NEW DELHI: Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) will tread carefully in their final league-stage clash against the unpredictable Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) on Tuesday, as they chase a coveted top-two finish in IPL 2025. Meanwhile, the hosts will be eager to end a disappointing campaign on a high note.Back-to-back defeats for Gujarat Titans have opened the…
The Mumbai Indians announced the departure of three overseas players – Ryan Rickelton, Corbin Bosch, and Will Jacks – ahead of their crucial Eliminator game in the playoffs. The players are leaving to fulfill their national team commitments, with Rickelton and Bosch joining South Africa’s Test squad for the World Test Championship final against Australia,…
NEW DELHI: Cricket has a unique way of evoking passionate responses from its fans, and sometimes, that passion spills over in quirky fashion. During the IPL 2025 match between Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi, an unusual scene unfolded in the stands. In a moment that drew as…
Kuldeep Yadav (PTI Photo) New Delhi: Kuldeep Yadav is 30, and it is quite unbelievable that he has only played 13 Tests for India.That too, after his five-wicket haul in Sydney in 2019 – long before he added extra yard to his pace, tightened his lengths, tweaked his bowling action, and became more rounded –…
Jaipur: Mumbai Indians’ Rohit Sharma plays a shot during the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 cricket match between Mumbai Indians and Punjab Kings, in Jaipur. (PTI Photo) Former India opener Virender Sehwag has taken a cheeky jibe at Rohit Sharma‘s struggle in the powerplay in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL).During the match between Punjab…
Shreyas Iyer and Preity Zinta Punjab Kings co-owner Preity Zinta says she doesn’t have enough words to praise their “captain fantastic” Shreyas Iyer, who has led the Mohali-based franchise by example. Punjab Kings have qualified for the IPL playoffs for the first time in eleven years.“We are lucky that we have Shreyas Iyer,” Preity Zinta…
Jaipur: Punjab Kings’ captain Shreyas Iyer reacts during the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 cricket match between Mumbai Indians and Punjab Kings, in Jaipur. (PTI Photo) Punjab Kings batter Shashank Singh said the team is not “top of the world” as qualifying for the playoffs is only half the job done. Shreyas Iyer‘s deputy also…
Mumbai Indians’ Rohit Sharma walks back after his dismissal as Punjab Kings’ players celebrate. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Mumbai Indians’ hopes of securing a top-two finish in the IPL 2025 were dashed on Monday after a 7-wicket loss to Punjab Kings in their final league game at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur. Among the biggest…
Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer celebrates after the win with Nehal Wadhera. (Pic credit: IPL) NEW DELHI: Punjab Kings booked their place in Qualifier 1 of IPL 2025 after a commanding seven-wicket victory over Mumbai Indians in their final league match at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on Monday. With this win, PBKS climbed…
Punjab Kings head coach Ricky Ponting (IPL Photo) NEW DELHI: After Punjab Kings clinched a top-two finish in the Indian Premier League standings for the first time in 11 years, head coach Ricky Ponting was full of admiration for skipper Shreyas Iyer, crediting him for the team’s remarkable turnaround and calling him “a man with…
