A little under a fortnight ago, the Indian Premier League turned 18. A fortnight prior to that, Vaibhav Suryavanshi celebrated his 14th birthday. Taken individually, those two sentences are unlikely to excite, merit even a second thought. So what, it happens, right? Events age, even kids grow older. But put them together in context, and … Read more
Suryavanshi. | Photo Credit: MOORTHY RV On the eve of its crucial IPL encounter against a resurgent Mumbai Indians, Rajasthan Royals skipper Riyan Parag credited young Vaibhav Suryanvanshi for lifting the team morale. “Firstly, I don’t want to focus too much on his age — he’s here because of his ability. Yes, 14 is very … Read more
Rajasthan Royals players get ready for the all-important clash. | Photo Credit: R.V. MOORTHY On Monday, Gujarat Titans bore the brunt of a Vaibhav Suryavanshi storm at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium. At just 14 years and 32 days, he made the cricketing world sit up and take notice. Displaying maturity beyond his age, Suryavanshi dismantled … Read more
Chennai Super Kings’ MS Dhoni shakes hands with Punjab Kings’ Shreyas Iyer during the toss before the match. | Photo Credit: Reuters Punjab Kings skipper Shreyas Iyer won the toss and elected to bowl against Chennai Super Kings in their Indian Premier League (IPL) match on Wednesday (April 30, 2025). Punjab Kings have replaced injured … Read more
The Delhi Golf Club (DGC) will host the $4 million DP World India Championship from October 16 to 19 this year. It will be the biggest prize money event in the country and marks the return of international golf to the DGC after 2016. The president of the Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI), Kapil … Read more
Maximum impact: Narine’s three-wicket burst was chiefly responsible for KKR’s 14-run win over DC. | Photo Credit: SHASHI SHEKHAR KASHYAP You would never have known from Sunil Narine’s characteristically deadpan countenance that he delivered a match-winning performance on Tuesday night. Or indeed that he accomplished a significant milestone in his T20 career. By snaffling three … Read more
File picture of Gujarat Titans’s Rashid Khan playing with the IPL robot dog Champak at Eden Gardens in Kolkata | Photo Credit: Ritu Raj Konwar The Delhi High Court on Wednesday (April 30, 2025) sought the Board of Control for Cricket in India’s response on a plea by renowned children’s magazine Champak that alleged trademark … Read more
Cricket Kenya is all set to start its own franchise-based league, CKT20, in September to revive the sport in which the country had done reasonably well in the past, including reaching the semi-final of the ODI World Cup in 2003. The first season of the league will be an intense 25-day showdown to be contested … Read more
Spinner Sneh Rana grabbed three wickets in a single over for her maiden five-wicket haul in WODIs while Pratika Rawal excelled with a well-crafted fifty to shape India’s 15-run win over South Africa in the Women’s Tri-series here Tuesday. Rawal continued her rich vein of form with a measured 78 off 91 balls, helping India … Read more
There is still life in Kolkata Knight Riders’ IPL title defence. With just three wins in nine matches before Tuesday (April 29, 2025), KKR came into this fixture against Delhi Capitals at the Arun Jaitley Stadium desperately needing to get over the line. The visiting team did just that by clinching a 14-run win that … Read more
Rajasthan Royals player Vaibhav Suryavanshi during the IPL T20 match against Gujarat Titans at the Sawai Man Singh Stadium in Jaipur on Monday , April 28 2025. | Photo Credit: R.V. MOORTHY For half a century, Samastipur in Bihar was best known for the bomb blast that killed India’s then Railway minister. Now a 14-year-old, … Read more
Exuberant lot: Skipper Shreyas will have high hopes from young gun Priyansh. | Photo Credit: M. VEDHAN Chennai Super Kings has been a gracious host to visiting teams in IPL 2025, having lost the last four matches in its backyard at the MAC Stadium. But despite its nightmarish run, passionate fans have turned up and … Read more
Mike Hussey has a word with Rahul Tripathi. | Photo Credit: EMMANUAL YOGINI Chennai Super Kings has had an eminently forgettable time, logging just two victories thus far in IPL 2025 but its batting coach Mike Hussey asserted the main focus is to win the remaining matches. Hussey said that this season was different in … Read more
Zhu Jiner, left, beat Divya Deshmukh to move back into lead after the penultimate round of the FIDE Women’s Grand Prix at Pune. | Photo Credit: P.K. Ajith Kumar PUNE After her terrible loss to Koneru Humpy, Zhu Jiner showed her resilience and class to post a badly-needed win that has rekindled her hopes of … Read more
Suryakumar Yadav has been in fine form for Mumbai Indians in IPL 2025. | Photo Credit: EMMANUAL YOGINI Suryakumar Yadav, India’s T20I captain, and former Test captain Ajinkya Rahane lead the pack of eight icon players for the third edition of the T20 Mumbai, to be played at the Wankhede Stadium from May 26. The … Read more
