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Saturday, January 3, 2026
TopicChampions Trophy 2025

Topic: Champions Trophy 2025

Why Trump ‘aligns’ with Modi, Putin, Xi, Erdogan & why Champions Trophy ‘felt a hollow triumph’

Foreign media also reports on the difficult road ahead for pharma industries in India & US if Trump imposes tariffs. It could mean billions of dollars in losses and a shortage of drugs.

Dubai pitch to Mumbai airport—India’s Champions Trophy win is an endless celebration on TV

After the match, Part II of the cricket drama begins—`yeh dil maange more’—and thanks to BCCI, sports channels, news channels, and social media, more is exactly what we get.

Captain’s knock & emphatic statement against retirement. On verge of 38, Big R still at Rohit’s door

While Rohit's aggressive approach has been effective in white-ball cricket, his Test form has been a different story altogether. Recent performances have been woefully inadequate.

From ’60-’70s quartet to Champions Trophy wizards—India’s spin attack over decades

Lethal spinners Kuldeep, Jadeja, Axar, and Chakravarthy powered India to victory. Team management must keep spin at the heart of India's strategy.

Champions Trophy redemption for KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel & Varun Chakaravarthy

While turnaround has been a reason for celebration with the win, it also marks redemption for these bunch of players who faced a slump in form, criticism & challenges.

The beauty of Glenn Phillips. Champions Trophy 2025 will be remembered for Kiwi cricketer’s stunning catches

Catches of Virat Kohli, Shubman Gill & Mohammad Rizwan have been a delight. Kiwi skipper Mitchell Santner had said that his team expected such performance from Phillips.

From lows of 2021 T20 World Cup campaign to Champions Trophy high, a turnaround for Varun Chakaravarthy

Despite not playing the first two matches, spinner ends campaign as joint-top wicket-taker for India along with pacer Mohd Shami. Did not concede a single boundary in final match.

Pakistani ex-cricketers slam absence of PCB officials from Champions Trophy stage. ‘Weren’t we hosts?’

ICC chairman Jay Shah handed over the Champions Trophy to Indian captain Rohit Sharma. Wasim Akram says PCB officials were present in stadium but weren’t on stage.

Spinweb, butterfingers & calm batting by lower order, as India lifts Champions Trophy for record 3rd time

Records were re-written as India notched its 23rd win in 24 matches in ICC events that started from 2023. Men in Blue were crowned T20 champions last year.

Kiwis are no pushover. Champions Trophy win will place them in elite group, alongside India

Black Caps won the 2000 edition by 4 wickets against the Sourav Ganguly-led India. Moreover, Kane Williamson-led side defeated India by 8 wickets in 2021 ICC World Test Championship.

On Camera

India’s most consequential decade & chronicling it as part of the dream team of journalism

You’d think the decade of 1985-95 is long over. Not really. The issues that erupted in that decade are still shaping Indian conversations.

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.