RCB vs CSK: Romario Shepherd smashes fastest fifty of IPL 2025

Young batting prodigy from Mumbai, Ayush Mhatre made his Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in a heroic fashion, hitting 32 runs off just 15 balls to send alarm bells ringing in the Mumbai Indians camp. Mhatre, who came into the team as a replacement for CSK skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad, had already impressed the franchise’s…

Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar made a unique assessment of the bowling of Rajasthan Royals’ stand-in captain Riyan Parag. It happened after Parag claimed the wicket of Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Ajinkya Rahane during the IPL 2025 match between the sides on Sunday. On the fourth ball of the 13th over, Parag bowled…

Being practitioners of the same ‘art form’, the world’s leading left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav finds young Afghan bowler Noor Ahmad fascinating and terms his fast-paced googly as a delivery which batters find it difficult to pick up. Kuldeep and Noor have been in good form for their respective teams and a lot…

Ricky Ponting and Matthew Hayden (Video grab) NEW CHANDIGARH: There is a particular sound that has come to define the IPL evening these days — not the applause of a boundary, but the thud of a ball disappearing several rows back, followed by a collective murmur that asks: How far did that go?In this version…

Cricket and hockey are added as ‘core sports’ for the Games. NEW DELHI: The great Indian sporting obsessions — cricket and hockey — will feature as the two ‘core sports’ at the 2030 Commonwealth Games in Ahmedabad. Core sports are a must for a host nation to include in its Games programme and T20 cricket…

Former cricketer-turned-commentator Navjot Singh Sidhu had special praise in store for Gujarat Titans’ pace spearhead Mohammed Siraj, who quashed Sunrisers Hyderabad’s explosive batters with his swinging deliveries in the ongoing edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025. Siraj has been on a rollercoaster ride since going out of favour and being axed…