IPL 2025 | Chahal — slight of frame, big of heart

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

PBKS replace injured Maxwell with Australian all-rounder Mitch Owen

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

IPL 2025 | I do not fear any batter: Mumbai Indians’ Bumrah

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

IPL 2025 RCB vs CSK: I saw bowler’s body language, he was confused: RCB’s Shepherd on assault on CSK’s Khaleel

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

Brad Haddin and David Miller praise Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s IPL performance, highlighting his talent and potential for the future.

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

IPL | Raghuvanshi now sets his sights on doing well in red ball cricket

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

Sunrisers Hyderabad’ – The Hindu

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

IPL 2025: SRH’s Unadkat cites lack of ‘bowling partnership’ in loss against GT

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

Instagram accounts of Babar Azam, Rizwan and many other Pakistani cricketers blocked in India

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

IPL | Hussey strikes defiant note, says CSK need not panic

RCB’s Devdutt Padikkal at a training session ahead of the IPL 2025 match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Chennai Super Kings, at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, in Bengaluru on May 02, 2025. | Photo Credit: K. MURALI KUMAR The Indian Premier League has always prided itself for being supremely competitive, with closely bunched teams jostling … Read more

IPL | An RCB vs. CSK derby beckons with surprisingly low stakes

RCB’s Virat Kohli at a training session ahead of the IPL 2025 match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Chennai Super Kings at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, in Bengaluru on May 02, 2025. | Photo Credit: K. MURALI KUMAR It is not often that Chennai Super Kings visits Royal Challengers Bengaluru with the stakes this low. … Read more

England bans transgender women from playing women’s cricket

Transgender women are to be banned outright from women’s and girls’ cricket in England and Wales. File | Photo Credit: Getty Images Transgender women are to be banned outright from women’s and girls’ cricket in England and Wales. The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said on Friday (May 2, 2025) that it had updated … Read more

Would love to be back in the Indian set-up again: Rahane

Ajinkya Rahane says he has been adapting to situations in T20 cricket. | Photo Credit: EMMANUAL YOGINI A month away from his 37th birthday, Ajinkya Rahane still has the fire in his belly to play for India again. Rahane, a former Test captain who led the country to an unbelievable series win against Australia five years … Read more

KCA suspends Sreesanth for three years over remarks in Sanju Samson row

S. Sreesanth is currently a co-owner of Kollam Aeries, a franchise team in the Kerala Cricket League. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Kerala Cricket Association (KCA) has suspended former India pacer S. Sreesanth for three years for allegedly making false and derogatory statements against it in connection with the controversy surrounding Sanju Samson’s … Read more

Virat Kohli says Silambarasan TR’s ‘Nee Singam Dhan’ is his current favourite, fans wonder if STR could play him in a biopic

Virat Kohli, showing ‘Nee Singam Dhaan’ playing on his mobile; Silambarasan TR | Photo Credit: @RCBTweets/X and Special Arrangement Cricketing superstar and one of the best Indian batsmen of all time, Virat Kohli, on Thursday (May 1), won the hearts of Tamil star Silambarasan TR and Oscar-winning composer AR Rahman’s fans. Currently spearheading the Royal … Read more

IPL 2025 | Gill-Sai Sudharsan combo: calm and consistent

The pillars: Sai Sudharsan and Gill will be Titans’ strongest hope for another title run. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR When Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan walk out, casually practising their strokes, their every movement speaks volumes about their calmness and confidence. They go about winning hearts in the stands and planting … Read more