Suryakumar with MCA president Ajinkya Naik. | Photo Credit: special arrangement Youngsters Atharva Ankolekar and Musheer Khan were the highlights of the T20 Mumbai League auction as eight teams were involved in an intense bidding on Wednesday. While Eagle Thane Strikers roped in left-arm spin-bowling all-rounder Ankolekar for a whopping ₹16.25 lakh, Musheer and Sairaj … Read more
Security personnel at the HPCA Stadium on the eve of the IPL match between Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals at Dharamshala in Himachal Pradesh on Wednesday, May 07, 2025. | Photo Credit: R.V. MOORTHY With the Indian Armed Forces striking terror targets across the border, and airlines halting operations in some parts of northern India … Read more
Indian captain Rohit Sharma announced his retirement from Tests also on Wednesday (May 7, 2025). Earlier this year, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli announced their retirement from Twenty20 international immediately after India lifted their second T20 World Cup. Rohit Sharma made a smashing Test debut against the West Indies at Kolkata’s Eden Gardens in 2013 … Read more
File photo of Rohit Sharma. | Photo Credit: PTI Rohit Sharma on Wednesday (May 7, 2025) announced his retirement from Test cricket with immediate effect ending all speculations about his future in the longest format. The 38-year-old was India’s most prolific Test batter in the second half of his career, scoring 4301 runs in 67 … Read more
The online ticket sale for the IPL match between Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals, to be played at MAC Stadium on May 12 (7.30 p.m.), will begin at 10.15 a.m. on Thursday (May 8) on www.chennaisuperkings.com. Only two tickets will be issued per person. Entry gates will open at 5.30 p.m. on match day. … Read more
Champion shooter Sift Kaur Samra. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement World record holder Sift Kaur Samra is thrilled with her strong start to the season after winning the World Cup gold in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The 23-year-old 50m rifle three positions shooter, who won the Asian Games gold in Hangzhou, is also happy that Indian shooting … Read more
Clear vision: Cummins said the team was really happy with its composition. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement From the highs of a runner-up finish last season to getting eliminated from the playoffs race with three games left, Sunrisers Hyderabad has huffed and puffed its way through the 2025 IPL campaign. The attention now turns to … Read more
Harmanpreet Kaur and Smriti Mandhana. File | Photo Credit: Vijay Soneji South Africa won the toss and opted to bowl against India in a Women’s ODI Tri-Series match in Colombo on Wednesday (May 7, 2025). India has won two games and lost one, while South Africa has lost both their matches so far. Squads Indian … Read more
There were some spells of rain and lots of drama at the Wankhede Stadium. In the early hours of Wednesday (May 6, 2025), Gujarat Titans held its nerve and pulled off a three-wicket win against Mumbai Indians. Pursuing a target of 156, GT’s innings was interrupted by two rain breaks, and it required 15 runs … Read more
As the IPL turns 18 and grows into adulthood, it seems to have put away childish things. We are seeing the fourth generation in this rapidly-evolving format. Gone are the days of manic batting, artificially promoted excitement, silly team selection and Bollywood imperatives. Teams are more professional, better coached, and accept failure as an important … Read more
Behind the trio of Nicholas Pooran, Mitchell Marsh and Aiden Markram in the list of Lucknow Super Giants’ highest run-getters in this year’s IPL is a diminutive Indian batter who belongs to Delhi. Someone who honed his skills at the prestigious Sonnet Club in the national capital, and has his family’s roots in Uttarakhand. Rishabh … Read more
Senthilnathan. | Photo Credit: M. VEDHAN Former Tamil Nadu player and India under-19 captain M. Senthilnathan has been appointed head coach of the Tamil Nadu senior men’s team for the upcoming domestic season. Senthilnathan will be TN’s third head coach in as many years. He replaces former India pacer L. Balaji, who was at the … Read more
Vettori. | Photo Credit: KVS GIRI Now eliminated from the race to the playoffs in the ongoing edition of the Indian Premier League, Sunrisers Hyderabad head coach Daniel Vettori cited tough conditions as one of the team’s biggest challenges thus far. “I definitely didn’t say after every match I was backing an aggressive approach. I … Read more
Dangerman: KKR’s Pandit and Rahane will hope that Mhatre has a quiet outing on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: K.R. DEEPAK A resurgent Kolkata Knight Riders will look to continue its winning momentum and close its home run with another victory as it faces bottom-placed Chennai Super Kings in an IPL fixture at the Eden Gardens … Read more
Job at hand: Varun and Harshit Rana will have the task of keeping the CSK batters quiet. | Photo Credit: K.R. DEEPAK Kolkata Knight Riders head coach Chandrakant Pandit wants his players to focus on their own game in the event of the spectators rooting for visiting Chennai Super Kings and its iconic skipper M.S. … Read more
