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Chennai: Chennai Super Kings’ captain Ruturaj Gaikwad, left and Sanju Samson (PTI Photo) Manoj Tiwary has questioned whether Ruturaj Gaikwad should continue as captain of Chennai Super Kings, suggesting the franchise may need a leadership rethink after another disappointing IPL season. Speaking on Cricbuzz following CSK’s five-wicket defeat to Sunrisers Hyderabad at Chepauk, Tiwary pointed…

Stephen Fleming may have publicly backed Ruturaj Gaikwad as the future captain of Chennai Super Kings, but his comments after CSK’s defeat to Sunrisers Hyderabad also carried a clear message — the skipper’s batting has not been good enough in IPL 2026. CSK’s five-wicket defeat at Chepauk once again exposed the team’s biggest issue this…

Suresh Raina and MS Dhoni (X) The uncertainty surrounding MS Dhoni’s IPL future continues to grow, but former Chennai Super Kings star Suresh Raina believes the legendary captain should return for another season. Speaking on Star Sports after CSK’s emotional home defeat to Sunrisers Hyderabad at Chepauk, Raina revealed a personal conversation he had with…

The Afghanistan series may be the official agenda, but the bigger picture is already the 2027 World Cup. Today’s meeting could offer early signals on how India intend to evolve in the ODI format, especially with transition looming around several senior names. From this point, every bilateral game is expected to double up as a…

DHARAMSALA: IPL chairman Arun Dhumal was a busy man overseeing the preparations at the HPCA Stadium here on the eve of the match between Punjab Kings and RCB. In a chat with TOI, he spoke about the controversies, relationship with Bangladesh board after the Mustafizur Rahman fiasco, IPL’s Valuation, Expansion And WPL. Excerpts… IPL has…

SRH beat CSK by 5 wickets (IPL Photo) NEW DELHI: With 7 games remaining in the league stage of IPL 2026, LSG and MI are already out of contention for the playoffs. RCB, GT and SRH have now qualified. RR is best placed among the others followed by PBKS. KKR, DC and CSK are still…

Sunrisers Hyderabad’s Ishan Kishan plays a shot (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: Sunrisers Hyderabad booked their place in the IPL 2026 playoffs after beating Chennai Super Kings by five wickets at Chepauk on Monday. Chasing 181 on a slow surface, SRH got home comfortably in 19 overs thanks to a brilliant partnership between Ishan Kishan and…

NEW DELHI: The roar inside Chepauk reached another level on Monday night as MS Dhoni made his way onto the field during Chennai Super Kings’ final home game of IPL 2026 against Sunrisers Hyderabad. Even though the former CSK captain did not feature in the playing XI because of injury concerns, his brief appearance during…

Sanju Samson added his name to a list long dominated by MS Dhoni after the Chennai Super Kings wicketkeeper-batter broke Dhoni’s record for most runs scored by a designated CSK wicketkeeper in a single IPL season during the match against Sunrisers Hyderabad at Chepauk on Monday.Dhoni had scored 461 runs in 16 innings during the…

A verbal exchange between Shan Masood and Mushfiqur Rahim added more tension to the second Test between Bangladesh and Pakistan in Sylhet on Monday, as the hosts moved closer to a possible series sweep.The incident took place before the start of the 79th over of Bangladesh’s second innings on Day 3 at the Sylhet International…