Babar's sluggish approach in ODIs made headlines as he made a 90-ball 64 against NZ while chasing 321 in the Champions Trophy opener. His strike rate was extremely underwhelming at 71.11, leaving Pakistan 60 runs short of a win and their net run rate slipped to -1.20. Their next match agains
The Men in Green had to wait nearly three decades for a global tournament to return to Pakistan. But New Zealand spoiled the party for the co-hosts by handing them an imposing 60-run defeat in the tournament opener in Karachi.
In a major setback for Pakistan's cricket team, opener Fakhar Zaman has been ruled out of the remainder of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 due to a serious injury, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) confirmed on Thursday, according to Geo News.
Bangladesh skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto won the toss and opted to bat first in their opening game of the ICC Men's Champions Trophy 2025 campaign against India at the Dubai International Stadium on Thursday.
Kolkata Knight Riders' (KKR) all-rounder from their title-winning Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 season, Ramandeep Singh has set his sights on making a mark in the 18th edition of the tournament, this time as a bowler.
Ahead of India's opening match in the ICC Men's Champions Trophy 2025 against Bangladesh at Dubai on Thursday, cricket fans in Varanasi perform havan for their team's victory in the first match of the mega event.
Ahead of the ICC Men's Champions Trophy 2025 clash against Bangladesh, India's right-arm seamer Mohammed Shami revealed there were times when he thought his international career was over and he would never get another opportunity to represent his country, as per the ICC.
New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner admitted they were initially targeting a score between 260 and 280. However, a strong platform allowed them to blaze their way to a daunting 320/5 in the Champions Trophy opener against defending champions Pakistan in Karachi.
Captain Mohammad Rizwan admitted that Pakistan didn't expect New Zealand to score 320 runs, considering their dominance after the first 20 overs in the Champions Trophy opener in Karachi.
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.
With Australia's star fast-bowling trio, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, and Josh Hazlewood unavailable for the Champions Trophy, opportunities have opened up for new pacers to make their mark. Among them, former Australian captain Ricky Ponting has thrown his support behind left-arm quick Spen
Former India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin took a subtle dig at Pakistan's premier batter, Babar Azam, for his slow-paced fifty against New Zealand in the Champions Trophy opener on Wednesday in Karachi.