India will be eager to bounce back from their loss and confirm their spot in the final when they face a struggling South African side in the women’s Tri-series, in Colombo on Wednesday (May 6, 2025). Harmanpreet Kaur and her team saw their eight-match winning streak come to an end on Sunday (May 4) with … Read more
Sunrisers Hyderabad Coach Daniel Vettori during the practice session ahead of the IPL 2025 cricket match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Delhi Capitals at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad. | Photo Credit: K.V.S. Giri Sunrisers Hyderabad head coach Daniel Vettori felt the slow pitches on their home ground did not suit their free-scoring … Read more
The sun set on Sunrisers’ campaign on a day they dominated Capitals. | Photo Credit: K.V.S. GIRI Seven losses in 10 games, veterans exposed and the inexperienced faltering. Despite a slim mathematical chance to make the playoffs, it was all over for Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL 2025. With everything to play for, SRH strung together … Read more
Workers cover the ground with plastic sheets at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad after heavy rain lashed part of the city on Monday. | Photo Credit: K.V.S. GIRI Heavy rains lashed several parts of Hyderabad on Monday evening and night, disrupting normal life and leaving many commuters stranded while they were returning … Read more
Gujarat Titans’ Rashid Khan during a practice session ahead of the IPL match against Mumbai Indians. | Photo Credit: EMMANUAL YOGINI Another run-feast awaits when Mumbai Indians squares off against Gujarat Titans in an IPL match at the Wankhede Stadium on Tuesday. As the race for the play-offs intensifies, Mumbai Indians head coach Mahela Jayawardene confirmed that the … Read more
Indian team players winning the 3rd and Final ODI Cricket match against England. File | Photo Credit: Vijay Soneji Team India retained their top position in the ODIs and T20Is to extend their dominance in the white-ball formats but slipped a place to fourth spot in the Test format, in which Australia reigned supreme, in … Read more
Lucknow Super Giants captain Rishabh Pant at a practice session in Dharamshala | Photo Credit: Shashi Shekhar Kashyap Disappointed but not deflated, Lucknow Super Giants skipper Rishabh Pant is still dreaming of sneaking into the IPL play-offs as he believes his struggling side can turn things around in the remaining three games. Another poor batting … Read more
Punjab Kings’ captain Shreyas Iyer with coach Ricky Ponting. | Photo Credit: PTI A smart move it proved, sending Josh Inglis at No. 3 ahead of Shreyas Iyer, the captain who has been fantastic in that slot for Punjab Kings. Shortly after the Kings scored a 37-run victory against Lucknow Super Giants in the IPL at … Read more
KKR’s Varun Chakaravarthy celebrated with Moeen Ali after taking the wicket of RR’s Hasaranga at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on May 4, 2025. | Photo Credit: Ritu Raj Konwar Backing 37-year-old Andre Russell, the hero of Kolkata Knight Riders’ one-run win over Rajasthan Royal in the Indian Premier League at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata … Read more
Punjab Kings player Prabhsimran Singh in action during IPL T20 match PBKS and LSG at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh on May 04, 2025. | Photo Credit: Shashi Shekhar Kashyap Red was the dominant colour on this cold night at the foothills of the Himalayas. The gorgeous HPCA stadium’s aesthetically … Read more
Yuzvendra Chahal glided across the Chepauk outfield, his face bathed in a wide smile, and went sliding across the turf, striking a pose that is unique to him – lying on his left side, left elbow on the ground, right wrist on his right thigh. It had been three years since he had done that, … Read more
Sunrisers Hyderabad Travis Head and Delhi Capitals’ K.L. Rahul share a lighter moment during a practice session ahead of their IPL 2025 match at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad. | Photo Credit: K.V.S. GIRI Having entered the season as one of the title favourites, failure on all fronts has reduced Sunrisers Hyderabad … Read more
Umph factor: Shepherd, who had only played 10 IPL matches across three teams before this campaign, will be incredibly difficult to leave out now. | Photo Credit: K. MURALI KUMAR When Tim David is at the crease, conventional wisdom is to allow him maximum strike. But it seems Romario Shepherd is quite an independent thinker … Read more
Sri Lanka completed the chase with five balls to spare after slipping to 152 for four in the 33rd over. | Photo Credit: X/@OfficialSLC All-rounder Nilakshika Silva brought her years of experience to play during a counter-attacking 33-ball 56 as Sri Lanka humbled India by three wickets — their first win in seven years against … Read more
Punjab Kings’ Glenn Maxwell walks back to the pavilion after getting dismissed by Kolkata Knight Riders’ Varun Chakaravarthy during their IPL 2025 match, at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on May 2, 2025. | Photo Credit: ANI Punjab Kings have picked Australian all-rounder Mitch Owen as a replacement for the injured Glenn Maxwell, who was ruled … Read more