Cricket

Sunil Gavaskar (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Sunil Gavaskar has raised concerns over how long IPL matches are taking and what he calls unnecessary on-field activity during games. While the Indian Premier League continues to entertain fans with thrilling contests and rising young stars, many matches this season have stretched well beyond the expected three-hour window,…

PBKS captain Shreyas Iyer NEW CHANDIGARH: Sometime in the IPL 2026 season, the middle overs stopped mattering. The death overs still produce their theatre but a growing number of games this season have been decided within the first six overs. The two Powerplays, therefore, have become the most consequential stretch of a match.Punjab Kings assistant…

Virat Kohli and KL Rahul after the DC vs RCB IPL 2026 match. (Pic credit: IPL) NEW DELHI: Defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru scripted history with a stunning nine-wicket win over Delhi Capitals, completing one of the most dominant chases in IPL history. Chasing a modest 76, RCB reached the target in just 6.3 overs,…

Angkrish Raghuvanshi in discussion with the umpires (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Angkrish Raghuvanshi, who plays for Kolkata Knight Riders, has been fined 20% of his match fee and given one demerit point for breaking the IPL Code of Conduct during a match against Lucknow Super Giants.The incident happened after he was given out for obstructing…

RCB players celebrate the fall of a DC wicket. (Pic credit: IPL) NEW DELHI: It turned into a nightmare evening for Delhi Capitals at the Arun Jaitley Stadium as Royal Challengers Bengaluru pacers produced a ruthless display to dismantle the hosts’ batting line-up on Monday. Asked to bat first by RCB skipper Rajat Patidar, DC’s…

Virat Kohli became the first batter in Indian Premier League (IPL) history to complete 9,000 runs during Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s match against Delhi Capitals at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Monday.Kohli had entered the game needing just 11 runs to reached the landmark with a single on the last ball of the sixth over off…

Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s Bhuvneshwar Kumar, left, celebrates the wicket of Delhi Capitals’ Tristan Stubbs, right, during the IPL match between DC and RCB in Delhi, Monday, April 27, 2026. (AP) Delhi Capitals captain Axar Patel had few answers after his team suffered two heavy defeats in less than 48 hours in IPL 2026.After failing to…

Virat Kohli during the IPL 2026 match against DC. (Pic credit: IPL) NEW DELHI: Defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru continued their stellar run in IPL 2026, beating Delhi Capitals by nine wickets at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Monday. The dominant win was RCB’s sixth of the season in eight games, taking their tally in…

RCB players celebrate the wicket of Axar Patel. (Pic credit: IPL) NEW DELHI: It was a nightmare evening for Delhi Capitals at the Arun Jaitley Stadium as the “curse of April 27” returned to haunt the IPL after 15 years. On the same date in 2011, Kochi Tuskers Kerala had slumped to 11 for 6…

Royal Challengers Bengaluru pacers Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Josh Hazlewood ripped through Delhi Capitals’ batting order on Monday, leaving them at 13 for 6 in the powerplay in their IPL 2026 clash.It became the lowest powerplay score in a full IPL match.Delhi’s top order collapsed under pressure as both fast bowlers took three wickets each and…