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India vs Pakistan is one-sided contest right now: Michael Atherton
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India vs Pakistan is one-sided contest right now: Michael Atherton

Former England captain Michael Atherton said that the rivalry between India and Pakistan has now become “one-sided” as the hype didn’t match the expectations. India on Sunday defeated Pakistan by six wickets in their Group A encounter of the ongoing Champions Trophy in Dubai. “Well, it was completely one-sided,” Michael Atherton said on Sky Sports Podcast. “It looked very predictable from a long way out. An underpowered Pakistan batting line-up, as it was in that first game, actually, against New Zealand. Story continues below this ad “There just seemed to lack a bit of energy and dynamism in the batting.” Atherton argued that with all the hyper surrounded around the fixture, the cricket didn’t lived up to its billings. “There’ a bit of an issue for that contest, isn’t...
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Champions Trophy | ‘Virat Kohli’s engine room is ODI cricket and it could be his second innings’: R Ashwin on batter’s 51st ODI ton
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Champions Trophy | ‘Virat Kohli’s engine room is ODI cricket and it could be his second innings’: R Ashwin on batter’s 51st ODI ton

With his 51st ODI hundred against Pakistan in the Champions Trophy match at Dubai on Sunday, Virat Kohli hit his first International hundred since the hundred against Australia in the Perth Test match during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia. Kohli, who had only amassed 190 runs in nine Test innings in Australia in the Border-Gavaskar trophy, had got out six times to off side deliveries followed by a half-century in three ODI matches against England last month. Former Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has shared how he did not see those dismissals in red ball cricket as any ‘doubts’ and ODI cricket being Kohli’s engine room. “I never had any doubt about Virat’s quality. When we were playing in Australia, people were criticizing that he was nicking the ball in the slips. People shou...
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Pakistan reactions: From off-key ‘Dil ke armaan aansuon mein…’ of Shoaib Malik to Shoaib Akhtar’s ‘won’t even watch them if not paid money to watch on TV’
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Pakistan reactions: From off-key ‘Dil ke armaan aansuon mein…’ of Shoaib Malik to Shoaib Akhtar’s ‘won’t even watch them if not paid money to watch on TV’

The two Shoaibs, Akhtar and Malik, led the many stages of grief as Pakistan plunged into semi-caricatured mourning after yet another defeat to India in an ICC tournament – this time, a 6 wicket win topped by Virat Kohli’s century. While Shoaib Akhtar declared, “Had I not been paid money to sit on TV, I would have not even watched them play,”, Shoaib Malik broke into an off-key rendition of ‘Dil ke armaan aansuon mein beh gaye’, going out of tune, not because he was choking with grief, but because of his non-singing voice which is certainly nothing like Atif Aslam’s. But it was the everyday fans who took to Twitter for pouring their hearts out on the dejection and disappointment, with one account holder falling visibly sick due to not eating and anxiety and growing disappointment, and poppi...
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Wasim Akram compares Pakistan cricket team with USA and Oman: ‘Our bowlers average is second worst’
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Wasim Akram compares Pakistan cricket team with USA and Oman: ‘Our bowlers average is second worst’

Legendary Pakistan cricketer Wasim Akram has made a scathing attack on the Mohammad Rizwan-led side after their six-wicket loss against India in Group A of the ongoing Champions Trophy. Defending champions and hosts Pakistan are now on the brink of getting eliminated from the team. “Drastic steps needed. We are playing archaic cricket in white-ball for ages,” Wasim Akram said on the show “Dressing Room.” “This need to change. Bring fearless cricketers, young blood into the team. If you have to make five-six changes. Please make it. Story continues below this ad “You keep losing for next six months. Its fine but start building team for World T20 2026 from now onwards,” he said. Wasim Akram also lambasted Pakistan’s bowling as they have the second worst average in the ODI...
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‘Brainless and clueless management’: Shoaib Akhtar slams Pakistan think tank after India defeat
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‘Brainless and clueless management’: Shoaib Akhtar slams Pakistan think tank after India defeat

Former Pakistan cricketer Shoaib Akhtar has lampooned Pakistan management as ‘brainless and clueless’ after the team’s second successive defeat in the Champions Trophy. After losing to New Zealand in the first game of the Champions Trophy, Pakistan were handed a six-wicket defeat on Sunday by India in Dubai. In a series of clips he shared on his social media handle, Akhtar slammed the way Pakistan team had gone about its business. He pointed out the team selection of an all-rounder-heavy side. The former fast bowler lampooned the team and said that they couldn’t even match the skills of the Men in Blue players like Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Shubman Gill. “I am not disappointed at all (by the defeat to India) because I knew what would happen. You can’t select five bowlers, the whole wo...
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IND vs PAK ICC Champions Trophy: Five key pointers that signified the gulf in class between the teams
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IND vs PAK ICC Champions Trophy: Five key pointers that signified the gulf in class between the teams

– Pakistan were off to a decent start, but lost two wickets just before the end of the first Powerplay. Mohammad Rizwan and Saud Shakeel immediately went into a shell. On the other hand, India, despite losing Rohit Sharma relatively early, didn’t hit the brakes too hard. Between overs 11-20, Pakistan scored just 27 runs and faced 36 dots (60%) while India scored 45 runs and played 25 dots (41.7%) – While Pakistan were able to gradually build in the middle overs, India triggered a collapse soon after. Set batters Rizwan and Shakeel were dismissed in back-to-back overs, just after the second drinks break. Pakistan went from 151/2 in the 34th over to 200/7 in the 43rd over. India, after Rohit’s cameo, had two match-defining partnerships that never allowed Pakistan a footing in the game. – Axa...
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Ind vs Pak Emotional Rollercoaster: Dot balls impede Pakistan, Hardik entraps Saud Shakeel & Axar direct throws apply brakes as Pak reach 241
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Ind vs Pak Emotional Rollercoaster: Dot balls impede Pakistan, Hardik entraps Saud Shakeel & Axar direct throws apply brakes as Pak reach 241

