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The opening batsman of Pakistan, Fakhar Zaman, has been ruled out of the remainder of the Champions Trophy 2025 tournament. He sustained an injury in their match against New Zealand during the tournament opener.  New Zealand won the Champions Trophy opener against Pakistan by 60 runs.  It is learned that Pakistan has named Imam-ul-Haq as…

ICC Champions Trophy 2025 commenced on 19th February with a clash between New Zealand and Pakistan.  New Zealand won the opening match by a good margin. Will Young and Tom Latham from the New Zealand team scored centuries and played an important role in the victory.  Pakistan is hosting a global tournament after nearly three…

In the upcoming county season, Shardul Thakur is all set to represent Essex. The Indian all-rounder has signed a seven-match deal with Essex for the initial half of the 2025-26 season.  It will be the first county experience for Shardul Thakur and he is excited to play in the county as well.  He said, “I…

Kane Williamson, the former New Zealand captain, has signed a multi-year deal with Middlesex for the upcoming English summer. He will play for a London-based club in the T20 Blast and County Championship.  This will be his third County stint after playing for Gloucestershire between 2011-12 and Yorkshire between 2013-2018.  For the T20 Blast, he…

The pace bowler from New Zealand Ben Sears has been ruled out of the Champions Trophy 2025 after a hamstring tear injury.  New Zealand has named Jacob Duffy, who is currently playing in the ongoing tri-series with Pakistan, as the replacement for Sears in the upcoming ICC 8-team tournament.  According to New Zealand Cricket, Sears…

Jasprit Bumrah was named in the provisional squad for the Champions Trophy 2025. It is learned that now he has been ruled out of the 2025 Champions Trophy with a back injury. BCCI revealed this on Tuesday and Harshit Rana has been named the replacement for Bumrah in the eight-team event.  Just about a month…

Sri Lanka did not select Chamindu Wickramasinghe, the seam-bowling all-rounder, for the upcoming ODI series against Australia at home.  This exclusion is the only change in the Sri Lankan squad from the team that visited New Zealand recently. One thing to note here is that Sri Lanka sent a 17-man squad to New Zealand, while…

WPL is slated to begin on February 14, 2025. Indian all-rounder Deepti Sharma has been chosen to lead the UP Warriorz team in place of Alyssa Healy.  The Australian was playing in the one-off Ashes Test purely as a batter due to a stress reaction. Now, she has been advised to rest for the next…

Marcus Stoinis, the star Australian all-rounder, has decided to retire from the fifty-over format with immediate effect. He announced his retirement on February 6.  He further added that he wants to focus on T20 cricket. Stoinis featured in 71 ODIs for Australia since his debut in 2015. He was named in the Champions Trophy 2025…

Australia is facing a crisis in their team for the Champions Trophy 2025. They will have to make as many as four changes to their team for the upcoming ICC tournament.  Now, it is revealed that their captain Pat Cummins, and Josh Hazlewood have been officially ruled out of the tournament. They will stay out…