India’s Virat Kohli (right) and captain Rohit Sharma during the second ODI cricket match between India and Sri Lanka at the R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium in Colombo on August 4, 2024. – AFP/File The Indian team’s jersey will carry the official logo of the tournament: Saikia. BCCI follows the guidelines of the International Cricket … Read more
Indian cricket captain Rohit Sharma (right) and Ajit Agarkar, current chairman of the BCCI selection committee, speak at a press conference in Mumbai on January 18, 2025. — AFP India on Saturday announced its 15-member squad for the upcoming three-match ODI series against England and the much-awaited 2025 ICC Champions Trophy. Indian captain Rohit Sharma … Read more
New Zealander Rasheen Ravindra scores a century during the 2023 ODI World Cup match against Pakistan in Bengaluru on November 4, 2023. – AFP New Zealand cricketer Rasheen Ravindra has shared his predictions for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, predicting an exhilarating finish between New Zealand and Australia. The highly anticipated tournament, scheduled to be … Read more
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Director of International Cricket Usman Wahala with the ICC delegate at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. -X/screenshot In order to review the preparations for the much-awaited Champions Trophy 2025, a delegation from the International Cricket Council (ICC) visited the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Saturday. The delegation, which included key ICC officials, broadcasters … Read more
Director of International Cricket at Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Usman Wahla with the ICC delegate. – PCB/screenshot A delegation from the International Cricket Council (ICC) visited the National Bank Stadium in Karachi on Thursday to review the ongoing preparations for the much-awaited 2025 Champions Trophy. The six-member delegation, which included key ICC officials, broadcasters and … Read more
Listen to the material Saud Shakeel rose to sixth in the ICC Test rankings after a strong performance, while Babar Azam and Shaheen Afridi dropped due to a dip in form. The southpaw batsman has moved up three places to sixth with 764 PIR after his impressive knock of 84 runs in the first Test … Read more
(From left to right) Australian Travis Head, Pakistani Babar Azam, and Indian Arshdeep Singh. – Reuters/AFP/File LAHORE: Pakistan star Babar Azam has been named among the nominees for the International Cricket Council (ICC) Men’s T20I Cricketer of the Year award. Babar, who is currently the highest-ranked one-day international (ODI) player and sits sixth in the … Read more
Saim Ayub and Salman Agha struck up a valuable partnership during the first ODI between South Africa and Pakistan in Paarl on December 17, 2024. — AFP Pakistani cricketers Saim Ayub and Salman Ali Agha have moved up in the latest ICC rankings for both the white-ball and red-ball formats after their impressive performances in … Read more
An undated photo of the Champions Trophy during the tour. – AFP/File The arch rivals Pakistan and India are scheduled to face off on February 23. Rawalpindi, Lahore and Karachi will be the three venues for the tournament. Three group matches involving India will be played in Dubai. The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Tuesday … Read more
PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi during the 76th meeting of the Board of Governors (BoG) at a local hotel in Islamabad on December 18, 2024. – Screengrab via PCB Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Mohsin Naqvi has reiterated the PCB’s firm commitment to hosting the 2025 Cricket Champions Trophy, which is scheduled to be held in … Read more