Here's how Wisden predicts India's 2025 ICC Men's Champions Trophy team will look for their opening game! Would you make any changes? 4 15 replies
INDIAN all time ODI XI (please correct if required) Rohit Sharma Virender Sehwag Sachin Tendulkar Virat Kohli Yuvraj Singh Ms Dhoni (c) Kapil Dev Ravindra Jadeja Anil Kumble Zaheer Khan Jasprit Bumrah 4 17 replies
A WORLD CUP CLASSIC BY THE LITTLE MASTER “How did a man who is 5′6 or whatever he is hit that through there?” quipped Robin Jackman on air as he saw Yousuf Youhana’s valiant effort off another Sachin’s exquisite cover-drive in deep extra cover go in vain. Let’s rewind back a little to the Innings break: **Venue:** Centurion **Day:** March 1, 2003 World Cup Pakistan had posted quite a daunting score of 274 on the back of Saeed Anwar’s(who else?) masterful 101(He was India’s nightmare, wasn’t he?). With the help of handy cameos from Rashid Latif and Wasim Akram... 1 1 replies
THAT LAST OVER FINISH BY ONE OF THE BEST IN THE BUSINESS Dhoni has finished a number of matches throughout his stellar career but one of my favorite ones is his ***Celkon Cup Final finish in 2013***. Before we deep dive into the final over in isolation, let us get some context… Chasing 202, India, after being placed at a relatively comfortable ***139–3***, lost quick wickets with Herath wrecking havoc on what was a tricky pitch to bat on. India were soon reduced to ***182–9*** with just Ishant Sharma accompanying Dhoni. Even though Malinga had an average day with the ball, he had started to... 4 6 replies
ICT Players in photo-shoot session ahead of Champions Trophy! ICT Players in photo-shoot session ahead of Champions Trophy! 5 20 replies
The BCCI will allow Indian players' families to watch 1 match of Champions Trophy in Dubai. 5 20 replies
Whats your all time india test xi? Mine Sehwag Gavaskar Dravid Sachin Laxman Pant Dev Jadeja Ashwin Shami Boom Top 4 need no explanations. They are in a class of their own. I chose laxman over kohli because he's eons better vs spin, more clutch, and is playing in his natural position. Pant is our best test wk batter Dev and Ashwin are a lock. Jadeja bats better and has better stats than kumble Shami and boom easy choices 5 0 replies
India's impressive 67.34% win rate in the Champions Trophy speaks for itself in terms of legacy 4 0 replies
Daily Discussion Thread - February 18 , 2025 This is a daily thread for general cricketing discussion/conversation about all topics that don't need to be posted in their own thread. This provides a space for things like general team changes/opinions/conversation and other frequently-asked questions or commonly-posted subjects 1 0 replies