Venugopal Rao, Delhi Capitals’ Director of Cricket, lamented his team’s poor catching and bowling in the first six overs after a demoralising six-wicket defeat to Punjab Kings at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Saturday. Despite posting its highest-ever total of 264 for two, courtesy K.L. Rahul’s career-best unbeaten effort of 152, DC contrived to go…
R Ashwin backs Karun Nair after costly drops (Image: Screengrab) Punjab Kings pulled off the highest successful run chase in IPL history, hunting down 265 against Delhi Capitals in Delhi. But for Karun Nair, it was a night of missed opportunities and visible heartbreak. Nair endured a difficult outing in the field, dropping Shreyas Iyer…
India all-rounder Deepti Sharma’s breakout show against South Africa in the fourth T20I has provided a timely boost ahead of the Women’s T20 World Cup, with the seasoned campaigner saying self-belief and tweaks to her bowling helped her snap a prolonged lean patch and return to form at the right time. Deepti had endured a…
Babar Azam with heated exchange with Umpire (Screengrab) Babar Azam was seen engaged in a heated discussion with the umpire during PSL match between Peshawar Zalami and Lahore Qalandars after repeated ball changes early in the innings.The first incident occurred on the 11th ball, when Mohammad Basit bowled a back-of-a-length delivery to Mohammad Naeem, who…
Rajasthan Royals batting coach Vikram Rathour shared an encouraging injury update on opener Vaibhav Sooryavanshi. The 15-year-old had limped off the field on Saturday, during the IPL 2026 game against Sunrisers Hyderabad in Jaipur. Sooryavanshi had earlier scored a sparkling 36-ball hundred. “He was feeling a little bit of hamstring pain, but now he’s feeling…
With Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, the absurd has been the normal. A sub-40-ball hundred is probably a once-in-a-career occurrence for a good T20 batter. On Saturday, at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur, Sooryavanshi smashed his second such hundred. At this point, no one should be surprised. Almost a year after he had reeled in a 35-ball…
Fangirl forcibly pulls Abhishek Sharma’s hand (Screengrabs) NEW DELHI: A bizarre off-field moment involving Abhishek Sharma grabbed attention during IPL 2026, as a fan interaction crossed the line and quickly went viral. A young female fan, visibly excited on spotting the Sunrisers Hyderabad star, rushed forward and forcibly grabbed his hand. Watch Bombay Sport Exchange:…
BENGALURU: Devdutt Padikkal’s rise in the ongoing IPL season has been marked not just by runs, but by a growing sense of awareness — of situations, of bowlers, and of his game. After his defining 27-ball 55 in Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s five-wicket win over Gujarat Titans on Friday at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium here, the…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (PTI Photo) Vaibhav Sooryavanshi gave Rajasthan Royals a major scare during their IPL 2026 clash against Sunrisers Hyderabad after limping off the field shortly after his record-breaking century. RR batting coach provide an update of his injury. The 15-year-old appeared to pick up an injury while fielding early in the second innings. Stationed…
Chennai Super Kings will host Gujarat Titans at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Sunday. Chennai and Gujarat have had a similar run having secured three wins out of seven games. However, Chennai sit two places above in fifth Gujarat due to its superior net run-rate. CSK beat GT by 83 runs in the…
