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Bengaluru, March 28: Defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) have given debuts to pacers Abhinandan Singh and Jacob Duffy as captain Rajat Patidar opted to bowl first against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the IPL 2026 opening match at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Saturday.The...

Bengaluru, March 28 Royal Challengers Bengaluru captain Rajat Patidar won the toss and chose to bowl against Sunrisers Hyderabad in the opening match of the 2026 Indian Premier League here on Saturday.Representing SRH, 23-year-old wicketkeeper-batter Salil Arora is making his IPL debut, while...

March 28, New Delhi: The defending champions, Royal Challengers Bengaluru, will face their South Indian rivals, Sunrisers Hyderabad, in the opening match of the 2026 Indian Premier League on Saturday at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium.SRH are aiming for redemption after finishing sixth last season...

The 19th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket will kick off in Bengaluru this evening. In the opening match, defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru will face Sunrisers Hyderabad at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium. The match is scheduled to begin at 7:30 PM Indian Standard Time...

Bengaluru, March 27. The defending champions, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), are set to play the opening match of the 2026 Indian Premier League (IPL), facing Sunrisers Hyderabad at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Saturday. Ahead of the match, head coach Andy Flower said the team...

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...

In Bengaluru, on March 27, Virat Kohli's drive and hunger to achieve new heights as an athlete haven't been affected by the 18 IPL seasons, and he remains at the top of his game, according to Royal Challengers Bengaluru head coach Andy Flower.Kohli was RCB's top run-scorer last year, scoring...

The 2026 IPL, starting this Saturday, promises intriguing moments over the next two months.The defending champions, Royal Challengers Bengaluru, who host Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in the tournament opener, would have liked to enter the league's 19th edition with greater...

Mumbai, March 26 Gautam Gambhir's fierce competitiveness may have often made him the "villain in the story," but that trait strengthened teams like Kolkata Knight Riders that he was part of, reckoned former South African captain Faf du Plessis.Two of KKR's title wins in the Indian Premier...

Bengaluru, March 25 Before Mangesh Yadav ever pitched a ball in professional cricket, his father, Ramavadh Yadav, worked tirelessly, contemplating how to secure funds for his son’s dream. He invested all his resources in a boy who initially played cricket in a modest courtyard with his mother...

New Delhi, March 21 – Former Indian cricketer Wasim Jaffer has selected his strongest playing XI for the defending champions, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), for the upcoming 2026 Indian Premier League (IPL), which is scheduled to begin on March 28.RCB has made only minor changes to their...

New Delhi, March 12 – Former India captain Anil Kumble said that Rajat Patidar will face a significant challenge in leading Royal Challengers Bengaluru to back-to-back Indian Premier League (IPL) titles, noting that expectations will be high after last season's successful campaign.Patidar took...

New Delhi, March 12 – Former Indian cricketer Irfan Pathan has described the 2026 Indian Premier League (IPL) clash between five-time champions Mumbai Indians (MI) and defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) as the biggest match among the first 20 games.The schedule for the first...

Bangalore, March 2 Royal Challengers Bangalore's cricket director Mo Bobat expressed his admiration for Virat Kohli's "remarkable" record over 18 years, stating that providing a championship-winning team was the least the think tank could do for the superstar who has dedicated his youth and...