India can now field three national teams of same quality due to IPL: Dinesh Karthik

Jasprit Bumrah likely to miss initial rounds of IPL 2025

With Matthew Short sidelined due to injury ahead of Australia’s Champions Trophy semi-final clash, the team management made a bold decision to bring in Cooper Connolly as the opener alongside Travis Head, as per ICC. While Connolly was dismissed early on from Mohammed Shami, the 21-year-old went on to snap the all-important wicket of Indian skipper Rohit Sharma in a tense semi-final chase. Sharing his experience of the high-octane outing in the midst of the Sheffield Shield season, Connolly told reporters, “As a kid, you always want to represent your country, and to walk out there in a semi-final was an unbelievable experience, and I’ll take a lot of learnings from it,” as quoted from the official website of ICC. Connolly was set up by Mohammed Shami in the powerplay as the veteran quick got rid of the left-hander with a gorgeous out-swinging delivery. “Shami is a world-class player for a reason. He’s played a lot of cricket,” Connolly said.

Ahead of IPL 2025, Sanju Samson reveals how Rahul Dravid has played a key role in shaping his career. 

Glenn McGrath weighed in on the debate on whether India had an unfair advantage in the 2025 Champions Trophy 

Mitchell Starc’s comments have been echoed by an Indian legend, saying the team can now field 2-3 teams at the same time. 

Venkatesh Iyer is seen as KKR’s future captain and he has a lot of great names to learn the art from, most prominently CSK legend MS Dhoni

Babar Azam was not part of Pakistan’s squad for the T20I series against New Zealand.