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Mohammed Shami's battle with injury: A story of pain, doubt, and redemption

As Shami embarked on his rehabilitation, complications arose-swelling in his left knee forced him into a 14-month-long exile from international cricket.

Champions Trophy: Pakistan's road ahead - why wins vs IND, BAN are crucial

Pakistan have two matches left in the group stage against India and Bangladesh on February 23 and 27, respectively, and they need to win both games if they wish to qualify for the semifinals

Champions Trophy 2025: India vs Bangladesh preview, player battles and more

The two teams have only met once in the Champions Trophy, during the 2017 semi-final, where India put on a spectacular show, thumping Bangladesh by nine wickets.

There is a reason why Shubman Gill has been made vice-captain: Rohit Sharma

Shubman Gill is a potential successor to India captain Rohit Sharma in the ODI format and the latter was all praise for his opening partner on Wednesday, saying there is a reason why he has been made the vice-captain of the side. Gill had a forgettable Test tour of Australia, like the majority of Indian batters but his numbers in the ODI format are phenomenal. "Gill is a very, very classy player. There was never a doubt about his ability in this squad. We tend to mix formats and I don't think that's the right way to judge any player," Rohit said. "Certain players have their strength in certain formats and if one format doesn't go well, it doesn't mean that the other formats will be the same. It's there for all of us to see what happened in Australia and things have changed certainly in a different format. "With Gill, we know the numbers are crazy. If you look at it, he has been superb for us in the last 3-4 years that he has batted. Obviously, there is a reason that he has been ...

You tried to break my legs: Rohit hails PAK-born bowler after net session

With his quick yorkers directed at Rohit Sharma's toes, Pakistan-born net bowler Awais Ahmed caught the attention of the cricket world, including the revered India skipper. Rohit praised the bowler after facing some fiery deliveries in the nets, and the India captain also playfully told the young pacer that he was "trying to break his legs" with his toe-crushing yorkers. "You're a class bowler. Aap hamara joota, pair todne ki koshish kar rahe the inswinging yorker maarke. Badhiya! Thank you, aap log idhar aake humko help kar rahe ho, bada achha lag raha hai (You're a top-class bowler. With your inswinging yorkers, you were trying to break my legs, well done! Thank you for coming here and helping us," Rohit said. The India skipper also spoke about Awais, and his other net-bowling colleague Wasim Akram, during the pre-match press conference here on Wednesday. "Both of them were really good bowlers, I got a lot of feedback from our batters that they were really, really good, that's ab

Fielding woes for India? Two dropped catches shift momentum to Bangladesh

Hardik Pandya, under pressure, dropped an easy catch off Jaker Ali when he was on just 21 runs.

Champions Trophy, IND vs BAN Playing 11 highlights: Rana, not Arshdeep, gets a place in India's XI

India vs Bangladesh Playing 11: Against all the media reports, Harshit Rana gets a game ahead of Arshdeep Singh in India's XI vs Bangladesh

Champions Trophy 2025: IND vs BAN Playing 11, live match time, streaming

India vs Bangladesh Playing 11 prediction: Arshdeep Singh to start ahead of Harshit Rana. In the Champions Trophy, India vs Bangladesh match will begin at 2:30 PM IST (3 PM Bangladesh time) today.

Champions Trophy IND vs BAN: Pitch report and key stats of Dubai Stadium

India are set to start their hunt for a third ICC Champions Trophy against Bangladesh on Thursday

I want to enjoy remaining years of my cricket career like a child: MS Dhoni

It has been nearly six years since he walked away from international cricket but retirement from the Indian Premier League might not be imminent for the legendary MS Dhoni, who wants to enjoy playing cricket like a child. 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. While Dhoni called time to his international career in August 2019, he continues to feature in the IPL for Chennai Super Kings who retained him ahead of the mega auction last year. He will now play as an uncapped player, having spent more than five years as a retired player from international cricket. I've retired since 2019, so it will be quite some time. What I've been doing in the meantime is I just want to enjoy cricket for the last, whatever few years, you know, I will be able to play, Dhoni's said on Wednesday during the launch of his app powered by .

