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New Delhi, April 3 Mumbai Indians head coach Mahela Jaywardene on Friday backed young Afghan mystery spinner Allah Ghazanfar, saying having a bowler with his unique abilities gives the team an advantage in all conditions.The 20-year-old came under scrutiny after leaking 51 runs in Mumbai's...

Kolkata, April 3 – Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) captain Ajinkya Rahane motivated the players after the three-time champions suffered a 65-run loss against the 2016 winners, Sunrisers Hyderabad, in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 at Eden Gardens on Thursday.Despite the second consecutive...

April 1, New Delhi: Lucknow Super Giants will begin their 2026 Indian Premier League campaign at home against Delhi Capitals tonight.Both teams had a disappointing IPL 2025 season. Delhi narrowly missed a playoff spot, finishing fifth, while Lucknow ended in seventh place.Rishabh Pant will...

Mullanpur, April 1 Punjab Kings spinner Yuzvendra Chahal believes young Cooper Connolly will be one of the "gems" of this season, praising the young Australian batter's maturity after he scored a match-winning fifty on his IPL debut.The 22-year-old Connolly made a stylish debut, smashing an...

New Delhi, March 30 – Sanju Samson is stepping into unfamiliar territory this IPL season, but the transition to the Chennai Super Kings already appears to have settled him. On the eve of their 2026 campaign opener against his former side, the Rajasthan Royals, Samson offered an unfiltered...

March 30, New Delhi - In the Indian Premier League, Chennai Super Kings will face the Rajasthan Royals at the ACA-Barsapara Stadium tonight. The match is scheduled to begin at 7:30 PM IST.This contest is shaped as much by transition as by recent form. Both teams come in after underwhelming...

Guwahati, March 29 If Mahendra Singh Dhoni's calf muscle injury wasn't enough, Chennai Super Kings have been dealt a second blow in the form of Dewald Brevis' side strain, which will keep him out for the first few games, head coach Stephen Fleming confirmed here on Sunday.The Super Kings will...

San Francisco (California), March 28 Former Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin is set to make his Major League Cricket debut in June after signing with the San Francisco Unicorns."The San Francisco Unicorns have secured a landmark signing for the 2026 Cognizant Major League Cricket (MLC)...

New Delhi, March 28 – Former Indian cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin has selected his strongest playing XI for the five-time champions, Chennai Super Kings (CSK), with options for an "Impact Player," after the team's captain, MS Dhoni, was subsequently ruled out for the first two weeks of the 2026...

New Delhi, March 28 Chennai Super Kings icon MS Dhoni is set to miss the first two weeks of the IPL due to a calf injury, the franchise said on Saturday."MS Dhoni is currently undergoing rehabilitation for a calf strain. As a result, he is likely to miss the first two weeks of the 2026 TATA...

New Delhi, March 27. The defending champions, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), are returning to the IPL 2026 with a clear objective. At the heart of it all is Virat Kohli. After finally ending their title drought last season, RCB, led by Rajat Patidar, now faces the challenge of maintaining...

New Delhi, March 27 – A new era begins for Rajasthan Royals as Riyan Parag takes over as captain and former India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja joins the team. After a disappointing 2025 season, the inaugural champions are relying on a revamped squad and a youthful lineup to bounce back and end...

New Delhi, March 27 After falling short in the 2025 IPL final, Shashank Singh is confident that Punjab Kings will go all the way and lift the coveted trophy on May 31 at the Chinnaswamy stadium in Bengaluru this season.Punjab Kings had scripted a remarkable run to reach the final after a...

London, March 26 – Indian leg-spinner Rahul Chahar will return to Surrey for their remaining eight matches in the upcoming County Championship season, the club said on Thursday. Chahar, 26, made a stunning debut for Surrey last year, claiming 10 wickets in a victory over Hampshire, including...

New Delhi, March 26 – Former Indian cricketer Mohammad Kaif believes that Rohit Sharma should remain on the field for the entire duration of a T20 match, rather than being used as an Impact Player by the Mumbai Indians (MI) in the 2026 Indian Premier League (IPL).Rohit, who holds the record...

Hyderabad, March 25 – Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) stand-in captain Ishan Kishan has spoken about his leadership approach ahead of the 19th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL), which is set to commence on March 28.SRH will start their IPL campaign against defending champions Royal...

Chennai, March 24 – Five-time champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) have signed Australian fast bowler Spencer Johnson as a replacement for Nathan Ellis, who has been ruled out of the entire tournament due to a hamstring injury.Earlier, Johnson had signed for the Quetta Gladiators for the 2026...

New Delhi, March 24. Former Indian cricketer Aakash Chopra believes that the 2026 Indian Premier League (IPL), which begins on March 28, could be the last season for Chennai Super Kings (CSK)'s most experienced player, MS Dhoni, as Sanju Samson is ready to take over.Chopra also said that the...

Ahmedabad, March 23 Gujarat Titans captain Shubman Gill has said that his calmness in the game comes from being himself and having belief and security within his team here on Monday ahead of IPL 2026.Gill, who was not part of India's T20 World Cup-winning side, will return to the shortest...

New Delhi, March 23 Sri Lanka's T20I captain, Dasun Shanaka, was confirmed on Monday as a replacement for the injured England all-rounder, Sam Curran, in the Rajasthan Royals camp for IPL 2026.Shanaka will join Rajasthan Royals for INR 2 crore."Dasun Shanaka will join RR for INR 2 crore as a...