Cricket

Virat Kohli (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: There are only a handful of games that Virat Kohli will play on his home turf in Delhi. That explains the deafening clamour for passes for Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s (RCB) weekday match against Delhi Capitals in the corridors of the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA).From brash non-conformist…

KL Rahul (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: For the longest time, KL Rahul’s T20 career has resembled a man dragging a heavy suitcase. Stuffed inside were the perennial anxieties of strike-rates, the exhausting demands of batting deep, and the archaic, heavy tag of being the “anchor”. On Saturday, at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, Rahul simply…

Lucknow Super Giants’ Nicholas Pooran (PTI Photo/Kamal Kishore) NEW DELHI: Batter Nicholas Pooran’s Super Over struggles have come under sharp focus after Lucknow Super Giants’ defeat to Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2026. Pooran’s record in tie-breakers makes for grim reading: 0 (5), 0 (1), 0 (1), 1 (2), 0 (1), just one run in…

Praful Hinge, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi Rajasthan Royals batter Vaibhav Sooryavanshi said he wanted to answer his critics with his bat after his poor outing against Sunrisers Hyderabad pacer Praful Hinge in their earlier IPL meeting.On his IPL debut, Hinge had taken four wickets and dismissed Sooryavanshi for a duck. The young batter failed to handle a…

Rovman Powell, Rinku Singh Rinku Singh once again became Kolkata Knight Riders’ key man as his all-round effort helped the team beat Lucknow Super Giants in a Super Over thriller in Lucknow on Sunday.After both teams finished on 155 at the end of 40 overs, KKR held their nerve in the Super Over, with Rinku…

Sunil Narine and Rinku Singh (Agency Image) Kolkata Knight Riders pulled off a nerve-shredding Super Over win against Lucknow Super Giants after both teams finished tied on 155 in regulation time at Lucknow on Sunday. The contest swung wildly across 40 overs, but Sunil Narine once again proved to be KKR’s trusted match-winner in the…

Angkrish Raghuvanshi (PTI photo) Angkrish Raghuvanshi’s controversial dismissal for obstructing the field did not just shake the Kolkata Knight Riders innings, it also set social media on fire.In one of the rarest moments seen in the IPL, the 21-year-old was adjudged out after the ball struck him while he attempted to return to his crease….

Gujarat Giants’ captain Shubman Gill, right, and Sai Sudharsan (PTI Photo) Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan continue to redefine consistency at the top, adding another milestone to their growing legacy in the IPL. Their 50-plus stand against Chennai Super Kings marked their 19th such partnership in just 40 innings, the most by an Indian pair…

Angkrish Raghuvanshi, right, argues with the umpire after being given out (AP Photo) Angkrish Raghuvanshi’s dismissal became one of the most debated moments of IPL 2026 as Kolkata Knight Riders’ struggles deepened against Lucknow Super Giants. Coming in during a shaky start, Raghuvanshi attempted to steady the innings, but his stay ended in unusual fashion…

Sanju Samson and Shubman Gill (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: Lightning-quick work behind the stumps, whipping off the bails in a flash – that’s a skill long associated with MS Dhoni. On Sunday, Sanju Samson brought back those memories with a brilliant stumping of Shubman Gill during the IPL 2026 clash between Chennai Super Kings…