Rajasthan Royals batter Vaibhav Sooryavanshi during the IPL match against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Guwahati. (Image: ANI) NEW DELHI: Aditya Thakur, 20, is a budding cricketer. He is currently travelling between cities to improve his batting so he can make it into the Bihar U-23 side for the 2026-27 domestic season. But whenever the Rajasthan…
Shreyas Iyer, Jaydev Unadkat MULLANPUR: Abhishek Sharma wasn’t in a rush at the prematch training session on Friday. He strolled out, glanced around and exchanged a few easy words in Punjabi with the ground staff, the kind of small talk that only comes when a place feels like your own. The Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International…
KOLKATA: Mukul Choudhary was destined to be a cricketer even before he was conceived. His father Dalip, himself a big cricket fan, had decided before his marriage that if he had a son, he would make him a cricketer. On Thursday, Mukul played the sort of knock which can propel an IPL cricketer to stardom…
CSK vs DC at Chennai (Photo: IPL) Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will host Delhi Capitals (DC) in Match 18 of the IPL 2026 today, 11 April, at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. CSK is desperately searching for their first win of the season after suffering three consecutive losses, while DC enters the contest in…
MS Dhoni and Stephen Fleming (PTI Photo) Chennai Super Kings head coach Stephen Fleming has brushed aside suggestions that he hasn’t received enough credit for the franchise’s success, instead choosing to spotlight the contributions of players and long-time captain MS Dhoni for success of the franchise. Fleming, who has been at the helm since 2009…
India vs Australia, 2010 (Photo: Screengrab) More than a decade after one of the most talked-about flashpoints in India-Australia cricket, former India pacer Zaheer Khan has finally revealed what he said to Ricky Ponting during their heated exchange in the 2010 Mohali Test.The incident, etched in cricketing memory, unfolded after Ponting was run out following…
DOMINANT: Sahaja Yamalapalli beat Jargal Altansarnai 6-0, 6-0 NEW DELHI: India stayed alive in the Billie Jean King (BJK) Cup Asia/Oceania Group I with a commanding 3-0 victory over Mongolia but their hopes of reaching the World Group playoffs remain precariously balanced heading into the final day.The hosts delivered a clinical performance on Friday, overcoming…
Mukul Choudhary (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: Calm under pressure and fearless at the death, Mukul Choudhary lit up Eden Gardens with a 27-ball 57, launching seven sixes to script a remarkable last-over win for Lucknow Super Giants against Kolkata Knight Riders on Thursday.The emotions were written all over the 21-year-old from Jhunjhunu’s face as he…
5 key battles between PBKS vs SRH In Match 17 of IPL 2026, Punjab Kings (PBKS) will take on Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur on April 11. The day game is set to begin at 3:30 PM IST. PBKS have enjoyed a strong start to the season…
The other day it was Jasprit Bumrah. On Friday, Josh Hazlewood faced the same treatment from the wonder kid Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, as the 15-year-old said that he “plays the ball” and “not the bowler”.Sooryavanshi scored 78 off 26 balls as Rajasthan Royals (RR) chased down Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s (RCB) total of 201 with two overs…
