Romario Shepherd (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: Romario Shepherd walked in, saw the ball, and launched it into orbit — that’s the kind of explosive intent he brought when Royal Challengers Bengaluru were desperate for quick runs. Coming to the crease with RCB reeling at 159 for 5 in 18 overs, Shepherd turned the game […]
Shubman Gill (PTI Photo/Arun Sharma) NEW DELHI: Rashid Khan, Afghanistan’s T20I captain, expressed on Saturday that Shubman Gill would emerge as an exceptional leader for both Gujarat Titans in the IPL and the Indian cricket team. This season, Gill has demonstrated remarkable leadership, amassing 465 runs across 10 matches at an average of 51.66, including […]
Vaibhav Suryavanshi (Screengrab) NEW DELHI: From hero to heartbreak — social media exploded with memes and mixed reactions after 14-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi was dismissed for a two-ball duck in Rajasthan Royals‘ IPL 2025 match against Mumbai Indians on Thursday.Just days after creating history with a whirlwind 101 off 28 balls against Gujarat Titans, the prodigy […]
Shubman Gill (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: Gujarat Titans bounced back in style with a commanding 38-run win over Sunrisers Hyderabad on Friday, thanks largely to a sparkling captain’s knock from Shubman Gill. The right-hander set the tone early and anchored a ferocious batting effort that saw GT post a daunting 224/6 — a total that […]
Vaibhav Suryavanshi (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: Vaibhav Suryavanshi lit up IPL 2025 with a sensational century against Gujarat Titans, turning heads across the cricketing world. The 14-year-old southpaw set the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur alight with his explosive strokeplay in a high-scoring thriller that saw Rajasthan Royals chase down a daunting 210-run target […]
Ajinkya Rahane (ICC Photo) NEW DELHI: Kolkata Knight Riders captain Ajinkya Rahane has reaffirmed his unwavering determination to return to the Indian team, saying he still harbours the “desire and hunger” to represent the country again. The 36-year-old last featured in a Test match in 2023 and has been out of India’s white-ball plans for […]
Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s Virat Kohli plays a shot during an Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 T20 cricket match. (PTI) Virat Kohli, the Royal Challengers Bengaluru star, revealed his thoughts about potential roommates from his IPL team during a recent event. While expressing his preference for wicketkeeper-batter Jitesh Sharma as a roommate, Kohli specifically mentioned he […]
Rajasthan Royals players huddle at the start of the Indian Premier League cricket match against Mumbai Indians at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur. (AP) Rajasthan Royals‘ fielding coach Dishant Yagnik addressed the media after their elimination from IPL 2025 following a 100-run defeat to Mumbai Indians on Thursday. He defended the team’s strategy of developing […]
Ryan Rickelton (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Mumbai Indians continued their red-hot form in IPL 2025 with a commanding 100-run win over Rajasthan Royals at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on Thursday. Central to MI’s sixth straight win were opener Ryan Rickelton’s authoritative 61 and Karn Sharma’s clinical bowling performance, which helped dismantle RR’s fragile […]
Punjab Kings’ Prabhsimran Singh plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match against Chennai Super Kings at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. (AP) The term “gedi” is colloquial Punjabi term for “chakkar” (round/trip). In March earlier this year, when Punjab Kings called up their players to assemble at the Mullanpur Stadium, Anmolpreet Singh […]
