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No India, no Champions Trophy? Here's what could happen

No India, no Champions Trophy? Here's what could happen

Rediff.com16 Oct 2024

Richard Thompson, have suggested that staging the Champions Trophy without powerhouse India is not an option and there are "contingencies available" if Rohit Sharma's team doesn't travel to host country Pakistan.

Why Nabi stepped down as Afghanistan's captain

Why Nabi stepped down as Afghanistan's captain

Rediff.com4 Nov 2022

Nabi announced his decision to resign as the captain of the national team following their four-run loss to Australia

IPL 2025: Meet The Chennai Super Kings Squad

IPL 2025: Meet The Chennai Super Kings Squad

Rediff.com26 Nov 2024

At IPL 2025, expect nothing short of electric cricket from Thala Dhoni and his band of machas.

Protect international cricket: MCC calls for urgent intervention

Protect international cricket: MCC calls for urgent intervention

Rediff.com10 Mar 2023

With franchise cricket taking over a major part of the calender, MCC called for urgent intervention to save international cricket.

SA thrash England to storm into Champions Trophy semis

SA thrash England to storm into Champions Trophy semis

Rediff.com1 Mar 2025

South Africa crushed England by seven wickets in their final group match to storm into the semi-finals of the ICC Champions Trophy.

T20 World Cup: How Sri Lanka knocked Afghanistan out

T20 World Cup: How Sri Lanka knocked Afghanistan out

Rediff.com1 Nov 2022

Sri Lanka knocked Afghanistan out of the semi-final race at the T20 World Cup

Rohit captain; no Kohli in T20 WC Team of Tournament

Rohit captain; no Kohli in T20 WC Team of Tournament

Rediff.com1 Jul 2024

Rohit Sharma was named the captain of the T20 World Cup 2024 Team of the Tournament after leading India to their second T20 World Cup crown.

'Blasts keep happening, we need to focus on cricket'

'Blasts keep happening, we need to focus on cricket'

Rediff.com5 Jun 2018

Afghanistan speedster Shapoor Zadran wants the stereotypical perception to change.

PIX: Rabada shines as MI Cape Town win maiden SA20 crown

PIX: Rabada shines as MI Cape Town win maiden SA20 crown

Rediff.com9 Feb 2025

Pace spearhead Kagiso Rabada produced an inspired bowling performance to lead MI Cape Town to their maiden SA20 title with a comfortable 76 runs victory over two-time champions Sunrisers Eastern Cape in the final at the Wanderers in Johannesburg on Saturday.

Royals' Pretorius shines on SA20 debut

Royals' Pretorius shines on SA20 debut

Rediff.com11 Jan 2025

Durban's Super Giants pip Pretoria Capitals

Massive setback for Aus ahead of Champions Trophy

Massive setback for Aus ahead of Champions Trophy

Rediff.com6 Feb 2025

Cummins, Hazlewood ruled out of Champions Trophy.

Rashid Khan tense as family stuck in Afghanistan: KP

Rashid Khan tense as family stuck in Afghanistan: KP

Rediff.com16 Aug 2021

'We had a long chat here on the boundary talking about it and he's worried: he can't get his family out of Afghanistan and there's a lot of things happening for him.'

'Not the pitch you play a World Cup semi-final on'

'Not the pitch you play a World Cup semi-final on'

Rediff.com27 Jun 2024

Afghanistan coach Jonathan Trott lambasted the pitch that was used for their T20 World Cup semi-final against South Africa in Trinidad.

India's spin duo is a nightmare: Rachin warns

India's spin duo is a nightmare: Rachin warns

Rediff.com14 Oct 2024

Ashwin and Jadeja together have grabbed over 800 Test wickets, and are among the most experienced bowling pairs in world cricket at present.

Five seamers in New Zealand's Champions Trophy squad

Five seamers in New Zealand's Champions Trophy squad

Rediff.com12 Jan 2025

Seamers Ben Sears, Nathan Smith and Will O'Rourke will play their first global tournament at the Champions Trophy in Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates next month after being named in the New Zealand squad on Sunday.

IPL 2025: Meet The Rajasthan Royals Squad

IPL 2025: Meet The Rajasthan Royals Squad

Rediff.com26 Nov 2024

The Rajasthan Royals entered the IPL 2025 auction with a strategic approach, carefully balancing retention and acquisition.

Why New Zealand players are turing down central contracts

Why New Zealand players are turing down central contracts

Rediff.com15 Aug 2024

New Zealand opener Devon Conway has opted for a casual rather than central contract for the upcoming 2024-2025 season.

Ponting predicts CT semis winner... and it's not NZ

Ponting predicts CT semis winner... and it's not NZ

Rediff.com4 Mar 2025

Former Australian captain Ricky Ponting believes South Africa has a slight edge over New Zealand in their Champions Trophy semifinal clash.

