In the ongoing IPL, Josh Hazlewood is to Royal Challengers Bengaluru what Jasprit Bumrah has been to Mumbai Indians. He’s become someone RCB can’t do without, and can do only so much without. He has a measly economy of 7.22 and 9.04 with seven and six wickets in the PowerPlay and death (last four) overs, … Read more
The book also examines the chucking controversy that demonised Sri Lankan cricketer Muthiah Muralitharan. | Photo Credit: Getty Images In his introduction to Test Cricket A History, author Tim Wigmore says the book is “meant to be read sequentially, as narrative history.” It is helpful advice for taking on 539-pages of a timeline which covers almost 150 … Read more
Sunrisers Hyderabad Nitish Kumar Reddy during a net practice session | Photo Credit: Vijay Soneji For Nitish Reddy, the 18th edition of the IPL has lent a first-hand experience of just how fickle the T20 format can be. At the start of this year’s summer ritual, the 22-year-old must have intended to build on his … Read more
H.S. Prannoy. File | Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar H.S. Prannoy and Satish Karunakaran registered stunning wins to enter the second round of men’s singles, but it was curtains for double Olympic-medallist P.V. Sindhu as she crashed out with an opening loss at the Malaysia Masters badminton tournament in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday (May 21, … Read more
Gujarat Titans spinner Rashid Khan has added his name to an unwanted list. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Gujarat Titans (GT) spinner Rashid Khan has added his name to an unwanted list. He has conceded the most sixes (31) in an Indian Premier League (IPL) season. Rashid, the first Afghan player in the IPL, … Read more
Sunrisers Hyderabad batter Heinrich Klaasen plays a shot against KKR during their 68th match of Indian Premier League at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on May 25, 2025 | Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar Heinrich Klaasen smashed a sensational hundred as Sunrisers Hyderabad ended their IPL campaign with a 110-run thrashing of Kolkata … Read more
A little after 1.30 pm on Saturday, Ajit Agarkar formalised what everyone invested in Indian cricket knew was a foregone conclusion. The chairman of selectors officially announced Shubman Gill’s coronation as India’s 37th Test captain, making the 25-year-old the fifth youngest to occupy the hottest sporting seat in the country. Gill is already a semi-veteran, … Read more
Chennai Super Kings’ captain M.S. Dhoni during an Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 T20 match. File | Photo Credit: PTI True to his inimitable style, Mahendra Singh Dhoni kept the world guessing on his IPL future, saying he will now enjoy his bike rides in Ranchi and will take his own sweet time to decide … Read more
It remains to be seen if Hardik Pandya will put Jonny Bairstow in the scheme of things. | Photo Credit: R.V. MOORTHY Punjab Kings (PBKS) will look to bounce back from defeat and wade through a short turnaround when it takes on the Mumbai Indians (MI) here on Monday. A reverse at the hands of … Read more
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli had “very contrasting styles” of leadership but the two iconic players along with spinner Ravichandran Ashwin have given the Indian team the “blueprint to win” Test series away from home, says new skipper Shubman Gill. Gill was on Saturday (May 24, 2025) appointed India’s captain in Tests. The first … Read more
Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya with coach Kieron Pollard on the eve of the IPL T20 Match against Punjab Kings at the Sawai Man Singh Cricket Stadium in Jaipur on Sunday, May 25, 2025. | Photo Credit: R.V. MOORTHY Mumbai Indians (MI) batter Will Jacks said his team is in good spirits ahead of the … Read more
CSK’s Anshul Kamboj celebrates the wicket of GT’s Shubman Gill during their IPL match at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on May 25, 2025. | Photo Credit: Vijay Soneji Chennai Super Kings defeated Gujarat Titans by 83 runs in their last IPL league match Ahmedabad on Sunday (May 25, 2025). Opting to bat, CSK posted … Read more
Batsman Cheteshwar Pujara congratulates Shubman Gill after his century during the 4th and final Test match between India and Australia at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on March 11, 2023. File | Photo Credit: Vijay Soneji Test veteran Cheteshwar Pujara on Sunday (May 25, 2025) said it will be a challenge for a youngster like … Read more
Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s Josh Hazlewood. File | Photo Credit: K. Murali Kumar Royal Challengers Bengaluru have got a massive boost ahead of the Indian Premier League playoffs with Australia fast bowler Josh Hazlewood rejoining the side two days before their final league match in Lucknow on May 27, 2025. Hazlewood had returned home during the … Read more
Delhi Capitals batsman Sameer Rizvi, who scored a half century during the IPL Match at the Sawai Man Singh Cricket Stadium in Jaipur on May 24, 2025 | Photo Credit: R.V. Moorthy Punjab Kings suffered a setback in their quest for securing a place in Qualifier 1 after a six-wicket loss at the hands of … Read more