Virat will score heavily and he's going to start from here: Robin Uthappa

Virat Kohli will return to his run-scoring ways in the Champions Trophy and lead the team's batting this year along with Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer, reckons former India player Robin Uthappa. The 36-year-old Kohli's recent struggles in Test cricket have led to discussions about his career, but he has no plans to retire and aims to play in the 2027 ODI World Cup. "Virat will score heavily this year and I think he's going to start doing that from here. I think Virat is there and thereabouts. He will be among runs very, very soon," Uthappa, who has played with Kohli for India and RCB, told PTI Videos in an exclusive interview on Wednesday. "I mean the standard of runs that we are used to seeing Virat score. So, I think it's just a matter of time." he observed. Kohli has been facing criticism for his form in Test cricket of late, and barring a hundred in the series opener in Perth, he has struggled to get going in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia, mostly getting out to balls

India are the favourites to win Champions Trophy, believe Morgan and Watson

India will be the favourites to win the Champions Trophy despite the absence of ace fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah, believe former players Eoin Morgan and Shane Watson. A vital cog in India's title winning campaign in last year's T20 World Cup, Bumrah will miss the eight-team Champions Trophy which got underway on Thursday, but both Morgan and Watson believe Rohit Sharma's team has the necessary firepower to win the title. To do the runners and riders, the side that's the front-runner, best positioned across the squads, I would say India out and out favourites, Morgan said during the International Masters League's Captain's Day event here on Wednesday. I can't really pick any holes in their side. I know that's been the case the last couple of tournaments they've gone into. Finally, (at) Ahmedabad, where Australia picked them, and then the T20 (World Cup) win, where they robbed the trophy out of the South African hands. You have to still believe that winning trophies and tasting champag

Champions Trophy: Ashwin hails the Indian squad as champion material

Ashwin, on his YouTube channel, gave his prediction regarding the India vs Pakistan game in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025

Champions Trophy, IND vs BAN: How could pacer Nahid be a threat to India

Nazmul Hossain Shanto believes Bangladesh now has one of its strongest fast-bowling attacks of all time

You can feel the pressure from 1st game: Virat Kohli on Champions Trophy

The Champions Trophy returns this year after a hiatus since 2017, when India lost to Pakistan in the final. India will begin their campaign against Bangladesh on Thursday.

Champions Trophy, IND vs BAN: Can't predict role of dew in Dubai - Rohit

Rohit was asked about the role of dew in Dubai as the game will progress to which he responded with uncertainty as no dew was experienced when the Men in Blue got to practice in the stadium.

Champions Trophy: Not 5, we have 2 spinners, Rohit defends spin-heavy squad

Rohit also expressed excitement ahead of the Champions Trophy which is being played after a long hiatus of 8 years now.

Champions Trophy: Just reaching final no longer a success, says Chopra

Former Indian cricketer Aakash Chopra believes India's decision to bowl first in the 2017 Champions Trophy final was one of the reasons for their loss

CT 2025, IND vs BAN preview: India look to rise above selection challenges

A turbulent recent cricketing past has made a resonant effort mandatory for India in the Champions Trophy, and their opening match against a tricky Bangladesh here on Thursday will be the first point in assuaging a set of existential questions surrounding this team. They are vexing even for a pre-tournament favourite like India. Can this Indian bowling unit tide over the absence of injured pace talisman Jasprit Bumrah? Can Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma summon their glory days back? Can young names like Shubman Gill ace the pressure of a multi-nation competition to deliver consistently? In that context, the ICC showpiece is a godsend because ODI is the comfort zone of those icons and young tyros in this Indian line-up, and they will be genuinely eyeing a strong outing here. It's imperative that they do so -- from a team and individual perspective. It would not be an exaggeration to say that Kohli, Rohit and even head coach Gautam Gambhir, although only six months into his tenure, are

ICC Champions Trophy 2025: Full list of host nations and winners to date

England are the only team to host the ICC Champions Trophy multiple times, as they hosted the event in 2004, 2013, and 2017