Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s Virat Kohli and the team’s Director of Cricket Mo Bobat. (PTI Photo) BENGALURU: A week can feel like a reset button in a long tournament. For Royal Challengers Bengaluru, that pause may have come at just the right time. After a rare stumble at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium this season, RCB are…
BENGALURU: Friday’s IPL clash at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium brings together two captains on opposite arcs. Rajat Patidar, who had only limited leadership experience on the domestic circuit before being handed the RCB captain’s job last season, has turned into the defending champions’ most explosive batter and a steady hand in a high-pressure campaign.In contrast,…
Sunrisers Hyderabad’s Praful Hinge (PTI Photo) HYDERABAD: Praful Hinge, the 24-year-old Sunrisers Hyderabad pacer, became an overnight sensation after his performance against Rajasthan Royals. He set the tone with a wicket off his second ball — that of teen wonder Vaibhav Sooryavanshi — and scalped two more in the over.Despite the dream debut, he says…
Mukesh Choudhary (IPL Photo) NEW DELHI: A deeply emotional night at the Wankhede Stadium saw Chennai Super Kings skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad dedicate his side’s emphatic 103-run win over Mumbai Indians in IPL 2026 to teammate Mukesh Choudhary, who played despite the recent passing of his mother.The CSK players wore black armbands in tribute, turning a…
Ramiz Raja, Shaheen Afridi and David Warner during the mascot fight. (Video grab) A Pakistan Super League clash between Karachi Kings and Lahore Qalandars delivered high drama even before the first ball was bowled, as a staged mascot scuffle at the toss left players, commentators and fans in splits.The light-hearted “fight” between the two team…
Ishan Kishan and Travis Head (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: Every edition of the Indian Premier League brings with it not just high-octane cricket but also plenty of light-hearted moments behind the scenes. IPL 2026 has been no different, offering fans a glimpse of fun, banter and camaraderie beyond the boundary ropes. One such moment…
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) players took the field wearing black armbands in their IPL 2026 match against Mumbai Indians (MI) on Thursday.CSK and MI came face to face for the first time in IPL 2026. The much-awaited game, dubbed as the ‘El Classico’, entered a new phase as it is the first IPL match without…
The anticipation around MS Dhoni’s return was high, but it wasn’t to be as the veteran remained out of action. Mumbai Indians won the toss and opted to field against Chennai Super Kings in their IPL 2026 clash at the Wankhede Stadium on Thursday. Dhoni is yet to feature in IPL 2026. He has been…
Rawalpindiz fast bowler Mohammad Amir and Islamabad United all-rounder Faheem Ashraf got into an on-field argument during their Pakistan Super League (PSL) 11 match at the Pakistan’s National Bank Stadium in Karachi on Thursday. The moment came on the third ball of the 17th over of the first innings when Amir bowled a slow bouncer…
MS Dhoni and AI-powered IPL robotic dog (Image credit: X) NEW DELHI: MS Dhoni is yet to feature in an IPL 2026 match so far. Fans are eagerly waiting for their superstar to return to the field. He has been nursing a calf strain that he picked up just before the tournament began late last…
