Cricket

The Event Technical Committee of the ICC Men’s Champions Trophy 2025 has approved Rehan Ahmed as a replacement for Brydon Carse in the England squad. Ahmed, who has played six ODIs, was named as a replacement after Carse was ruled out due to an injury to the toe. The replacement of a player requires the …

Shane Watson has backed all-rounder Glenn Maxwell to dominate the ICC Men’s Champions Trophy 2025 and lead Australia to yet another ODI title. Maxwell might be 36 years old and boast more than 250 international caps across three formats, but his form in the Big Bash – where he was one of two Players of …

Tom Banton’s route back into an England shirt has not been without its challenges but the batter is eager to make up for lost time – starting at the ICC Men’s Champions Trophy. The 26-year-old made his international debut six days short of his 20th birthday back in 2019 following a breakthrough summer which also …

Nahid Rana is used to life in the fast lane. As a pace bowler capable of topping 150km/h, and a biker in his down time, the 22-year-old seamer has generated plenty of attention over the last year. He has clocked speeds never previously reached by Bangladeshi bowlers and earned the moniker of his country’s fastest-ever …

Excitement in Pakistan is reaching fever pitch as the nation prepares to host its first ICC major event for 29 years when the Champions Trophy returns. Lahore, Rawalpindi and Karachi will stage matches in the competition, with the hosts taking on New Zealand in the tournament opener in Karachi on Wednesday. As a cricketer forged …

India batter Shubman Gill goes into the ICC Men’s Champions Trophy 2025 as the top-ranked ODI batter after overtaking Pakistan’s Babar Azam in the latest weekly rankings update carried out on Wednesday. Gill’s 112 off 102 balls opening the batting against England in the third ODI in Ahmedabad last Wednesday put him 23 rating points …

Babar Azam was a precocious and promising 22-year-old when he helped Pakistan win the ICC Men’s Champions Trophy in 2017. Almost eight years on, he has developed into one of the world’s best batters across all formats and has his sights set on helping his country repeat the feat. The 2017 competition helped Babar announce …

The Event Technical Committee of the ICC Men’s Champions Trophy 2025 has approved Kyle Jamieson as a replacement for Lockie Ferguson in the New Zealand squad. Thirty-year-old Jamieson, who has played 13 ODIs, was named as a replacement after Ferguson was ruled out due to an injury to his right foot. The replacement of a …

It is a great feeling to have the ICC Men’s Champions Trophy back. I remember when I played in it for the first time in 2013, and I loved it, and there is already a buzz around this tournament. There is so much speculation and a lot of predictions, which is fun, and I can’t …