India all-rounder Shardul Thakur was spotted training at the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) raising speculation that he may join the franchise for the upcoming Indian Premier League season. Images on social media showed Shardul bowling during an open nets sessoin in an LSG training kit. The 33-year-old was unsold for the IPL 2025 mega auction. … Read more
Kolkata Knight Riders head coach Chandrakant Pandit believes the side’s two players, spinner Varun Chakaravarthy and pacer Harshit Rana, will benefit the franchise a lot with their confidence level sky-rocketing after playing for India and being a vital cog in helping the national side win the Champions Trophy. The Knights will begin their campaign with … Read more
Rajat Patidar was named Royal Challengers Bengaluru captain ahead of the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) season as the franchise continues to hunt for an elusive title. The 31-year-old is set to become the team’s eighth captain, and takes over the reins of the team from Faf du Plessis, who has moved to Delhi Capitals. … Read more
Punjab Kings has struggled to find a steady candidate to shoulder the weight of leadership over the years in the Indian Premier League (IPL). As a result, the franchise has been led by 16 captains in 17 seasons and hasn’t been able to make it to the playoffs since 2014. Ahead of the 2025 season, … Read more
Delhi Capitals named Axar Patel as its full-time skipper for the 2025 season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) after letting go of Rishabh Pant, who led the franchise last year. Axar, the 13th player to lead the Capitals in the league, had captained the team in one match, against Royal Challengers Bengaluru, last year. … Read more
All-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy is all set to join Sunrisers Hyderabad after recuperating from a side strain that kept him on the sidelines since January. PTI has learned that Nitish successfully completed all the fitness test routines, including the yo-yo test, at the BCCI Centre of Excellence, and the physios have given him a go-ahead. … Read more
Mumbai Indians pacer Jasprit Bumrah is set to miss the first few matches of the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) season, according to reports. Bumrah, who is recovering from a back injury, is likely to join the MI squad by April after missing the team’s first three matches, which are scheduled in March. However, Bumrah … Read more
The 2025 season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) will begin on March 22 with defending champion Kolkata Knight Riders taking on Royal Challengers Bengaluru at the Eden Gardens. Ahead of the tournament, a host of players have already pulled out of the competition, either due to injuries or personal reasons. Here is a look … Read more
Chennai Super Kings announced a collaboration with the Metropolitan Transport Corporation (Chennai) Limited (MTC) ahead of the upcoming Indian Premier League 2025 season to provide free bus tickets to fans travelling to home matches. For the second successive year, fans with tickets for Chennai Super Kings’ home matches can travel in MTC buses (non AC) … Read more
Jasprit Bumrah will miss the initial matches of IPL 2025 for Mumbai Indians (MI) as he continues recovering from a back injury that has sidelined him since January. Here is a timeline of the key developments. January 4, 2025 – Jasprit Bumrah suffers a stress-related lower back injury during the final Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test in … Read more