Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) skipper Rajat Patidar and Sunrisers Hyderabad captain Pat Cummins have been fined for their respective teams’ slow over-rate during their Indian Premier League match here. While Cummins was fined Rs 12 lakh as it was his team’s first offence of the season under the IPL’s Code of Conduct, Patidar was docked … Read more
Indian Premier League (IPL) side Mumbai Indians has picked English wicketkeeper-batter Jonny Bairstow to replace all-rounder Will Jacks for the remainder of the ongoing season. Apart from Bairstow, Charith Asalanka and Richard Gleeson will replace Corbin Bosch and Ryan Rickelton, who will leave for national duties. England international Bairstow was an integral part of the … Read more
IPL 2025: Punjab Kings Shift to Dharamsala, Host LSG in Crucial Playoff Clash Punjab Kings should be looking to make the most out of the home advantage, with the league in its business end. They are very much in the race for the Playoffs, having won six of their 10 games.
Chennai Super Kings head coach Stephen Fleming backed pacer Khaleel Ahmed to the hilt despite leaking 33 runs in the 19th over, but said they will be exploring more options going forward in the Indian Premier League. CSK skipper MS Dhoni turned to Khaleel despite the impressive Anshul Kamboj (3-0-25-0) having one over remaining, but … Read more
Punjab Kings (PBKS) skipper Shreyas Iyer has been fined after his team maintained a slow over-rate during its four-wicket win over Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in an IPL 2025 match at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Wednesday. “As this was his team’s first offence of the season under Article 2.22 of the IPL … Read more
Praising Noor Ahmad for his thrifty spell (4-0-13-0) in Chennai Super Kings’ (CSK) five-wicket win over Lucknow Super Giants on Monday, CSK bowling consultant Eric Simons added that the spinner’s “fantastic asset” is that he’s tough to read. “When you’ve gone for only 13 in four overs, in a game like this, that sets up … Read more
From scoring a Test triple ton for India in 2016 to falling out of favour in Karnataka’s domestic set-up in 2022, Karun Nair’s career has had a stark mix of dizzying highs and dispiriting lows. The disappointments could have made a lesser player fade into oblivion, but the 33-year-old has persisted and taken the “one … Read more
In the days leading up to the clash with Punjab Kings, officials at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium sought divine intervention to end Sunrisers Hyderabad’s run of four defeats on the trot. The higher powers seemingly answered those prayers, as SRH beat the Kings by eight wickets on Saturday. Among the 36,000-plus crowd was Lady … Read more
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) veteran Mahendra Singh Dhoni has surprised fans by batting lower than usual in this year’s Indian Premier League (IPL), but head coach Stephen Fleming says it’s a calculated decision to manage the 43-year-old’s fitness. Dhoni, known for his finishing prowess, batted at number nine in CSK’s 50-run loss to Royal Challengers … Read more
DC: Axar Patel (c), KL Rahul, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Karun Nair, Abhishek Porel, Tristian Stubbs, Kuldeep Yadav, T Natarajan, Mitchell Starc, Sameer Rizvi, Ashutosh Sharma, Mohit Sharma, Faf du Plessis, Mukesh Kumar, Darshan Nalkande, Vipraj Nigam, Dushmanta Chameera, Donovan Ferreira, Ajay Mandal, Manvanth Kumar, Tripurana Vijay, Madhav Tiwari. SRH: Pat Cummins (c), Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, … Read more