Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s Virat Kohli and the team’s Director of Cricket Mo Bobat. (PTI Photo) BENGALURU: A week can feel like a reset button in a long tournament. For Royal Challengers Bengaluru, that pause may have come at just the right time. After a rare stumble at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium this season, RCB are…
BENGALURU: Friday’s IPL clash at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium brings together two captains on opposite arcs. Rajat Patidar, who had only limited leadership experience on the domestic circuit before being handed the RCB captain’s job last season, has turned into the defending champions’ most explosive batter and a steady hand in a high-pressure campaign.In contrast,…
BENGALURU: Towering power-hitter Tim David had a watershed 2025. He began the year by clinching the Big Bash League title with the Hobart Hurricanes before moving to India to be part of RCB’s maiden IPL triumph. Then, in Australia colours, he smashed a 37-ball century against the West Indies in Basseterre, the fastest T20I hundred…
Punjab Kings’ Marco Jansen (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: Marco Jansen’s evolution as a cricketer is one of the standout stories over the last year and a half. Besides his impactful cameos with the bat down the order, he has consistently shouldered the responsibility with the ball for South Africa. In the IPL, he has come…
Sunrisers Hyderabad’s Praful Hinge (PTI Photo) HYDERABAD: Praful Hinge, the 24-year-old Sunrisers Hyderabad pacer, became an overnight sensation after his performance against Rajasthan Royals. He set the tone with a wicket off his second ball — that of teen wonder Vaibhav Sooryavanshi — and scalped two more in the over.Despite the dream debut, he says…
MS Dhoni (BCCI/IPL Photo) NEW DELHI: Chennai Super Kings (CSK) fans are still waiting to see MS Dhoni play in IPL 2026, even though he has been regularly training with the team. The veteran wicketkeeper-batter, who was ruled out initially due to a calf injury, has now missed close to a month of action. While…
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) players took the field wearing black armbands in their IPL 2026 match against Mumbai Indians (MI) on Thursday.CSK and MI came face to face for the first time in IPL 2026. The much-awaited game, dubbed as the ‘El Classico’, entered a new phase as it is the first IPL match without…
Chennai Super Kings batter Sanju Samson struck his fifth Indian Premier League (IPL) century on Thursday during his team’s IPL 2026 match vs Mumbai Indians on Thursday at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium. Sanju Samson completed his century on the last ball of the innings with a four off Krish Bhagat’s bowl. That was his second century…
Rajasthan Royals all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja said he was happy after his performance against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) on Wednesday in IPL 2026 match, adding that it felt good to contribute to the win and receive the Player of the Match award, which he dedicated to his wife Rivaba Jadeja.He said the pitch was not easy…
Rohit Sharma (Pic credit: Mumbai Indians) As Mumbai Indians gear up to face Chennai Super Kings at the Wankhede Stadium on April 23, 2026, uncertainty surrounds the availability of Rohit Sharma, who is recovering from a hamstring injury.A decision on Rohit’s participation will be taken just before the toss, with the team management closely monitoring…