March 20, 2024 12:25 PM ISTRishabh Pant, named captain of Delhi Capitals for the upcoming IPL season, marks a remarkable chapter in his miraculous comeback journey.
March 20, 2024 11:44 AM IST Star batsman Virat Kohli voiced his desire to mirror the success of Royal Challengers Bengaluru women in the WPL by securing the IPL trophy in the forthcoming edition beginning March 22. Despite the women's recent triumph, the men's team has awaited championship glory for 16 years.
March 19, 2024 03:15 PM IST Indian Premiere League 2024: RCB has reshuffled its squad ahead of this season and their bowling line up will have much variety. Let’s take a look at the top performing bowlers for the RCB in IPL 2023.
March 20, 2024 10:44 AM IST Gautam Gambhir, known for his tough leadership, led Kolkata Knight Riders to IPL victories in 2012 and 2014. Now returning as a mentor, his presence aims to revitalize the team after consecutive disappointing seasons.
March 19, 2024 02:15 PM IST Indian Premiere League 2024: Rohit Sharma joins the Mumbai Indians squad just ahead of the T20 league with a unique welcome.
March 19, 2024 12:01 PM IST Indian Premiere League 2024: After being traded by Mumbai Indians from Gujarat Titans, Hardik Pandya was being trolled heavily on the social media for replacing Rohit Sharma as MI skipper.
March 18, 2024 09:25 PM IST Cricket runs in Shreyanka Patil's family. Her father, Rajesh, runs an academy where, at 10 years old, Patil started experimenting with everything from bowling medium pace to leg spin, before finding comfort as an off spinner.
March 18, 2024 08:14 PM IST Royal Challengers Bangalore defeated Delhi Capitals in the finals of the Women's Premier League to win their maiden title in Delhi on Sunday. RCB fans were overjoyed and hoped that the men's team also lift the coveted trophy this season, while DC fans hoped for better next season.
March 18, 2024 06:20 PM IST Shubman Gill can bat through the innings as well as accelerate at will. He won the Orange Cap in IPL 2023 with 890 runs in 17 matches, and made the highest IPL playoff score - 129 - against the Mumbai Indians in May 2023. Gill has never led an IPL team, though. Add to that, Gujarat will be missing two Titans this season - Hardik Pandya, who transferred to Mumbai; and Mohammad Shami, who had foot surgery in February. A tough challenge, for a tougher batter - skipper?
March 18, 2024 04:38 PM IST The IPL 2024 is just around the corner, and with that the anticipation in all the teams and their fans is surging rapidly. With the squads gearing up for the tournament, here are the top 5 SRH batsmen you need to watch out for in this IPL.
March 18, 2024 04:20 PM IST Indian Premiere League 2024: The Sunrisers Hyderabad won their maiden title in 2016 after their IPL debut in 2013. Since then they have qualified for the play-offs in every season of the IPL tournament. Let's take a look at their best bowlers from the last season.
March 18, 2024 04:08 PM IST Indian Premiere League (IPL) 2024: Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) are amongst the newest entrants in the IPL making their debut in 2022. Let’s take a look at their bowling line-up and how they fared in the last season of the IPL.
March 18, 2024 06:22 PM IST Rishabh Pant as IPL captain: Rishabh Pant took over as captain of the Delhi Capitals for the second half of 2021, in the UAE. Delhi topped the points table that season under 23-year-old Pant before losing close matches in both qualifiers. Pant returned as captain in 2022, but Delhi failed to reach playoffs for the first time in three seasons. Pant’s performance will be closely monitored this time, not only by the Delhi camp but also by the Indian team management and selectors.
March 18, 2024 02:56 PM IST IPL 2024 captains: M.S. Dhoni (Chennai Super Kings) | There were seven Indian captains in the first edition of the Indian Premier League. MS Dhoni was the only one who didn't come from the place whose franchise he was leading. Two years later, Dhoni had made such an impact that CSK and Chennai hailed him as their Thala (which translates as leader or sardar). That moniker has stuck since.
