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Champions Trophy 2025: PCB to register protest with ICC for ignoring representative in closing ceremony

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Champions Trophy 2025: PCB to register protest with ICC for ignoring representative in closing ceremony

Winners trophy is seen during the presentation ceremony. The PCB is set to register its protest with the ICC for ignoring its CEO and Champions Trophy tournament director Sumair Ahmed Syed during the event’s closing ceremony in Dubai. | Photo Credit: AP The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is set to register its protest with the ICC for ignoring its CEO and Champions Trophy tournament director Sumair Ahmed Syed during the event's closing ceremony in Dubai. A source in the PCB said on Monday (March 10, 2025) that chairman Mohsin Naqvi was not satisfied with the explanation given by the ICC for not having Ahmed on stage at the presentation ceremony on Sunday (March 9, 2025). "The ICC, apparently, has said it had prep...

Champions Trophy final, Rohit Sharma-Shubman Gill: The Hitman-Iceman combo gives India edge over opponents

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Champions Trophy final, Rohit Sharma-Shubman Gill: The Hitman-Iceman combo gives India edge over opponents

Captain Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill during the ICC Champions Trophy, 2025 final match against New Zealand, in Dubai. | Photo Credit: ANI Rohit Sharma exposed all his stumps and biffed New Zealand pacer Nathan Smith over the cow corner for a 92 meter six in the sixth over of the Champions Trophy final in Dubai. Eight overs later, Gill broke the shackles, launching Rachin Ravindra over long-on for a six through a little shimmy and an effortless swing of the bat. Both shots fetched maximum results. But Rohit's shot exemplified his desire to dominate the bowlers regardless of the situation or the merit of the ball, while Gill’s was a reflection of his willingness to wait for his chances. This is how they operate....

ICC Champions Trophy 2025 final: India vs New Zealand Champions Trophy final: Indian captain Rohit Sharma press conference in Dubai

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ICC Champions Trophy 2025 final: India vs New Zealand Champions Trophy final: Indian captain Rohit Sharma press conference in Dubai

Rohit Sharma poses with the trophy. | Photo Credit: X/The Khel India via ANI Rohit Sharma reserved his best for the last on and off the field. The skipper guided the Men in Blue to a record third ICC Champions Trophy title by top-scoring in the final.Later, Rohit was at his chirpy best in the post-match press conference. After patiently answering questions from the scribes for more than 20 minutes, Rohit left the stage with a parting shot that will bring joy to fans worldwide. “I am not going to retire from this format. I want to make sure that no rumours are spread,” said Rohit as he exited the room. On the team’s triumph, the 37-year-old remarked that he was pleased that everyone contributed to the te...

ICC Champions Trophy 2025 final: India vs New Zealand Champions Trophy final in Dubai on March 9 2025

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ICC Champions Trophy 2025 final: India vs New Zealand Champions Trophy final in Dubai on March 9 2025

Indians celebrate a wicket during the ICC Champions Trophy final against New Zealand in Dubai on March 9, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Shepherded by a brilliant Kuldeep Yadav (2/40), Indian spinners aced the conditions but well-timed fifties by Daryl Mitchell and Michael Bracewell steered New Zealand to a competitive 251 for seven in the Champions Trophy final in Dubai on Sunday (March 9, 2025).Daryl Mitchell (63, 101 balls) and Bracewell (53 off 40 balls) navigated the Blackcaps through a turbulent middle phase after they opted to bat first.However, the start made by New Zealand did not justify the total that they eventually managed.They raced to 69 for 1 in 10 overs despite losing Will Young to Varun Chakravarthy...

‘Begaani shaadi mey abdullah deewana’: Rashid Latif asks former England cricketers to stop whinging about Champions Trophy schedule

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‘Begaani shaadi mey abdullah deewana’: Rashid Latif asks former England cricketers to stop whinging about Champions Trophy schedule

Former Pakistan captain Rashid Latif has launched a scathing attack on former England cricketers Nasser Hussain, Michael Atherton, and David Lloyd for their claims that India has an ‘undeniable advantage’ and that the ICC Champions Trophy schedule is ‘rigged’ to favor the Rohit Sharma-led team, which played all its matches in Dubai. India did not travel to host country Pakistan for security reasons and played all its group games, the semifinal, and now the final, in Dubai. 1 Pakistan and the ICC deemed it best not to split India’s games across other venues in the UAE for financial reasons. “If we (Pakistan) are talking about India having an advantage, you get it. But why are former England cricketers whinging about it now? Begaani shaadi mein abdullah deewana (They are trying to be ove...

