Chennai Super Kings in action during IPL 2025© BCCI Sri Lanka cricket team fast bowler Matheesha Pathirana was ruled out of the highly-anticipated IPL 2025 encounter against Royal Challengers Bengaluru. CSK head coach Stephen Fleming said in the pre-match press conference on Thursday that the youngster is still recovering from injury and is … Read more
Veteran India batter Cheteshwar Pujara lauded Lucknow Super Giants all-rounder Shardul Thakur for his surprise bouncer causing the hard-hitting Abhishek Sharma to be late on his shot and be dismissed early, which eventually set the tone for the visitors to get their first win of IPL 2025. At the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, … Read more
The BCCI’s Centre of Excellence (COE) will soon have a new spin bowling coach, replacing Sairaj Bahutule, who resigned earlier this year to join the IPL franchise Rajasthan Royals. The COE, which has shifted to its new location in Bengaluru, was earlier known as National Cricket Academy (NCA). Since Bahutule left, the post … Read more
Former BCCI national selector Saba Karim weighed in on the board’s SOP, which relates to the significant reduction in a player’s time with family during overseas tours. He firmly believes that BCCI and players should strike the “right balance.” The Board of Control for Cricket in India’s (BCCI) rule limits the time players’ … Read more
File image of Harbhajan Singh© BCCI Former India spinner Harbhajan Singh has put a tag of the best T20 player on Nicholas Pooran in the present scenario following his impeccable dominance that assisted Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in breaching Sunrisers Hyderabad’s (SRH) fortress in the ongoing edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) … Read more
Former India batter Robin Uthappa hailed Nicholas Pooran’s blazing knock in Lucknow Super Giants’ five-wicket win over Sunrisers’ Hyderabad and said the West Indian demonstrated complete dominance over SRH bowlers to lead his side to its first win of the season. Chasing 191, the 29-year-old Pooran showcased his batting exploits with another fine … Read more
A bizarre incident took place during a YouTube live session as an anchor, who was disappointed with Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) captain Rishabh Pant‘s batting in the IPL 2025 match against the SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH), smashed a television set in pure rage. After his six-ball duck against the Delhi Capitals (DC), Pant once … Read more
Pakistan’s inexperienced side surrendered a 4-1 loss against New Zealand.© AFP Former wicketkeeper batter Kamran Akmal slammed Pakistan for the “shameful” T20I series defeat in New Zealand. He urged the management to prepare teams based on “merit” like India and not favouritism. Pakistan’s shambolic five T20I series ended in Wellington with an eight-wicket … Read more
Lucknow Super Giants registered a thumping five-wicket win over Sunrisers Hyderabad in their IPL 2025 match on Thursday in Hyderabad. SRH, who are known for their powerful batting performances, looked completely clueless against LSG’s Shardul Thakur who took wickets and restricted them at 190/9 in 20 overs. 190 is not a bad score … Read more
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) were too hot to handle during the IPL 2025 opener against defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), storming to a seven-wicket win at the Eden Gardens. Virat Kohli was ever present at the top of the order, and his new opening partner Phil Salt also delivered a memorable performance … Read more