The Champions Trophy is not the most significant 50-over-a-side cricket tournament—the ODI World Cup is. Perhaps this was one of the reasons it was terminated in the first place.
Babar faced scathing criticism for his team selection and many accused him of creating coterie with players of his liking, including Imam ul Haq, Mohammed Nawaz, Shadab Khan.
The 24-yr-old has beaten 2 of Sachin Tendulkar’s records — scoring most runs in a World Cup before turning 25 & scoring 3 centuries in a World Cup — all in his debut ODI season.
Cricinfo reported that the World Cup will start on 5 October with the final scheduled at the world's largest cricket stadium in Ahmedabad on 19 November.
The five-member panel, which also has former India players Sunil Joshi and Harvinder Singh, was formed on the sidelines of BCCI's Annual General Meeting.
India took a long time to shake off the after-effects of Sanath Jayasuriya’s brutal assault. And yet everyone yearned for a Sanath prototype in the team.
Coach Ramesh Powar had alleged that Mithali Raj had threatened to retire, threw tantrums and created chaos over a batting position during the World T20.
Pakistan failed to understand the fiercely independent psyche of the Afghans and Pashtun nationalism, which has dominated politics in Afghanistan since its emergence in 1747.
Tajikistan did not want to extend the lease because of apparent pressure from Russia & China over non-regional military personnel at the air base, it is learnt.
On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.
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