Bangladesh to face India at ICC Champions Trophy today
Bangladesh to face India at ICC Champions Trophy today

Bangladesh will play its ICC Champions Trophy opener against India on Thursday at Dubai International Cricket Stadium in the United Arab Emirates. The 50-over game will start at 3:00 pm (Bangladesh Time). Millions of Bangladeshi cricket fans are eagerly waiting to watch the Tigers first...

ICC Champions Trophy: New Zealand beat Pakistan by 60 runs
ICC Champions Trophy: New Zealand beat Pakistan by 60 runs

Tom Latham and Will Young both hit centuries as New Zealand kicked off their ICC Champions Trophy campaign with a 60-run win over hosts Pakistan in Karachi on Wednesday. Young (107 off 113 balls) scored his first overseas ODI century, while Latham (118 from 104 balls) hit his eighth ton as New...

Champions Trophy kicks off today with Pakistan, New Zealand match
Champions Trophy kicks off today with Pakistan, New Zealand match

The highly anticipated ICC Champions Trophy 2025 begins on Wednesday, with host nation Pakistan facing off against New Zealand at the National Stadium in Karachi. Both teams are eager to start their campaign on a strong note in this prestigious tournament. Pakistan enters the competition as...

Pakistan set for bright lights of ICC Champions Trophy
Pakistan set for bright lights of ICC Champions Trophy

Pakistan is officially ready to host an ICC event for the first time in 29 years, launching the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy at Dewan-e-Khas of Lahore Fort. The Curtain Raiser event has successfully dialled up anticipation ahead of the tournament opener on February 19 between host nation Pakistan...

Tigers’ Champions Trophy jersey unveiled
Tigers’ Champions Trophy jersey unveiled

A video of the jersey unveiling for Bangladesh Cricket team in Champions Trophy 2025 was released on the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) social media shortly after 6:30 pm on Sunday. In the video, the Tiger cricketers in the squad pose in the new jersey. As always, this years jersey is...

Bangladesh capable of causing an upset, but unlikely to reach semis
Bangladesh capable of causing an upset, but unlikely to reach semis

In the upcoming Champions Trophy, Bangladesh will face India, Pakistan, and New Zealand as their group-stage opponents. However, in recent times, the Bangladeshi Tigers havent been playing too well in the Odi format. The past year has been filled with disappointments. Hence, former Australian...

Smith optimistic about Champions Trophy despite series loss to Lanka
Smith optimistic about Champions Trophy despite series loss to Lanka

Australias stand-in skipper Steve Smith Was unperturbed about the teams Champions Trophy prospects despite the side suffering a 2-0 ODI series reversal against Sri Lanka. Australia have been ravaged by selection issues, with Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Marsh all ruled out of the...

ICC raises Champions Trophy prize money by 53%
ICC raises Champions Trophy prize money by 53%

Prize money for the eight-nation Champions Trophy starting in Pakistan next week has been increased by 53 percent, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said Friday. Besides an impressive trophy, the winning side will earn a whopping $2.24 million, an ICC statement said, while the runners-up...

Bangladesh team depart for ICC Champions Trophy
Bangladesh team depart for ICC Champions Trophy

The Bangladesh National Cricketteam have departed for Dubai (UAE) to participate in the ICC Champions Trophy. In Dubai, the Tigers will hold a short training camp before playing their only warm-up match on February 17, ahead of the tournament. Before leaving the country, the players had been...

Jasprit Bumrah ruled out of India's Champions Trophy squad
Jasprit Bumrah ruled out of India's Champions Trophy squad

Indias hopes of landing the Champions Trophy took a hit on Tuesday when their leading fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah was ruled out of their squad because of an injury, AFP reported. Bumrah, the international cricketer of the year for 2024, has been out of action since injuring his lower back during...

Saikat to showcase umpiring skills in Champions Trophy
Saikat to showcase umpiring skills in Champions Trophy

When it comes to Bangladeshi umpires in recent times, the first name that comes to mind is Sharfuddoula Ibne Shahid Saikat. Recently, he came into the spotlight again after umpiring in the India-Australia Test match as a member of the ICC Elite Panel. Now, this Bangladeshi umpire is ready to...

Australia faces double injury blow before Champions Trophy
Australia faces double injury blow before Champions Trophy

Australias ICC Champions Trophy plans have been thrown into further dismay with news that skipper Pat Cummins and key seamer Josh Hazlewood are unlikely to travel to feature at the tournament. The Aussies have already been dealt a blow with the loss of experienced all-rounder Mitch Marsh due to...

India-Pakistan match tickets sold out
India-Pakistan match tickets sold out

Tickets for the highly anticipated India-Pakistan clash in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 in Dubai were sold out within minutes of going on sale on Monday, news agency IANS reported. The demand was so high that over 1,50,000 fans queued online, leading to wait times of over an hour, the report...

ICC Champions Trophy UAE matches tickets on sale
ICC Champions Trophy UAE matches tickets on sale

Tickets for the UAE phase of the ICC Champions Trophy go on sale from Monday, reports UNB. This years ICC Champions Trophy is taking place in the UAE and Pakistan. According to the original plan, the tournament was supposed to take place in Pakistan only, but due to the unwillingness of the...

