KKR captain Ajinkya Rahane and SRH skipper Pat Cummins. (IPL Photo) NEW DELHI: When asked about the Eden Gardens pitch after the toss, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) skipper Ajinkya Rahane replied that the home team should get what they want. The question is routine one after a toss, but with the controversy surrounding Eden pitch…
Gujarat Titans’ Kagiso Rabada (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: Gujarat Titans (GT) pacer Kagiso Rabada has left the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season and returned home to South Africa for personal reasons, the franchise announced on Thursday. The team did not specify the duration of his absence. “Kagiso Rabada has returned to South Africa…
Parthiv Patel and Sai Sudharsan (IPL Photo) Following Gujarat Titans‘ (GT) dominant eight-wicket win over Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), opener Sai Sudharsan hailed pacer Mohammed Siraj as a “game-changer” for his match-winning performance. Siraj, making his return to the Chinnaswamy Stadium in GT colours, rattled his former team with a fiery three-wicket haul on Wednesday,…
NEW DELHI: Facing the unforgiving wrath of the sun at the Youth Asian Championships in 2017, a 16-year-old Gurindervir Singh stood at the starting line.Unfazed by the magnitude of the competition and the competitors — given that he had won gold medals and set national records in almost every event he had participated in until…
Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Mohsin Naqvi Mohsin Naqvi has officially assumed charge as the new president of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC), marking a new era of leadership for Asian cricket. Naqvi, who has been serving as the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman since February 2024, took over the prestigious role on April 3, 2025.“I…
Pakistani players during ICC Champions Trophy 2025 (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Pakistan cricketer Saud Shakeel took a subtle dig at the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) during a recent interview, making a sarcastic remark about the board’s instability in appointing a permanent head coach. Shakeel humorously stated, “If I become the PCB Chairman, the first thing…
Rishabh Pant (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s dynamic wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant is enduring a tough phase in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, following a stellar comeback last season. After recovering from a life-threatening car crash, Pant made a remarkable return in IPL 2024, scoring over 400 runs and then playing a key role…
Mohammed Siraj (BCCI/IPL Photo) Mohammed Siraj returned to form for Gujarat Titans with a match-winning spell against his former team Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Wednesday and was hailed for his effort and attitude by former players.His spell of 3 for 19 restricted RCB to 169 for 8 and…
MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli, and Rohit Sharma (Agency Photos) NEW DELHI: Sunrisers Hyderabad all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy has opened up about the qualities he admires most from Indian cricket legends MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli, and Rohit Sharma. The 21-year-old, who has gained valuable international experience after playing in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy earlier this year, spoke…
Suryakumar Yadav with his wife Devisha Shetty at Ram Temple in Ayodhya. (Suryakumar Yadav | Instagram) Suryakumar Yadav and other Mumbai Indians cricketers on Thursday visited Ayodhya Ram Mandir for blessings ahead of their crucial Indian Premier League clash against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium…