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India claimed the ICC Champions Trophy title in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), on Sunday to secure their third victory but this latest success might be viewed with skepticism. Reigning Twenty20 World Champions India secured their second consecutive global title by winning a tense final against New Zealand under Rohit Sharma's leadership. India's four-wicket win served as the ideal conclusion to their flawless campaign throughout the 50-overs tournament against the world's eight best teams. Over the recent 23 completed ICC tournament games India

On Sunday at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium India secured a 44-run victory over New Zealand which pushed them to the top of Group A in the Champions Trophy despite the match producing low scores. New Zealand chose to bowl first and Matt Henry delivered a standout performance with 5 wickets for 42 runs as New Zealand restricted India to 249-9 through excellent bowling complemented by their usual precise fielding. Despite valuable contributions from Shreyas Iyer (79), Axar Patel (42), and Hardik Pandya

India captain Rohit Sharma returned to form with an impressive hundred in Sunday's second ODI against England after being forced by poor performance to withdraw from a Sydney Test match a month earlier. Rohit Sharma opted out of T20 Internationals right after India won their second 20-overs World Cup title but his performance in test matches has been disappointing. Media reports claim that selectors questioned the Mumbai player about his post-Champions Trophy future because he'll turn 38 in April. Although Rohit scored only

The U19 women’s cricket team from India replicated their championship success! Recently in Malaysia the Indian U19 women’s team succeeded in retaining their ICC Women’s T20 World Cup title. Their determination and confidence showed immediately and reached its peak when they defeated South Africa by nine wickets to secure the trophy spectacularly. Team captain Niki Prasad evaluates the factors which led to their victory while back in their home country. I called together my team before the final match and told them we

On Wednesday India captain Rohit Sharma dismissed questions about his performance and international cricket future by stating his complete concentration was on the upcoming one-day international series against England and the Champions Trophy. Despite losing both the Border-Gavaskar Trophy to Australia with a 3-1 defeat and suffering a 3-0 home series loss to New Zealand, Rohit Sharma at 37 rejected thoughts of test retirement amidst his extended poor performance period. He stepped away from Twenty20 international cricket after India won the World Cup

India achieved a 150-run victory in the last T20 match at Wankhede Stadium on Sunday due to Abhishek Sharma's incredible century which helped them win the series 4-1.  England opener Phil Salt (55 off 23) took the initial step to chase the mammoth 248 target but received minimal support as his teammates lost their wickets around him. The Indian spinners secured early wickets which forced England to struggle at 68-4.  England fell apart dramatically reaching 97 all out in just 10.3 overs while

Dehradun: Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared on Tuesday that the government is actively pursuing the 2036 Olympics for India.  Modi declared during the opening ceremony of the 38th National Games at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium that hosting the Olympics will enhance sports facilities while simultaneously driving economic growth in construction, transport, and tourism sectors.  Our athletes strive for higher achievements while India advances with a strong determination. It is energetically working to secure hosting rights for the 2036 Olympic Games. Modi

Opener Abhishek Sharma's 34-ball 79 and his teammate's strong bowling performance helped India win against England in the first T20 match.  Spinner Varun Chakravarthy and fast bowler Arshdeep Singh split five wickets as India ended England's innings at 132 when the hosts chose to bat first.  After losing two of his partners Sharma continued his strong performance and hit eight sixes plus five fours during his 20-ball fifty to lead India to a 12.5-over victory and take a 1-0 series lead in five

The Indian Physical Disability Cricket Team added another feather in its cap on Sunday with a thumping 79-run win over England in the final to win the PD Champions Trophy 2025 at the FTZ Cricket Grounds, Katunayake. India won the toss and batted first, scoring 197/4 in 20 overs and bowling England out for 118. In a tweet shared by the official handle of the Differently Abled Cricket Council of India: "A Momentous Victory!! India won the PD Champions Trophy 2025 after thumping the England side

India will pick its teams for the ODI series against England and ICC Champions Trophy on Saturday, said the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Friday.  Skipper Rohit Sharma and men’s selection committee chairman Ajit Agarkar will be present at the press event which is being held at 12.30pm IST (11am UAE time).  "The Men’s Selection Committee will announce the Indian team for IDFC First Bank ODI series against England and the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, tomorrow in Mumbai. Selection

If fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah hadn’t appeared in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, says former cricketer Harbhajan Singh, India would have gotten 5-0 series loss instead of 3-1 home loss to Australia.  During 45 days of riveting cricket, Bumrah was among the players who dominated the battle against the WTC winners and haunted Australian legends in the five matches.  Bumrah was the series’ best bowler and put his name on the history books with record after record after record.  He threw in the towel with

After Australia’s 184 run victory against India during the 4th Test, Pat Cummins in an interview said this game was one of the best he had ever played for his country.  While Indian batting collapsed in the last session, an entertaining day 5 antagonized by the home crowds International Western Sydney being a key figure witnessing the game.  Thanks to Cummins who was awarded man of the match for picking 3 wickets allowing the Australians to dismiss their opposition for 155 runs in

There are some exciting matches on the India schedule for the 2025 Champions Trophy which starts with their match against their neighbour Pakistan on February 23, 2024 in Dubai. : This game will be one that will take cricket lovers across the world by storm India and Pakistan have been a battleground for decades and every encounter between the two has been a high-stakes affair.  Then ahead of this great match, India is going to play Bangladesh on 20th February 2024 in Dubai

Rohit Sharma, the captain of the Indian cricket team, seems to have faith in Kohli’s ability to tackle off spinners in Australia. In an interview, he said that those who possess Kohli’s prowess would always find a way to win.  He has mostly gotten out of the last five-match series due to a feeling of trying to hit balls very wide of his stumps even during the Perth test when he scored an unbeaten hundred after running dry from form for a substantial

India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin retires from international cricket immediately after third Test against Australia in Brisbane on Wednesday.  The sleight of hand off-spinner gets 537 from 106 tests which is second in the Indian record behind Anil Kumble’s 619.  Ashwin didn’t get a chance to play in the series-opener in Perth, but made a return to the side for the day-night second test in Adelaide, and picked up one wicket. That contest would become his last, he was dropped from Brisbane.  "Today will

Australia frustrated as India avoid follow-on in Gabba Test. Indians pulled off a brave comeback on day four of the third Test in Brisbane, thanks to an unexpected 10-wicket stand from Jasprit Bumrah and Akash Deep. They annoy Australia’s spinners, and India did away with the follow-on, retaining their hope in the tight series.  India, being put on the back foot by Australia’s first-innings 445, stood at 213-9. There was little left to bat at and it appeared there would be a follow-on.

Australia’s pacers rattled through the Indian top order on rain-soaked day three of the third Test in Brisbane on Monday but the hosts were caught out by the same persistent conditions.  India were 51 for four at stumps, and 394 runs behind the score of Australia in the first innings after play was cancelled almost an hour before it started due to poor lighting at the Gabba.  Opener KL Rahul is on 33, and India captain Rohit Sharma is unbeaten in his own

As Mohammed Shami was battering Indian seamers in Rajkot last week in his first match back after a year away with injury, many wondered why India’s best seamer had not been flown out to Australia to play for pace man Jasprit Bumrah.  With India cruising to 10 wickets for the first time in three days in the second Test at Adelaide on Sunday, there will be more and more calls for Shami to be swooped into Brisbane for the third Test against the

Adelaide: A well-managed Australian bowling attack kept India in the dust on day one of the pink-ball Test, where they were ranked at 175/8 as of this writing.  An egged-on Nitish Kumar Reddy who is 42 unbeaten and on his way to an exhausting 50, stands in stead of a nervous Jasprit Bumrah at the crease.  India who batted first got at 82-4 in the first session and fell by two wickets quickly in the second session. Captain Rohit Sharma scored just three

India vs United Arab Emirates (IND-U19 vs UAE-U19) U19 Asia Cup 2024 Live Cricket Score Online Live Match Report: Both teams played 1 match and lost 1. But UAE is in the upper side of the table, on the back of their better run rate at number 2.  India U19 vs United Arab Emirates U19 (IND-U19 vs UAE-U19) U19 Asia Cup 2024 Live Cricket Score:  UAE 19 captain Ayan Afzal Khan was the man to bat first in UAE 19’s clash with Mohamed