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Champions Trophy 2025: Century Spree as Batters Dominate

Arijit Bose
Champions Trophy 2025, cricket, centuries, batters, records, New Zealand, India, Bangladesh, South Africa, Australia, England, Pakistan, Virat Kohli, Shubman Gill, Towhid Hridoy, Ryan Rickelton, Ben Duckett, Josh Inglis, Rachin Ravindra, Joe Root, semi-finals, high-scoring matches

Dubai: The 2025 ICC Champions Trophy has turned into a festival of centuries, with batters making the most of favorable conditions to dominate the competition. Already, eleven hundreds have been recorded this season, surpassing the previous best of ten tons set in 2002 and 2017. New Zealand’s Will Young and Tom Latham set the tone for the tournament in the opening match against Pakistan, each scoring a century to secure a triumphant start for the Black Caps. The second game saw Bangladesh’s Towhid Hridoy produce a sensational hundred against India’s…

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Raina: Kohli and Rohit’s Form Key to India’s Champions Trophy Success

Nistha Agrawal

(Mumbai): India has been placed in a challenging group with Pakistan, New Zealand, and Bangladesh for the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy, and former cricketer Suresh Raina believes the form of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma will be key to India’s chances. The tournament, set to begin on February 19 in Pakistan, will see India play all their matches in Dubai due to a hybrid model agreement. Raina, speaking to Star Sports, praised Rohit’s recent form post the 2023 ODI World Cup, noting his impressive strike rate of 119-120. Raina emphasized…

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