The Hindu

The Afghan spinner was referring to nine scalps in 15 matches at an economy of 9.34. It may have made some wonder whether his magic was on the wane

The RCB batter stressed batting was not just about the strike rate

Ravi Shastri during his address expanded on that cherished moment from 1984, when he was batting in a Test against England at the Wankhede

Nearly a decade ago, when Mukul joined the academy, he would not have imagined that there would be a bidding war for him at an IPL auction one day

His experience in guiding and nurturing the next crop of budding pace bowlers is an invaluable asset to any franchise; his ability to keep shifting goalposts and outwitting batters shows his hunger

Under the dynamic leadership of Shreyas, the players have been feeling at home, at a franchise that had been in turmoil for many years

In Vaibhav Suryavanshi and Yashasvi Jaiswal, RR boasts the most explosive opening duo in the league this season. RCBs Virat Kohli, Phil Salt, Devdutt Padikkal and Rajat Patidar have looked good

The former New Zealand bowler, one of the fastest of all time, is particularly impressed by the freedom with which the teenager bats and his maturity

LSG are unchanged, while KKR made one change, bringing in Sunil Narine in place of injured Varun Chakravarthy

In an accomplished First-Class career, Gopinath played 83 games for Madras and accumulated 4259 runs at a healthy average of 42.16, including nine centuries and 23 half-centuries

Gopinath made an impressive debut, scoring an unbeaten 52 and 40 in the second Test of the series

Representing Capitals in his maidenIPL,Nabi, who was the toast of the 2025-26 domestic season as J & K won theRanjifor the first time, will test himself in the worlds biggest T20 league after he was roped in by the franchise for 8.4crore; the medium-pacer fromBaramullaopens up on the challenge ahead and the domestic season just gone by

Atletico Madrids victory in the first leg gave coach Diego Simeone his first-ever win at Camp Nou since his stint with the club began 15 years ago

The team beat Denmark and Turkey to set up a summit clast with USA

If the ICC does not lay down the rules soon, restricting the number of leagues a player might participate in, or indeed the number of franchises one owner might buy, the clash with franchise cricket (which is technically domestic) might become difficult to handle

Gujarat Titans secured their first win of the season with a one-run victory over the hosts in a high-scoring cliffhanger

Representing Capitals in his maidenIPL,Nabi, who was the toast of the 2025-26 domestic season as J & K won theRanjifor the first time, will test himself in the worlds biggest T20 league after he was roped in by the franchise for 8.4crore; the medium-pacer fromBaramullaopens up on the challenge ahead and the domestic season just gone by

The 25-year-old said he was aware that several key pacers ofKKRwould not be available due to injuries and he might get chances to play

Ahead of LSGs Indian Premier League encounter against Kolkata Knight Riders at Eden Gardens here, Crowe praised Rishabh Pant for being a bowlers captain

Young talents Vaishnavi and Sahaja register facile victories before the experienced Ankita and Rutuja complete the formalities to bring the smiles back after the loss against Thailand

DC are unchanged from the previous game, while GT brought in Kumar Kushagra and regular skipper Shubman Gill

A season expected to pose a problem of plenty has turned out to be one with plenty of problems for the Ajinkya Rahane-led side, which is struggling to find the right bowling combination due to injuries to its key pacers and the lacklustre performance of its reliable spinners.

CRICKET | They have the license to go up front. I think we missed our line and lengths, and they played really well

MI suffered a 27-run defeat in a rain-curtailed IPL clash as Jaiswal and Sooryavanshi lit up the night with a blistering display that powered RR to 150 for 3 in 11 overs

Kylian Mbapp scored Madrid's goal after the visitors had taken a two-goal lead at the Santiago Bernabeu

Every game is going to present different situations. It takes a different skillsetto understand it and execute the plans

DCs bowling coach Munaf Patel is under no illusion about his team being able to make do without Starc

The Sunrisers Hyderabad star believes the five-time champion possesses enough firepower to compensate for the absence of its talismanic former skipper

Sai Sudharsan isnt one to bludgeon the cricket ball, and yet he managed to achieve a strike-rate of 156.17 in the IPL last year whilst compiling a chart-topping 759 runs for Gujarat Titans

GTs bowlers will need to lift their game in the national capital; amidst the established names in the attack, it was 23-year-old Ashok Sharma who left an impression in the first two games

The batting has lacked consistency, the bowling has often been erratic and below par, and Varun Chakaravarthys worrying dip in form has only compounded the problems

Alfred Planas scores twice to ensure the the visiting team moves up to eighth on the leaderboard

Ten young athletes from the State receive 50,000 each in an annual event organised by CSK and the TNSJA; Mhatre, India u-19 World Cup-winning captain, is the chief guest

Next update to follow once the rain stops, the IPL's official X handle wrote

Real Madrid and Bayern Munich are meeting in the knockout stage for the sixth time in the past 14 seasons and it has been a one-sided rivalry

In Royal Challengers Bengalurus twin victories this season, Padikkal has struck at a whopping 201.81 and made two half-centuries.

The Royals have won both their games so far while Mumbai Indians went down to Capitals in its previous contest; fit-again Hardik will play the contest

Royals outclassed Chennai Super Kings in their tournament opener here before pipping Gujarat Titans away from home as Parag began his stint as permanent captain on a high