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IND vs PAK | Champions Trophy: Clinical India show timid Pakistan why they are stuck in a different era | Cricket News

IND vs PAK | Champions Trophy: Clinical India show timid Pakistan why they are stuck in a different era | Cricket News

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How much did Pakistan miss a batsman of Virat Kohli’s caliber in the middle-order? How much did they wish they had openers like Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill who showed the urgency to kill the game in the first powerplay? Where are they going to unearth spinners who could collectively choke the opposition in the middle overs? Will their fast-bowling trio, often compared to those in the 90s, ever show there is more to them than numbers that pop on speed gun? When will they realise that unless their fitness parameters improve, they will continue to remain an ordinary fielding outfit that drops catches that could win them matches? If Pakistan do some soul searching, which they are likely to do once the confirmation arrives with regards to the elimination from the Champions Trophy, they need not look beyond India. Since winning the Champions Trophy final against India at the Oval in 2017, this was their sixth straight defeat in completed matches against their arch-rivals. At least till the rivalry retains its hype, it is …

Ind vs Pak Emotional Rollercoaster: Dot balls impede Pakistan, Hardik entraps Saud Shakeel & Axar direct throws apply brakes as Pak reach 241 | Cricket News

Ind vs Pak Emotional Rollercoaster: Dot balls impede Pakistan, Hardik entraps Saud Shakeel & Axar direct throws apply brakes as Pak reach 241 | Cricket News

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Mohammed Shami, at his best, is at it from the word go. When he is in rhythm, he hardly wastes any time in hitting the right lines and lengths. But it wasn’t the case on Sunday as he struggled to get his radar right. In an over that would have given flashbacks to 90s kids of the stat to the 2003 World Cup final, Shami had to bowl 11 deliveries to complete a legal 6-ball over. It wasn’t quite like the 15 runs that Zaheer Khan conceded that forgettable day in Johannesburg, but it was the first sign that something was off with Shami in Dubai. He then went off the field, pointing to his shoes. By the time he got close to finishing his third over, the physio was out, massaging his right calf. Shami then slow-walked into the dressing room. A couple of days after his 5-for, it was a worrying start to the big day for India’s ICC hero. Somewhere in Dubai, Sunil Gavaskar must have muttered to himself that cricket is …

IND vs PAK: Inzy to Imam…Run-outs go retro and run in the family | Cricket News

IND vs PAK: Inzy to Imam…Run-outs go retro and run in the family | Cricket News

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While commentator Wasim Akram was asked about Pakistan opener Imam-ul-Haq’s run out in the tenth over with an Axar Patel throw striking similarly to his former team-mate and Haq’s uncle Inzamam-ul-Haq run-outs in his career, Akram and Sunil Gavaskar were bantering over the run-out tendency running in the ul Haq family. The trend goes back to the 90s. Notable was Pakistan’s group match against Australia at Headingley, Leeds in the 1999 ODI World Cup. A yorker from Damien Fleming in the 47th over of Pakistan’s innings had seen Inzy stuttering and falling over just outside the crease. Non-striker Wasim Akram ran towards the striker’s end with Haq being run out by Fleming. Akram had shared the incident multiple times in the past and recalled Haq’s words to him. “Wasim bhai, aap yahan kahan (Wasim,where are you here)?” Akram had told the media earlier. A day prior to the Champions Trophy face-off, when asked by Navjot Singh Sidhu about the incident and Akram’s take on the incident, Inzy was quick to answer, ‘We decided that we …

‘For such an incredible team as India, they haven’t really won too many trophies’ – Mudassar Nazar | Cricket News

‘For such an incredible team as India, they haven’t really won too many trophies’ – Mudassar Nazar | Cricket News

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While admitting that Pakistan can’t run away from the fact that they have been playing in poor form, their batting consultant Mudassar Nazar said, the India-Pakistan match will be even because India hasn’t quite done justice to their “incredible strength” converting them to trophies. Speaking to RevSportz on the eve of the match, Nazar roped in by Pakistan coach Aquib Javed to bolster their batting, was blunt. “Agar aap India ki strength dekhe, itni zabardast team hai, toh uss hisaab se itni trophies jeete bhi nahi. Major title jeete nai. Haarke chale jaate hai. Ekaadh jeeta hai bas,” he said, adding that he was being told for the 11th time that Pakistan performance was poor, giving India the advantage. Story continues below this ad IND vs PAK LIVE Cricket Score, Full Scorecard: Watch Here There’s no doubt that Pakistan performance hasn’t been great. And form isn’t good going into the match. And Indian performance has been better. But if you look at India’s strengths and compare it to number of trophies, it isn’t much,” he …

IND vs PAK Champions Trophy 2025: India vs Pakistan records, most runs, wickets, top performers | Cricket News

IND vs PAK Champions Trophy 2025: India vs Pakistan records, most runs, wickets, top performers | Cricket News

