Amid complaints against home pitch curators from the captains and coaches of several Indian Premier League (IPL) teams, the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) has asked the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to ban Harsha Bhogle and Simon Doull from commentating on matches at the Eden Gardens. The request from … Read more
Spin is likely to play an important role when defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders take on 2022 winner Gujarat Titans in Match 39 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Monday. There are quality spinners like Varun Chakravarthy and Sunil Narine in the home side’s 11 … Read more
Reigning champions Kolkata Knight Riders will hope that their strife-ridden batting unit will tighten its act against in-form table-toppers Gujarat Titans in the IPL match in Kolkata on Monday. The Knight Riders suffered an inexplicable meltdown in their previous match, getting bowled out for 95 while chasing 112 against Punjab Kings in Mullanpur, … Read more
File photo of Abhishek Nayar and Gautam Gambhir.© AFP Abhishek Nayar, Indian cricket team assistant coach, who was recently sacked by the BCCI has joined a new team. The after-shock of India’s Border Gavaskar Trophy loss against Australia was felt on Wednesday as sources claimed that the Rohit Sharma-led team’s assistant coach Abhishek Nayar has been … Read more
After multiple media reports claimed that the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has decided to sack senior national team’s assistant coach Abhishek Nayar, team’s star spinner Varun Chakravarthy put a post for him on social media. As per the reports, India’s fielding coach T Dilip and strength and conditioning coach … Read more
Three Kolkata Knight Riders batters – Andre Russell, Sunil Narine and Andrich Nortje – failed the gauge test and had to replace their bat during the IPL 2025 match against Punjab Kings on Tuesday. The inspections were done as part of the new IPL regulations that stipulates a certain measurement for the bats. … Read more
Punjab Kings (PBKS) spinner Yuzvendra Chahal tied with Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) legend Sunil Narine for most four-wicket hauls in the history of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Chahal achieved this milestone during his side’s match against KKR at Mullanpur on Tuesday. During the match, Chahal delivered a game-changing spell of 4/28 in … Read more
Umpires doing bat check in IPL 2025© BCCI/Sportzpics Kolkata Knight Riders’ Sunil Narine and Anrich Nortje became the first couple of players to be denied usage of their first-choice bats as the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) intensifies its ‘bat-check’ regime. The KKR duo failed the gauge check during the … Read more
Punjab Kings scripted history on Tuesday as they defended the lowest total in the IPL 2025 match against Kolkata Knight Riders at Mullanpur. After opting to bat first, Shreyas Iyer and co were bundled out for paltry 111 and were heading towards a shameful defeat. However, the destiny had other plans in store … Read more
Punjab Kings batter Nehal Wadhera lauded head coach Ricky Ponting and skipper Shreyas Iyer for the team’s historic win against Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL 2025 match on Tuesday. Playing at Mullanpur, PBKS defended the lowest total in the history of IPL and claimed their fourth win in six games. PBKS bowled … Read more