Outmuscled in their previous matches, title-holders Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals will eye a quick course correction in ever aspect when they face each other in an IPL match in Guwahat on Wednesday. The Knight Riders were beaten by seven wickets by Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the tournament-opener while the Royals were … Read more
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) captain Ajinkya Rahane shed light on the moment in the first innings that completely changed the “momentum” against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in the first match of the Indian Premier League. On their home turf and in front of their crowd, the defending champions fell short and surrendered to … Read more
Aakash Chopra feels Ajinkya Rahane’s appointment as captain was an “afterthought”.© X/@KKRiders Former India batter Aakash Chopra feels Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)’s decision to appoint Ajinkya Rahane as captain for IPL 2025 was an “afterthought”. After months of speculation, Rahane was named captain by KKR as a replacement of Shreyas Iyer, who was … Read more
‘Chase master’ Virat Kohli once again showcased his class with a sublime unbeaten half-century as Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), backed by Krunal Pandya’s game-changing triple strike crushed defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) by seven wickets in the IPL opener on Saturday. Ajinkya Rahane, who has transformed his T20 game, dazzled on his … Read more
A transformed Ajinkya Rahane dazzled on his Kolkata Knight Riders captaincy debut with a 25-ball fifty, but Krunal Pandya‘s game-changing three wicket burst ensured that the defending champions fell well short of the 200-mark, managing a below-par 174 for 8 against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the IPL opener on Saturday. The 36-year-old veteran, … Read more
KKR vs RCB LIVE: Expected playing XI With fresh new rosters for each team in IPL 2025 for both KKR and RCB, let’s take a look at their probable starting lineups: KKR Probable XI: Quinton de Kock (wk), Sunil Narine, Ajinkya Rahane (c), Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Spencer Johnson, … Read more
Former India cricketer Sarandeep Singh recently shared his insights on Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, discussing the major squad changes in Royal Challengers Bangalore’s (RCB) and Kolkata Knight Riders’ (KKR), the two sides who will be locking horns in the season opener today. Reflecting on RCB’s ‘inconsistency’ in retaining players, Sarandeep called it … Read more
The 2025 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) is all set to begin from Saturday, March 22, with the defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders taking on Royal Challengers Bengaluru at the Eden Gardens. However, the season opener is now under the looming threat of rain, with weather conditions in Kolkata posing a … Read more
Ahead of defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)’s opening match of IPL 2025 against the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), franchise co-owner and Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan gave a motivating pep talk to the players. In a video shared by KKR on their official social media handles, Shah Rukh Khan can be seen … Read more
Defending champions Knight Riders (KKR) will take on Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in the opening match of IPL 2025 on Saturday at the Eden Gardens. However, the weather could play a spoilsport, with more than 80 per cent chance of rain in Kolkata on matchday. Both KKR and RCB will be led by … Read more