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Battle For Pride As Pakistan Take On Bangladesh In Champions Trophy 2025

Hosts Pakistan will face Bangladesh in their last match of the ongoing ICC Champions Trophy campaign at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Thursday. While there will be no progress to the semi-finals for either of these sides at the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, there is still plenty to play for. In front of their home fans, Pakistan will pull out all the stops to ensure they don't finish their tournament campaign winless. While Bangladesh will be out to prove that they belong at this level of competition. The pair will do battle in Rawalpindi, looking to avoid Group A's bottom spot.

Rohit Sharma Skips Net Practice Ahead Of New Zealand Match. Report Provides Worrying Update

Indian cricket team captain Rohit Sharma was the only frontline batter to not go into the nets during a practice session on Wednesday ahead of the Champions Trophy 2025 match against New Zealand, according to a report by Times Of India. Following the win over Pakistan, Indian players trained for the first time at the International Cricket Council (ICC) Academy and although all players warmed up by playing football and running laps, Rohit did not take part in any strenuous physical activity. The report claimed that he "jogged gently under the watch of Strength & Conditioning coach Soham Desai" but was not moving freely. He suffered a hamstring injury during the game against Pakistan but during the post-match presentation, he said that he was doing fine and there was no cause for any worry.

Who Can India Face In Champions Trophy 2025 Semifinals? Group B Scenarios Explained

India have already booked their spot in the Champions Trophy 2025 semifinal but their opponent is still not clear as multiple scenarios remain possible in Group B. While South Africa and Australia are the top 2 in the group right now, a sensational win against England on Wednesday kept Afghanistan's hope of reaching the knockout stages alive. With two matches to go in Group B, three teams remain in contention for the top spots with only England getting eliminated after two consecutive defeats.

Cleared Australia spinner Kuhnemann says he never doubted his bowling action

MELBOURNE : Australia spin bowler Matthew Kuhnemann said it was disappointing to have been cited for a suspect bowling action in the recent test series in Sri Lanka and that he has never doubted it throughout his career.

MS Dhoni's Big Revelation On Texting Virat Kohli After 2022 Captaincy Row: "Not Great..."

Former India captain MS Dhoni has opened up on his equation with star batter Virat Kohli. While their on-the-field camaraderie is a secret to none, Dhoni isn't great in staying touch with people off the field. While his current and former teammates have complained about not being able to contact Dhoni when he is not playing cricket. However, with Kohli, Dhoni seems to share a special bond. For the unversed, Dhoni texted Kohli after the latter decided to step down as captain of the Indian test team in January 2022, just after the tour of South Africa.

"Cheap Mentality": Shaheen Afridi Accused Of Deliberately Bowling Wides To Deny Virat Kohli Century

The India vs Pakistan, Champions Trophy 2025 clash was a dream game for star batter Virat Kohli. He was going through a lean patch with the bat, but rose to the occasion in style as India outplayed arch-rivals Pakistan by 6 wickets at Dubai International Cricket Stadium. Kohli slammed a 100 not out as the Rohit Sharma-led side chased down a paltry target of 242 runs against Pakistan in 42.3 overs. It was Kohli's 51st century in ODI cricket, but that came after giving the fans some really tense moments. As Kohli was nearing his ton, India were also close to the victory line. At one point it even looked like the win will prevent Kohli's century as the required runs towards the end were quite few.

England Star Trolled Brutally For Old "India" Comment After Champions Trophy 2025 Exit

England batter Ben Duckett was trolled brutally on social media for his old comment on the Indian cricket team after his side's elimination from the ongoing Champions Trophy 2025. Afghanistan registered a sensational victory over England on Wednesday as the Jos Buttler-led side was knocked out of the semi-final race. Following the defeat, social media users were quick to remind Duckett about his old comment where he said that he did not care about the 3-0 ODI series loss against India if England can beat the Rohit Sharma-led side in the Champions Trophy final. However, while India won both of their matches in the tournament, England were eliminated with one match in hand.

Starc says sore ankle, 'personal views' behind Champions Trophy pull-out

MELBOURNE : Australia pace spearhead Mitchell Starc said a sore ankle and his "personal views" were behind his decision to pull out of the Champions Trophy.

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Battle For Pride As Pakistan Take On Bangladesh In Champions Trophy 2025

Rohit Sharma Skips Net Practice Ahead Of New Zealand Match. Report Provides Worrying Update

Who Can India Face In Champions Trophy 2025 Semifinals? Group B Scenarios Explained

Cleared Australia spinner Kuhnemann says he never doubted his bowling action

MS Dhoni's Big Revelation On Texting Virat Kohli After 2022 Captaincy Row: "Not Great..."

"Cheap Mentality": Shaheen Afridi Accused Of Deliberately Bowling Wides To Deny Virat Kohli Century

England Star Trolled Brutally For Old "India" Comment After Champions Trophy 2025 Exit

Starc says sore ankle, 'personal views' behind Champions Trophy pull-out