Pakistan cricket greats Wasim Akram and Shoaib Akhtar have expressed their disappointment at the absence of Pakistani representation during Sunday’s presentation ceremony for the Champions Trophy final in Dubai.
Adelaide Oval could host the Sheffield Shield final in between two AFL games at the same ground
An Adelaide Oval Sheffield Shield final wedged between two AFL games at the same venue is “gaining momentum” according to Redbacks coach Ryan Harris after his team secured a shot at a first title since 1996.
Ashes rivals to lock horns in blockbuster day-night MCG Test to celebrate 150th anniversary
Australia and England will play a pink-ball Test match under lights at the MCG in March 2027 to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Test cricket, Cricket Australia has confirmed.
Four Kiwis and one Aussie headline Champions Trophy Team of the Tournament
India has become the first nation to win three Champions Trophy titles after Sunday’s tense final against New Zealand in Dubai.
‘No more rumours’: Indian star’s surprise call on ODI future after historic Champions Trophy triumph
India skipper Rohit Sharma on Sunday said he is “not retiring” from one-day international cricket after leading his team to a record third Champions Trophy title in Dubai.
The 7048km truth behind Indian glory; salt in wounds for Kiwis as curse continues — Talking Pts
Eighteen months after their World Cup final heartbreak, India has reasserted their ODI dominance with a Champions Trophy triumph in the United Arab Emirates.
Rohit Sharma eases India to dominant Champions Trophy win over New Zealand
- Final: India, 254-6, bt N Zealand, 251-7, by four wickets
- Captain smashes 76 after Kiwis unable to set big target
India won another global trophy with a four-wicket victory over New Zealand in the Champions Trophy final on Sunday.
Their captain, Rohit Sharma, led the chase with 76 off 83 balls and KL Rahul’s unbeaten 34 helped India cross the finish line on 254 for six in 49 overs.
Continue reading...‘Cricketer or a gymnast’: New Zealand’s Glenn Phillips takes yet another ‘unbelievable’ catch
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CHAMPIONS! India ends 12-year title drought as New Zealand’s finals curse continues
India has won its third Champions Trophy title following a topsy-turvy final against New Zealand in Dubai, with the four-wicket triumph ending a 12-year drought for the powerhouse ODI team.
Aussie star Georgia Voll agonisingly short of historic first as records fall in thriller featuring 28-run over
Australian Georgia Voll was agonisingly finished one run shy of becoming the first batter to score a century in the Women’s Premier League.
Making sense of ‘farcical’ Champins Trophy schedule row and the India legacy that’s on the line
Should India win tonight’s Champions Trophy final in Dubai, the triumph will be accompanied by an asterisk and a footnote.
Bulls charge towards crucial win; SA’s home final quest begins strongly: Shield wrap
Test all-rounder Beau Webster made an unbeaten 64 for Tasmania, however it almost certainly won’t be enough to stop Queensland keeping its slim hopes of reaching the Sheffield Shield final alive with a win at Bellerive Oval.
Ten finals, ten titles: Freakish moment that helped Breakers seamer Sarah Coyte maintain perfect WNCL record
Ten finals. Ten titles.
Ben Stokes is cricket’s last action hero – the ODI captaincy can be his Viking funeral | Barney Ronay
Instincts are to protect England’s Test captain, but he’s the functioning brain of Bazball. It’s hard to think of anyone better to lead the ODI team
This column is about the rise of high-end supermarket cheddar cheese that has delicious and addictive crunchy crystals in it. What are these exactly? And is everything just basically crisps now? This column is about the MCC being needlessly given tens of millions of pounds because the England and Wales Cricket Board sold a hat that isn’t really a hat, just the promise of a brightly coloured future-hat.
This column is about cricket umpires being reduced progressively to a theatre of facial expressions, from the brave, wounded “you’re on screen, please reverse your decision”, to the screw-you triumphalism of the confirmatory finger to an empty set of stumps. Michael Caine once said that while doing a closeup you should always stare at a fixed point, always into one eye not both eyes of your scene partner. Do we need to train Joel Wilson in this?
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