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IND vs PAK Champions Trophy 2025 India and Pakistan will lock horns in their Champions Trophy 2025 group stage clash at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday. While India head into the contest on the back of a win over Bangladesh, hosts Pakistan suffered a harrowing defeat to New Zealand in the opener earlier this week. India and Pakistan last met in the tournament during the previous edition in 2017 in England. While the Men in Blue won the group-stage skirmish then, Pakistan bounced back with a stunning 180-run victory in the final at the Oval. Story continues below this ad Here is a look at India vs Pakistan Champions Trophy records India vs Pakistan Champions Trophy win-loss record The Champions Trophy remains at the only ICC event where Pakistan have held the edge over India. In the previous five meetings, Pakistan have beaten India thrice and suffered two defeats. CT matches played: 5; India won: 2; Pakistan won: 3 India lost the first two meetings in 2004 and 2009 before bouncing back with …

India vs Pakistan, Champions Trophy 2025: Head-To-Head Stats, Probable Playing XI & Match Preview

India vs Pakistan, Champions Trophy 2025: Head-To-Head Stats, Probable Playing XI & Match Preview

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Rohit Sharma-led India started their campaign with a comfortable six-wicket win over Bangladesh on Wednesday. On the other hand, hosts Pakistan suffered a 60-run loss against New Zealand in the tournament opener in Karachi earlier this week.It will be a must-win encounter for defending champions Pakistan to stay in the hunt for the semi-final from Group A while a win for India will almost secure a last-four berth in the eight-team spectacle. n18oc_sportsNews18 Mobile App – https://onelink.to/desc-youtube Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

ICC Champions Trophy: Kohli against spin, countering sluggish surface, middle-overs gameplan the focus as India prepare to take on Pakistan | Cricket News

ICC Champions Trophy: Kohli against spin, countering sluggish surface, middle-overs gameplan the focus as India prepare to take on Pakistan | Cricket News

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After a convincing win over Bangladesh in their opening fixture, there was a sense of purpose and direction in how India went about their preparations on the eve of their big-ticket match against Pakistan on Sunday. Given an off-day on Friday, some of them used the time to watch movies, while a few of them went for dinners. But at the ICC Academy ground on Saturday, they turned up an hour early for the training session that was officially scheduled to start at 1 pm. Matches against Pakistan often bring some additional drama. But not this time. If anything, this team appeared oblivious to it, instead focusing on the job at hand. There was no talk of this being a special game or the desperate need to do well to win over the fans. Instead, they are looking inward. India may have brushed aside Bangladesh, but there are a few screws waiting to be tightened before this becomes the well-oiled machine one saw at the 2023 50-over World Cup. With the first match giving clear …

Champions Trophy | ‘I don’t think vice captaincy has changed anything’: Shubman Gill | Cricket News

Champions Trophy | ‘I don’t think vice captaincy has changed anything’: Shubman Gill | Cricket News

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India vice-captain Shubman Gill on Saturday said that the added responsibilities as Rohit Sharma’s deputy hasn’t really affected on how he plays the 50-over format. Gill, who slammed a century in India’s Champions Trophy opener against Bangladesh on Thursday, has been in a rich vein of form in the 50-over format, having scored a century as well as two fifties against England in the series preceding the Champions Trophy. “I don’t think vice captaincy has changed anything. When I’m batting out there, I want to still play as a batsman because I feel that’s when – or that’s what brings the best out of me. So, whenever I’m batting out there, I’m just playing however I would play, irrespective of if I’m the vice-captain or not,” Gill said in the pre-match press conference before the match against Pakistan. Gill also talked about the hype that is created whenever these two arch-rivals meet, saying that they’ll treat the match as any other contest. Story continues below this ad “It’s not for me to say whether India-Pakistan …

No Indian umpire or referee will be part of tournament

No Indian umpire or referee will be part of tournament

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On Wednesday, two weeks out from the start of the ICC Men’s Champions Trophy 2025, the International Cricket Council confirmed the list of match officials for the tournament. And there is no Indian presence for the tournament to be held in Pakistan and United Arab Emirates from 19 February to 9 March. According to PTI, India’s only representative in the ICC Elite Panel of Umpires, Nitin Menon, has opted out of officiating in the Champions Trophy in Pakistan this month due to personal reasons. “The ICC wanted to put him (Menon) on the Champions Trophy roster. But he decided against travelling to Pakistan due to personal reasons,” a BCCI source told PTI. Among match referees, former India pacer Javagal Srinath is also absent from the final list as he is going on leave. A Times of India report quoted Srinath, who is currently the referee for the ODI series between India and England, as saying: “Yes I had asked for leave as I had quite a few days away from home in the month of …

Moin Khan urges Pakistan players to not be too friendly with India on the field: ‘I just don’t get it…’ | Cricket News

Moin Khan urges Pakistan players to not be too friendly with India on the field: ‘I just don’t get it…’ | Cricket News

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With India and Pakistan set to face each other in the upcoming Champions Trophy on February 23, former Pakistan skipper Moin Ali recently said that Pakistan players shouldn’t get too friendly with their Indian counterparts on the field. “I just don’t get it when I watch Pakistan and India matches these days, as Indian players come into the crease our players check their bats, pat them, have a friendly talk,” he said during a podcast hosted by actor Ushna Shah. “Our seniors always told us that when playing against India give no quarter and no need to even talk to them on the field. When you get friendly, they see it as a sign of weakness,” he added. Story continues below this ad He said if the Pakistan players show too much respect to the Indian players on the field, it would be perceived as a sign of weakness. “Nowadays, our players’ behaviour when playing against India is unfathomable to me. Even off the field as professionals you have to have certain boundaries,” he said. …