The Champions Trophy could well be the face saving one or a tournament that pulls down the curtains for some players.
Local boy Priyank Panchal was not surprised by the lack of a crowd-infused glamour to his masterful 29th First-Class century that nearly reduced Kerala’s stoicism and grit to pieces.
The 43-year-old former captain, who led India to World Cup wins in 2011 (ODI) and 2007 (T20) along with the Champions Trophy triumph in 2013, last made his international appearance for the country in June 2019.
For Bangladesh to stand a chance against India, a lot rides on their pacers’s effectiveness, especially their pacer Nahid Rana, against some in-form batsmen.
Defending champion Mumbai, who resumed their innings at 188/7, saw their last three batsmen adding 82 runs. Anand and Tanush Koitan scored 67 of those runs, which enabled Mumbai to get closer to Vidarbha’s total of 383.
Varun Chakaravarthy and Kuldeep Yadav are the two specialists spinners while the other options in that department are Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel and Washington Sundar, who all are very capable batters.
New Zealand’s well-paced first-innings total is the sixth 300+ score in the last nine ODI innings in Pakistan.
Kohli has played three editions of the 50-over event in 2009, 2013 and 2017 and will take to the field for his fourth straight edition of the tournament when India take on Bangladesh on Thursday in Dubai.
Hasan Ali was on the was sidelines due to a back injury for more than 16 months in 2020.
Shubman Gill has been in fine form recently, scoring two fifties and a century in the recent three-match ODI series against England at home which India won 3-0
On Wednesday morning, former Mumbai Ranji Trophy captain Milind Rege died at 76. His childhood friend Sunil Gavaskar offers an emotional tribute
Hasan Ali had taken 13 wickets in the 2017 Champions Trophy including three in the 180-run win over in final against India.
The Kiwi batter took 107 deliveries to reach his 100 in an innings peppered with 11 fours and 1 six.
In the last match of the Vadodara leg of the Women's Premier League, Delhi Capitals and UP Warriorz will lock horns at the Kotambi Stadium before the action shifts to Bengaluru. The Delhi Capitals have one win and one draw and the Warriorz have played one and lost one against the Gujarat Giants.
The India vs Bangladesh match will happen on February 20 (Thursday) at 2.30 pm. The match will be played at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai. The match will be broadcast on TV on Star Sports and Network 18 channels.
Pakistan were eliminated in the group stage in the last two ICC tournaments. What made matters worse was that at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 -- where arch-rivals India won the title -- Pakistan endured a humbling defeat to the USA.
Salman Agha comes in Champion Trophy with his maiden ODI hundred scored last week in tri-nation series
India will face Pakistan in a high-voltage ICC Champions Trophy group stage match on February 23
PAK vs NZ, Champions Trophy 2025 Pakistan vs New Zealand Highlights: Tom Latham scored an unbeaten 118 while Will Young scored 107. Glenn Phillips also slammed a 39-ball 61 in the cause.
Ahead of the day's play in Nagpur in the Ranji Trophy semifinal, Mumbai and Vidarbha players observed silence as a mark of respect to Milnd Rege. The Mumbai players wore black armbands as well.
Pakistan and New Zealand are facing each other once again after the recent Tri-Series final at the National Stadium in Karachi, the same venue where the Kiwis outclassed the hosts and won the Tri-Series trophy last Friday.
“There are millions who are waiting to see Kohli and Bumrah play in Lahore," says Mudassar Nazar, the former Pakistan allrounder
Pakistan will take on New Zealand in the opening match of the Champions Trophy just 5 days after losing the Tri-Series final to the Kiwis last Friday.
PAK vs NZ: Hosts Pakistan start their defense of the Champions Trophy title which they won in 2017 at the National Stadium in Karachi on Wednesday when they take on New Zealand in the tournament opener.
Sciver-Brunt smashed a 39-ball 57, her second consecutive half-century, after taking two wickets for 26, as MI first bowled out GG for a modest 120 and then chased down the target, scoring 122 for 5 with 3.5 overs to spare.





