NEW DELHI: Royal Challengers Bangalore pacer Harshal Patel did manage to dismiss explosive CSK opener Devon Conway in the IPL 2023 clash between RCB and CSK on Monday at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, but he couldn’t complete his full quota of 4 overs and had to be taken off the attack after bowling two deliveries … Read more
NEW DELHI: Batting legend Sunil Gavaskar has termed Mahendra Singh Dhoni as the best captain in the Indian Premier League history. Lauding CSK skipper Dhoni, Gavaskar, who played 125 Tests and 108 ODIs for India between 1971 and 1987, said “there hasn’t been a captain like him and will never be one like him in … Read more
NEW DELHI: Delhi Capitals (DC) assistant coach Shane Watson came in support of Prithvi Shaw for his dismal run in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Baking out-of-form Shaw, Watson said that a “player like Prithvi does not just fall out of a tree.”Shaw came in as an impact player against RCB on Saturday and was … Read more
On Saturday, Ajinkya Rahane showed that class is permanent. Making his debut for the Chennai Super Kings, Rahane smashed the fastest fifty of this IPL season off just 19 balls, which sealed CSK’s win over Mumbai Indians. Rahane smashed 61 runs off just 27 balls, including seven fours and three sixes, which helped CSK race … Read more
CHENNAI: It’s still early days in IPL 16, but openers seem to be calling the shots. And come Monday at Chepauk, it could be an intriguing battle of two Indian openers — KL Rahul and Ruturaj Gaikwad — which could decide who takes the honours — Chennai Super Kings or Lucknow Super Giants.While Rahul’s opening … Read more
‘Workload management’ is the buzzword for India’s players heading into another IPL season, especially with the World Test Championship final to follow soon after…“I mean, it’s all up to the franchises now,” a disappointed Rohit Sharma had said after India were beaten in the third ODI by Australia in Chennai and lost the series 1-2. … Read more
KOCHI: It’s time again for the 10 IPL franchises to shell out some serious money to bolster their squads ahead of the next season. The IPL mini-auctions are here and this time the venue is a non-IPL centre, Kochi.Unlike last year’s mega auctions, this is a smaller affair with only 87 slots to be filled … Read more
NEW DELHI: Chennai Super Kings ended their 11-year long association with legendary West Indian all-rounder Dwayne Bravo on Tuesday while Sunrisers Hyderabad released Kiwi batter Kane Williamson ahead of the Indian Premier League’s mini auction on December 23 in Kochi. Punjab Kings have released their former skipper Mayank Agarwal and West Indies bowling all-rounder Odean … Read more
MUMBAI: At Rs 23,575 crore for television and at Rs 20,500 crore for digital, the BCCI sold Packages ‘A’ and ‘B’ of the Indian Premier League (IPL) to two separate bidders on Day Two of the e-auction on Monday. Package ‘B’ – Digital (India) – was bought by the Viacom18-led JV while the bidder that … Read more
AHMEDABAD: Jos Buttler extended his dream run this season with a record-equalling fourth hundred as Rajasthan Royals produced a ruthless performance to beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by seven wickets here on Friday and reach their first IPL final since the inaugural edition in 2008. Pacer Prasidh Krishna (3/22) came back strongly from the hammering he … Read more