Pakistan will take on New Zealand in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 opener in Karachi on February 19 and then will face India in Dubai on February 23. India will begin their campaign against Bangladesh on February 20.
"Irrespective of the award I shall remain motivated to win more medals for my country. It is a request to everyone, please do not speculate on this matter," Manu Bhaker said after being snubbed for the Khel Ratna award nominations.
Virat Kohli scored a brilliant unbeaten hundred in the first Test match in Perth but went on to score just 21 runs in the next two games, falling to outside the off-stump deliveries. Both Rohit Sharma and Kohli will look to return to form in the next game in Melbourne starting on December 26.
After their memorable triumph in the Manchester derby, the Red Devils were knocked out of the EFL Cup by Tottenham Hotspur and then suffered a 0-3 home defeat against Bournemouth to finish in the bottom half of the Premier League table for the first time going into the Christmas.
In-form opener Smriti Mandhana top-scored with 91 off 102 balls and Harleen Deol added 44 to help the India women's cricket team post their second-highest ODI total at home in the first game against West Indies in Vadodara.
Smriti Mandhana top-scored with 91 runs off just 102 balls to help India post a huge total in the first ODI game against West Indies in Vadodara. Mandhana also registered a major milestone in international cricket with her fifth consecutive 50+ score.
Rohit Sharma is struggling with just 19 runs in three innings in the ongoing Test tour of Australia and has been advised to open an innings in the remaining two matches by the former BCCI chairman of the selection committee Chetan Sharma.
The veteran cricketer Joe Root last played an ODI game during the 2023 World Cup but has been in sensational form in Tests in 2024. But there is no place for star all-rounder Ben Stokes in England's squad for the Champions Trophy.
IND-W vs WI-W 1st ODI: India look to draw first blood as the three-match ODI series gets underway at the Kotambi Stadium in Vadodara on December 22 (Sunday). India have a dominant head-to-head record against Windies in ODIs.
The stand-in skipper Smriti Mandhana smashed her record-breaking 30th fifty-plus score in women's T20I while youngster Richa Ghosh hit an 18-ball fifty to help India women post their biggest-ever innings total of 217 while batting first.
In-form Indian batter Smriti Mandhana top-scored with 77 runs off 46 balls in the third T20I game against West Indies. She registered two major milestones in women's T20I cricket history during her knock at Dr Dy Patil Sports Academy in Navi Mumbai.
The veteran spinner announced his shock retirement from international cricket after a draw at the Gabba on Wednesday. Ravichandran Ashwin was dropped from India's playing eleven for the third Test against Australia after taking just one wicket in the Adelaide Test.
Openers Sediqullah Atal and Abdul Malik pulled off a 191-run stand for the opening wicket as Afghanistan posted 286 total while batting first in the second ODI match against Zimbabwe at Harare Sports Club.
IND-W vs WI-W, 3rd T20I: Hayley Matthews and Deandra Dottin led West Indies to a dominant 9-wicket win in the second match to level the series and now will enter the third T20I against India women in Navi Mumbai as favourites.
The ICC confirmed a hybrid model for the Men's Champions Trophy 2025 after the PCB agreed to host India games at a neutral venue. In return, Pakistan will play their ICC tournament games hosted by India at a neutral venue till 2027.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Manchester United live streaming: Two struggling English giants will meet in the last quarter-final fixture of the EFL Cup on Thursday night. The Red Devils stunned the English champions Manchester City in their last game and are tipped as favourites against Spurs.
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