MUMBAI: A remarkable journey in the IPL reached a major milestone on Thursday as Rohit Sharma completed 15 years with the Mumbai Indians (MI), a franchise he has led to five IPL titles, building a legacy that will be hard to match and will inspire future generations.Rohit began his IPL career with Deccan Chargers (2008-10)…
Heavy showers delay the toss (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: The start of the IPL 2026 match between Rajasthan Royals (RR) and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in Guwahati has been affected by rain, with heavy showers delaying the toss. While rain is expected to ease later, overcast conditions could still play a role during the game….
RCB all-rounder Romario Shepherd reflected on his journey from growing up in Linden, Guyana, to representing one of the biggest franchises in the IPL, while also speaking about his early cricketing days, inspiration from Dwayne Bravo, his breakthrough in white-ball cricket, and life inside the RCB dressing room. Named after football legend Romario, Shepherd recalled…
Justin Langer and Mukul Choudhary (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: Mukul Choudhary announced his arrival on the IPL stage with a magnificent innings, snatching victory from the jaws of defeat in front of a jam-packed Eden Gardens crowd. The 21-year-old wicketkeeper-batter’s unbeaten 54 off 27 balls, studded with seven sixes and two fours against KKR,…
MUMBAI: Ruled out of the 2026 T20 World Cup and then the IPL due to a knee injury he suffered in a World Cup warm-up match against South Africa at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on February 4, India pacer Harshit Rana is “recovering well”.Rana underwent a surgery in Mumbai on February 9,…
List of IPL Winners From 2008-2025 The Indian Premier League (IPL) is the most popular T20 league in the world. The first match played on April 18, 2008, at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru featured Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in which KKR defeated RCB by 140 runs, highlighted by…
Kolkata Knight Riders’ Finn Allen (R) walks back to the pavilion after losing his wicket. NEW DELHI: Kolkata Knight Riders all-rounder Rovman Powell did not hold back after his side’s heartbreaking last-ball defeat to Lucknow Super Giants, pointing to an umpiring “blunder” while also admitting that conditions at Eden Gardens played their part in the…
DC lose by 1 run against GT. (Pic credit: IPL) NEW DELHI: It was a bizarre, farcical end to a gripping contest as Delhi Capitals went down to Gujarat Titans by one run here on Wednesday. With two runs needed in two balls, it was David Miller’s refusal to take a single off Prasidh Krishna’s…
NEW DELHI: Champions are never easily written off. Rashid Khan offered a sharp reminder of that at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Wednesday night, producing a spell of old quality as Gujarat Titans edged Delhi Capitals by one run in a high-scoring thriller.For some time, doubts had swirled around Rashid. That he was on the…
Prabhsimran Singh and Yuvraj Singh NEW DELHI: The influence of Yuvraj Singh on India’s current generation of batters is rarely loud, but often unmistakable. His imprint runs through some of the most exciting batters in contemporary Indian cricket — from the composure of Shubman Gill to the uninhibited strokeplay of Abhishek Sharma and the evolving…