Our Sports Dek As this e-paper continues to report on alleged irregularities within the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA), signs of growing frustration among certain stakeholders are beginning to surface. Some individuals, expressing dissatisfaction over what they perceive as inaction, have pointed to the lack of visible progress from the High Court-appointed Supervisory Committee led by…
Mumbai: Mumbai Indians rode on blistering half-centuries from former skipper Rohit Sharma (78) and Ryan Rickelton (81) to comfortably beat Kolkata Knight Riders by six wickets thus breaking the hoodoo of not winning any of their opening games in last 13 editions of the IPL, here on Sunday. While they had lost each of their…
Bengaluru: Sunrisers Hyderabad head coach Daniel Vettori labelled his side’s bowling display against Royal Challengers Bengaluru as “poor”, conceding they allowed Devdutt Padikkal and Virat Kohli far too many scoring opportunities in the IPL opener here. After raising 201 for 9 in the season-opener on Saturday, the Hyderabad side could not tackle the marauding Padikkal…
MS Shanker The arrival of the Indian Premier League season is supposed to be a celebration of cricket—packed stadiums, electrifying contests, and fans living every ball. Instead, what unfolds behind the scenes is far less glamorous: a scramble for free passes, entitlement politics, and a quiet sidelining of the very people who built the game….
Bengaluru: Devdutt Padikkal’s 26-ball-61 crusted with class and Virat Kohli’s masterly unbeaten half-century powered Royal Challengers Bengaluru to a dominant six-wicket victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL 2026’s season-opening match here on Saturday. Padikkal and Kohli (69 not out, 38b) added 101 runs off a mere 45 balls for the second wicket, lending meat…
Our Correspondent Hyderabad, March 28: Telangana Cricket Association (TCA) General Secretary Dharam Guruva Reddy has launched a strong attack on the Telangana Government, questioning its silence over the alleged ₹69 crore “loot” linked to the Visakha deal and a series of serious irregularities within the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA). Calling it a blatant failure of…
New Delhi: How much cricket is too much cricket? Jos Buttler says it depends completely on an individual and his ability to at times say “no” to some of the T20 franchise league offers, which helps in finding the perfect work-life balance. Come September, Buttler, one of England’s finest white-ball keeper-batters, will turn 36, but…
New Delhi: Chennai Super Kings icon MS Dhoni is set to miss the first two weeks of the IPL due to a calf injury, the franchise said on Saturday. “MS Dhoni is currently undergoing rehabilitation for a calf strain. As a result, he is likely to miss the first two weeks of TATA IPL 2026,”…
Mumbai: From the confines of his room in Baramulla, Jammu and Kashmir star Auqib Nabi watched a large crowd celebrate his entry into the IPL on auction day. But, he says, the “ultimate goal” is to play and win matches for India. Long before he lifted the Ranji Trophy with his J&K teammates, Nabi had…
Our Correspondent Hyderabad: In a welcome development for cricket lovers, Hyderabad is set to host two international matches during Team India’s 2026–27 home season, bringing renewed excitement to the city’s sporting landscape. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has shortlisted the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Uppal as one of the…