Ponting predicts Champions Trophy finalists
Ponting predicts Champions Trophy finalists

ICC Hall of Famer and former World Cup-winner Ricky Ponting predicted India and Australia as the two finalists of the upcoming mega event, ICC Mens Champions Trophy 2025 which is scheduled to kick start from February 19 in Pakistan, reports NDTV. Ponting also predicted the other two...

ICC issue update on Champions Trophy 2025 ticket sales
ICC issue update on Champions Trophy 2025 ticket sales

The tickets for the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy matches in Pakistan are set to go live on Tuesday (January 28). Fans will be able to register to buy the tickets for the 10 matches - including the second semi-final - taking place in Pakistan in Karachi, Lahore and Rawalpindi. We are thrilled...

No ‘Pakistan’ on team India Champions Trophy Jersey
No ‘Pakistan’ on team India Champions Trophy Jersey

A fresh controversy has emerged from the forthcoming ICC Champions Trophy in Pakistan and Dubai, with India reportedly objecting to Pakistan (the name of the host nation) being printed on the teams jersey, reports NDTV. India are set to play their Champions Trophy games in Dubai, though Pakistan...

Jason Roy expresses regret over national team exclusion
Jason Roy expresses regret over national team exclusion

Jason Roy, Englands World Cup-winning batsman, has expressed regret over his exclusion from the national team, despite consistently performing in the ODI format. While he is unclear about the reasons behind his omission, he remains hopeful and eager for a return to the England squad if given the...

No Shakib-Liton in Bangladesh's squad for Champions Trophy
No Shakib-Liton in Bangladesh's squad for Champions Trophy

Shakib Al Hasan and Liton Kumer Das missed out as the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Sunday announced the squad for the upcoming Champions Trophy. Captain Najmul Hossain and experienced campaigner Mushfiqur Rahim returned from injury after missing the West Indies tour in November-December....

Sri Lanka beat New Zealand in 3rd ODI
Sri Lanka beat New Zealand in 3rd ODI

Asith Fernando and Maheesh Theekshana shared six wickets as Sri Lanka bowled out New Zealand for 150 runs in 29.4 overs to win the third one-day international by 140 runs Saturday, reports UNB. Fernando took 3-26 and Theekshana 3-35 to jointly knock the top off the New Zealand innings as it...

PSG win Champions Trophy as Dembélé scores
PSG win Champions Trophy as Dembélé scores

Ousmane Dembélé scored a stoppage-time winner as Paris Saint-Germain beat Monaco 1-0 to win the Champions Trophy on Sunday, reports UNB. The France winger was unmarked at the back post to meet a low cross from the left by Fabian Ruiz in the second minute of added time. PSG won the trophy,...

Tamim Iqbal confirms ‘No Return’ to national Cricket team
Tamim Iqbal confirms ‘No Return’ to national Cricket team

Tamim Iqbals illustrious international career appears to have reached its conclusion, as the former Bangladesh captain has unofficially indicated that he will not return to the national team. His last appearance came during the ODI series against New Zealand ahead of the 2023 World Cup. Since then,...

Date for India Pakistan Champions Trophy match announced
Date for India Pakistan Champions Trophy match announced

Bitter rivalsPakistanand India will square off in the Champions Trophy in Dubai on February 23 as the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced the schedule on Tuesday. The tournament runs from February 19 to March 9 and will be split between host countryPakistanand neutral venue Dubai,...

Champions Trophy: PCB choose UAE as neutral venue for India games
Champions Trophy: PCB choose UAE as neutral venue for India games

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has officially conveyed to the International Cricket Council (ICC) that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will be their choice as the neutral venue for Indias matches in the Champions Trophy, reports Cricbuzz. This decision was arrived at after a meeting between...

We could have done better with the bowling : Miraz
We could have done better with the bowling : Miraz

Bangladesh posted a total of 321 runs in the third and final ODI against the West Indies at Warner Park in St. Kitts on Thursday, December 12. This is the first time Bangladesh has scored over 300 runs in a match this year. The team featured four players who scored fifties during the innings....

ICC Champions Trophy on display at Bashundhara City
ICC Champions Trophy on display at Bashundhara City

Dhaka city dwellers have the opportunity to view the ICC Champions Trophy, which is on display at the Bashundhara City Shopping Complex in Panthapath, Dhaka, today (Thursday). The trophy is available for public viewing from 11:00 AM, and fans are already gathering at the shopping complex for a...

Champions Trophy displayed in Cox's Bazar
Champions Trophy displayed in Cox's Bazar

For the first time since 2017, the ICC Mens Champions Trophy has returned to the international cricket calendar. As per tradition, the trophy has been on tour to ICC-member nations before the tournament begins in February next year. After completing its tours in Pakistan and Afghanistan, the...

Hybrid model for Champions Trophy not acceptable: PCB
Hybrid model for Champions Trophy not acceptable: PCB

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has intensified its stance and increased pressure on the International Cricket Council (ICC). It has made it clear that the much-debated hybrid model is unacceptable to them. Sources privy to the developments reveal that the PCB has urged the ICC to propose an...