The home side brought all-rounder Faheem Ashraf in place of pacer Mohammad Hasnain. Pakistan is set to face New Zealand in the PAK vs NZ final after defeating South Africa in the penultimate game of the tri-nation series in Karachi on February 12. Following the tri-nation series final, the two sides will face off in […]
The like-for-like replacement was confirmed by the ICC on Friday after the approval of the Event Technical Committee of the Champions Trophy 2025. Duffy comes into the squad as Ben Sears was ruled out of the tournament due to a hamstring injury. Pacer Jacob Duffy has represented New Zealand in 10 ODIs following his debut […]
The winning team of the eight-team tournament will take home the grand prize of a whopping $2.24 million, the ICC said in a statement on Friday. “The runners-up will receive $1.12 million, while each losing semi-finalist will take home $560,000. The total prize pool has increased by an impressive 53 percent from the 2017 edition, […]
Ravindra left the field bloodied after losing sight of the bowl while going for a catch-off spinner Michael Bracewell in a game against Pakistan in Lahore on February 8. The ball struck the New Zealand batter in the forehead and he was left bloodied. Following the game, New Zealand Cricket said that the batter sustained […]
The right-arm pacer’s participation in the upcoming tournament remained uncertain following a back injury he suffered during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Despite being ruled out of the England white-ball series, Jasprit Bumrah was included in the preliminary squad for the Champions Trophy 2025. However, Indian media outlets reported that the Indian pacer could not recover from […]
Kohli was under consideration to return to the leadership role after the franchise did not retain skipper Faf du Plessis in the IPL 2025 mega auctions. Having led RCB in 2013 and 2021, the former India captain was considered the strongest candidate to return as the captain of the side. However, Royal Challengers Bengaluru announced […]
In the build-up to the main event, beginning February 19, the Pakistan Shaheens will play as many as three games. The PCB has named three squads for each of the games, with Shadab Khan leading in the warm-up game against Afghanistan on February 14. Mohammad Hurraira will lead the Pakistan Shaheens squad which will play […]
The left-arm pacer became the third frontline pacer to have been ruled out of the Australia squad, joining Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood alongside all-rounders Mitch Marsh and Marcus Stoinis. While Commins, Hazlewood and Marsh were ruled out of the Champions Trophy 2025, Stoinis announced a shock ODI retirement despite being named in the Australia […]
Speaking after Pakistan’s victory against South Africa in the tri-nation series, Shaheen Shah Afridi admitted the problem of death bowling. Responding to the injury scare, the left-arm pacer said: “My finger is fine; I got an X-ray done. There’s still some swelling, but I hope it will improve soon. These matches are crucial for preparing […]
Babar’s struggles continued on Wednesday as Wiaan Mulder trapped him lbw for 23 when the Men in Green were chasing a daunting 353. “Please stop calling me King Shing. I am not King, I am not there yet.” – Babar Azam #BabarAzam #BabarAzam𓃵 pic.twitter.com/a0MZAjwO74 “Pehli baat toh yeh hai king king bolna zara kam karein. […]
