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Kolkata Knight Riders’ Sunil Narine (AP Photo) Sunil Narine etched his name deeper into Indian Premier League history on Saturday after becoming the first overseas cricketer and the 13th player overall to complete 200 IPL appearances. The milestone came during Kolkata Knight Riders’ clash against Gujarat Titans, with KKR desperately fighting to stay alive in…

Chennai Super Kings (AP Photo) Former India batter Ambati Rayudu believes Chennai Super Kings missed calm and experienced heads on the field during their heavy seven-wicket defeat against Lucknow Super Giants on Friday, especially when young pacer Anshul Kamboj came under relentless attack from Mitchell Marsh and Nicholas Pooran. CSK’s bowling attack had no answers…

Rohit Sharma and Hardik Pandya (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: Mumbai Indians have endured a disappointing IPL 2026 campaign. The five-time champions, who won all their titles under former skipper Rohit Sharma, are already out of the playoff race after managing just four wins in 12 matches while suffering eight defeats.One of the major talking…

SETBACK FOR CRICKET CANADA (Image: X) International Cricket Council has suspended funding to Cricket Canada for the next six months over governance-related concerns, according to a report by ESPNcricinfo. The move deals a significant financial blow to the Associate Member board, which depends heavily on ICC funding for its operations.Despite the suspension, Cricket Canada’s ongoing…

BAN vs PAK, 2nd Test Live Score: Pakistan captain Shan Masood won the toss and opted to field against Bangladesh in th second Test match at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium in Sylhet. Teams: Pakistan (Playing XI): Azan Awais, Shan Masood(c), Babar Azam, Abdullah Fazal, Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Rizwan(w), Salman Agha, Khurram Shahzad, Sajid Khan,…

LSG Captain Rishabh Pant (PTI photo) Rishabh Pant has been fined INR 12 lakh after Lucknow Super Giants were found guilty of maintaining a slow over-rate during their IPL 2026 clash against Chennai Super Kings at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow.As captain of the franchise, Pant is responsible for ensuring the team completes its 20…

Gujarat Titans’ Prasidh Krishna (AP Photo) For much of the first half of IPL 2026, Gujarat Titans found themselves battling questions around intent, tempo, and whether they possessed enough batting explosiveness to survive in a tournament increasingly tilted towards power-hitting.Inside the dressing room, though, GT’s Prasidh Krishna says there was never a feeling that the…

NEW DELHI: With 11 games remaining in the league stage, LSG and MI are already out of contention for the playoffs. GT can only miss out through the net run rate route and RCB have almost qualified while SRH would have to do really badly from here on not to make the playoffs. RR have…

Virat Kohli, Gautam Gambhir Virat Kohli has said he does not want things to be “complicated” around his place in the Indian team and made it clear that if he is constantly made to prove his value, then that environment is “not meant” for him.Speaking on Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s podcast, Kohli said he still enjoys…

File Pic: Kolkata Knight Riders’ Rachin Ravindra during a practice session. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Rachin Ravindra has left Kolkata Knight Riders midway through the IPL 2026 season, with the New Zealand batter returning home to prepare for the national side’s upcoming Test tour of England.KKR confirmed the development on Friday, stating that Ravindra had…