Karun… back in the swing. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO; Nirmal Harindran In December 2022, after being dropped from Karnataka’s Ranji Trophy squad for the first time since his debut in 2013-14, Karun Nair let out a fervent plea. “Dear cricket, give me one more chance,” he posted on X. Dear cricket, give me one … Read more
Shubman Gill’s Test numbers are not great. | Photo Credit: EMMANUAL YOGINI Shubman Gill’s ascent to Indian Test captaincy at once seems like a normal rite of passage and not so. There was hardly any doubt that he was the chosen one, considered the next batting great after Virat Kohli, and by extension the next … Read more
Chief selector Ajit Agarkar says the decision of star batters Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma to retire from Tests needs to be respected. | Photo Credit: File photo: K. MURALI KUMAR Revealing that Virat Kohli reached out to him last month expressing his wish to retire from Test cricket, chief selector Ajit Agarkar, has asked … Read more
Sai Sudharsan was elated at making it to the Test squad. | Photo Credit: VIJAY SONEJI B. Sai Sudharsan had to work his fingers to the bone in domestic cricket, prove his mettle on the green tops of Surrey, and then annihilate bowlers in the ongoing IPL 2025 to finally break down the proverbial selectors’ door … Read more
The suspense continues over M.S. Dhoni’s future. | Photo Credit: VIJAY SONEJI The cricketing fraternity is officially hours away from morphing into amateur sleuths as Chennai Super Kings looks to plunder Gujarat Titans’ home-base when the teams play their final IPL 2025 group-stage fixture at the Narendra Modi Stadium here on Sunday. The stakes are … Read more
Ishan Kishan and Abhishek Sharma’s performances have been the only bright spots of an otherwise lacklustre Sunrisers Hyderabad campaign in IPL 2025. | Photo Credit: SANDEEP SAXENA At this time last year, Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad were in the process of zealously fine-tuning their plans for the IPL final. Right through the summer … Read more
Ishan Kishan played a mature knock. | Photo Credit: SANDEEP SAXENA Sunrisers Hyderabad assistant coach Simon Helmot commended Ishan Kishan’s unbeaten 48-ball 94 and the batting unit in general after the team’s 42-run win over Royal Challengers Bengaluru in IPL 2025 here on Friday. “Ishan Kishan played a very mature innings. He certainly held the … Read more
Rohit and Kohli called time on their Test careers within the space of six days this month, adding to the void after veteran spinner Ravichandran Ashwin left the five-day format late last year. File. | Photo Credit: K. Murali Kumar “The test retirements of stalwarts Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli were personal calls that have … Read more
Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Royal Challengers Bengaluru by 42 runs at Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, in Lucknow, on May 23, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI Sunrisers Hyderabad assistant coach Simon Helmot commended Ishan Kishan’s unbeaten knock (94, 48b) and the batting unit in general, after his team’s 42-run win over Royal … Read more
Shubman Gill in action. | Photo Credit: EMMANUAL YOGINI Shubman Gill was on Saturday (May 24, 2025) appointed India’s new Test captain while Rishabh Pant was named his deputy, starting with the five-match series in England. The selectors decision on the team’s leadership was on expected lines following the retirement of Rohit Sharma and Virat … Read more
Ishan Kishan plays a shot during IPL T20 cricket match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Royal Challengers Bengaluru at Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, in Lucknow, on May 23, 2025 | Photo Credit: PTI Ishan Kishan scored a binding, unbeaten 94 (48b, 7×4, 5×6) and the other batters fired like sawn-off shotguns … Read more
Delhi Capitals will be sweating on skipper Axar Patel’s availability for the IPL match against Punjab Kings. | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR Delhi Capitals (DC) will have to wait on skipper Axar Patel’s recovery from illness ahead of the IPL 2025 encounter against the Punjab Kings, said assistant coach Matthew Mott. The all-rounder missed … Read more
Punjab Kings have been on a roll. | Photo Credit: R.V.MOORTHY Sixteen days after their game in Dharamshala was abandoned before the completion of the first innings, Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals will meet again in IPL 2025 at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium, here on Saturday. A lot has changed since that night in the … Read more
File picture of Magnus Carlsen | Photo Credit: Debasish Bhaduri Norwegian chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen was forced into a draw Monday (May 20, 2025) by more than 1,43,000 people worldwide playing against him in a single, record-setting game. Billed as “Magnus Carlsen vs. The World,” the online match began April 4 on Chess.com, the world’s … Read more