March 18, 2024 02:01 PM IST Indian Premiere League (IPL) 2024: Kolkata Knight Riders have some big names in their batting line-up. From T20 sensation Rinku Singh to Nitish Rana and others are all match winners. Let's take a look at their batting unit and performance in the last season.
March 18, 2024 01:31 PM IST Indian Premiere League (IPL) 2024: Rishabh Pant is back to lead the DC team. Capitals have a formidable bowling line-up which makes them combat any team with their all-round performance. Let’s take a look at the top five bowlers for Delhi Capitals in IPL 2023.
March 18, 2024 12:00 PM IST WPL 2024: Meg Lanning, captain of Delhi Capitals and five-time world cup winning skipper, broke into tears after the team lost second straight title against the RCB in Women’s Premiere League (WPL) 2024.
March 18, 2024 10:57 AM IST WPL 2024 Full List of Awards: Orange Cap goes to Ellyse Perry, Purple Cap for Shreyanka Patil, Deepti Sharma named the Most Valuable Player in the season.
March 18, 2024 09:03 AM IST WPL 2024 round-up: While the Delhi Capitals consistently notched up victories and high net run rate to qualify directly for the final, RCB lost half their league matches and just about made it to the WPL Eliminator against the Mumbai Indians. Fair to say, RCB peaked at just the right time, to clinch their maiden WPL title!
March 17, 2024 11:42 PM IST Opting to bat first, Delhi Capitals were bowled out for 113 runs in 18.3 overs.
March 17, 2024 09:23 PM IST Australia's left-arm spinner Sophie Molineux (3/20) started DC's downfall, picking up three wickets in the eighth over.
March 17, 2024 05:20 PM IST Arun Jaitley Stadium, pitch No. 5: Batters in the WPL 2024 final can find the boundary at 63-65 metres in the ‘V’ in front from the Red Fort end for right-hand batters, with the square boundaries measuring 55 metres and the ‘V’ behind square measuring between 43 to 49 metres.
March 17, 2024 04:52 PM IST Gautam Gambhir, the former captain who guided the Kolkata Knight Riders to IPL triumphs in 2012 and 2014, has returned to his former team in the role of mentor. He joined the team for practice at Eden Gardens, where the Purple Brigade commenced their training session.
March 17, 2024 03:18 PM IST WPL 2024 finalist RCB's captain and batter Smriti Mandhana is not new to leadership in top-tier cricket. Mandhana, 27, led her state side Maharashtra’s senior team in domestic cricket from teenage, and serves as India vice-captain now. Mandhana also led one of the sides in the now-defunct Women’s T20 Challenge, the Trailblazers. What you need to know about Smriti Mandhana's WPL stats and leadership cred.
March 17, 2024 02:57 PM IST "That was an amazing thing Delhi Capitals captain Meg Lanning did, and it really taught me how" to look out for players from other teams if they’re not doing well, Smriti Mandhana, RCB captain, said ahead of the WPL 2024 final in Delhi. Here's what she meant:
March 17, 2024 02:31 PM IST In the previous season, CSK emerged victorious against Gujarat Titans in the final, securing their fifth IPL title and equalling the record of the most successful teams in the league's history alongside the Mumbai Indians
March 17, 2024 10:19 AM IST WPL 2024 finalists Royal Challengers Bangalore Women in 2024 are exactly where the RCB men's team was in 2009. Here's captain Smriti Mandhana's take ahead of the big final in Delhi on March 17.
March 16, 2024 08:36 PM IST What stands out for Dravid is Ashwin's quest for excellence and being ever inquisitive about the game of glorious uncertainties, which he finds challenging as a coach.
March 16, 2024 06:49 PM IST Ranji Trophy 2024 controversies, retirements, achievements: From Tanush Kotian and Tushar Deshpande's 232-run partnership to Hanuma Vihari versus Andhra Cricket Association, Ayush Badoni being asked to sit in the hotel during a match and the rise of Gaurav Yadav at 32 - the highest and lowest points of the Ranji tournament this year.
