File photo of Shane Warne© BCCI/Sportzpics Shane Warne, arguably the finest spinner to ever play the game, breathed his last at the age of 52 after reportedly suffering a heart attack in April 2022. Warne was in Thailand when the news of his death emerged. While heart attack was cited as reason behind … Read more
Punjab Kings got off to a stunning start in their IPL 2025 as they claimed an 11-run victory over Gujarat Titans in Ahmedabad. Playing their first game under the leadership of Shreyas Iyer, PBKS were put to bat by GT skipper Shubman Gill and Punjab-based franchise accepted the challenge with a smiling face. … Read more
Defending Indian Premier League (IPL) champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) want a pitch that is better suited to their spinners – Varun Chakravarthy, Sunil Narine, and others – but the curator believes the players just aren’t able to use the surface well enough. Since KKR captain Ajinkya Rahane spoke of better assistance from … Read more
Excellent with the ball but below par with the bat, Mumbai Indians skipper Hardik Pandya didn’t have the best of outing as a batter as his team suffered its second defeat in a row. Hardik could only score 11 runs off 16 balls before being undone by a Kagiso Rabada slower one on … Read more
Hardik Pandya fined for slow over-rate© BCCI/Sportzpics Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya has been fined after his team maintained a slow over-rate during IPL match against Gujarat Titans at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Saturday. As this was his team’s first offence of the season under Article 2.2 of the IPL’s Code of … Read more
Real Madrid striker Kylian Mbappe said it was special to match Cristiano Ronaldo’s first season tally of 33 goals for Los Blancos after netting a brace on Saturday against Leganes in La Liga. Mbappe’s double took him to 33 strikes in 44 appearances across all competitions, the same number of goals as his … Read more
Mumbai Indians’ bowlers had a challenging time on Saturday but managed to restrict Gujarat Titans to below 200 in an IPL 2025 match in Ahmedabad. While skipper Hardik Pandya turned up the heat, there were occasions when MI fielders were found wanting. One such occasion was when an overthrow resulted in five runs. … Read more
Gujarat Titans captain Shubman Gill said on Saturday that the decision to play the IPL match against Mumbai Indians on a black soil pitch was taken even before the tournament began in the hope of keeping a potent MI line-up muffled. The plan worked to perfection as the Mumbai batters struggled in the … Read more
Rohit Sharma, one of the most successful cricketers in Indian Premier League history, just doesn’t seem to be able to find a way past the long and dark tunnel of poor form he is stuck in. After a poor campaign for the Mumbai Indians last year, Rohit has continued his barren run with … Read more
R Sai Kishore in post-match presentation ceremony© BCCI/Sportzpics A controversial staredown between Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya and Gujarat Titans star bowler R Sai Kishore hogged limelight during the 9th match of Indian Premier League 2025 in Ahmedabad on Saturday. The furious clash even saw Hardik yelling “F*** off” to the spinner. While … Read more