Chennai Super Kings’ bowling coach Eric Simons acknowledged that his team needs to work on their batting accuracy after their loss to Punjab Kings knocked them out of the playoff race. “We have been good at taking wickets, but as a team in our batting, there are a few areas where we need to find…
Mumbai Indians (MI) has named Raghu Sharma as the replacement for the injured Vignesh Puthur for the remainder of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2025) season on Thursday. Vignesh suffered bone stress reactions in both his shins, which has ruled him out of the tournament. Punjab leg-spinner Raghu, who was part of the Mumbai Indians…
Mumbai Indians (MI) have signed leg-spinner Raghu Sharma as a replacement for Vignesh Puthur, who has been ruled out of the remainder of the IPL 2025 due to injury, the franchise said on Thursday. This marks Raghu’s maiden stint in the IPL. He joins MI at the base price of Rs 30 lakh…
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has named the Lord’s Cricket Ground as the venue for the final of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026. The title clash for the 10th edition of the T20 World Cup is set for July 5. The ICC also revealed that Edgbaston, Hampshire Bowl, Headingley, Old Trafford Cricket Ground,…
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought responses from the BCCI on a plea filed by the publishers of renowned children’s comic book Champak alleging trademark infringement over the IPL naming its AI-powered robotic dog “Champak”. Justice Saurabh Banerjee observed the Champak brand name was existing since eternity and asked the Board of…
Punjab Kings’ hat-trick hero Yuzvendra Chahal revealed that he relied on his instincts and tweaked his line after observing that the pacers’ slower balls were gripping the surface during their IPL clash against Chennai Super Kings. The leg-spinner, who conceded 23 runs in his first two overs, came back to deliver a game-changing…
Former India boxer Vijender Singh, through a social media post, on Wednesday raised the question whether age fraud has now settled in cricket as well. Age fraud, or the practice of misrepresenting a player’s age, is a significant problem in Indian sport, particularly at the junior and age-group levels. The BCCI (Board of…
Chennai Super Kings bowling coach Eric Simons has defended Matheesha Pathirana amid his underwhelming form this IPL season, saying that the opposition batters have started reading and adapting better to him. The five-time champions were eliminated from the IPL play off race on Wednesday when they lost to Punjab Kings, their eighth defeat…
Punjab Kings (PBKS) skipper Shreyas Iyer has been fined after his team maintained a slow over-rate during its four-wicket win over Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in an IPL 2025 match at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Wednesday. “As this was his team’s first offence of the season under Article 2.22 of the IPL…
Mark Wood has accepted some of the comments made by his fellow England players to the media have been “a bit dumb”. Under the leadership of coach Brendon McCullum and captain Ben Stokes, England has become known for its bold play on the field and equally striking comments beyond the boundary. Ben Duckett said he would…
