With the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 reaching its business end, all eyes are on the semi-final clashes. While the four teams qualifying for the knockouts have been confirmed, the final group match between India and New Zealand will decide the exact fixtures for the semi-finals. From Group A, India and New Zealand have comfortably secured … Read more
So far in the Champions Trophy New Zealand are doing all their usual things well – fielding nicely, finding top-order runs, finishing strong. But they also have the bowling resources to adapt to Dubai’s surfaces, allrounder Glenn Phillips has said. The final group match of the tournament is not a live match exactly. New Zealand … Read more
Jos Buttler has announced he will resign as England’s white-ball captain after their Champions Trophy dead rubber against South Africa on Saturday. England’s group stage exit at the Champions Trophy – a third flop at a major tournament in the last 18 months, having relinquished both white-ball World Cups – left Buttler considering his position. … Read more
England’s campaign in the ongoing ICC Champions Trophy 2025 will come to an end this week. In their final group game, they will be locking horns against table-toppers South Africa. The final game of the Group B is scheduled to be played at the National Stadium in Karachi on Saturday (March 1). After suffering losses … Read more
In a dramatic turn of events, Jos Buttler has stepped down as England’s white-ball captain following the team’s early exit from the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. This decision comes on the heels of a crushing defeat to Afghanistan, which sealed England’s elimination from the tournament and marked their seventh consecutive loss. Buttler, who assumed the … Read more
Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s miserable form in the WPL 2025 continued. Their heavy defeat against the Gujarat Giants in the 12th match of the tournament did little to help. At the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on February 27, both teams battled, and it was Bangalore’s loss that put Smriti Mandhana on notice as skipper during … Read more
Australia will be facing Afghanistan in the tenth game of the ongoing ICC Champions Trophy 2025. The game is scheduled to be played at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on Friday (February 28). The game is a virtual quarterfinal for both the teams. The winner of the Afghanistan vs Australia game will qualify for the … Read more
Ahead of the upcoming IPL 2025, the Delhi Capitals franchise have announced the former England cricketer Kevin Pieterson as their new mentor for the season. The announcement was made on Thursday, February 27 through their DC Fan Sabha App. The 44-year-old will join hands with the head coach Hemang Badani, assistant coach Matthew Mott, bowling … Read more
Buttler won the 2022 T20 World Cup, his first ICC tournament as captain, but England have underperformed ever since. They lost six out of nine games at the 2023 ODI World Cup, were thrashed by India in the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup in 2024, and have now gone out of the Champions Trophy … Read more
Ben Stokes is set to miss this year’s Hundred after not being included in the Northern Superchargers squad as retained players and new signings were announced on Tuesday. It had been reported that England Test captain Stokes would not participate in the tournament with his fitness and the forthcoming Ashes in Australia in mind. The … Read more