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"You Have A Problem": Sanjay Manjrekar's Unfiltered Take on Rohit Sharma's Form

Another shallow performance from India captain Rohit Sharma left the Indian cricket fraternity scratching its head on Thursday. Up against England in the first ODI of the 3-match series in Nagpur, Rohit failed to get his bat do the talking again, scoring just 2 runs. The manner of Rohit's dismissal left fans fuming on social media, as the skipper's barren run extended to the ODI format too. Former India cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar, who has been a staunch critic of Rohit and Virat Kohli's poor performances over the last one year, refused to mince words as he shared his take.

"India, Pakistan And...": Shoaib Akhtar Does Not Name Australia, Throws In Wildcard For Champions Trophy Semis

The Champions Trophy 2025 will be a tightly-fought tournament, with only eight sides in the whole competition and groups of four teams each. It will be the first time that Pakistan host a major ICC tournament in nearly three decades, with the last occasion coming during the 1996 World Cup. Ahead of the tournament, former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar has named the sides that he believes could very well make the semi-finals. However, Akhtar surprisingly did not specifically mention current world champions Australia.

"Gautam Gambhir, Ajit Agarkar Must Have 'Tough Chat' With Jasprit Bumrah": Ex-South Africa Star's Big Advice

Jasprit Bumrah's participation in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 is still not a guarantee, with India's pace spearhead still serving his five-week rest tenure as he attempts to recover from a back issue. Bumrah suffered the injury in the final Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25. In light of the situation, former South African pacer Vernon Philander has advised that it may be wiser to manage Bumrah's workload and not make him play all of India's games, particularly in "less important matches".

Rohit Sharma And Co Arrive At Hotel In Bhubaneswar Ahead of 2nd ODI Against England

Team India on Friday arrived at a hotel in Bhubaneswar ahead of the 2nd ODI against England. The Men in Blue will lock horns against England in the second match of the ODI series on Sunday in Cuttuck. Talisman batter Virat Kohli, vice-captain Shubman Gill, head coach Gautam Gambhir and other team members received an arousing welcome at the hotel. Apart from the Men in Blue, England also received a warm welcome at the same hotel in Bhubaneswar. Brydon Carse, Harry Brook, and other other team members were also present with them.

Pakistan Opens Renovated Gaddafi Stadium Days Ahead Of Champions Trophy

Pakistan opened a renovated stadium for the Champions Trophy in Lahore on Friday, one of three to be used in its first major international cricket event in almost 30 years. The eight-team Champions Trophy will be staged from February 19 to March 9 in Lahore, Karachi and Rawalpindi, although arch-rival India's matches will be staged in the United Arab Emirates after they refused to play in Pakistan. Lahore's Gaddafi Stadium was reopened after a 117-day renovation during which LED floodlights, larger score screens, new hospitality boxes and upgraded seating were installed.

D Gukesh Starts Moderately In Freestyle Chess Grand Slam

World Champion D Gukesh began his campaign at the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam tour with three draws and a lone loss, signalling that he is gradually coming to terms with the new format. A brainchild of World's number one Magnus Carlsen and German entrepreneur Jan Henric Buettner, the freestyle chess event marks the beginning of what could be a permanent fixture for professional chess players despite a showdown with FIDE, the world's apex chess body. Freestyle basically is a new name given to what was known as the Fischer random chess -- the name attributed to the 11th world champion Bobby Fischer who advocated this format that has the chess pieces randomly set up at the start of the game instead of conventional chess that sees a fixed alignment of forces on both sides.

Ramkumar Ramanathan-Saketh Myneni Reach Chennai Open ATP Challenger Doubles Final

Defending champions Ramkumar Ramanathan and Saketh Myneni entered the doubles final of the Chennai Open ATP Challenger with a hard-fought win over top seeds Ray Ho and Matthew Christopher Romios in Chennai on Friday. The third seeded Indian pair registered a 7-6 (5), 7-6 (8) victory over their rivals from Taipei and Australia. They will face unseeded Japanese duo of Shintaro Mochizuki and Kaito Uesugi, a 4-6, 6-4, 10-6 winners over second seeded Indians Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan and Vijay Sundar Prashanth, for the title. Earlier, Ramkumar and Saketh saved a set point in the second set tie-break before emerging winners on their third match point.

'Was Born A Cripple, Miracle Happened At...': Shoaib Akhtar's Stunning Revelation

Former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar has made a massive revelation about his childhood. He said that he was born a cripple and was unable to walk till the age of 8. However, Akhtar added that the next year saw a huge transformation in him as he could not only walk comfortably but also started running. It is worth noting that the ex-Pakistan speedster still holds the record of bowling the fastest delivery in cricket history. He had bowled 161.3 km/h (100.2 mph) during Pakistan's 2003 Cricket World Cup match in Cape Town.

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"You Have A Problem": Sanjay Manjrekar's Unfiltered Take on Rohit Sharma's Form

"India, Pakistan And...": Shoaib Akhtar Does Not Name Australia, Throws In Wildcard For Champions Trophy Semis

"Gautam Gambhir, Ajit Agarkar Must Have 'Tough Chat' With Jasprit Bumrah": Ex-South Africa Star's Big Advice

Rohit Sharma And Co Arrive At Hotel In Bhubaneswar Ahead of 2nd ODI Against England

Pakistan Opens Renovated Gaddafi Stadium Days Ahead Of Champions Trophy

D Gukesh Starts Moderately In Freestyle Chess Grand Slam

Ramkumar Ramanathan-Saketh Myneni Reach Chennai Open ATP Challenger Doubles Final

'Was Born A Cripple, Miracle Happened At...': Shoaib Akhtar's Stunning Revelation