All posts tagged: Champions Trophy format

‘There only two spinners, the rest are all-rounders’: Rohit Sharma before India’s match vs Bangladesh in Champions Trophy | Cricket News

‘There only two spinners, the rest are all-rounders’: Rohit Sharma before India’s match vs Bangladesh in Champions Trophy | Cricket News

India skipper Rohit Sharma said on Wednesday that the team has selected 2 spinners while the other three players were all allrounders when he was asked about picking 5 spinners for the Champions Trophy. Varun Chakaravarthy and Kuldeep Yadav are the two specialists spinners while the other options in that department are Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel and Washington Sundar, who all are very capable batters. “There only two spinners, the rest are all-rounders. They can bat and bowl. We play to our strengths. The three all-rounders give a different dimension to the squad, they add a lot to the squad. We wanted to have players with two skills rather than one,” said Rohit ahead of the tournament opener against Bangladesh in Dubai. India also have three fast-bowling options in the form of Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh and Harshit Rana with Hardik Pandya being the sole pace all-rounder. Story continues below this ad On the event taking place after eight years, Rohit added: “It is a very important tournament like all ICC events are. We have …

‘I have always liked this tournament; it represents consistency’: Virat Kohli on Champions Trophy | Cricket News

‘I have always liked this tournament; it represents consistency’: Virat Kohli on Champions Trophy | Cricket News

India batting stalwart Virat Kohli said to Star Sports that he has always liked the Champions Trophy as a tournament because it ensures that the participants have to be at their best from the beginning to have any chance of qualifying for the next round. With less number of matches, the Champions Trophy offers little scope for errors with one defeat might become very costly in the scheme of things. “The tournament is happening after a long time. I have always liked this tournament. It represents consistency as you have to be in the top 8 of the rankings (to qualify). The level of competition is always good,” Kohli said. “In ODI format, it creates the pressure of a T20 World Cup. There also you have three or four games in the league stage. If you don’t start well, you are under pressure. The pressure is from the first game itself and that is why I like it, you have to be at your best from game one,” he added. Story continues below this ad …

Champions Trophy: Rohit Sharma not to travel to Pakistan for photoshoot | Cricket News

Champions Trophy: Rohit Sharma not to travel to Pakistan for photoshoot | Cricket News

The suspense over whether India captain Rohit Sharma will travel to Pakistan for the opening ceremony and a photo shoot ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy is all but over. The Indian Express understands that because of the logistical challenges involved which sees teams arriving in Pakistan on different dates, there won’t be any opening ceremony, nor will there be any official photoshoot involving captains from the eight participating teams. With India not travelling to Pakistan, there were questions as to whether Rohit will travel across the border for a photoshoot that was being planned alongside the opening ceremony. However, it is now understood that no such plans are in place and only a small ceremony is being planned by the hosts ahead of their opening match against New Zealand on February 19 in Karachi. “In the past, Champions Trophy events haven’t really had an opening ceremony like in the case of a 50-over World Cup. Even when India hosted the 50-over World Cup in 2023, there was no opening ceremony. There was only an …