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Champions Trophy: Virat Kohli headlines six Indians in ICC’s ‘Team of the Tournament’

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Champions Trophy: Virat Kohli headlines six Indians in ICC’s ‘Team of the Tournament’

The talismanic Virat Kohli was the biggest name among six Indian players picked in the 12-member ‘Team of the Tournament’ for the Champions Trophy.India beat New Zealand by four wickets in the final here on Sunday to win the tournament for the third time after 2002 (joint winners) and 2013. India have been runners-up twice in 2000 and 2017. Besides Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, wicketkeeper-batter KL Rahul, mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy and pacer Mohammed Shami featured in the playing XI, while all-rounder Axar Patel was named the 12th man. Story continues below this ad The Black Caps have four members of their squad making the team, including Player of the Tournament Rachin Ravindra, with Mitchell Santner being named captain. The much-awaited Champions Trophy Team of the Tou...

How Joe Root’s ramp shot gave Afghanistan a new lease of life and paved the way for their thrilling win

The winning moment for Afghanistan couldn’t have been scripted better in Lahore. Azmatullah Omarzai picked up his fifth wicket to go with his crucial 41. The ball went to Ibrahim Zadran at long off who held onto the catch. He had batted from the start of the Afghanistan innings till the last over earlier in the afternoon for a record-breaking 177 off 146 balls, now the highest individual score in Champions Trophy history as well as for Afghanistan in this format.As Adil Rashid was dismissed, Afghanistan made back-to-back wins against England in ICC ODI events, after having defeated the then-reigning World Champions in the 2023 World Cup in Delhi. Chasing 326 to stay alive in the tournament, England fell short by 8 runs at the Gaddafi Stadium and will be exiting another ICC event early. As ...

Rashid Khan is a bigger cricketer than Wasim Akram: Rashid Latif

Former Pakistan captain Rashid Latif said Afghanistan’s talismanic all-rounder Rashid Khan is a bigger cricketer than Wasim Akram. “Rashid has brought Afghanistan on the map, he has helped them get recognition,” Rashid Latif said Hasna Mana Hai, a talk show on Geo News. “He is greater than Wasim Akram. “I am sorry to say but Rashid’s stature is bigger,” he said. Story continues below this ad The 56-year-old, who has played 37 Tests and 166 ODIs for Pakistan feels Rashid now must improve Afghanistan’s Test team. Afghanistan’s captain Rashid Khan reacts after the nine wicket loss to South Africa in their men’s T20 World Cup semifinal cricket match at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Tarouba, Trinidad and Tabago. (PTI Photo “I have only one piece of advice for Rashid Khan. ...