Ahmedabad: Virat Kohli has given 18 years of his senior cricket career to Royal Challengers Bengaluru, and their first-time skipper Rajat Patidar understands what it would mean for the team to win the coveted Indian Premier League title for one of the country’s bona fide cricket legends. In all, RCB have played a total of…
Cape Town: South African power-hitter Heinrich Klaasen on Monday announced his retirement from all forms of international cricket with immediate effect as he aims to strike a work-life balance, prioritising his commitments in franchise leagues across the globe. The 33-year-old Klaasen had announced his retirement from Test cricket in January last year and has now…
Ahmedabad: Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer and Mumbai Indians skipper Hardik Pandya have been fined for their respective teams’ slow over-rate during the IPL Qualifier 2 here. While Iyer was fined Rs 24 lakh as it was his team’s second offence of the season under the IPL’s Code of Conduct, Pandya was docked Rs 30…
Ahmedabad: The Bigger the occasion, the calmer he becomes, is how Punjab Kings skipper Shreyas Iyer described his incredible 41-ball-87 that knocked out five-time champions Mumbai Indians in the Qualifier 2 of the Indian Premier League here on Sunday. Iyer, who led KKR to the IPL title last year, played one of the finest knocks…
Ahmedabad: Skipper Shreyas Iyer uncorked a remarkable unbeaten 87 to carry Punjab Kings to a five-wicket win over Mumbai Indians in the Qualifier 2 here on Sunday, and to the IPL final against Royal Challengers Bengaluru, ensuring the league will have a new champion on June 3. This will be Punjab’s first title clash since…
Singapore: The Indian men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty were pleased with the way they challenged their higher-ranked opponents despite not being at their physical best, marking a promising comeback at the Singapore Open Super 750 badminton tournament here on Saturday. The Asian Games champions signed off with a semifinal finish, losing…
New Delhi: The International Cricket Council (ICC) will implement new playing conditions from next month, with a return to the single ball rule in focus in ODIs. The new playing conditions will take effect from June in Test cricket, while they will come into effect from July in the white-ball format. Notably, the existing rules…
Mullanpur: Veteran batter Rohit Sharma on Friday was delighted to make a critical contribution to Mumbai Indians’ victory over Gujarat Titans in a must-win IPL Eliminator match here, but wished he had a few half-centuries to his credit compared to the four he has had so far. Rohit made an outstanding 81 off 50 balls…
Mullanpur: The mighty Mumbai Indians handled the nerves better on the big stage to outlast Gujarat Titans by 20 runs in a high-scoring IPL Eliminator despite a classy effort from Sai Sudharsan here on Friday. Rohit Sharma (81 off 50) rode his luck to play a fine knock after Jonny Bairstow (47 off 22) made…
Mullanpur: Royal Challengers Bengaluru raced to their first Indian Premier League final since 2016 with an eight-wicket pounding of Punjab Kings in a lopsided Qualifier 1 here on Thursday. Punjab Kings’ ultra-aggressive approach backfired on the day as RCB skittled out the home team for 101 in 14.1 overs. RCB, who are yet to win…
