Cricket

RCB opener Phil Salt (Image: ANI) Royal Challengers Bengaluru are set to receive a massive boost ahead of the IPL 2026 playoffs, with explosive England opener Phil Salt likely to rejoin the squad after spending nearly a month on the sidelines due to injury.According to ESPNcricinfo, Salt is expected to return later this week to…

India’s captain Shubman Gill, (left), and head coach Gautam Gambhir during a training session. (PTI) NEW DELHI: In the past 18 months, India’s home fortress in Test cricket has not only been breached but ransacked with utter defiance by New Zealand and South Africa’s spinners. India were handed a 0-3 whitewash by New Zealand 2024…

Ricky Ponting backs Shreyas Iyer as future India T20 captain (Image: ANI) Former Australia World Cup-winning captain and current Punjab Kings head coach Ricky Ponting believes Shreyas Iyer has firmly placed himself among the leading contenders to become India’s next T20 captain in the future. Ponting even suggested that the PBKS skipper could eventually emerge…

CHENNAI: In a span of less than 24 hours, Ishan Kishan went from locking down an IPL playoff spot for Sunrisers Hyderabad to reclaiming his place in India’s ODI setup after almost three years.Just a day after producing a fluent ‘Player of the Match’ performance (70 off 47b; 7×4, 3×6) in SRH’s five-wicket win against…

Chennai Super Kings’ skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad (ANI Photo) CHENNAI: CSK are well and truly staring at the unthinkable — three back-to-back seasons of non-qualification to the IPL playoffs. The defeat to Sunrisers Hyderabad at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Monday has left the five-time champions on the cusp of elimination, whereby a win against Gujarat…

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Pic credit: IPL) NEW DELHI: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi added another chapter to his extraordinary IPL 2026 season on Tuesday, smashing 93 off just 38 balls against Lucknow Super Giants in Jaipur and setting a string of records in a knock that further underlined his status as the breakout star of the tournament.At just 15,…

Mohsin Khan’s bizarre run-out blunder sums up LSG’s nightmare IPL 2026 (Image: X/Screengrab) Lucknow Super Giants had a chance to restore some pride despite already being eliminated from the IPL 2026 playoff race, but their disappointing season continued as they slumped to a seven-wicket defeat against Rajasthan Royals, powered by another sensational knock from teenage…

Sanjiv Goenka with Vaibhav Sooryavanshi after the match. (Video grab) NEW DELHI: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is only 15, but on Tuesday night in Jaipur, the teenager produced a knock so breathtaking that even the opposition could only applaud. And when LSG owner Sanjiv Goenka walked up to congratulate the young batter after the match, it prompted…

RR beat LSG by 7 wickets (IPL Photo) With six games remaining in the league stage, LSG and MI are already out of contention for the playoffs while RCB, GT and SRH have qualified. RR are best placed among the others followed by PBKS. KKR, DC and CSK are still in the mix but have…

Rajasthan Royals’ Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi once again stole the spotlight as the 15-year-old produced a stunning 93 off just 38 balls to guide Rajasthan Royals to a comfortable seven-wicket win over Lucknow Super Giants in a crucial IPL 2026 clash in Jaipur. The victory kept Rajasthan firmly alive in the…