Pak vs Ind – Champions Trophy – Beating Pakistan not enough for Shreyas Iyer – ‘We could have won a bit earlier’

“Can you just tell me how many overs were left?” Shreyas Iyer asked journalists, right at the top of his press conference. “Forty five balls? Okay.” “I think we could have won a bit earlier. It would have been a convincing win.” Uhh, what? Is a six-wicket win with more than seven overs left not … Read more

WPL 2024/25, RCB-W vs UPW-W 9th Match Match Preview

Who’s playing Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs UP WarriorzM Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, 7.30pm IST A lot of things are working for Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB). So they would not want to dwell on the loss to Mumbai Indians, and instead get back to winning ways in their second home game of the season. The major talking … Read more

Champions Trophy – PCB asks ICC for clarification over India anthem being played before Australia-England

The PCB has reached out to the ICC for clarification after the Indian national anthem was erroneously played for a moment at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. Ahead of the game between Australia and England, the national anthem of the UK was played without incident. However, instead of following it up with the opening tunes … Read more

Champions Trophy – Aus vs Eng – Josh Inglis savours ‘special’ innings as Australia make winning start

By the time Australia’s fourth wicket fell, Josh Inglis had switched into declutter mode. There remained more than 200 runs still to get, the asking rate nearing eight, and there wasn’t too much batting to come. There was little time to regroup and consolidate, and at the same time little room for error. None of … Read more

Champions Trophy – ‘What’s your focus? Ball, bat’ – Aqib Javed plays down Ind-Pak hype

Pakistan vs India matches will always inspire passions. But for Pakistan’s players, this is just another opportunity to do the cricketing things they train to do as professionals. The hype, said Pakistan’s coach Aqib Javed, is external. “For the cricketers, this is a profession,” Javed said. “For them, it definitely is an honour. But, it … Read more