Rahul Dravid is the surprise inclusion among India’s probables for the ICC Champions Trophy in September this year. The selectors picked a longlist of 30 players for the tournament, to be held in South Africa, including Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag and Zaheer Khan.
Dravid played his last ODI in October 2007 against Australia in Nagpur, where [...]

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 [...]