Host of the ‘hybrid’ 2025 Champions Trophy, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), has officially communicated to the International Cricket Council (ICC) that their neutral venue of choice for India’s matches will be the United Arab Emirates (UAE).“The PCB has chosen the UAE as the neutral venue and the PCB has formally informed the ICC about the…
Babar Azam and Virat Kohli NEW DELHI: Recently retired Pakistan quick Mohammad Amir says Indian superstar Virat Kohli is the greatest ‘player of this generation’ and his comparisons with the likes of Babar Azam, Joe Root and Steve Smith make him laugh. Kohli, who retired from the shortest format after India’s win in the 2024…
Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: The race to the World Test Championship final is in its last leg and four teams — Australia, India, South Africa and Sri Lanka are looking to grab the two spots for the finale at Lord’s next year. While defending champions Australia, two-time finallists India and…
NEW DELHI: ICC Champions Trophy 2025 will happen under the Hybrid model, the International Cricket Council confirmed on Thursday as the announcement ended the suspense over the future of the tournament to be held early next year.With India’s refusal to visit Pakistan over security concerns, all the matches involving the Men in Blue will now…
NEW DELHI: Speaking on India-Pakistan matches in ICC events, which will be held at neutral locations, former Pakistani batsman and wicketkeeper Rashid Latif stated that a settlement of this kind ought to have been reached following the 2017 Champions Trophy adding that the ICC is developing a formula that will be advantageous to both countries.The…
Rohit Sharma and Babar Azam (Agency Photos) NEW DELHI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Thursday confirmed that the upcoming ICC tournaments will adopt a hybrid model to address the prolonged impasse over India’s unwillingness to visit Pakistan. In a statement, the ICC said, “The ICC Board has approved that all matches between India and…
NEW DELHI: In a decisive development in the Champions Trophy 2025 deadlock, the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Thursday confirmed that the tournament, scheduled for next year, will be played in a hybrid model across Pakistan and at a neutral venue.The cricket’s global governing body said that in the 2024-2027 rights cycle, all the India…
NEW DELHI: Seventeen-year-old spinner Sonam Yadav‘s outstanding four-wicket performance and G Kamilini‘s dynamic batting led India to a commanding nine-wicket victory against Pakistan in a Group A fixture of the U19 Women’s T20 Asia Cup in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday.Sonam, the left-arm spinner, recorded her finest international bowling statistics of 4 for 6, which helped…