Rajasthan Royals’ Vaibhav Suryavanshi celebrates after becoming the youngest player to score an IPL century. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Bihar Chief Minister (CM) Nitish Kumar on Tuesday (April 29, 2025) lauded 14-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi for becoming the youngest-ever centurion in T20 cricket, and announced a cash reward of ₹10 lakh for his stellar performance. … Read more
Sai Sudharshan admitted Suryavanshi was fantastic to watch. | Photo Credit: Reuters At the half-way mark of the IPL encounter at the Sawai Mansigh Stadium on Monday (April 28, 2025) night, B. Sai Sudharsan may have felt he had done his bit. He had claimed back the orange cap from Virat Kohli, played another fine … Read more
It’s not easy for a young up-and-comer to make an impression in a team stacked with superstars. But N. Sree Charani did just that in the recently concluded iteration of the Women’s Premier League, where she represented runner-up Delhi Capitals. The 20-year-old left-arm spinner featured in crucial games against Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Mumbai Indians … Read more
Suryavanshi en route his dazzling hundred. | Photo Credit: R.V. Moorthy Not since Sachin Tendulkar smashed Abdul Qadir for four sixes in an over in an exhibition match against Pakistan, way back in 1989, has many teenaged batters caused as much excitement as Vaibhav Suryavanshi did on a manic Monday night here at the Sawai … Read more
Some nights are magical. So magical, they defy belief. Monday was one such night. It was a starless night, though. But that didn’t matter. One of the potential superstars of cricket lit up the Sawai Mansigh Stadium, and well beyond. Vaibhav Suryavanshi played one of the most stunning knocks in the history of the IPL … Read more
Rajasthan Royals’ Vaibhav Suryavanshi celebrates after scoring a century during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Rajasthan Royals and Gujarat Titans at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur, India, on April 28, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Rajasthan Royals’ newest batting sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi created history on Monday when he became the youngest batter ever … Read more
KKR players Varun Chakravarthy and Rinku Singh during a practice session ahead of the IPL match against Delhi Capitals in New Delhi on Monday. | Photo Credit: SHASHI SHEKHAR KASHYAP An hour before Kolkata Knight Riders’ practice session was officially scheduled to begin at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Monday, Sunil Narine and Varun Chakaravarthy … Read more
The Maharashtra Cricket Association will start its own cricket academy modelled on the Centre of Excellence (erstwhile NCA) based in Bengaluru and will also come up with ‘regional centres’, says president Rohit Pawar. The MCA will start with a financial assistance of ₹75 lakhs each for six district cricket associations and similar support will be … Read more
Top show: Simranpreet, champion Sun, and Yao on the podium. | Photo Credit: ISSF The 25 sports pistol gold eluded the grasp of Simranpreet Kaur Brar by one point as she fought hard against qualification topper Sun Jujie (585) of China in the Shooting World Cup that concluded in Lima, Peru, on Monday. The 20-year-old … Read more
In the prime of his playing career, Kevin Pietersen relished the centre-stage. Eyes would be transfixed on the England batting stalwart as he plonked his front foot down the pitch and took on all types of bowlers. He was the inventor of the switch hit, a shot that has become a matter of convention for the contemporary batter. When Delhi Capitals brought Pietersen on board as mentor … Read more
K.L. Rahul is best placed to bat at number four and keep wickets for India in next year’s Twenty20 (T20) World Cup, believes Delhi Capitals mentor Kevin Pietersen. With his intent in the shortest format being questioned in the past, Rahul has tweaked his approach to be the leading run-getter for Delhi Capitals’ this … Read more
Before Sunday (April 27, 2025), Krunal Pandya had batted in just four of nine matches for Royal Challengers Bengaluru in this year’s IPL and scored 24 runs off 28 balls. He made up for his lack of runs and batting opportunities in the earlier matches by coming to the fore against Delhi Capitals at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. Chasing 163, … Read more
Having whipped a full toss from Yash Dayal nonchalantly behind square, he followed the path of the ball unblinkingly, knowing from the moment it made contact with the bat where it was headed. Still, typical of the man, he waited for confirmation. As the ball screamed over the boundary buntings, over the fence and into the stands … Read more
Gujarat Titans captain Shubman Gill with coach Ashish Nehra at practice session on the eve of the IPL match against Rajasthan Royals in Jaipur. | Photo Credit: R.V. MOORTHY Even the most loyal of Rajasthan Royals’ fans would concede the show hasn’t been quite royal this season by the franchise. Gujarat Titans, though, has lived … Read more
GT batter M. Shahrukh Khan says the team was fortunate to pick up Jos Buttler from the auction. | Photo Credit: RITU RAJ KONWAR He has faced just 39 balls in the eight games he has played. In three of those matches, he didn’t have to take the trouble of striding to the middle. M. … Read more