Fans mourn IPL pause, but stand with the Nation

Cheers to chants: Although the disappointment of the suspension was evident, fans at the Ekana stadium raised patriotic slogans. | PHOTO: SANDEEP SAXENA After the BCCI suspended the Indian Premier League in view of the heightened tensions between India and Pakistan, cricket fans who had assembled for Friday’s Royal Challengers Bengaluru – Lucknow Super Giants clash … Read more

From corridor of uncertainty to stability: tracing the growth of women’s cricket in India

(L to R) K.C. Vijaya Kumar, Sports Editor, The Hindu moderates the session with Shantha Rangaswamy, former and first captain of the Indian cricket team, Mithali Raj, India’s former cricket team captain and Shreyanka Patil, Indian cricketer. | Photo Credit: K. Bhagya Prakash Stars from three generations — Shantha Rangaswamy, Mithali Raj, and Shreyanka Patil … Read more

IPL 2025 suspended indefinitely amid escalating India-Pakistan tensions

IPL Trophy. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Indian Premier League (IPL) on Friday (May 9, 2025) was suspended indefinitely due to the escalating military confrontation between India and Pakistan. According to Chennai Super Kings MD, K.S. Viswanathan, the league has been suspended, and players are returning to their destinations. “It does not look … Read more

PCB shifts PSL to UAE amid India-Pakistan tensions

Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. File | Photo Credit: AP The Pakistan Cricket Board has shifted the remaining eight matches of its Pakistan Super League Twenty20 competition to the United Arab Emirates following rising tensions between India and Pakistan. The PCB confirmed the relocation to Dubai in a statement released early Friday (May 9, 2025), citing growing … Read more

IPL match between PBKS and DC called off amid blackout in Dharamsala

Spectators leave after the Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 cricket match between Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals was abandoned due to a significant technical failure at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamsala on May 8, 2025. | Photo Credit: AFP The IPL match between Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals here on Thursday (May … Read more

Rohit’s Test career — a selfless journey beyond the numbers

Were he that sort, Rohit Sharma would put his feet up on his first day as a former Test cricketer and reflect on a series of what ifs. What if he hadn’t rolled his ankle on the morning of his scheduled Test debut against South Africa in Nagpur in February 2010, a development that obliquely postponed his entry into … Read more

Urvil announces his arrival in blistering fashion

Chennai Super Kings’ replacement signing Urvil Patel meant business from the moment he walked into bat against Kolkata Knight Riders in Kolkata on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: K.R. DEEPAK Days after being snubbed at the IPL auction last year, Urvil Patel slammed the second-fastest hundred in T20s, reaching the landmark in 28 balls for Gujarat … Read more

Rohit Sharma’s iconic career-defining knocks

Rohit Sharma. File | Photo Credit: AP The Indian skipper and batter Rohit Sharma called time on his 11-year-long Test career after recent struggles in batting and leadership ahead of the England tour in June, which will kickstart India’s ICC World Test Championship (WTC) 2025-27 campaign. The up-and-down nature of Rohit’s career, his evolution from … Read more

Noor, Brevis star as CSK dents KKR’s hopes 

Dewald Brevis’ half-century was the highlight of CSK’s win over KKR in an IPL match in Kolkata on May 7, 2025. | Photo Credit: K.R. Deepak Chennai Super Kings rode on Dewald Brevis’ magnificent half-century and Noor Ahamad’s brilliant four-wicket haul to record a come-from-behind two-wicket win over Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier … Read more

T20 Mumbai League auction | Ankolekar the most expensive buy

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

In pictures: Rohit Sharma hangs his boots from Tests

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

Ticket sales – The Hindu

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

IPL teenagers and standard-bearers are going back to the basics

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

Badoni — a Super Giant in Lucknow’s middle-order

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 named TN senior men’s team coach

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