Tag: Champions Trophy

The development comes just under two months after both New Zealand and England pulled out of their respective Pakistan tours citing security concerns.

Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: Birendra Lakra and Amit Rohidas from Odisha have been selected in the 18-member Indian squad for the upcoming Men’s Hockey Champions Trophy 2018 to be played in Breda, the Netherlands from June 23. The team will be led by ace goalkeeper PR Sreejesh under whose captaincy the Indian team created history in the […]

Delhi: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BBCI) will declare squad for the International Cricket Council (ICC) Champions Trophy today after the Supreme Court-appointed committed warned the Indian cricket board not to pull out of the tournament. The decision to take part in the eight-nation event, commencing from June 1, came after a […]

Bhubaneswar: Representing the country in hockey tournaments like Olympics, Asia Cup, Sultan Azlan Shah Cup, Champions Trophy not only command respect for being great ambassadors, but also being fountainhead of expertise and experience which will foster improvements and development of the sport. However, such sportsmen of our State allege that they are being grossly sidelined […]

Breda (The Netherlands): India managed to play a 1-1 draw with the Netherlands in their final round-robin game here on Saturday to set-up the Hockey Champions Trophy final against Australia. Mandeep Singh (47th minute) scored for second-placed India, while Thiery Brinkmann (55th) scored for the third-placed Netherlands as the two teams ended the round-robin stage […]

New Delhi: Legendary leg-spinner Anil Kumble has reportedly decided against continuing as the head coach of the Indian cricket team. According to reports, Kumble, whose one-year tenure was scheduled to end at the conclusion of the ICC Champions Trophy in England and Wales, stayed back in England instead of travelling with the team for their […]

London: Defending champions India here on Sunday rode on a superb display by their bowlers to thump South Africa by eight wickets and become the first team from Group B to enter the semi-finals of the Champions Trophy cricket tournament. Disciplined Indian bowling dismissed world top-ranked ODI team South Africa for 191 runs in 44.3 […]

Cardiff: England beat New Zealand by 87 runs in a Group A clash of the ICC Champions Trophy at the Sophia Gardens here on Tuesday to become the first side to qualify for the semi-finals. Chasing 311 for victory, New Zealand lost the plot after in-form skipper Kane Williamson (87) departed at a crucial juncture and […]

New Delhi: Terming young pacers Jasprit Bumrah and Bhuvneshwar Kumar as among the best death overs bowlers in world cricket, former star batsman V.V.S Laxman said a powerful bowling line-up gives India a strong chance to defend their Champions Trophy title. Laxman said that skipper Virat Kohli will be depending on these two bowlers because of […]

New Delhi: To cheer for Indian cricket team in the upcoming Champions Trophy, Chinese smartphone manufacturer OPPO on Wednesday launched a new version of OPPO F3 Black at a price of Rs 19,990 for the mid-range market. The recently launched OPPO F3 features a dual front camera — a 16MP selfie camera for individual selfies […]

London: Combined efforts from batsmen and bowlers helped defending champions India beat New Zealand by 45 runs through the Duckworth-Lewis method in a rain-hit Champions Trophy warm-up match at the Kennington Oval on Sunday. Batting first, New Zealand were bowled out for 189 in 38.4 overs with opener Luke Ronchi (66) and lower order batsman […]

New Delhi: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has invited applications for the national team coach’s post. The three-member Cricket Advisory Committee of the BCCI comprising former India stars Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly and V.V.S. Laxman will interview the interested candidates and and assess their presentations. The term of present India coach […]

New Delhi: The fit-again duo of Rohit Sharma and Mohammed Shami was on Monday recalled to the 15-member India squad for next month’s ICC Champions Trophy, as the cricket selectors also reposed their faith on talismanic wicketkeeper-batsman Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s abilities. BCCI’s chairman of selectors M.S.K. Prasad had no hesitations in calling the former India […]

New Delhi: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Monday announced a 15-member squad led by Virat Kohli for the ICC Champions Trophy, starting June 1 in England. The team has no surprises, with off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin and pacer Mohammed Shami making it back to the team, after their respective injury lay […]

India wasted a golden opportunity to break their 32-year-old medal jinx in the Hero Champions Trophy hockey tournament after going down to Australia 1-2 in a hard-fought bronze medal play-off match of the eight-nation meet here on Sunday