Central Zone captain Rajat Patidar set the tone on Day 1 of the Duleep Trophy 2025 quarter-final clash against North East Zone with a blistering century at the BCCI Centre of Excellence Ground B, Bengaluru, on Thursday, August 28. Patidar, fresh from leading Royal Challengers Bengaluru to their maiden IPL title earlier this year, was […]
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is facing the heat after it decided not to televise the Duleep Trophy 2025 matches which started on August 28. With no major cricketing tournaments in the month on August, the Duleep Trophy provided the fans some cricketing action as it also marked the start of […]
Virat Kohli and Bhuvneshwar Kumar (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and India pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar has seen plenty of change in Virat Kohli — both as a cricketer and as a person. Fresh from playing a pivotal role in RCB’s historic IPL 2025 triumph, the 35-year-old opened up on how his conversations […]
India’s Dhruv Jurel (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth) Dhruv Jurel has been appointed as captain of the Central Zone squad for the upcoming Duleep Trophy 2025-26 season, as announced on August 7, 2025. The wicketkeeper-batter, who recently played for India in the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy at The Oval, will lead a 15-member squad that includes notable players like […]
In the fourth edition of the Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20 auction, Devdutt Padikkal emerged as the most expensive player. The Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) player was bought by Hubli Tigers for ₹13.20 lakh. Born in Kerala, Padikkal plays for Karnataka in domestic cricket. The southpaw had a decent season in IPL 2025. He scored 247 […]
Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma at the Mumbai airport. (Video grab) Star Indian cricketer Virat Kohli and his wife Bollywood actor Anushka Sharma returned to Mumbai on Thursday following the Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s (RCB) IPL title celebrations that were marred by tragedy in Bengaluru. The couple was spotted at Mumbai airport, and visuals of their […]
Image credit: BCCI/IPL TimesofIndia.com in Ahmedabad: Mohammed Musif, an Ahmedabad local, was donning Virat Kohli’s Test jersey outside the Narendra Modi Stadium and believes this year the curse will finally be lifted for his hero and the team he has supported since the inception of the IPL in 2008.“RCB should win and Virat must lift […]
Phil Salt’s explosive unbeaten 56 propelled Royal Challengers Bengaluru to their first IPL final since 2016, dismantling Punjab Kings in Qualifier 1. RCB’s dominant bowling, led by Hazlewood and Sharma, restricted Punjab to a paltry 101. Salt’s calculated aggression, fueled by a desire to avoid Arshdeep Singh’s dismissal, ensured a swift victory, setting up a […]
RCB stand-in skipper Jitesh Sharma with SRH captain Pat Cummins at the toss. (IPL Photo) NEW DELHI: Despite a comprehensive 42-run defeat against Sunrisers Hyderabad, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) stand-in skipper Jitesh Sharma remained optimistic, calling the loss a “good sign” ahead of the IPL 2025 playoffs.The high-scoring encounter saw Hyderabad, already out of contention, […]
Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s hopes of finishing in the top two of the IPL 2025 points table suffered a major setback after they were defeated by SunRisers Hyderabad by 42 runs in Lucknow on Friday, 23 May. RCB were comfortably outplayed with both bat and ball, falling well short of a 232-run target at the Shri […]
