Jos Buttler has settled nicely into the No.3 slot, according to GT assistant coach Parthiv Patel | Photo Credit: VIJAY SONEJI How Jos Buttler would fare against the team he played for the last seven seasons with distinction was going to be one of the sub-plots in Wednesday’s IPL encounter. He did alright, scoring 36 … Read more
CSK batter MS Dhoni walks to bat as skipper R Gaikwad leaves after his dismissal. File | Photo Credit: PTI Chennai Super Kings were dealt a severe blow as regular skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad was ruled out of the IPL due to an elbow fracture with Mahendra Singh Dhoni to once again take charge of the … Read more
Saptak Talwar receives the winner’s trophy from Pranav Adani in the presence of PGTI president Kapil Dev. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Local resident Saptak Talwar came up with a flawless fourth round score of five-under 67 to win his maiden title with an overall 13-under 275 in the Rs. 1.5 crore Adani invitational golf … Read more
At 2028 Los Angeles Games, cricket will be played in the T20 format, with six teams competing in both the men’s and women’s competitions. (Representational image) | Photo Credit: Getty Images Cricket will feature six teams battling for top honours when the sport returns to the Olympics at the 2028 Los Angeles Games after a … Read more
A beleaguered Chennai Super Kings will have their task cut out against Kolkata Knight Riders as they look to break a frustrating run of defeats in front of their loyal but success-deprived supporters in the ongoing Indian Premier League in Chennai on Friday (April 11, 2025). Heading into the critical game, in which a loss … Read more
Rajasthan Royals’ captain Sanju Samson and Gujarat Titans’ captain Shubman Gill shake hands before the Indian Premier League cricket match between Gujarat Titans and Rajasthan Royals at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedaba(AP Photo/Ajit Solanki) | Photo Credit: AP Rajasthan Royals skipper Sanju Samson has been asked to pay a hefty fine of ₹24 lakh after … Read more
The follies of a one-trick pony: Sunrisers and their freefall
Union Minister of Youth Affairs & Sports, Mansukh Mandaviya. | Photo Credit: ANI The seventh edition of the Khelo India Youth Games will be staged in five cities of Bihar from May 4 to 15. Quite excited about Khelo India Games shaping into a strong foundation of Indian sports, the Union Sports Minister, Mansukh Mandaviya, … Read more
Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s Virat Kohli celebrates the dismissal of Mumbai Indians’ Tilak Verma during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bengaluru at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, India, Monday, April 7, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Royal Challengers Bengaluru takes on Delhi Capitals in a battle between form sides at … Read more
Gujarat Titans’ captain Shubman Gill and Rajasthan Royals’ captain Sanju Samson during the toss before an Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 T20 cricket match between Gujarat Titans and Rajasthan Royals at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Wednesday, April 9, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI Rajasthan Royals skipper Sanju Samson won the toss and … Read more
Priyansh Arya’s attack approach brought him rich rewards in the match against Chennai Super Kings. | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR Priyansh Arya waltzed from 80 to 102 in the space of four deliveries against Chennai Super Kings in Mullanpur on Tuesday. He did so by taming CSK’s fastest bowler Matheesha Pathirana, walloping the Sri … Read more
Chennai Super Kings’ Ravichandran Ashwin with teammates during the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 cricket match between Punjab Kings and Chennai Super Kings, in New Chandigarh, Tuesday, April 8, 2025 | Photo Credit: PTI Chennai Super Kings (CSK) veteran off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin surpassed Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) right-arm swinging seamer Bhuvnesh Kumar to become the … Read more
Chennai Super Kings’ Mukesh Choudhary attempts to take the catch of Punjab Kings’ Priyansh Arya during an IPL 2025 match in New Chandigarh, Tuesday, April 8, 2025. However, Mukesh Choudhary touched the boundary cushion after taking the catch off R. Ashwin. | Photo Credit: PTI Luck is only as good as the opportunities you seize. While … Read more
Kolkata Knight Riders’ captain Ajinkya Rahane plays a shot during the match against Lucknow Super Giants in the Indian Premier League 2025, at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. | Photo Credit: ANI Following the loss against Lucknow Super Giants in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) skipper Ajinkya Rahane shared his thoughts … Read more
In the middle of the IPL, the retirement of a one-Test player from distant shores might not have the impact it ought to. Will Pucovski was 26 last year when he suffered his 13th concussion. A medical panel advised retirement. He hasn’t played since, and now has formally retired. There is sadness in a talent … Read more
