The BCCI on Monday extended warm birthday wishes to former India head coach and legendary all-rounder Ravi Shastri. Taking to X (formerly Twitter), BCCI highlighted Shastri’s remarkable contributions to Indian cricket, both as a player and a coach.“230 international matches, 6938 runs & 280 wickets in international cricket, 1983 World Cup-winnerWishing a very Happy Birthday…
IPL will thank the armed forces with a special closing ceremony on the day of the final. (PTI) Mumbai: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will dedicate the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 closing ceremony at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on June 3 to India’s armed forces. The decision to…
Punjab Kings’ head coach Ricky Ponting greets team co-owner Preity Zinta. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Despite Punjab Kings sealing a top-two finish in the IPL 2025 playoffs with a dominant seven-wicket win over Mumbai Indians, head coach Ricky Ponting insists the team has “achieved nothing yet.” The former Australian captain urged caution and focus, stating…
Kolkata Knight Riders’ Sunil Narine with captain Ajinkya Rahane and Harshit Rana. (PTI Photo) One of the biggest questions going into IPL 2025 was whether defending champions KKR could cope without their talisman Gautam Gambhir. The ex-India batter had resigned from his role as KKR’s mentor to take on the responsibility of being the national…
Richmond’s Fourth XI could only rack up 2 runs on the scoreboard while chasing 427 against North London (Image via X/@TPLCricketClub) In what can only be described as a batting collapse of the highest degree, Richmond’s Fourth XI miserably fell short of a massive 427 target by 425 runs. As surprising as it may sound,…
Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer has a chat with Mumbai Indians owner Akash Chopra during the match between the two teams in IPL 2025. (Image: Screenshots) Punjab Kings secured a top-two finish in IPL 2025 by defeating Mumbai Indians by seven wickets, marking their first playoff appearance in 11 years. The victory was powered by…
Shreyas Iyer and Preity Zinta Punjab Kings co-owner Preity Zinta says she doesn’t have enough words to praise their “captain fantastic” Shreyas Iyer, who has led the Mohali-based franchise by example. Punjab Kings have qualified for the IPL playoffs for the first time in eleven years.“We are lucky that we have Shreyas Iyer,” Preity Zinta…
Mumbai Indians players (IPL Photo) NEW DELHI: Mumbai Indians’ hopes of finishing in the top two of the IPL 2025 league stage came crashing down on Monday, after a 7-wicket defeat to Punjab Kings in Jaipur. The five-time champions ended the league phase in fourth place with 16 points from eight wins and six losses…
Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer celebrates after the win with Nehal Wadhera. (Pic credit: IPL) NEW DELHI: Punjab Kings booked their place in Qualifier 1 of IPL 2025 after a commanding seven-wicket victory over Mumbai Indians in their final league match at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on Monday. With this win, PBKS climbed…
Punjab Kings head coach Ricky Ponting (IPL Photo) NEW DELHI: After Punjab Kings clinched a top-two finish in the Indian Premier League standings for the first time in 11 years, head coach Ricky Ponting was full of admiration for skipper Shreyas Iyer, crediting him for the team’s remarkable turnaround and calling him “a man with…
