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Rs 561 Crore And Counting: PCB Overspends On Champions Trophy 2025 Venues, Claims Report

As Pakistan gears up to welcome international teams for next week's Champions Trophy, the country's cricket board is also reportedly making contingency plans to manage its finances after the cost of reconstruction and upgradation of its stadiums shot up by over five billion rupees (approx USD 20.4 million). The original estimated budget for the renovation of PCB venues in Karachi, Lahore and Rawalpindi was 12.3 billion Pakistani rupees (approx. Rs 383 crore), which has now gone up to 18 billion rupees (approx. Rs 561 crore). The tournament begins february 19 with India playing all their matches in Dubai from February 20.

Bangladesh Captain Nazmul Hossain Shanto Confident Of Historic ICC Champions Trophy Triumph

Bangladesh captain Nazmul Hossain Shanto has sent a strong message to rival teams ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy, asserting that his squad is entering the tournament with the belief that they can pull off a major upset and secure their first-ever ICC title, according to ICC. The Asian side won just two matches at the ICC Cricket World Cup in India in 2023 and been victorious in just one bilateral ODI series since when they defeated Sri Lanka 2-1 on home soil in March last year.

Virat Kohli "Will Be Kicking...": India Star Fails To Score Big vs England, Gets Blunt Message

Virat Kohli, after battling a rather poor run in recent times by his high standards, scored a decent half-century against England in the third ODI in Ahmedabad on Wednesday. He had missed the first ODI due to injury and had a poor outing in the second match. The third match presented the former India captain a final opportunity to score big ahead of the Champions Trophy 2025, that starts on February 19. Kohli gave early signs of a big score as he hits seven fours and one six on way to slamming a half-century.

'Until Terrorism Ends': India's Champions Trophy Hero's Mega "No Cricket In Pakistan" Message

Former India cricketer Shikhar Dhawan has firmly backed India's decision to not travel to Pakistan, stating that cricket should never take precedence over the country's stance on national security. When asked whether he believes India should play in Pakistan, Dhawan was clear in his response. "No, I don't think so. Cricket shouldn't come before our country's stand. Until terrorism ends, there should be no cricket in Pakistan," Dhawan said, speaking exclusively to ANI.

"You Can't Play...": Gautam Gambhir Makes Rishabh Pant's Champions Trophy Playing XI Chances Crystal Clear

India's head coach Gautam Gambhir made it clear that KL Rahul is team's first-choice wicketkeeper going into the Champions Trophy and the flamboyant Rishabh Pant is not being considered as an option in the playing eleven in the immediate future. Among all the players that were chosen for the England ODIs, only Pant wasn't given a start by the head coach as all the others got at least one game if not three. Rahul, who initially batted at No. 6 in the first two games, didn't look comfortable and fared far better at the familiar No. 5 position with a useful 40 off 29 balls in India's one-sided 142-run victory in the third ODI here.

'Gutted That You Can Disrespect India': England Great Blasts Jos Buttler And Co. After 3-0 Thrashing For This Act

England endured a horrific India Tour that ended with a 142-run loss against India in Ahmedabad on Wednesday. With the huge loss, the Jos Buttler-led side were clean-sweeped 3-0 in the ODI series. Before that India won the T20I series as well. Former England star batter Kevin Pietersen blasted England's approach throughout the series. He accused the side of practically not practising at all during the course of the series.

Gautam Gambhir Breaks Silence On Jasprit Bumrah Missing Champions Trophy 2025: "Details, I Can't..."

Jasprit Bumrah was on Tuesday ruled out of the Champions Trophy 2025, a BCCI released confirmed. The BCCI said that the bowler was out due to a lower back injury that he sustained during the final India vs Australia Test in Sydney. According to a report by news agency PTI that came right before the official announcement, the Sports and Medical Science team of National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru had left it on the Ajit Agarkar-led selection committee to decide on Jasprit Bumrah's selection for the Champions Trophy.

BCCI's Big Call On India's Champions Trophy Preparation, Decides Against Playing...

India will not play any practice matches ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy even as Pakistan on Wednesday named three Shaheens squads (Pakistan A teams) which will feature in warm-up games against Bangladesh, South Africa and Afghanistan respectively. The warm-up matches will take place between February 14 to 17 in the lead-up to the main tournament, which is scheduled to be held from February 19 to March 9 in Pakistan and Dubai. India will play all their matches in Dubai.

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Rs 561 Crore And Counting: PCB Overspends On Champions Trophy 2025 Venues, Claims Report

Bangladesh Captain Nazmul Hossain Shanto Confident Of Historic ICC Champions Trophy Triumph

Virat Kohli "Will Be Kicking...": India Star Fails To Score Big vs England, Gets Blunt Message

'Until Terrorism Ends': India's Champions Trophy Hero's Mega "No Cricket In Pakistan" Message

"You Can't Play...": Gautam Gambhir Makes Rishabh Pant's Champions Trophy Playing XI Chances Crystal Clear

'Gutted That You Can Disrespect India': England Great Blasts Jos Buttler And Co. After 3-0 Thrashing For This Act

Gautam Gambhir Breaks Silence On Jasprit Bumrah Missing Champions Trophy 2025: "Details, I Can't..."

BCCI's Big Call On India's Champions Trophy Preparation, Decides Against Playing...