Cricket

Hardik Pandya instructing Rohit Sharma to field on boundary rope© X (Twitter) The change of guard at Mumbai Indians came to the fore as the franchise took on Gujarat Titans in their opening match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 season. Hardik Pandya took over the reins from Rohit Sharma, leading the 5-time champions

An inexplicable batting strategy by Mumbai Indians at the death saw Shubman Gill make an auspicious debut as Gujarat Titans captain with a thrilling six-run victory in their opening IPL game in Ahmedabad on Sunday. Jasprit Bumrah (3/14) was at his absolute best in his first IPL game in two years, firing in his express

Following his side’s four run win over Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in their Indian Premier League (IPL) match, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) all-rounder Andre Russell said that pacer Harshit Rana wanted the last over and lauded the young pacer for coming back well after conceding a six while defending 13 runs in the final over. Despite

After losing the last ball thriller against Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024, SunRisers Hyderabad skipper Pat Cummins backed his team and said that they performed really well in the match. An explosive half-century by Andre Russell helped the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) edge past Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) by four runs

Harshit Rana’s resilience in the final over and Andre Russel’s muscling fifty helped Kolkata Knight Riders survive Heinrich Klaasen’s six-hitting spree and score a thrilling four-run victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad in their IPL match on Saturday. Klaassen almost turned the match on its head with a 29-ball 63 in which he moussed eight sixes without

Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar has complimented former Indian skipper MS Dhoni, saying that he is “intuitive, instinctive” and makes right decisions and recalled that he had in 2007 recommended a young MSD to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for leading India. Dhoni has led Chennai Super Kings (CSK) to five IPL

IPL 2024: File photo of Sunil Gavaskar© Twitter The start to IPL 2024 was a forgettable one for Royal Challengers Bengaluru. The star-studded side slumped to a six-wicket loss to Chennai Super Kings at the Ruturaj Gaikwad-led side’s home ground. Batting first, RCB encountered a top-order collapse before Dinesh Karthik and Anuj Rawat stitched a

Mustafizur Rahman set it up with his bagful of cerebral variations before Ravindra Jadeja and Shivam Dube got the job done with their superlative finishing skills to script a comfortable six-wicket win for Chennai Super Kings over Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the IPL opener on Friday. CSK, who have not lost to RCB at home

File photo of Virat Kohli.© BCCI Royal Challengers Bangaluru star batter Virat Kohli on Friday achieved a massive feat in T20 cricket. He became the first Indian batter in T20 history to score 12000 runs. Kohli reached the milestone during RCB’s IPL 2024 game against Chennai Super Kings at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. With

MS Dhoni dropped the bomb on his and Chennai Super Kings fans as he announced the decision to leave captaincy ahead of the start of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 season on Thursday. The decision allowed Ruturaj Gaikwad to take up the leadership role. While it was on the eve of the the IPL

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) star MS Dhoni was seen batting in the nets ahead of their Indian Premier League (IPL) opener against the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB). Dhoni took on the CSK bowlers in the practice session at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Tuesday. In a viral video, Dhoni was seen hitting boundaries

MS Dhoni (L) and Rohit Sharma© BCCI It was the “end of an era” as MS Dhoni stepped down as the Chennai Super Kings captain and he was replaced by Ruturaj Gaikwad for the IPL 2024 season. The announcement came on Thursday just after the captains’ meet ahead of the opening match between CSK and

Indian cricket these days is all about young guns. From Yashasvi Jaiswal to Dhruv Jurel to Sarfaraz Khan, it seems the world is for the Indian youngsters to take. It was visible in the India vs England Test series where the aforementioned players performed to take the Indian cricket team to a 4-1 win over

Mumbai Indians on Wednesday named uncapped South African medium-pacer Kwena Maphaka as injured Sri Lankan pacer Dilshan Madushanka’s replacement for the upcoming IPL season. The 23-year-old Lankan pacer suffered a hamstring injury in the just-concluded ODI series in Bangladesh, which the visitors lost 1-2. Madushanka was roped in by MI during the IPL Auction ahead

Star batter Virat Kohli on Tuesday hoped to emulate the Royal Challengers Bengaluru women’s WPL winning feat and add the IPL trophy to the team’s cabinet in the upcoming edition of the league, starting from March 22. The Royal Challengers defeated Delhi Capitals on Sunday to clinch the Women’s Premier League in the second edition

Returning to “IPL circus” after almost a decade, Australian left-arm pacer Mitchell Starc bowled with the new ball, and took some hits from Rinku Singh at the death during Kolkata Knight Riders’ second warm-up match at Eden Gardens on Tuesday. The Aussie, who last played in the IPL for Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2014 and

Vinay Kumar at the RCB Unbox event.© Twitter Former India pacer Vinay Kumar was inducted into the Royal Challengers Bengaluru Hall of Fame during the RCB Unbox event on Tuesday. Vinay joins the elite company of RCB icons Chris Gayle and AB de Villiers. “Formidable cricketer, Our third-highest wicket-taker. We’re celebrating Namma Vinay Kumar as

Mustafizur Rahman being stretchered off the pitch© AFP Bangladesh cricket team fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman took to social media to provide a crucial injury update ahead of the Indian Premier League 2024. Mustafizur, who was bought for Rs 2 crore by Chennai Super Kings, had to be stretchered off the pitch during the third ODI