KKR releases Andre Russell ahead of IPL 2026 auction

Tamil Nadu pacer Gurjapneet Singh took a hat-trick against Nagaland in a Ranji Trophy 2025-26 second-round game in Bengaluru on Sunday. The left-arm pacer took the wickets of Sedezhalie, Hem and R Jonathan early in the Nagaland first innings to claim his hat-trick. Gurjapneet is the third bowler to take a hat-trick in the ongoing…

Rejecting speculation that he is the back-room decision-maker in Chennai Super Kings despite handing over captaincy to Ruturaj Gaikwad, the talismanic Mahendra Singh Dhoni said he is instead focussed on reinventing himself and his strokes to “stay relevant” in the IPL. Speaking to ‘JioStar’ after CSK’s four-wicket win over Mumbai Indians in their…

Umran Malik (Photo by Hannah Peters/Getty Images) After recovering from injury, fast bowler Umran Malik is eager to return to the Indian cricket team. He relies on his natural ability to bowl at speeds exceeding 150 kmph, along with newly developed skills like slower deliveries and improved yorkers.Malik has been absent from the Indian team…

File photo of Vaibhav Suryavanshi. Vaibhav Suryavanshi took his big-hitting skills to the domestic cricket on Wednesday with a brief, but rapid-fire, knock for Bihar. The left-handed batter who captured everyone’s attention during the IPL and then in the junior matches for India, scored 14 runs from just five balls against Arunachal Pradesh on Day…

The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Tuesday included Allahudien Paleker of South Africa and England’s Alex Wharf in the ICC Elite Panel of Umpires which features Nitin Menon as the only Indian, while Jayaraman Madangopal has been promoted to the Emerging Panel. Michael Gough and Joel Wilson will make way for the two…

Narendra Modi Stadium (PTI Photo/Manvender Vashist Lav) The weather looks set to play along as India and New Zealand prepare to face off in the T20 World Cup 2026 final at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday. With defending champions India aiming to script history and New Zealand chasing their maiden title, fans…