguly has voiced his concerns over Rohit Sharma’s recent Test performances, expressing surprise at the Indian captain’s form in red-ball cricket over the last four to five years. Despite being one of the finest batters of his generation, Rohit has struggled to replicate his white-ball dominance in Tests, particularly in challenging overseas conditions. India […]

During India’s triumphant Champions Trophy campaign, a controversy erupted over whether Rohit Sharma’s side had an unfair advantage by playing all their matches at a single venue. Former England captains Michael Atherton and Nasser Hussain sparked the debate, pointing out that, unlike other teams, India did not have to travel due to geopolitical tensions with […]

Sunil Gavaskar, one of India’s most respected cricketing voices, has strongly criticized former England captains Nasser Hussain and Mike Atherton for their remarks suggesting that India enjoyed an “undeniable advantage” in the Champions Trophy 2025 by playing all their matches in Dubai. Writing in his column for Sportstar, Gavaskar dismissed these claims as baseless and […]

KL Rahul played a pivotal role in helping India secure their third Champions Trophy title, ending a 12-year-long wait for the prestigious ICC trophy. The 32-year-old Karnataka cricketer was chosen ahead of Rishabh Pant for the wicketkeeper-batter role in the playing XI, and he fully justified the selection. Apart from scoring 140 runs in four […]

The Champions Trophy 2025 was yet another golden chapter in Indian cricket history, as the Men in Blue clinched their seventh ICC title, solidifying their position as the most successful team in the tournament’s history. Despite facing criticism for their squad selection—particularly for loading the team with spinners and omitting some big names—India silenced their […]

India’s dominant triumph in the 2025 Champions Trophy would have happened “anywhere in the world,” including Pakistan, according to former Pakistani great Wasim Akram. The legendary fast bowler dismissed the notion that India had an undue advantage by playing all their matches in Dubai, insisting that Rohit Sharma’s men were simply too strong to be […]

Team India ended a 12-year wait for the Champions Trophy, securing a record-breaking third title with a thrilling four-wicket victory over New Zealand in the CT 2025 final at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday. Chasing a challenging 252-run target after being put into bat by Kiwi skipper Mitchell Santner, India got off to […]

Ravichandran Ashwin has hit back at claims that India has enjoyed an “unfair home advantage” in the ongoing ICC Champions Trophy 2025. Critics have pointed out that India has played all their matches at the Dubai International Stadium, while other teams have had to travel between Pakistan and Dubai. However, Ashwin was quick to dismiss […]