Virat Kohli Steals The Show

Virat Kohli Steals The Show

Rediff.com16 Jun 2024

Virat Kohli ensured the day wasn't a complete washout.

Shakib Al Hasan set for farewell Test in Dhaka amid safety concerns

Shakib Al Hasan set for farewell Test in Dhaka amid safety concerns

Rediff.com17 Oct 2024

Shakib Al Hasan is set for his last appearance in Test cricket in front of the home crowd as the venerable all-rounder was named in Bangladesh's squad for the first match against South Africa, starting in Dhaka on Monday.

Asia Cup PIX: Pakistan edge Afghanistan to book final berth

Asia Cup PIX: Pakistan edge Afghanistan to book final berth

Rediff.com8 Sep 2022

IMAGES from the Asia Cup Super 4s match played between Pakistan and Afghanistan in Sharjah on Wednesday.

Cummins returns, but who's missing from Aus CT squad?

Cummins returns, but who's missing from Aus CT squad?

Rediff.com13 Jan 2025

Pat Cummins will captain Australia at the Champions Trophy after being named in a preliminary 15-man squad also featuring fellow quick Josh Hazlewood on Tuesday.

U-19 WC: England edge Afghanistan to clinch place in final

U-19 WC: England edge Afghanistan to clinch place in final

Rediff.com2 Feb 2022

England kept their nerve to become the first team to reach the ICC Under-19 World Cup final after edging a thriller with Afghanistan by 15 runs at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium at North Sound in Antigua on Tuesday.

Teams may refuse to play Afghanistan at T20 World Cup: Paine

Teams may refuse to play Afghanistan at T20 World Cup: Paine

Rediff.com13 Sep 2021

Australia captain Tim Paine said the chances of their first ever test against Afghanistan going ahead are "not looking good" with the Taliban unwilling to let women play cricket and questioned why the game's governing body had remained quiet on the issue.

Kohli set to play county cricket after IPL; may miss Afghanistan Test

Kohli set to play county cricket after IPL; may miss Afghanistan Test

Rediff.com24 Mar 2018

It is learnt that the Indian captain's sole focus is on the five Test series against England and he is likely to miss the one-off Test against Afghanistan starting June 14 as he will be busy with his county stint.

Warner set to quit Test cricket after next year's Ashes

Warner set to quit Test cricket after next year's Ashes

Rediff.com14 Nov 2022

However, David Warner plans to continue playing white-ball cricket at least until the 2024 Twenty20 World Cup.

Jaiswal dominates: First to score 1000 runs in 2024

Jaiswal dominates: First to score 1000 runs in 2024

Rediff.com29 Jul 2024

Jaiswal accomplished this milestone during his side's second T20I match against Sri Lanka at Pallekele.

T20I rankings: Surya holds onto pole position, Rashid back in top-10

T20I rankings: Surya holds onto pole position, Rashid back in top-10

Rediff.com20 Mar 2024

Suryakumar Yadav maintained his numero uno position among batters despite being out of competitive cricket for past three months while ace spinner Rashid Khan, back in Afghan jersey after an injury lay-off, is back among top-10 in bowlers' list in the latest ICC T20I rankings published on Wednesday.

Historic Indo-Afghan Test from June 14 in Bengaluru

Historic Indo-Afghan Test from June 14 in Bengaluru

Rediff.com16 Jan 2018

The decision was taken after officials from the BCCI and the Afghanistan Cricket Board met in New Delhi on Tuesday.

I had my chances, made the most of it: Maxwell

I had my chances, made the most of it: Maxwell

Rediff.com8 Nov 2023

An exhausted Glenn Maxwell termed Tuesday night "his own" after pulling off a superhuman effort, which skipper Pat Cummins described as the "greatest ever" ODI knock.

Rashid named Afghanistan captain across all formats

Rashid named Afghanistan captain across all formats

Rediff.com12 Jul 2019

Rashid, 20, who already captains the team in Twenty20 Internationals, will take over from Gulbadin Naib in one-dayers and Rahmat Shah in Tests.

Why Afghans are confident ahead of NZ Test

Why Afghans are confident ahead of NZ Test

Rediff.com7 Sep 2024

Shah, the leading run-scorer for Afghanistan in Tests and ODIs, wanted to give the Kiwis, the inaugural WTC champions, a tough time.

Kiwis wary of touring Pak after Taliban takeover of Afghanistan

Kiwis wary of touring Pak after Taliban takeover of Afghanistan

Rediff.com19 Aug 2021

New Zealand Cricket officials have commissioned international security consultant and expert Reg Dickason to visit Pakistan later this week to carry out a thorough security and COVID-19 assessment before advising them whether they should send their team to Pakistan.

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