India captain Rohit Sharma etched his name in history by surpassing the 'Master Blaster' Sachin Tendulkar to become the second-fastest to 11,000 ODI runs by inning on Thursday.
Stalwart Virat Kohli went level with former captain and batting maestro Mohammad Azharuddin to complete the most catches as a fielder for India in the ODI format.
Pakistan-origin bowler Shahid Shabbir and Afghanistan-based spinner Zainullah shared their experience bowling to star batters, including Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shubman Gill, and others, during the nets session before India's Champions Trophy clash against Bangladesh on Thursday.
The biggest match of the Champions Trophy between two arch-rivals, India and Pakistan, will be played on February 23. India will start its campaign against Bangladesh on February 20 and their last league match will be against New Zealand on March 2.
Former captain Dilip Vengsarkar has picked India, last edition's finalists, as a "strong favourite" for the Champions Trophy, which will begin on Wednesday in Karachi.
The official Instagram handle of the Indian Cricket Team unveiled the headshots of Indian stars Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, skipper Rohit Sharma, Rishabh Pant, and Mohammed Shami among others, looking battle-ready in their official ICC Champions Trophy jerseys.
Ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy, Rajkumar Sharma, the childhood coach of Virat Kohli, has expressed optimism that the star batter will overcome a string of poor scores and perform like a "champion player" he has been for the country over the years.
In a self-made video, Kohli said "Why would any US agency wish to give $21 million for election-related work in India? Would that not amount to interference in India's electoral process? We are the world's largest democracy. Free and fair elections are held here. Institutionally there are
Gujarat Ttians COO Colonel Arvinder Singh is waiting to see one of the franchise's most prized assets, Shubman Gill, don the captaincy role of the Indian men's team in the future.
With the ICC Champions Trophy set to return in Pakistan and the UAE, we take a look back at five of the most iconic moments from past editions of the tournament, according to the official website of the International Cricket Council (ICC).
The first set of Indian players and support staff arrived at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport on Saturday to depart for Dubai, where they will compete in the upcoming Champions Trophy.
Former spinner Harbhajan Singh weighed in on the absence of pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah and identified the moment where "favourites" India would miss his on-field presence the most in the upcoming Champions Trophy.