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
Method: Bumrah says he focuses on the process so that he can give his absolute best. | Photo Credit: EMMANUAL YOGINI It’s not for nothing Jasprit Bumrah is considered one of the finest fast bowlers in the world. Arguably among the most skilful pacers India has produced, Bumrah has made it a point to torment … Read more
Kolkata Knight Riders’ captain Ajinkya Rahane and Rajasthan Royals’ captain Riyan Parag during the toss before an Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 T20 cricket match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals. | Photo Credit: PTI Kolkata Knight Riders captain Ajinkya Rahane won the toss and elected to bat first against Rajasthan Royals in the … Read more
RCB’s Romario Shepherd plays a shot during the IPL 2025 match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) vs Chennai Super Kings (CSK). File | Photo Credit: Murali Kumar K Royal Challengers Bengaluru batter Romario Shepherd said he sensed confusion in Khaleel Ahmed’s thinking, which helped him execute his range-hitting plans effectively against the Chennai Super Kings … Read more
Rahane. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO: RITU RAJ KONWAR Kolkata Knight Riders all-rounder Rovman Powell said there was a good chance that captain and the side’s leading run-scorer Ajinkya Rahane would play in the IPL fixture against Rajasthan Royals at the Eden Gardens here on Sunday. “He (Rahane) has shown improvement over the last few … Read more
The Hindu Huddle will be held on May 9 and 10 in Bengaluru. Over the years, women’s cricket has become extremely popular in India. With pay parity, and the introduction of the Women’s Premier League, the game has been one of the major highlights of the women sports’ growth story in the country. In the … Read more
Punjab Kings assistant coach Brad Haddin is in awe of teenage sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi. | Photo Credit: SHASHI SHEKHAR KASHYAP For Brad Haddin, watching Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s stunning hundred felt like watching highlights. “The whole thing was highlights,” Punjab Kings’ assistant coach said here on Saturday. “You didn’t have to sit for a long time to … Read more
LSG will be eager for a special knock from skipper Pant. | Photo Credit: SHASHI SHEKHAR KASHYAP Dark clouds hung ominously for much of the day, and then it rained pretty heavily. The HPCA Stadium still looked pretty as a picture. “The first thing the players – especially the foreign ones – after reaching the … Read more
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) captain Rajat Patidar and Chennai Super Kings captain M S Dhoni, during toss ahead of the IPL 2025 match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB). | Photo Credit: MURALI KUMAR K Chennai Super Kings captain MS Dhoni won the toss and chose to bowl first against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in their Indian … Read more
Kolkata Knight Riders player Angkrish Raghuvanshi in action during the IPL T20 match against Punjab Kings at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium at New Chandigarh (Mullanpur) in Mohali District, on April 15, 2025. | Photo Credit: SHASHI SHEKHAR KASHYAP While impressing everyone with his consistency and flexibility in the Indian Premier League this … Read more
Failing to fire: Unadkat said the Sunrisers have lacked consistent contributions from multiple bowlers. | Photo Credit: VIJAY SONEJI Assessing Sunrisers Hyderabad’s lacklustre bowling overall in the IPL season so far, Jaydev Unadkat on Friday said the team has lacked consistent contributions from multiple bowlers in each game. He added Sunrisers have struggled with bowling … Read more
Sunrisers Hyderabad’s captain Pat Cummins, right, and Sunrisers Hyderabad’s Nitish Kumar Reddy, third right, congratulates Gujarat Titans players after Gujarat Titans won against them during the Indian Premier League cricket match at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, India, Friday, May 2, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Assessing Sunrisers Hyderabad’s lacklustre bowling overall in the ongoing … Read more
Gujarat Titans Sai Sudharsan in action during the IPL 2025 match against Sunrisers Hyderabad at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, on May 2, 2025. | Photo Credit: Vijay Soneji Gujarat Titans opener B. Sai Sudharsan continued his red-hot form in the Indian Premier League to lead the Orange Cap race for IPL’s top scorer and … Read more
Pakistan’s captain Babar Azam along with Mohammad Rizwan. | Photo Credit: K.R. Deepak India on Friday (May 2, 2025) blocked Instagram accounts of leading current and former Pakistani cricketers including Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan and Wasim Akram, intensifying its digital crackdown on influential personalities across the border in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack. … Read more
