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Virat Kohli and Phil Salt of Royal Challengers Bengaluru (Photo by Pankaj Nangia/Getty Images) England’s opening batter Phil Salt has highlighted his successful partnership with Virat Kohli at Royal Challengers Bengaluru during IPL 2025. The Salt-Kohli opening partnership proved instrumental in RCB’s IPL 2025 victory by providing strong starts in the powerplay overs.“It’s always important…

Chennai Super Kings (Photo by Prakash Singh/Getty Images) The 2026 IPL cycle feels like a reset point for five-time champions – Chennai Super Kings. For the first time in their history, they enter a season carrying both a legacy and a wooden spoon. The franchise that built its reputation on stability and emotional loyalty has…

Shubman Gill (Photo by Chris Hyde/Getty Images) Former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan has backed Shubman Gill to make a strong comeback as India gear up for the five-match T20I series against South Africa beginning on 9 December. Pathan believes the opener must now lock down his place at the top of the order in the…

Smriti Mandhana with Palash Mucchal India’s vice-captain Smriti Mandhana has returned to cricket training following the announcement of her wedding cancellation with composer Palash Muchhal. She was seen practising at what appeared to be a private facility.Her brother Shravan Mandhana shared a photo on Instagram showing Smriti in full cricket gear, facing throwdowns. The image,…

England batter Joe Root has set an unwanted world record previously held by Kapil Dev after England’s loss to Australia in the Gabba Test. Despite scoring his first century in Australia, England suffered an eight-wicket defeat, putting them 2-0 down in the 2025 Ashes series.Root achieved a significant personal milestone by scoring his maiden century…

Suryakumar Yadav and Hardik Pandya NEW DELHI: India skipper Suryakumar Yadav believes India’s T20 formula is about to get stronger—thanks to the return of two familiar game-changers. On the eve of the first T20I against South Africa, the captain called Hardik Pandya and Shubman Gill‘s comeback “invaluable,” adding that their presence gives India the perfect…

Amit Passi with Hardik Pandya (Image credit: Instagram) NEW DELHI: Baroda’s wicketkeeper-batsman Amit Passi made history by equaling the world record for the highest individual score on T20 debut, smashing 114 runs off 55 balls against Services in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2025. The 26-year-old, who stepped in for India star Jitesh Sharma in…

Shakib al Hasan (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Out-of-favour Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has revealed that physical fatigue led him to deliberately chuck during an English County match for Surrey — a decision that eventually resulted in his ban from bowling. The left-arm spinner was barred from bowling in all competitions under the England and…

Virat Kohli and Kuldeep Yadav (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s 2-1 ODI series win over South Africa on Saturday ended with fireworks on the field — and laughter inside the dressing room — thanks to Virat Kohli’s cheeky dig at Kuldeep Yadav. While the hosts dominated the series decider in Visakhapatnam, it was a moment…

Nathan Lyon ranks seventh on the all-time list of Test wicket-takers with 562 scalps, making him Australia’s second-most successful spinner after Shane Warne (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Australia’s stand-in captain Steve Smith sought to calm the controversy surrounding Nathan Lyon’s exclusion for the second Ashes Test in Brisbane, stressing that the decision was made to…