Rajat Patidar and Shubman Gill (BCCI/IPL Photo) NEW DELHI: Gujarat Titans captain Shubman Gill won the toss and elected to field against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the high-voltage IPL 2026 Qualifier 1 clash at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamsala on Tuesday.The winner of the contest will secure a direct spot in the…
NEW DELHI: Suryakumar Yadav is likely to play for Triumph Knights Mumbai North East in a T20 match against the Uganda’s touring side on May 30 in Mumbai.Uganda are currently touring Mumbai for four one-day matches and four T20 games. Uganda swept the four-match One Day series against MCA Colts XI 4-0. The T20 matches…
Punjab Kings players (ANI Photo) Punjab Kings entered IPL 2026 carrying massive expectations after finishing runners-up the previous season under the leadership of Shreyas Iyer. For nearly half the tournament, PBKS looked like the most complete and fearless side in the competition. They won six of their opening seven matches, while one game ended in…
Mohammad Rizwan and Mike Mike Hesson NEW DELHI: Pakistan men’s cricket team head coach Mike Hesson has explained why experienced wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Rizwan was dropped from the ODI squad for the upcoming series against Australia and why he was earlier removed as captain.Rizwan, who had led Pakistan to ODI series wins against Australia, Zimbabwe and…
Travis Head and Virat Kohli (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: Former India cricketer and commentator Aakash Chopra has strongly condemned online abuse directed at players’ families after Travis Head’s wife Jessica revealed that their close friends and relatives were targeted with hateful messages following the Australian batter’s recent IPL 2026 confrontation with Virat Kohli.The controversy erupted…
Jason Gillespie and Kevin Pietersen A fierce debate over the value of the IPL versus county cricket has exploded into a full-blown war of words, with former Australia pacer Jason Gillespie launching a brutal attack on former England batter Kevin Pietersen over comments involving young England talent Jacob Bethell.The controversy began after former England captain…
Kolkata Knight Riders’ skipper Ajinkya Rahane speaks to Sunil Narine. (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: It was a disappointing campaign for the three-time champions Kolkata Knight Riders. After finally ending their 10-year title drought with the IPL triumph in 2024, KKR failed to carry forward that momentum as the 2026 season turned into another frustrating one,…
Virat Kohli and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi NEW DELHI: Former India and CSK batter Subramaniam Badrinath has revealed his best IPL 2026 playing XII for the league stage, and the biggest talking point was the exclusion of superstars Virat Kohli and KL Rahul. Instead, Badrinath, revealing the lineup in a video on his YouTube channel, chose young…
Despite ending their IPL 2026 campaign with a 40-run win over Kolkata Knight Riders in Kolkata on Sunday, Delhi Capitals once again finished outside the playoffs. DC ended sixth in the table with seven wins and seven defeats, extending their playoff drought to five straight seasons. It was also the second consecutive season in which…
Rajat Patidar (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: The winner of Qualifier 1 – be it defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru or Gujarat Titans – will directly book a place in the IPL 2026 final. The summit clash will be played at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. During the pre-Qualifier 1 press conference, RCB captain…