The ICC Men’s Champions Trophy 2025, held in Pakistan and the UAE, achieved record-breaking global viewership, marking a 19% increase from 2017. India's victory over New Zealand in the final became the most-watched Champions Trophy match ever.
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Cricket West Indies (CWI) has appealed to the ICC to ensure Caribbean nations have a fair chance to qualify for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. With cricket returning to the Games, CWI fears that individual Caribbean nations might be excluded if qualification relies solely on world rankings.
During Friday's IPL match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Sunrisers Hyderabad, Krunal Pandya suffered an unfortunate dismissal. He became the 17th batter in IPL history, and second this season after Abhinav Manohar, to be out hit wicket.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru has signed New Zealand's Tim Seifert for Rs 2 Crore as a replacement for Jacob Bethell, who is departing for England national duties after the SRH match. Seifert, an explosive wicketkeeper batter with prior IPL experience with KKR and DC, has played 66 T20Is, scoring 1540 runs.
Sachin Tendulkar inaugurated the "SRT 100" boardroom at the BCCI headquarters in Mumbai, celebrating his immense contribution to Indian cricket. He shared anecdotes from his career, including the low of the 2007 World Cup and the high of the 2011 victory.
Mumbai's Ayush Mhatre, 17, will captain the India Under-19 team for their England tour, joined by Bihar's 14-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi. Both impressed in their IPL debuts. Abhigyan Kundu from Mumbai is the vice-captain. Mhatre's leadership skills have been praised, drawing comparisons to Prithvi Shaw. The tour includes One-Day matches and Multi-Day games against England Under-19, starting June 24.
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has onboarded New Zealand's veteran pacer Tim Southee as Specialist Skills Consultant for the English men's cricket team. Southee, New Zealand's highest international wicket-taker, will support England across all formats until the end of the Test series against India. He will commence his role with the Test squad before their match against Zimbabwe.
Chennai Super Kings head coach Stephen Fleming acknowledged the team's poor performance in this year's IPL. He stated that the team deserved its bottom position in the points table. Fleming highlighted the failure of the lower order and the lack of strong starts. He mentioned plans to address these issues in the next season.
Kuldeep Yadav achieved a significant milestone, becoming the 28th bowler and 11th spinner to claim 100 IPL wickets during the match between Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals at Wankhede Stadium. He reached this feat by dismissing Ryan Rickelton, who was caught by Madhav Tiwari. Among spinners, Kuldeep reached the milestone in 97 matches.
Following Sunrisers Hyderabad's dominant victory over Lucknow Super Giants, captain Pat Cummins shared a heartwarming moment by playfully carrying a cardboard cut-out of Mitchell Marsh onto the team bus. Despite their on-field rivalry, the gesture highlighted the strong bond between the Australian cricketers. SRH's win, fueled by explosive batting, kept their playoff hopes alive while ending LSG's chances.