Mumbai, Ahmedabad front-runners to host IPL playoffs

Mumbai Indians’ home venue Wankhede Stadium is likely to host at least one of the four playoffs. | Photo Credit: EMMANUAL YOGINI Mumbai is likely to host at least one of the four playoffs in IPL 2025, with Ahmedabad set to stage the final. The Hindu understands that the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) officials have … Read more

Easwaran to lead India-A in England 

Abhimanyu Easwaran. | Photo Credit: File photo: SANDEEP SAXENA Chennai: Abhimanyu Easwaran will lead the India-A squad for the two tour games against England Lions starting on May 30 and the intra-team match against the senior team ahead of India’s five-match Test series against England next month. Meanwhile, Shubman Gill, one of the contenders for … Read more

RCB eyes playoffs spot, KKR hopes to keep chances alive

KKR captain Ajinkya Rahane at a practice session ahead of the IPL match between RCB in Bengaluru on Saturday. | Photo Credit: K. MURALI KUMAR Playoffs qualification beckons Royal Challengers Bengaluru while elimination stares Kolkata Knight Riders in the face as the two sides meet in an Indian Premier League fixture at the M. Chinnaswamy … Read more

IPL 2025 | Starc unavailable, Stubbs back with DC

Delhi Capitals’ Tristan Stubbs plays a shot during the IPL match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Delhi Capitals at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on May 5, 2025. | Photo Credit: K.V.S. GIRI Delhi Capitals confirmed on Friday that Mitchell Starc will play no further part in the 18th edition of the IPL. The … Read more

Blow for Delhi Capitals as Mitchell Starc won’t return for IPL 2025

Delhi Capitals’ Mitchell Starc bowls a delivery during the IPL match against Punjab Kings in Dharamshala on May 8, 2025. The match was cancelled midway following air raid alerts in neighbouring cities of Jammu and Pathankot, putting the entire league at risk of being called off due to India’s ongoing military conflict with Pakistan. | Photo … Read more

At $3.6 million, ICC more than doubles prize money for WTC winners

Pat Cummins of Australia lifts the ICC World Test Championship. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/istock The winners of the 2025 World Test Championship will be richer by $3.6 million, more than double of what was awarded in the previous edition. Australia had received $1.6 million for winning the final against India in 2023. The 2025 … Read more

Patidar boost for RCB as players hit the ground running

RCB captain Rajat Patidar gestures during a practice session in Bengaluru ahead of Saturday’s IPL match against KKR. | Photo Credit: K. BHAGYA PRAKASH In a big boost, Royal Challengers Bengaluru had its captain Rajat Patidar back in training ahead of Saturday’s home Indian Premier League game against Kolkata Knight Riders, at the M. Chinnaswamy … Read more

Asian Individual Blitz Chess Championship: Karthikeyan, Rout finish 4th

Karthikeyan Murali. File | Photo Credit: B. Jothi Ramalingam Grandmaster Murali Karthikeyan signed off in fourth place at the Asian Individual Blitz Chess Championship, with Padmini Rout replicating the result in the women’s section to emerge as the top Indian performers Al Ain. The open section was won by 15-year-old Grandmaster Ivan Zemlyanskiia who represents … Read more

Watch: The growth of women’s cricket in India

Watch: The growth of women’s cricket in India | The Huddle 2025 Three generations of India’s women cricketers came together to shed light on the growth of women’s cricket. Shantha Rangaswamy, former and first captain of India’s women’s cricket team revealed that the pioneers of the game held their own to ensure the longevity of … Read more

Sneh Rana credits bowling coach Avishkar Salvi for her success

In this image released @BCCIWomen via X on May 11, 2025, India’s bowler Sneh Rana celebrates a wicket with teammates during the 2025 Sri Lanka Women’s Tri-Nation Series final cricket match against Sri Lanka, in Colombo. India won the match by 97 runs. | Photo Credit: X@BCCIWomen via PTI Sneh Rana’s triumphant return to the … Read more

WTC Final-bound SA players likely to miss IPL playoffs

South Africa’s Lungi Ngidi celebrates with teammates. | Photo Credit: REUTERS South African players who have been picked for the World Test Championship Final against Australia are likely to miss the IPL playoffs as the country’s cricket board is standing firm on prioritising national duty over league commitments. The BCCI confirmed on Monday that the … Read more

Indian compound archers excel in Shanghai World Cup Stage 2

Madhura Dhamangaonkar of India during the Women’s compound finals during the Hyundai Archery World Cup 2025 Stage 2 on May 10, 2025 in Shanghai, China. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Indian compound archers won five medals, including two gold in women’s individual and men’s team events, at the Archery World Cup Stage-2 in Shanghai on … Read more

IPL allows temporary overseas replacements for the last phase

Mustafizur Rahman has been roped in by Delhi Capitals as a replacement for Jake Frazer-McGurk for the remainder of IPL 2025. | Photo Credit: File photo: EMMANUAL YOGINI The Indian Premier League (IPL) has modified its rules to allow temporary overseas replacements for the remainder of the 2025 edition, set to be played from May … Read more