ICC Champions Trophy 2025 final: India vs New Zealand CT final in Dubai: New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner press conference

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ICC Champions Trophy 2025 final: India vs New Zealand CT final in Dubai: New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner press conference

New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner with support staff inspects the pitch during a practice session ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 final cricket match against India in Dubai on March 8, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI Mitchell Santner felt his side could take valuable lessons from last week’s loss to India into the final on Sunday (March 9, 2025).“It was a challenging game. India played very well. I think we did a lot of good stuff in that game. We came up against a good side and on a spinning wicket, especially in the second innings,” said the New Zealand skipper. “But I think, having the run against India here a few days ago will help us understand the conditions a little bit better.” The Black Cap...

ICC Champions trophy 2025 final: India vs New Zealand final in Dubai on March 9, 2025.

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ICC Champions trophy 2025 final: India vs New Zealand final in Dubai on March 9, 2025.

Coach Gautam Gambhir, skipper Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli during a practice session ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 final cricket match against New Zealand in Dubai on March 8, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI The last time India and New Zealand met in a final of an ICC white-ball tournament the world of cricket was far different. That competition was called ICC Knockouts, One-Day Internationals ruled the sport’s landscape, cricket in the Middle East just meant Sharjah and T20 was still three years away.A quarter of a century later, the same outfits, now among the best all-round sides in the world, will square off for glory and $2.24 million prize money when they meet in the summit clash of the Champions Troph...

India vs New Zealand head-to-head in ICC knockouts: a look back

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India vs New Zealand head-to-head in ICC knockouts: a look back

Wicketkeeper K.L. Rahul of India looks on as Mitchell Santner of New Zealand bats during the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 match between New Zealand and India at Dubai International Cricket Stadium on March 2, 2025 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Fans are eagerly waiting for the D-Day of the ICC Champions Trophy when India meets New Zealand in the final at Dubai on Sunday (March 9, 2025).India and New Zealand have clashed four times in ICC knockout games. Statistically, New Zealand with a 3-1 margin, holds the upper-hand over India.Here are the four matches featuring the two rivals in the ICC knockouts:2000 Champions Trophy final, Nairobi, October 15, 2000 ...

ICC Champions Trophy final: Every batter contributed to team’s cause in its run to final, says Sitanshu Kotak

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ICC Champions Trophy final: Every batter contributed to team’s cause in its run to final, says Sitanshu Kotak

Indians batting practice during a training session ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 final cricket match, in Dubai, UAE, on March 7, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI India batting coach Sitanshu Kotak was pleased that every batter contributed to the team’s cause in its run to the final and felt the side is well-prepared, having encountered different situations in the four games so far. “The pitches change a bit obviously, but the overall tendency (slow nature) has not changed much. Our batting has been really good. Secondly, in four matches, batting first or second, we have got runs from openers, and when they didn’t, the middle-order has scored,” said Kotak ahead of India’s practice session on Friday (March ...

Angry Gautam Gambhir blasts critics on India’s Dubai advantage: ‘Some people are just perpetual cribbers, man, grow up’

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Angry Gautam Gambhir blasts critics on India’s Dubai advantage: ‘Some people are just perpetual cribbers, man, grow up’

A day after captain Rohit Sharma dismissed any talks of India being at home in Dubai and familiar with the conditions, it was the turn of their head coach Gautam Gambhir to drive home the point even when he was not questioned about it. Speaking shortly after the four-wicket win over Australia, Gambhir was not only assertive but also typically pugnacious with most of the questions put forward.Right through the tournament which Pakistan are hosting, there have been several criticisms directed at the advantage India have gained by playing all their matches in Dubai. Now with India making it to the final, all those talks aren’t going to die down and Gambhir, who seemed bothered about it, weighed in with his thoughts in his own way. “There’s a lot of debate about the undue advantage and all tha...