International
Virat Kohli first to reach five POTM awards against a team in ICC tournaments
In the process of Sunday’s innings, he became the quickest to reach 14,000 runs. He reached the milestone in his 287th ODI innings. Sachin Tendulkar had reached the milestone in 350th innings while Kumar Sangakkara reached it in his 378th innings
India's spin, Pakistan's pace to bring spark to Champions Trophy contest
The last time the two teams faced each other in Champions Trophy was in 2017 when they played the final. Pakistan came out trumps in that encounter thanks to a man-of-the-match century by Fakhar Zaman, who hit 114; Zaman, however, has been ruled out of the tournament
Virat Kohli is like Akbar's elephant: Atul Wassan
The former Delhi player, who played four Tests in 1990, nine ODIs between 1990 and 1991 as well as 80 first-class matches between 1986/87 and 1997/98, has backed the under-fire India batsman and also criticised Indian selectors for featuring players who won’t be seen in the Champions Trophy
Selector Ajit Agarkar, captain Rohit Sharma sit as dumb dodos on Jasprit Bumrah injury
BCCI shows its opaque face again, refuses to share details of Jasprit Bumrah’s injury with chief selector and India captain even two weeks after he pulled out of fifth and final Test; Rohit Sharma fails to explain why Harshit Rana has been included as Bumrah’s backup, mumbles, “he has the shown the potential that he has something about him”, whatever that means
Dos and Don'ts for India cricketers as Gautam Gambhir, Ajit Agarkar become class monitors
The new policy document is apparently aimed at ending star culture which the Head Coach Gautam Gambhir has been firmly against. It also puts Head Coach Gambhir and the Chairman of the Selection Committee Ajit Agarkar in a very strong position as the players will have to seek their permission for exceptions
Mohammed Shami returns to India T20I squad with an eye on Champions Trophy
The right-arm pace bowler played nine matches for Bengal in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, picking 11 wickets and taking the team to quarterfinals. He also picked five wickets in three matches of the Vijay Hazare Trophy at 25.8