Mohammed Shami, at his best, is at it from the word go. When he is in rhythm, he hardly wastes any time in hitting the right lines and lengths. But it wasn’t the case on Sunday as he struggled to get his radar right. In an over that would have given flashbacks to 90s kids of the stat to the 2003 World Cup final, Shami had to bowl 11 deliveries to complete a legal 6-ball over. It wasn’t quite like the 15 runs that Zaheer Khan conceded that forgettable day in Johannesburg, but it was the first sign that something was off with Shami in Dubai. He then went off the field, pointing to his shoes. By the time he got close to finishing his third over, the physio was out, massaging his right calf. Shami then slow-walked into the dressing room. A couple of days after his 5-for, it was a worrying star...
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Champions Trophy: Aaqib Javed enlists Mudassar Nazar’s expertise for clash against India
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Champions Trophy: Aaqib Javed enlists Mudassar Nazar’s expertise for clash against India

A file image of Pakistan’s cricket head coach Aaqib Javed | Photo Credit: AFP Pakistan’s interim head coach and selector Aaqib Javed has enlisted the help of former teammate Mudassar Nazar to assist in preparing the team for their crucial Champions Trophy clash against arch-rivals India in Dubai on Sunday (February 23, 2025).Aaqib invited Mudassar to join the Pakistan team’s nets session in Dubai to share his insights on the playing conditions, particularly any recent changes.A source close to the team revealed that Mudassar, who has been based in Dubai for several years and works at the ICC Academy, possesses extensive knowledge of the local conditions.Mudassar, a former Pakistan coach and ex-director of the P...
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It’s beyond a game, that’s the beauty of India-Pakistan cricket, says Pakistan coach Aaqib Javed
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It’s beyond a game, that’s the beauty of India-Pakistan cricket, says Pakistan coach Aaqib Javed

If one thought Pakistan coming to Dubai could ease the pressure of them playing in front of home fans, in a must-win contest against India, their head coach Aaqib Javed seemed more intent on treating Sunday’s clash as ‘beyond a game’. He wouldn’t stop there, and even claimed: ‘If you remove this pressure, what’s left in the Pakistan-India game? Passion and pressure is what is needed to show a player his performance.” Already facing pressure of expectations of doing well in the first ICC event they are hosting in 29 years, they go into the game against India with the added pressure of this being a must-win fixture. “There is no game you can say you play without pressure. The first game we lost, okay. New Zealand is a very strong team. They have good balance… After losing a game there is ano...
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Shubman Gill deserves to be the No. 1 ranked batsman in the world: Ricky Ponting
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Shubman Gill deserves to be the No. 1 ranked batsman in the world: Ricky Ponting

Former Australia skipper Ricky Ponting has said India’s sensational batter Shubman Gill surely deserves to be at the top of ICC ODI batting rankings. On Wednesday, Gill dethroned Pakistan’s Babar Azam from the top spot in the ICC ODI rankings. In the latest rankings list, Gill has 796 rating points while Babar has 773. India skipper Rohit Sharma is ranked third with 761 points. South Africa’s Henrich Klaasen and New Zealand’s Daryl Mitchell at fourth and fifth respectively. Gill’s dominance in ODIs has been highly praised and he lived up to the expectations in India’s Champions Trophy opener against Bangladesh where he scored a a match-winning century (101*). It was also his fourth successive 50+ score, making him one of the most persistent batters. Story continues below this ad ...
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IND vs PAK: Shahid Afridi says India has more match-winners than Pakistan
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IND vs PAK: Shahid Afridi says India has more match-winners than Pakistan

IND vs PAK: Ahead of the big India vs Pakistan clash in the group stage of the Champions Trophy in Dubai on Sunday, former Pakistan cricketer Shahid Afridi has handed a damning indictment of the current Pakistan team. Afridi claimed that the current team that is looking to defend its Champions Trophy title doesn’t have players who know how to win a game single-handedly. “If we talk about match-winners, I’d say that India has more match-winners compared to Pakistan. A match-winner is someone who knows how to win the game single-handedly. Right now, we don’t have such players in Pakistan,” Shahid Afridi said on JioHotstar for a special show in the build up to the India vs Pakistan game. READ MORE: Pakistan legend Wasim Akram showers praise on Rohit Sharma: ‘There is a lazy elegance about h...
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Winning Champions Trophy or beating India? Pakistan player has his say
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Winning Champions Trophy or beating India? Pakistan player has his say

Just a week before India face Pakistan in Dubai, vice-captain Salman Ali Agha has said that winning the Champions Trophy is a bigger goal for his team than beating their arch-rivals in a match in the group stages. The India-Pakistan match is usually the marquee game in any International Cricket Council (ICC) tournament and garners a high set of viewers in a cricket calendar that relishes these clashes. When Agha was asked about whether he viewed the clash as more important than winning the Champions trophy, the 31-year-old made it clear that winning one game wouldn’t matter if Pakistan wouldn’t be able to lift the trophy in a tournament with home advantage. “The Pakistan-India match is the biggest, but winning the Champions Trophy is more important. If we beat India but don’t win the tourn...
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