DURBAN: Hosts South Africa named a provisional squad of 20 players for the ICC Champions Trophy tournament to be held from September 22 t0 October 5.
Cricket South Africa selection committee convenor Mike Proctor said the squad would be trimmed to the final 15 prior to the start of the tournament.
The squad comprises 15 players who [...]

Aware that the Champions Trophy is gradually losing its relevance, the ICC on Monday said it had plans to “rejuvenate and re-brand” the tournament which features the top-eight one-day teams.
Several former cricketers have ridiculed the biennial event with Australian spin legend Shane Warne calling it a “joke”.
Other cricketers argue that the tournament is no longer [...]

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Sunday paved the way for Mohammad Asif’s comeback in the national team for the Champions Trophy later this year after fining the controversial fast bowler Rs 1 million for his involvement in a drug case in Dubai.
The PCB said it had fined Asif on the recommendations of a three-member [...]

India opener Virender Sehwag could miss the Champions Trophy beginning September 24 as he would be out of action for 12-16 weeks following a surgery on his shoulder.
Sehwag, who was ruled out of the Twenty20 World Cup without playing a single match, went under the knife on June 11 and will be under the observation [...]