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BCCI's Cash Reward For Champions Trophy Is 3 Times Of Official Prize Money

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced a massive Rs 58 crore cash reward for the Indian cricket team that won the Champions Trophy 2025 title. It was a special campaign for the Rohit Sharma-led side as it did not lose a single game and clinched the title comfortably with a victory over New Zealand in the summit clash. According to the official release, the cash reward will "cover the players, coaching and support staff and members of the men's selection committee headed by Ajit Agarkar".

Punjab Kings Skipper Shreyas Iyer Scores Blistering 85 In Intra-Squad Practice Match

Punjab Kings (PBKS) skipper Shreyas Iyer scored a brilliant knock of 85 runs in 41 balls during his side's intra-squad practice match ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) campaign at the new PCA Stadium, New Chandigarh. During the match on Wednesday, Iyer's Team B scored a total of 205 in 20 overs. Team B was powered by Iyer's hard-hitting knock of 85 in 41 balls. For Team A, Shashank Singh took 2/38. In reply, Team A openers Priyansh Arya and Prabhsimran Singh got their side off to a great as they scored 72 in 31 balls and 66 runs in 42 balls respectively. Vishnu Vinod also played a quickfire cameo of 26* in just 10 balls.

"Everybody Wants To Bat Like...": Shahid Afridi Rips Apart Pakistan Stars After New Zealand Loss

Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi was not pleased by the side's performances in the recent past and following their losses against New Zealand in the first two T20Is, he took aim at the players as well as the team management. Afridi expressed his frustration at the selection process and how the players are handled by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). Addressing a media event, the former Pakistan all-rounder pointed out a major problem in approach when it comes to the current batters.

IPL 2025: Gujarat Titans Skipper Shubman Gill Wants Team To "Maximize The Powerplay"

Ahead of his side's Indian Premier League (IPL) campaign opener against Punjab Kings (PBKS), Gujarat Titans captain Shubman Gill stressed on maximising the powerplay phase while batting, saying that not being able to do so last season was one of the reasons why they failed to move to playoffs after two great seasons. GT will kickstart their IPL campaign against PBKS at Narendra Modi Stadium on March 25. During last year's IPL, GT's run rate during the first six overs was 7.72, the lowest among all teams, and Gill struck at 131.08 during that phase.

IPL 2025: Mumbai Indians SWOT Analysis And Strongest Playing XI

Forgetting what happened last year, Mumbai Indians will step into the Indian Premier League arena keeping their rich legacy in mind. Being tied with Chennai Super Kings with record five titles, the side will aim to add another feather to its illustrious cap. Last year saw MI finishing at the bottom spot in the ten-team table. The side will aim to put a much better show this time. Before the five-time champions start their IPL 2025 campaign, let's have an in-depth look at their new squad -

Australia Batter Sparks Controversy For Allegedly Faking Injury To Attend F1 Race

Australian opener Usman Khawaja has stirred controversy for allegedly faking an injury and attending an F1 Grand Prix race in Melbourne on weekend. As per the claim, the southpaw missed Queensland's Sheffield Shield match due to a reported hamstring injury but attended the Australian Grand Prix. However, according to Queensland's Head of Elite Cricket Joe Dawes, there was no injury to the player. Dawes also expressed 'disappointment' for the fact that Khawaja didn't show up for the match vs South Australia, that took place between March 15 to 18.

'Mentally Tortured, Insulted...": Hardik Pandya Receives Massive 'Redemption' Praise

It was a turbulent IPL 2024 season for Hardik Pandya after he replaced Rohit Sharma as the Mumbai Indians captain. The decision was not accepted by a part of the fanbase and following a number of disappointing results, the all-rounder was booed by a section of the crowd at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. However, Hardik bounced back from the poor IPL show to play a big role in guiding the Indian cricket team to the T20 World Cup 2024 as well as the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. Former Indian cricket team star Mohammad Kaif feels that Hardik Pandya was 'mentally tortured' during the 2024 season and said that he deserves a 'biopic' on how fought against the odds to mount a comeback.

New Details Emerge In Yuzvendra Chahal-Dhanashree Verma Divorce Case: "Cooling Off Period..."

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday waived the mandatory six-month cooling off period post filing of divorce plea by cricketer Yuzvendra Chahal and his estranged wife Dhanashree Verma, and directed the family court to decide their divorce plea by Thursday. A single bench of Justice Madhav Jamdar said Chahal would not be available from March 21 as he has to participate in the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket tournament. The cricketer and Verma had filed a divorce plea in a family court here on February 5 this year. They had submitted a petition mutually seeking for the cooling off period be waived as their divorce was by mutual consent.

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BCCI's Cash Reward For Champions Trophy Is 3 Times Of Official Prize Money

Punjab Kings Skipper Shreyas Iyer Scores Blistering 85 In Intra-Squad Practice Match

"Everybody Wants To Bat Like...": Shahid Afridi Rips Apart Pakistan Stars After New Zealand Loss

IPL 2025: Gujarat Titans Skipper Shubman Gill Wants Team To "Maximize The Powerplay"

IPL 2025: Mumbai Indians SWOT Analysis And Strongest Playing XI

Australia Batter Sparks Controversy For Allegedly Faking Injury To Attend F1 Race

'Mentally Tortured, Insulted...": Hardik Pandya Receives Massive 'Redemption' Praise

New Details Emerge In Yuzvendra Chahal-Dhanashree Verma Divorce Case: "Cooling Off Period..."