The unrelenting Josh Hazlewood fashioned Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s first win at home this IPL season with an extraordinary penultimate over as his team prevailed over Rajasthan Royals by 11 runs in a see-saw affair in Bengaluru on Thursday. The defeat meant RR are out of the reckoning for a place in play-offs berth … Read more
Virat Kohli is action for RCB vs RR in an IPL 2025 match.© BCCI/IPL Star Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) batter Virat Kohli surpassed Pakistan batter Babar Azam, registering the highest number of half-centuries while batting first in T20s. Virat achieved this unique feat during his side’s Indian Premier League (IPL) clash against the … Read more
Sachin Tendulkar has scarred many bowlers for life with his imperious batting but Bantoo Singh saw the ‘spirit of Curtly Ambrose’ in ‘Little Master’ when he was hit by his bouncer that left him with a bloody nose with multiple fractures during an ill-tempered Ranji match between Delhi and Mumbai in 1991. Bantoo, … Read more
Rishabh Pant endured a difficult day as his side Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) were comprehensively beaten by Delhi Capitals (DC) in IPL 2025. Pant had a day to forget with the bat, and appeared to be frustrated throughout the game, with visuals showing him having animated chats with members of LSG’s support staff … Read more
Struggling to find form in their own den, Royal Challengers Bengaluru will look to regain control of their IPL campaign at home when they meet a floundering Rajasthan Royals on Thursday. RCB’s three defeats at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in as many matches offer one of the biggest paradoxes of this edition. An outfit … Read more
Former India cricketer and head coach Ravi Shastri said he is pleased Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan have been reinstated in the recent men’s central contracts list. Both Iyer and Kishan were left out in the previous edition of the annual retainers due to not playing domestic games, but were recently brought back … Read more
File photo of Jason Gillespie.© AFP The PCB has said that Australian Jason Gillespie, who had resigned as the head coach of Pakistan’s red-ball side in December last year, has not been deprived of his remunerations as is being claimed in media reports. A Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) source, reacting to media reports … Read more
File photo of Mohammad Amir.© AFP Ex fast bowler Mohammad Amir says he felt sidelined and ignored by the “Pakistan cricket setup” after the 2024 T20 World Cup and cited lack of communication as the reason behind his retirement late last year. Amir and Imad Wasim had come out of their retirements to … Read more
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) captain Pat Cummins admitted that his side “never got going” after suffering their sixth defeat of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season on Wednesday. SRH went down by seven wickets to Mumbai Indians (MI) at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium here After being reduced to 35/5 in 8.3 overs, … Read more
Rishabh Pant-led Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) crumbled to a comprehensive defeat against Delhi Capitals (DC) on Tuesday, with a lot of debate surrounding the low position that he batted in. Pant came in to bat at No. 7, with the likes of Abdul Samad, Ayush Badoni and David Miller coming out ahead of … Read more