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
Tags: Champions Trophy 2025, South Africa, Anrich Nortje Published on: Jan 16, 2025 South Africa’s hopes for the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy have taken a significant hit with the withdrawal of star fast bowler Anrich Nortje due to a back injury. Nortje, who has not featured in international cricket since the T20 World Cup in … Read more
England and Afghanistan will be up against each other in the eighth game of the ongoing ICC Champions Trophy 2025. The AFG vs ENG match is scheduled to be played on Wednesday (February 26) at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. AFG vs ENG is a must-win game for both teams after they suffered losses in … Read more
India’s triumphant run in the Champions Trophy 2025 continued as the team managed to outperform arch-rivals Pakistan in the group-stage encounter between the two nations. The star-performer for the Indian team was ace middle order batter Virat Kohli whose emphatic century paved the way for a comfortable win and helped the team march into the … Read more
Kohli was quite open and honest about his age and the game itself, stating that this break would indeed be beneficial for him in a personal sense, apart from being helpful for the team, after two matches in a row for the Men in Blue this Champions Trophy. Kohli, who scored a record-extending 51st ODI … Read more
Even though India failed to win the Border Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 down under by a margin of 3-1 and got eliminated from the World Test Championship (WTC) 2023-25 qualification, Jasprit Bumrah’s nightmare continues to haunt the home batters. The premier Indian pacer showed his incredible skills to make a mark in the series. Jasprit Bumrah … Read more
The Men in Blue won another game convincingly in the Champions Trophy beating hosts Pakistan by six wickets. The Player of the Match was Virat Kohli for his splendid 100* off 111 balls. Shreyas Iyer provided a crucial contribution with him, forming a 114-run partnership to take India close to victory. Though Iyer is known to … Read more
India 244 for 4 (Kohli 100*, Iyer 56, Afridi 2-74) beat Pakistan 241 all out (Shakeel 62, Kuldeep 3-40, Hardik 2-31) by six wickets In the biggest match of the year, with his mortality showing more than it ever used to, Virat Kohli proved he’s still got it, that maybe, just maybe, the little he’s … Read more
Jos Buttler wants to rediscover his mojo with the bat in one-day internationals as he looks to reinforce his position as England captain at the Champions Trophy in Pakistan. In 33 ODIs since being appointed permanent white-ball skipper in June 2022, Buttler averages 33.13 with a strike-rate of 99.2, a sharp dip from 41.2 and … Read more