Ajinkya Rahane and Rishabh Pant NEW DELHI: Kolkata Knight Riders‘ home match against Lucknow Super Giants on April 6 is set to be relocated to Guwahati after the police expressed their inability to provide security for the IPL fixture due to ‘Ram Navami’ celebrations in the city on the same day, Cricket Association of Bengal…
NEW DELHI: Over the years, the Indian Premier League (IPL) has introduced several innovative rules, such as strategic timeouts and the Impact Player rule, to enhance the excitement of the tournament. With IPL 2025 set to begin, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has introduced a few more changes while retaining some…
Rajasthan Royals head coach Rahul Dravid and captain Sanju Samson (PTI Photos) NEW DELHI: Rajasthan Royals (RR), champions of the inaugural IPL season in 2008, enter the 2025 edition of the tournament with renewed hunger and a bolstered squad. After a promising campaign in 2024 that saw them reach Qualifier 2, the Royals are looking…
GOLF Diksha off to solid start with 4-under 67 in Australia Undeterred by the missed cut last week, Indian golfer Diksha Dagar, a two-time Ladies European Tour winner, shot a fine 4-under 67 to be placed tied fourth after the first round of the Ford Women’s NSW Open in Wollongong on Thursday. Starting from the…
NEW DELHI: The Indian Premier League (IPL) has introduced several new rules over the years, including strategic timeouts and the Impact Player rule. Now, the tournament is set to implement another innovation in IPL 2025 – the ‘Second Ball’ rule.The ‘Second Ball’ rule has been introduced to counter the impact of dew in night matches….
NEW DELHI: The banter, fiery exchanges, on-field altercations, nail-biting finishes, run fests, towering sixes, elegant cover drives, and much more await as the 18th edition of the Indian Premier League gears up for action. IPL 2025 is set to kick off with a thrilling clash between defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bengaluru…
File photo of the India vs Australia Test during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. (AP) The International Cricket Council (ICC) may introduce a revamped points structure for World Test Championship (WTC) 2025-27, introducing in-game bonus points and additional points for away wins. The next cycle starts in June.Australia will face South Africa in the 2023-25 championship final…
Rishabh Pant (Image credit: LSG) NEW DELHI: Lucknow Super Giants‘ (LSG) team mentor Zaheer Khan has set the tone for his team’s upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) season, promising an aggressive and fearless brand of cricket under the leadership of new captain Rishabh Pant.Speaking at a press conference on Wednesday, the former Indian seamer emphasised…
Kolkata Knight Riders’ captain Ajinkya Rahane, left, and Venkatesh Iyer (Photo Credit: @KKRiders on X) KOLKATA: From being almost unsold to assuming the defending champions’ captaincy, Ajinkya Rahane’s leap has been of more than just faith. Even though Kolkata Knight Riders would have felt they hit a jackpot when Rahane ended up as the best…
The Indian team’s triumph in the ICC Champions Trophy earlier this month has earned them a whopping cash reward of Rs 58 crore from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), who made the announcement on Thursday.“The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is delighted to announce a cash reward of…
