Shubman Gill, deemed to be the "prince" of Indian cricket, has genuinely started to relish the responsibility of being the next pillar as stalwarts Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have their last dance in the international circuit.
Former Indian cricketer Navjot Singh Sidhu has weighed in on the intense rivalry between India and Pakistan, calling it "the mother of all battles." With both nations sharing a rich cricketing history and an unmatched level of anticipation surrounding their encounters, Sidhu believes that no
Chasing 229 runs set thanks to a fighting 154-run stand by Towhid Hridoy, India got off to a fine start with a 69-run opening stand. They lost their way a bit, struggling at 144/4, but Gill and KL Rahul took India to the finishing line.
Former spinner and captain Anil Kumble believes it is time for India to implement its transition plans after the ongoing Champions Trophy and build a young team to compete in the 2027 ODI World Cup.
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