BENGALURU: Friday’s IPL clash at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium brings together two captains on opposing arcs. Rajat Patidar, who had only limited leadership experience on the domestic circuit before being handed the RCB captaincy last season, has turned into the defending champions’ most explosive batsman and a steady hand in a high-pressure campaign.Shibman Gill, on…
Lucknow Supergiants captain Rishabh Pant and teammates. (ANI Photo) LUCKNOW: Lucknow Supergiants need more than a win to return to the Ekana Stadium on Wednesday – what is needed is a course correction. LSG have lost four of their first six matches, including a 54-run defeat against Punjab Kings in their last match, and are…
Sunrisers Hyderabad’s Abhishek Sharma and Truedhead (ANI Photo) HYDERABAD: Buoyed by back-to-back victories, Sunrisers Hyderabad will look to make it a hat-trick of wins when they host Delhi Capitals on Tuesday at home.The 2016 champions, fourth in the points table with six points, are confident after a 10-run win over Chennai Super Kings at the…
‘Toxic’ premiered a 9-minute preview at CinemaCon 2026, giving insiders a deeper look at the setting, characters and action. Not yet public, Geetu Mohandas sparks hype for Yash’s big action drama directed by Nayanthara, Kiara Advani and more. It will hit theaters on June 4. ‘Toxic’ is taking a big step to increase its buzz….
CSK captain Rutoraj Gaekwad Chennai: Chennai Super Kings And Kolkata Knight Riders have eight IPL titles between them but for now it is a battle of the backbenchers. While CSK are ninth with just two points, KKR have just one point, courtesy of a washout against Punjab Kings.For both the teams, Tuesday is a must-play…
Sunrisers Hyderabad players during a practice session. (PTI photo) Hyderabad: The intense heat wave continues in the city. Mercury has already breached the 40 mark and is rising. However, all this will be lost on Vibhu Suryavanshi when he takes on Sunrisers Hyderabad, who are yet to make their mark in this edition of the…
Shreyas Iyer, Jaydev Anadakt Multanpur: Abhishek Sharma The pre-match training session on Friday was not rushed. He strolled out, looked around and exchanged a few simple words in Punjabi with the ground staff, the kind of small talk that only comes when a place feels like your own. The Maharaja Yadavendra Singh International Stadium in…
RCB captain Rajat Patidar with Virat Kohli; and RR K Vaibhav Suryavanshi Guwahati: All Talks About Rajasthan Royals‘ The season’s high-flying debut focuses on a 15-year-old phenomenon, Vaibhav Suryavanshi. The Royals’ third and final home match of the season was no different at their ‘other home ground’, even with in-form defending champions Royals Challengers Bengaluru…
Kolkata Knight Riders cricketers during a training session at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. (ANI Photo) KOLKATA: Not even scoring the first point in this IPL could bring a smile to the faces of those in the Kolkata Knight Riders camp.Despite a point from a washout against Punjab Kings, Monday’s 3.4 overs game highlighted some additional concerns….
Shibman Gill and Akshar Patel (Image credit: IPL) New Delhi: Delhi Capitals seem to have spring at every step this season. Yes, it may have only been two games so far, but with two comprehensive victories, the Capitals have shown the ability to turn their potential into performance and look capable of being a team…