Champions Trophy Statements
ICC Champions Trophy - Latest statements from the press
One-Day International (ODI) cricket tournament organised by the International Cricket Council (ICC)
“ I heard all about the wacker clay or something like that—it looked a lot harder and drier. It wasn’t the same wicket as the one we had the practice game on, so it was a bit different for us. But…
Ryan Rickelton,
Is chasing a target difficult in Champions Trophy 2025?
“ I think we were not good enough while batting. The pitch was helping them in the second innings, but the way we batted in the first 20 overs wasn't up to the mark. I think the toss was key today,…
Hashmatullah Shahidi,
“Will take positives and move forward”: Afghan skipper Shahidi after…
“ Pakistan will be under far more pressure having lost their first game to New Zealand. They'll be under far more pressure against India. But that said, the Champions Trophy is the one tournament where…
Sunil Gavaskar,
Sunil Gavaskar’s no-nonsense take on Virat Kohli’s spin woes: ‘If…
“ When you lose two in-form players, it changes your batting line-up. Our combinations have been disturbed. We have to try and cover that up and we have the batters who can do that,
Haris Rauf,
Injuries have disturbed batting combinations, says Haris Rauf
“ It is to a great extent due to the fact that the bat face opens up, same thing happens when, when he's playing against the quicks in Australia. The bat face opening up, looking to play through the…
Sunil Gavaskar,
Virat Kohli getting out to same type of bowling is a concern: Sunil…
“ We take the learnings from this game and look to gear up for what we need to do against Australia,
Temba Bavuma,
Who said what after Ryan Rickelton, pacers help South Africa thrash…
“ Certain players have their strength in certain formats. And if one format doesn’t go well, doesn’t mean that the other format will be the same. And it’s there for all of us to see what happened in…
Rohit Sharma,
A natural fit: Gill’s chance to show his time has come
“ No doubt, it will boost our confidence. We have beaten India here in back-to-back years. We will try and repeat the good things from those games and try and beat India. I hope it's a good match,
Haris Rauf,
Haris Rauf digs old wounds of India before Champions Trophy clash:…
“ Dropped catches can happen but a dropped catch on a hattrick ball will be remembered for a long time,
Sunil Gavaskar,
"Rohit Giving Gaalis To...": Gavaskar Decodes Star's 'Hat-Trick…
“ He (Rohit) is giving gaalis (expletives) to himself. He's still unhappy,
Sunil Gavaskar,
"Rohit Giving Gaalis To...": Gavaskar Decodes Star's 'Hat-Trick…
“ I certainly believe that slower bowlers, leggies, have given him some sort of discomfort. He needs to come up with some plan against leggies. He needs to find a way to convert those dot balls into…
Harbhajan Singh,
Why is Virat Kohli struggling against spin? Harbhajan Singh explains
“ Virat, the great batter that he is, will have to address himself because, I think in a sense he's in his head a little bit. It feels like that from the outside. It feels like he's looking to middle…
Robin Uthappa,
Virat Kohli more worried about middling the ball instead of scoring:…