Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) enter the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season as the reigning champions, having pulled off arguably the most dominant campaign in IPL history in 2024. Despite the hurdle of their mega auction, most of KKR’s title-winning core has remained. However, some big changes have also taken place. Gautam Gambhir…
Junail Zafar Khan, a club-level Pakistan-origin cricketer, died after collapsing on field© X (Twitter) Junail Zafar Khan, a club-level Pakistan-origin cricketer, has died after collapsing on the ground during a local match played in extreme heat at the Concordia College here. In his 40s, Khan was representing Old Concordians Cricket Club in a…
The big-hitting Shafali Verma shone with the ball as she claimed a hat-trick for Haryana against Karnataka in the pre-quarterfinal of the Women’s Under-23 ODI Trophy here. The out-of-favour India batter, who bowls part-time off-spin, dismissed Saloni P and Soumya Verma off the last two balls of the 44th over on Monday. She then returned…
Rajasthan Royals skipper Sanju Samson has joined his IPL team after completing his recovery from a finger surgery he underwent last month. The 30-year-old cricketer, who finished his rehabilitation at the Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru, attended the Royals’ first practice session on Monday ahead of the upcoming season. Samson had suffered the injury after…
New Zealand’s openers went on a six-hitting blitz on Tuesday to thrash Pakistan by five wickets and go 2-0 up in the five-match Twenty20 series. The home side reached 137 for five with 11 balls to spare in Dunedin to take control of the five-match series after Pakistan posted 135 for nine off 15 overs…
Shaheen Afridi hit 4 sixes against Shaheen Afridi© Video Grab New Zealand completed another dominant victory against Pakistan in the second T20I of the 5-match series on Tuesday, beating the tourists by 6 wickets in a rain-marred contest. Batting first, Pakistan put a decent total of 135/9 on the board, in a 15-over-per-side…
Amidst the bevy of Indian batters aiming to get big runs in IPL 2025, all eyes of cricket connoisseurs will be on how Karun Nair fares for the Delhi Capitals, especially after being a literal run-machine in the recent domestic season for Vidarbha. Nair made 863 runs at an average of 53.93, including…
In a candid conversation during a podcast, England cricketers Adil Rashid and Moeen Ali were asked if they would play for Pakistan in international cricket. While the host made his choice of international cricketing nation obvious, the England duo gave some intriguing responses despite admitting that they have been asked such questions in…
The Indian Premier League (IPL) remains the only tournament where cricket fans still have the option of seeing MS Dhoni in action. The Chennai Super Kings legend arrives into the 2025 season after undergoing a rigorous training regime. With IPL being the only professional cricketing event that Dhoni is involved in, maintaining fitness,…
Sanju Samson in camp RR© X (Twitter) Rajasthan Royals (RR) skipper and Indian wicketkeeper-batter Sanju Samson joined the franchise’s squad on Monday after undergoing finger surgery last month. Samson-led RR will kickstart their Indian Premier League (IPL) season against Sunrisers Hyderabad at Uppal Stadium in Hyderabad on March 23. As per ESPNCricinfo, Samson…
