KL Rahul (BCCI/IPL Photo) NEW DELHI: A red-hot KL Rahul produced one of the most extraordinary innings in IPL history, hammering an unbeaten 152 to power Delhi Capitals to a massive 264/2 against Punjab Kings at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on a scorching Saturday.On a sweltering 41-degree afternoon, Rahul tore into the PBKS bowling attack,…
Delhi Capitals’ KL Rahul celebrates his century (AP Photo/Manish Swarup) KL Rahul produced a historic knock for Delhi Capitals, becoming the first Indian batter to score 150 in the IPL, as he hammered an unbeaten 152 against Punjab Kings in Delhi. The innings now stands as the third-highest individual score in the history of the…
Gujarat Titans’ captain Shubman Gill, right, chats with Gujarat Titans’ Mohammed Siraj (AP Photo/ Manish Swarup) Gujarat Titans’ loss to Royal Challengers Bengaluru was not simply about failing to defend a sizeable 205 at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium. The result quickly turned into a talking point around leadership decisions, particularly because GT had managed to…
Delhi Capitals captain Axar Patel won the toss and opted to bat first against table-toppers Punjab Kings (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: Delhi Capitals captain Axar Patel won the toss and opted to bat first against table-toppers Punjab Kings in their IPL 2026 clash at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Saturday. DC are…
Virat Kohli (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: Drop Virat Kohli at your own peril – that warning was effectively delivered to Gujarat Titans when they put down the star batter in the very first over of their IPL 2026 clash against Royal Challengers Bengaluru at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Friday. Kohli was given a…
PSL under fire as ball in Pakistan turns red again NEW DELHI: The Pakistan Super League (PSL) continues to face unusual controversy this season, with the match ball once again changing colour, this time during a clash involving the Karachi Kings. In a bizarre repeat of an earlier incident, dye from players’ kits reportedly rubbed…
Delhi Capitals (PTI Photo/Salman Ali) NEW DELHI: Punjab Kings are on a six-match unbeaten streak — five wins and a no result — in the ongoing IPL. Two more wins would equal their best-ever run from 13 years ago. Their next opponents, Delhi Capitals, are on the opposite end of the momentum scale.With three wins…
Chennai Super Kings’ Sanju Samson (PTI Photo/Kunal Patil) MUMBAI: One clear shift in Sanju Samson’s approach since the T20 World Cup has been his calm composure and improved game awareness. A year ago, that wasn’t the case as he often tried to hit his way out of trouble rather than bide his time, an approach…
Rajeev Shukla (Special Arrangements) At a time when Indian cricket is scaling new heights on the global stage, vice-president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), Rajeev Shukla, shares insights into the system driving this sustained success. In a conversation with TOI, Shukla speaks about the depth of India’s talent pool, the…
Sachin Tendulkar with Harbhajan Singh (File Photo) MUMBAI: It was a balmy Friday in Mumbai, and the CK Nayudu Hall at the Brabourne Stadium got warmer with emotion as members of the Legends Club congregated to celebrate Sachin Tendulkar’s 53rd birthday. Nuanced conversations followed, anecdotes were narrated, generous dips into nostalgia pools were taken, and…
