Journalism of Courage
ICC Champions Trophy
May 25, 2025 11:12 IST
‘People in charge seem to forget what the player has done…’: KL Rahul on challenge of ‘proving myself all the time’
KL Rahul opened up on the challenge of having to prove himself over and over again for India across formats and roles.
May 21, 2025 20:23 IST
India-New Zealand Champions Trophy final breaks all-time viewership record: ICC
Viewership figures for the 2025 Champions Trophy final between India and New Zealand surpassed those of the 2017 final by 52.1 percent
April 8, 2025 12:40 IST
I was angry, frustrated and in tears in Champions Trophy, says Shreyas Iyer
Iyer says during India's first practice session in Dubai, he struggled to get adjusted to the slow conditions.
March 29, 2025 17:58 IST
Rohit Sharma says all Indian players who played in last 3 ICC tournaments deserve respect
Rohit also reflected on the lows of the team where they lost a home Test series 0-3 against New Zealand and then lost 1-3 to Australia in the Border Gavaskar Trophy Test series.
March 28, 2025 18:03 IST
We wanted to face Australia in the semi-final, we don’t want to play them in the final: Kuldeep Yadav on Champions Trophy 2025
The chief protagonist of India’s semi-final win was Virat Kohli, who composed a familiarly scientific 84 in chase, and en route completed 8,000 runs when hunting down targets alone
March 21, 2025 22:15 IST
‘Rohit Sharma’s Powerplay aggression is possible because he knows Virat Kohli can fix his mistakes’: Aaron Finch
Former Australia captain Aaron Finch believes that Rohit Sharma's unfiltered aggression at the top is close to impossible without the cushion that Virat Kohli offers at his favoured No. 3 spot in ODIs.
March 20, 2025 11:16 IST
BCCI announce Rs 58 crore cash prize for India’s Champions Trophy 2025 winning team
The BCCI announced that the whopping prize money will be shared by the players, coaching and support staff and members of the selection committee that were involved in India's Champions Trophy 2025 win.
March 18, 2025 19:19 IST
‘I feel I belong to the No.4 position’: Shreyas Iyer after impressive performances in Champions Trophy, 2023 World Cup
Iyer will next ben seen leading the Punjab Kings in the upcoming IPL season after he was released from Kolkata Knight Riders, a franchise with which he won the IPL title in 2024.
March 16, 2025 07:45 IST
How and why Rohit Sharma got the extension to lead India in EnglandSubscriber Only
The selectors’ renewed faith in him stems not only from him winning ICC trophies but also because of his man-management smarts and match-reading wits.
March 14, 2025 22:07 IST
‘The IPL has brought out a winning mentality in all our players,’ says RCB batting coach and mentor Dinesh Karthik
Karthik would also share his own experience when he was a player at the Delhi Capitals and Glenn McGrath was part of the setup
March 14, 2025 21:05 IST
After the 2021 World Cup, I received threat calls… was returning from the airport, a couple of people followed me: Varun Chakarvarthy
Chakarvarthy picked up nine wickets in the Champions Trophy 2025 including a five-wicket haul against New Zealand
March 14, 2025 17:46 IST
‘Mohammed Shami is a world class player for a reason’: Australian young talent Connolly on Indian pacer
21-year-old Cooper Connolly could not score a run against Mohammad Shami during his nine-ball duck in the Champions Trophy semi-final earlier this month
March 14, 2025 09:50 IST
Ricky Ponting credits Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Hardik Pandya for India’s Champions Trophy triumph
Ricky Ponting said, India's all-rounders right through the tournament were outstanding and it made them the most balanced side in the tournament.
March 13, 2025 22:32 IST
Mitchell Starc says KL Rahul is Indian cricket team’s Mr Fix It; pays rich compliment to Indian cricket’s depth
Starc praised Indian cricket's depth: "The depth in Indian cricket... India are probably the only nation in the world that could have a Test team, an ODI team and a T20I team play on the same day and be competitive! Not other country could do that."
March 13, 2025 21:04 IST
‘India won Champions Trophy fair and square’: Mitchell Starc on Men in Blue gaining edge by staying in Dubai
Starc did concede that India had an advantage from playing exclusively in Dubai. But refused to attribute India's Champions Trophy title solely to that.
March 13, 2025 08:48 IST
How Rohit Sharma used his spinners as the trump card in Champions TrophySubscriber Only
Indian spin cartel’s effective coherence under Rohit Sharma in the Champions Trophy could rub off on the T20I team's World Cup defence next year.
March 12, 2025 19:41 IST
‘We are not able to defeat D teams who come to our country playing with our full teams’: Kamran Akmal slams Pakistan cricket unit
The tournament was held in hybrid model due to political tensions between India and Pakistan hence India played all their games in Dubai
March 12, 2025 17:40 IST
‘Happy to see him realise his potential’: Dilip Vengsarkar lauds Shreyas Iyer after Champions Trophy triumph
Iyer finished second in the batting charts of the Champions Trophy with 243 runs, just behind New Zealand’s Rachin Ravindra.
March 12, 2025 14:15 IST
‘ICC stands for Indian Cricket Board’: Andy Roberts slams Rohit Sharma’s team for no travel during Champions Trophy
Roberts highlighted the lack of fairness in the eight-team ICC Champions Trophy where others teams were forced to travel from Pakistan to face India in the United Arab Emirates.
March 12, 2025 11:36 IST
Ricky Ponting on Rohit Sharma’s decision to continue playing: Unfinished business from 2023 World Cup may be on his mind
Ponting said losing the final of the 2023 World Cup could have kept the fire burning within Rohit Sharma to give the 50-over title one last shot.
March 12, 2025 13:02 IST
‘Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli still batting incredibly well’: Shane Watson reckons India seniors can continue keeping youngsters out
Shane Watson lavished praise on Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli's big-match presence and said they could still give the youngsters a run for their money.
April 23, 2025 09:54 IST
‘She’s my escape’: As KL Rahul-Athiya Shetty announce baby girl’s name, here’s what the cricketer once said about family
"I have been out of relationships and I played before I dated Athiya. I was single for a long time," KL Rahul once said
March 12, 2025 11:19 IST
‘He thinks less about himself’: Virender Sehwag highlights ‘underrated’ aspect of Rohit Sharma’s captaincy
Sehwag, who played a considerable part in the 2007 T20 World Cup and the 2011 World Cup wins under MS Dhoni, considered Rohit Sharma as a better communicator.
March 14, 2025 10:32 IST
Axar Patel: Understated, unsung Nadiad boy is now DC captainSubscriber Only
Studious and skilled, Axar Patel used the serene Nadiad landscape to hone a game that unshackled his explosive batting, making the Gujarat town proud in the process.
March 11, 2025 13:10 IST
Michael Vaughan picks India’s alternate playing XI that would have made it to Champions Trophy final
Michael Vaughan says the strength in Indian cricket in white-ball is off the scale.