Anshul Gupta

The ICC Champions Trophy 2025 is likely to be scheduled in a hybrid model or get completely moved out of Pakistan with India unlikely to travel to the neighbouring country. Team India didn't travel to Pakistan for Asia Cup 2023 and unless some major diplomatic tweaks, the stand will remain as it is.

South Africa Champions after losing three matches in a row, ended their World Championship of Legends campaign on a high beating Pakistan and India in back-to-back games, however, they weren't enough for them to reach the semis. India with just a slightly better net run rate will now play Australia.

England are on their way to finding out if 'it's coming home' this time around or not as they sneaked past the Dutch to make it to the final of the European Championship for the second time in a row. England face Spain in the final after winning their semis clash 2-1 in Dortmund.

Sanju Samson, the returning wicketkeeper-batter for India in the third T20I against Zimbabwe, was named the vice-captain for the remaining matches in the series. Samson and the other T20 World Cup winners Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shivam Dube, had returned to India to celebrate the triumph with the team.

India clinched another good win by 23 runs to take a 2-1 lead in the five-match T20 series. It was a good all-round performance with both bat and the ball from India led by skipper Shubman Gill and Ruturaj Gaikwad and finished off brilliantly with the ball by Washington Sundar taking three wickets.

India Champions will be aiming to get some glory back following back-to-back losses in the ongoing World Championship of Legends in England. India Champions are on the brink and may still get into the semi-finals but they might not want going into the knockouts on the back of three losses.

India take on Zimbabwe in the third T20I of the five-match series in Harare on Wednesday, July 10. India bounced back owing to a scintillating batting performance in the second T20I following a loss in the series opener, however, there will be a few changes with T20 World Cup winners returning.

After levelling the series 1-1, the young Indian team will be bolstered by the return of the T20 World Cup winners Sanju Samson, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shivam Dube into the squad ahead of the third T20I against Zimbabwe. There will be a selection headache for coach and captain with so many options.

England's home summer kicks off on Wednesday, July 10 finally after a month's delay due to the ICC Men's T20 World Cup. The three-match Test series against the West Indies commences at Lord's, however, the series opener might be more popular as James Anderson's swansong in international cricket.

James Anderson will be playing his final Test match for England as the hosts gear up for a three-match series against the West Indies. Anderson, who currently stands at 700 wickets, has a chance to surpass the late great Shane Warne, who has 708 wickets to his name but he isn't thinking too far.

A local news report dated July 7 alleged that five top Sri Lankan players were involved in a drinking party just before their opening T20 World Cup match against South Africa in New York. In a strongly-worded statement, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has refuted all the claims, calling them fabricated.

England will kick off their home summer with a three-match Test series against the West Indies, starting Wednesday, July 10 at Lord's in London. The series will kick off with what is being touted as the 'James Anderson' Test as the veteran England pacer is set to retire from international cricket.

Veteran Australian opener David Warner, who played his final match for Australia on June 24 in St Lucia against India, reflected on his international career in a long post on Instagram. Warner began the post saying, 'chapter closed', however, not quite as he mentioned that there is still a chance.

David Warner closed his international cricket chapter but still kept a few pages fluttering as he mentioned that he is open to returning for the Champions Trophy while James Anderson reckoned that he is at peace with his decision to retire. Here's a look at the top 10 sports stories on July 9.

Novak Djokovic qualified for the Wimbledon men's singles quarter-finals after beating Denmark's Holger Rune in straight sets. However, it was Djokovic's rant against the spectators at the Centre Court on Monday evening that caught everyone's attention as he took the fans in his firing line.

The Indian women's cricket team will take on South Africa for one final time in the ongoing home assignment in the T20 series finale. South Africa are currently 1-0 ahead and India can only level the series but not win it as the rain washed out the second T20I in Chennai.