‘Selectors have to look ahead’: Ex-India cricketer’s blunt verdict on Suryakumar Yadav’s India future | Cricket News

[ad_1] Suryakumar Yadav (ANI Photo) Former India cricketer and selector Saba Karim believes India’s T20 setup could undergo another major transition ahead of the 2028 T20 World Cup, with incumbent captain Suryakumar Yadav among the players whose place in the side could come under scrutiny.Suryakumar has struggled to replicate the consistency that once made him […]

IPL 2026: Virat Kohli, RCB fired up as Mo Bobat calls for unprecedented IPL feat, video goes viral

[ad_1] Royal Challengers Bengaluru might have just won their second consecutive Indian Premier League trophy, but the franchise has no intention of stopping. After ending an agonizing 18-year title drought last year, the team has well and truly gelled into a powerhouse, and they are now chasing a feat no other franchise has ever achieved. […]

Banned, injured, forgotten: Rasikh Salam Dar never stopped believing | Cricket News

[ad_1] Rasikh Salam Dar (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) TimesofIndia.com in Ahmedabad: Seven years ago, around the same time of the year, Nadeem Dar was playing a club game in Chandigarh, where he was studying at the time. He received a call from Rasikh Salam Dar, his cousin and the one he had trained since the age […]

RCB’s rise across IPL, WPL feels closer to the Manchester City model | Cricket News

[ad_1] Royal Challengers Bengaluru are the reigning IPL and WPL champions. New Delhi: For years, Royal Challengers Bengaluru were Indian cricket’s great romantics.They had the stars. They had the fan base. They had the moments. What they didn’t have were the trophies.RCB reached IPL finals in 2009, 2011 and 2016 and fell short. For 18 […]

Rajat Patidar dedicates RCB’s second straight IPL title to Bengaluru stampede victims

[ad_1] Royal Challengers Bengaluru captain Rajat Patidar dedicated the franchise’s second successive IPL title to the 11 fans who lost their lives in last year’s stampede during celebrations of the team’s maiden championship win. RCB defended their crown in style on Sunday, beating Gujarat Titans by five wickets in the IPL 2026 final at the […]

Watch: Virat Kohli marks bowling run-up, teases fans during RCB vs GT IPL Qualifier 1 | Cricket News

[ad_1] Virat Kohli during RCB vs GT match (Screengrabs) NEW DELHI: Royal Challengers Bengaluru stormed into the IPL 2026 final with a massive 92-run win over Gujarat Titans in Qualifier 1 at Dharamshala. But apart from the big victory, it was Virat Kohli’s funny on-field moment that grabbed fans’ attention online.During the match, Kohli was […]

‘I’m not worried about … ‘: Rajat Patidar after RCB storm into IPL 2026 final | Cricket News

[ad_1] Rajat Patidar (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: 93 runs, 0 dot balls, 9 sixes and a strike rate of 281.82 — that is how Rajat Patidar lit up the HPCA Stadium in Dharamsala and powered Royal Challengers Bengaluru into the IPL 2026 final with a dominant performance. The RCB captain credited his fearless mindset […]

IPL 2026, Qualifier 1: Beyond Virat Kohli vs Shubman Gill marketing hype, RCB vs GT is a real battle of equals

[ad_1] Virat Kohli versus Shubman Gill. King versus Prince. The IPL‘s marketing team and fan pages on social media, honestly could not have asked for a better storyline for Qualifier 1. Kohli arrives in Dharamshala chasing another IPL title with defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru, while Gill walks in carrying the weight of being Indian […]

IPL 2026: Ruthless RCB storm into playoffs as Punjab Kings slump to sixth straight defeat

[ad_1] RCB players celebrate after taking a PBKS wicket. (Pic credit: IPL) DHARAMSALA: It is often advised to conserve your breath at higher altitudes where the air gets thinner. But it doesn’t apply when you have an ultra-motivated and hyper-energetic Virat Kohli egging your team to scale greater heights. In the mountains of Dharamsala on […]

IPL 2026: Why is RCB captain Rajat Patidar not playing vs Punjab Kings?

[ad_1] Rajat Patidar (BCCI/IPL Photo) NEW DELHI: Defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru entered their crucial IPL 2026 clash against Punjab Kings at the HPCA Stadium in Dharamsala without regular captain Rajat Patidar. In Patidar’s absence, wicketkeeper-batter Jitesh Sharma led the side.RCB are the defending IPL champions, having defeated Punjab Kings in the 2025 final to […]