Mitchell Marsh and Aiden Markram in action against KKR. | Photo Credit: K.R. DEEPAK Lucknow Super Giants opener Aiden Markram is pleased with his association with Australian Mitchell Marsh, which has produced two successful partnerships in the team’s successive wins over Mumbai Indians and Kolkata Knight Riders. After a four-run win over KKR at the … Read more
Washington Sundar has this ability to produce something special when he is given an opportunity. Remember his innings on Test debut, four years ago, that turned India’s most famous chase around? After playing just nine games in the last couple of IPL seasons, for Sunrisers Hyderabad, he made his debut for Gujarat Titans against his … Read more
Looking good: Buttler will look to make things difficult for the RR bowlers. | File Photo: K. Bhagya Prakash Jos Buttler will see a very familiar colour on the opposite side on Wednesday night: pink. Rajasthan Royals must be hoping he doesn’t see red. The Royals letting go of Buttler, who struck seven hundreds in … Read more
Punjab Kings’ skipper Shreyas Iyer and Chennai Super Kings captain Ruturaj Gaikwad during the toss of the match between Punjab Kings and Chennai Super Kings at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur in New Chandigarh on Tuesday. April 8, 2025. | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR Punjab Kings skipper Shreyas Iyer won the … Read more
Yuvraj Sandhu shot into the lead with a second round score of five-under 67 in the Rs. 1.5 crore Adani invitational golf championship at the Jaypee Greens Golf and Spa Resort on Wednesday. Two-time champion this season, 28-year-old Yuvraj was joined in the lead at seven-under 137 by Arjun Prasad who had a three-under 69 … Read more
Mumbai Indians’ Jasprit Bumrah in action during the match between Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bangalore held at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Monday. | Photo Credit: EMMANUAL YOGINI Irrespective of the Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise you support and the outcome of the Monday (April 8, 2025) night mania at the Wankhede Stadium, every … Read more
Knight Riders’ captain Ajinkya Rahane and Lucknow Super Giants’ captain Rishabh Pant during the toss ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 cricket match between Lucknow Super Giants and Kolkata Knight Riders at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on April 8, 2025. | Photo Credit: K.R Deepak Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) captain Ajinkya Rahane won … Read more
As Rishabh Pant began his disconsolate walk back to the dressing room after being dismissed against Mumbai Indians in Lucknow Super Giants’ Indian Premier League (IPL) match, the television cameras panned to Sanjiv Goenka offering a wry smile in the VIP enclosure. The reaction of the LSG honcho whenever Pant loses his wicket has been … Read more
Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s captain Rajat Patidar during the IPL Match between Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bangalore held at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on April 7, 2025 | Photo Credit: Emmanual Yogini Royal Challengers Bengaluru captain Rajat Patidar was fined ₹12 lakh after his team maintained a slow over-rate during their IPL match against Mumbai … Read more
Mumbai Indians’ captain Hardik Pandya gestures during an Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 cricket match between Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bengaluru, at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. | Photo Credit: PTI Mumbai Indians (MI) skipper Hardik Pandya completed 200 wickets in T20 cricket on Monday (April 7, 2025). Pandya accomplished this milestone during his … Read more
Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s Krunal Pandya celebrates the dismissal of Mumbai Indians’ Will Jacks during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bengaluru at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. | Photo Credit: AP Royal Challengers Bengaluru all-rounder Krunal Pandya acknowledged that he had to dig deep into his decade-long experience of playing … Read more
Royal Challengers Bengaluru beat Mumbai Indians by 12 runs
Punjab Kings have lost their last five games at home. | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR Punjab Kings’ assistant bowling coach Trevor Gonsalves said the side’s struggles at home in the IPL were not something to fret over. “We had been to Ahmedabad and beat Gujarat Titans over there. That was their home. We went … Read more
CSK all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja trains ahead of the IPL match against Punjab Kings in New Chandigarh. | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR Tuesday’s IPL fixture at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Stadium will be between two wounded teams: Punjab Kings and Chennai Super Kings. The depth of their wounds, though, is as different as it comes. … Read more
Ravi Bishnoi will be a key bowler for Lucknow Super Giants when it takes on KKR in Kolkata on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: K.V.S. GIRI Lucknow Super Giants all-rounder Shahbaz Ahmed said the team’s injured bowlers were recovering and the bowling attack was getting better. “If four bowlers (Akash Deep, Avesh Khan, Mayank Yadav and … Read more