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Lucknow, April 11 – The Lucknow Super Giants will host the 2022 champions, the Gujarat Titans (GT), in the 19th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026, which will be played at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpaaye Ekana Cricket Stadium on Sunday.LSG had a modest start to their IPL...

Guwahati, April 10 – Rajasthan Royals head coach Kumar Sangakkara said his team is pleased with their unbeaten start, but recognizes that the challenge will only intensify in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 as they prepare for a crucial match against defending champions Royal Challengers...

Kolkata, April 9 Lucknow Super Giants won the toss and chose to bowl against Kolkata Knight Riders in an Indian Premier League match here on Thursday.LSG remained unchanged, while KKR made one change, bringing in Sunil Narine in place of the injured Varun Chakravarthy.The Teams:Lucknow...

New Delhi, April 6 Delhi Capitals pacer Kyle Jamieson on Monday joined a growing chorus of players criticizing the IPL's controversial Impact Player rule, saying it "takes a lot of the skill out of the game."Several current and former cricketers have voiced concerns over the rule, which allows...

Kolkata, April 5 – Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will host Punjab Kings (PBKS) in the 12th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026, at Eden Gardens.Kolkata Knight Riders are entering this match under pressure. They have lost their first two games against Mumbai Indians and Sunrisers...

New Delhi, April 3 Delhi Capitals spinner Kuldeep Yadav downplayed concerns about the team's top-order struggles on Friday, asserting that there was no need to "panic" after just one game.The Capitals had a shaky start in their tournament opener, suffering a top-order collapse before Sameer...

Indore, March 31 Following the Indian Premier League (IPL) for T20 cricket, the Madhya Pradesh League held its first player auction on Tuesday, and explosive right-handed batsman Ashutosh Sharma became the most expensive player in the MPL, fetching a price of Rs 15 lakh.As many as 244 players...

Mumbai, March 28 – Five-time champions Mumbai Indians (MI) will begin their campaign in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 against the three-time champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at the iconic Wankhede Stadium on Sunday.MI enters the 2026 season with a clear goal: to win their sixth...

In New Delhi, Jos Buttler, a wicketkeeper-batter for Gujarat Titans, stated that the Indian Premier League (IPL), with its 19th edition starting on Saturday, has had the most significant impact on his cricketing career. He added that the conversations he has had during his time in the tournament...

Ahmedabad, March 24 Gujarat Titans have laid out their clear strategy for IPL 2026, with head coach Ashish Nehra emphasizing that the team remains committed to competing and winning and does not plan to change its current playing style.Since joining IPL in 2022, Gujarat Titans have been one of...

Mumbai, March 24 – Three-time champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) have signed Vidarbha's left-arm fast bowler Saurabh Dubey as a replacement for injured India pacer Akash Deep, who has been ruled out of the IPL 2026 due to a lower back injury.Furthermore, England cricketer David Payne has...

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...

New Delhi, March 19 – Former Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) player Faf du Plessis reflected on the impact of Sanju Samson’s departure, describing the India wicketkeeper-batsman as the face of the franchise for the last decade, and believes that RR losing Samson is ‘a major setback’ for the...

Kolkata, March 17 Kolkata Knight Riders pacer Harshit Rana is likely to miss a significant part of the upcoming IPL as he continues to recover from a knee surgery he underwent last month.According to a report by 'ESPNCricinfo', the BCCI has not yet set a timeline for his return.Rana, who...

Ahmedabad, March 16 – Captain Shubman Gill joined the Gujarat Titans squad on Monday as the team prepares for the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026, with preparations in full swing at the Miraj International Cricket Stadium in Nathdwara.With the schedule for the first phase of the...

New Delhi, March 16 – Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has hailed India as the greatest white-ball team ever assembled after they became the first men's side to successfully defend the T20 World Cup title with an emphatic 96-run win over New Zealand in the final at the Narendra Modi...

New Delhi, March 16 – Former Indian opener Aakash Chopra says pace ace Jasprit Bumrah is guaranteed to perform well in every match for the Mumbai Indians (MI) in IPL 2026, but warns that the five-time Indian Premier League (IPL) champions face a complex challenge in fitting their array of...

Mumbai, March 14 Former captain Rohit Sharma expressed hope on Saturday that India's men's and women's teams will build on their recent success in winning the T20 and 50-over World Cups, respectively, and will continue to bring glory to the country in the future.India has recorded a string of...

New Delhi, March 14 – The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is planning to take legal action against Zimbabwe bowler Blessing Muzarabani after the pacer withdrew from the Pakistan Super League (PSL) at the very last minute to participate in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026.Muzarabani has joined...

London, March 12: Sunrisers Leeds bought Pakistani leg-spinner Abrar Ahmed for £190,000 (₹2.3 crore) on Thursday at the inaugural men's Hundred auction, making him the first Pakistani international signed by an Indian-owned franchise in the tournament.The purchase of Abrar, who had a base...