The annual cricket extravaganza the Indian Premier League (IPL) has proved to be a golden-egg-laying goose for the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), contributing over 59 per cent of its revenue in FY24, according to a report by Rediffusion. Experts say the Board can take it further still by branching outside India. … Read more
Indian Premier League cricket franchise Rajasthan Royals’ majority owner on Wednesday accused his former co-owner of trying to blackmail him by alleging he was defrauded out of his minority stake in the club. London-based venture capitalist Manoj Badale and his company Emerging Media Ventures are suing businessman Raj Kundra at London’s High Court for allegedly … Read more
In a big boost to Royal Challengers Bengaluru, pace spearhead Josh Hazlewood was named in the Playing XI for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 Qualifier 1 against Punjab Kings in Mullanpur on Thursday. Hazlewood was named in the Playing XI in place of Nuwan Thushara, who picked one for 26 from his four overs … Read more
Yuzvendra Chahal continued to be sidelined in the ongoing edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) as he was not named in Punjab Kings’ Playing XI for Qualifier 1 against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Mullanpur on Thursday. Chahal, who last played against Rajasthan Royals on May 18, is reportedly nursing a wrist injury that has … Read more
GT vs MI: Get all the updates, commentary and highlights from the Eliminator between Gujarat Titans and Mumbai Indians in Mullanpur on May 30.
Batting 1st: Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh, Shreyas Iyer (c), Josh Inglis (wk), Nehal Wadhera, Marcus Stoinis, Shashank Singh, Marco Jansen, Harpreet Brar, Arshdeep Singh, Xavier Bartlett. Bowling 1st: Priyansh Arya, Shreyas Iyer (c), Josh Inglis (wk), Nehal Wadhera, Azmatullah Omarzai, Shashank Singh, Marco Jansen, Harpreet Brar, Arshdeep Singh, Xavier Bartlett, Yuzvendra Chahal. Impact Player Options: … Read more
The 2025 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) shattered viewership records as it reached a billion viewers across television and digital while also registering a cumulative watch-time of over 840 billion minutes. On linear television, Star Sports recorded 456 billion minutes of watch-time, while JioHotstar registered 384.6 billion minutes, with over 23.1 billion views. … Read more
Shreyas Iyer delivered a career-defining performance in the IPL 2025 Qualifier 2, blasting an unbeaten 87 off just 41 balls to steer Punjab Kings to a thrilling five-wicket win over Mumbai Indians and into the final. With this, Iyer made history as the first captain to lead three different franchises to the IPL final. Reacting … Read more
In a major setback to the police and the State government, the High Court of Karnataka on June 12 ordered the release on bail of four representatives of Royal Challengers Sports Private Limited (RCSPL) and DNA Networks Pvt. Ltd., who were arrested in the wee hours of June 6 in connection with the June 4 stampede outside M. … Read more
Head coach Ricky Ponting conceded that Punjab Kings lacked a little bit of experience in the middle-order while batting second in a high-intensity Indian Premier League (IPL) final against Royal Challengers Bengaluru but backed the team’s young players to come good in the future. PBKS’ impressive run in the IPL came to an end with … Read more