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  Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Mohsin Naqvi has expressed his heartfelt gratitude to all those involved in the successful hosting of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, marking a significant achievement for Pakistan in international cricket. In a message posted on his official X (formerly Twitter) account, Naqvi praised the tireless efforts of the PCB team, law enforcement agencies, provincial governments, ICC officials, and the participating teams for their roles in ensuring the tournament’s smooth execution. “I would like to extend my heartfelt gratitude to the dedicated PCB team, the vigilant law enforcement agencies, the supportive provincial governments, the esteemed ICC officials, and all the phenomenal participating cricket teams that traveled to Pakistan for the Champions Trophy 2025,” Naqvi wrote. “Your relentless efforts made it possible for us to hold the Champions Trophy 2025 seamlessly and turn it into a remarkable success story.” Mohsin Naqvi also emphas...

DC bagged Brook for Rs 6.25 crore during the IPL 2025 mega auction. Any foreign player who voluntarily withdraws after being picked at the auction-unless due to injury-faces suspension from the IPL Harry Brook  has pulled out of his IPL deal with Delhi Capitals (DC) for the second season running. As a consequence, he could face a  two-year ban  from the competition. ESPNcricinfo has learned that Brook's decision to pull out was conveyed by ECB officials to the BCCI last week, and then relayed to DC, who had bought Brook for INR 6.25 crore (£590,000) at the IPL mega auction last November. There is no official line on the development yet from the IPL, but Brook posted on social media* that he needed "time to recharge after the busiest period in my career to date". He is considered a frontrunner to replace Jos Buttler as England's white-ball captain following their group-stage elimination at the Champions Trophy, and, as an all-formats player with 18 months ye...

  The series will be played from April 27 to May 11 in Colombo Sri Lanka, India and South Africa are set to play a women's ODI tri-series in April and May in Sri Lanka, SLC announced on Thursday. This tri-series was not originally part of the women's Future Tours Programme (FTP). All seven matches of the series will be day games, played at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo from April 27 to May 11. Each team will play the others twice - making it four matches per team - before the top two teams play the final. The series will start with hosts Sri Lanka taking on India. The Sri Lanka team is currently on a  white-ball tour of New Zealand  while most of India's players are participating in  the WPL  at home. Some South African players are also at the WPL. Until this tri-series was announced, South Africa's next international assignment was due to be a tour of the West Indies in June. This tri-series will give the three teams extra prep time in the lead u...