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
The more things change, the more they stay the same. Kolkata Knight Riders’ campaign in this IPL can be summed up in this one sentence. The side fielding the maximum number of players in this tournament is yet to find the perfect combination. Although they are still in with a mathematical chance to make the … Read more
MUMBAI: He has been called as the ‘find of the IPL,’ he has scorched the tournament with his express pace, having clocked 157kmph on the latest occasion, but, having a fair idea of what fast bowling is all about, India’s premier pacer Mohammed Shami wants the world to go easy on Umran Malik, the Sunrisers … Read more
NEW DELHI: Out-of-form Virat Kohli says that he has a sure-fire way of drowning out his growing number of critics — he just mutes the television. The 33-year-old former India skipper has endured an extended batting slump for Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League and fell for his third golden duck of the … Read more
MUMBAI: Spinner Wanindu Hasaranga picked up a five-wicket haul after skipper Faf du Plessis’ impactful half-century as Royal Challengers recorded a 67-run victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad to boost their play-off hopes in the IPL here on Sunday. Opting to bat on a slow surface, du Plessis led from the front with a 50-ball 73 not … Read more
MUMBAI: Virat Kohli on Sunday fell for his third golden duck this IPL season to extend the Indian superstar’s grave batting slump. Opening the batting for Royal Challengers Bangalore against Sunrisers Hyderabad in Mumbai, Kohli flicked the ball straight to short mid-wicket off left-arm spinner Jagadeesha Suchith. A wicket of the first delivery for J … Read more
NEW DELHI: When Chennai Super Kings’ star pacer Deepak Chahar was ruled out of IPL 2022 with an injury, the four-time champions were looking for a suitable replacement for the star pacer. CSK threw that challenge towards Maharashtra’s left-arm pacer Mukesh Choudhary, who has played 13 First Class matches so far. The 25-year-old made his … Read more
Change of captains mid-stream brought the desired result for Chennai Super Kings as MS Dhoni led them to a 13- run win over Sunrisers Hyderabad in the return leg of their IPL match. CSK and Ruturaj Gaikwad felt quite at home at the MCA Stadium in Pune and the Pune lad’s blistering 99 (57b, 4×6, … Read more
NEW DELHI: Chennai Super Kings opener Ruturaj Gaikwad equalled legendary batter Sachin Tendulkar’s feat on Sunday as he became the joint-fastest Indian to score 1000 runs in the history of the Indian Premier League. Gaikwad, who took 31 innings to reach the landmark, hit Sunrisers Hyderabad paceman Marco Jansen for a biggie on the first … Read more
NEW DELHI: Fast bowling has always been a very exciting thing to watch on a cricket field. A genuine fast bowler on his run-up is a sight to behold and the sight of the batter’s furniture being disturbed after being beaten by sheer pace always gives an adrenaline rush to those watching. And in this … Read more