Ravindra Jadeja celebrates after winning the Champions Trophy. (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: India continued their dominant run in ICC tournaments, defeating New Zealand by four wickets to win the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday. With this victory, India ended their long wait for an ICC ODI title, their…
Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma (Screengrab) NEW DELHI: In a delightful post-match moment, Indian cricketing stalwarts Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma lit up the Dubai International Cricket Stadium with their ‘Dandiya’ steps. After India’s thrilling four-wicket victory over New Zealand in the 2025 Champions Trophy final, the two Indian icons celebrated in style — by…
BCCI Photo Evenings in Dubai have been nice and cool for most of the last three weeks with a bit of cloud cover, but the UAE city doesn’t usually receive much rainfall, and the Sunday weather is expected to be the same during the Champions Trophy final between India and New Zealand.But still, rules are…
Mitchell Santner and Rohit Sharma (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner won the toss and elected to bat against India in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 final at the Dubai International Stadium on Sunday.In a setback for New Zealand, star pacer Matt Henry has been ruled out of the title clash due…
Rohit Sharma. (Pic Credit – X) NEW DELHI: India skipper Rohit Sharma on Sunday equalled an unwanted ODI record previously held solely by West Indies legend Brian Lara — losing 12 consecutive tosses as captain.This streak began in November 2023 and continued until March 2025, culminating in the ICC Champions Trophy final against New Zealand…
India vs New Zealand (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: In an almost surreal twist of fate, India lost yet another toss – their 15th in a row in ODIs – in the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy final against New Zealand.Captain Mitchell Santner called correctly and chose to bat first in Dubai, sparking a fresh wave of…
Glenn Phillips (Screengrabs) NEW DELHI: In a final packed with pressure and high-stakes moments, Glenn Phillips produced what might go down as the catch of the tournament — a one-handed screamer that sent Shubman Gill packing and breathed life into New Zealand’s defence of 251 in the Champions Trophy 2025 final at the Dubai International…
Kuldeep Yadav celebrates with teammates after the wicket of New Zealand’s batter Rachin Ravindra. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: India wrist-spinner Kuldeep Yadav turned the tide in India’s favour with two crucial wickets after New Zealand got off to a strong start in the ICC Champions Trophy final at the Dubai International Stadium on Sunday.Rachin Ravindra…
Matt Henry before the start of the Champions Trophy final against India. (Video grab) DUBAI: Sportspersons tend to be fired up for the big games in their careers. They can also be emotional. As soon as he learnt that he would not be able to play in the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy final against India…