March 16, 2024 04:09 PM IST IPL 2024: Reports have emerged that the tournament could be moved out of the country during the Lok Sabha elections and staged in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), with Dubai emerging as a preferred location.
March 15, 2024 07:26 PM IST Ranji Trophy prize money: Mumbai Cricket Association decided to pay its Ranji players an additional Rs 5 crore, apart from the Rs 5 crore award from the BCCI, to popularise domestic cricket and support players without jobs.
March 15, 2024 06:47 PM IST Indian Premier League 2024: Former teammates and colleagues feel MS Dhoni's passion for cricket and wicket-keeping keeps him going as captain of the successful IPL franchise Chennai Super Kings.
March 15, 2024 05:55 PM IST IPL 2024 players: All eyes will be on Rishabh Pant when he enters the ground as Delhi Capitals captain and wicketkeeper-batter after being out of action for one-and-a-half years.
March 15, 2024 05:36 PM IST Women's Premier League 2024: “Making the (WPL) finals was a huge priority for us (RCB) and we started playing some good cricket at the right time... We’ve played eight games, we’ve got a good feel on what our roles are and how we can contribute to the team,” Ellyse Perry said in a press conference organised by RCB Media.
March 15, 2024 02:21 PM IST Smriti Mandhana's Royal Challengers Bangalore is high on confidence after the league match win over Mumbai earlier this week. Add to that, the two five-wicket hauls that have come in WPL 2024 were both by RCB bowlers - Ellyse Perry and Sobhana Asha.
March 15, 2024 01:40 PM IST WPL 2024 Eliminator | Mumbai Indians (MI) vs Royal Challenges Bangalore (RCB) head-to-head record in WPL: MI and RCB have played just four games across WPL 2023 and WPL 2024. Harmanpreet Kaur’s MI has won 75 percent of those matches.
March 15, 2024 12:33 PM IST Indian Premiere League (IPL) 2024: Defending champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will take on Royal Challengers Bangalore in the opener match of the tournament. Let's take a look at their bowling line up with top performers in last season of IPL.
March 15, 2024 02:25 PM IST Women's Premier League 2024: Harmanpreet Kaur’s Mumbai Indians (MI) take on Smriti Mandhana’s Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) on Friday, March 15, in the eliminator match to decide who will play in the WPL 2024 final against the Delhi Capitals.
March 15, 2024 11:15 AM IST MI vs RCB, WPL Eliminator 2024- Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore will lock horns today in the Eliminator. The winner of this match will meet Delhi Capitals for the WPL trophy in the final.
March 14, 2024 06:36 PM IST Indian Premier League 2024 watch party: What to order for an IPL home party with friends, and things to consider - from taste to what's easy to serve, eat and clean up afterwards.
March 14, 2024 03:51 PM IST The Sunrisers Hyderabad won their maiden title in 2016 after their IPL debut in 2013. SRH has put-up some very impressive performances as a batting unit. Let’s take a look at their top 5 batsman in IPL 2023.
March 14, 2024 03:04 PM IST Mumbai's dominant win over Vidarbha secures its record-extending Ranji Trophy victory.
March 14, 2024 02:22 PM IST IPL 2024 FAQs: Will Virat Kohli lead RCB to first IPL victory? Will MS Dhoni announce retirement from IPL and Chennai Suoer Kings towards the end of IPL 2024? Will Rishabh Pant lead Delhi Capitals to their first IPL title? What to expect with Hardik Pandya replacing Rohit Sharma as captain of the Mumbai Indians?
March 14, 2024 01:05 PM IST How IPL began - Part 4: - The Indian Premier League sounded the death knell for the Indian Cricket League (ICL), which had to pack up after just two years (2007-09). BCCI and ICC also imposed bans on cricketers like Brian Lara, Rohit Gavaskar, J.P. Yadav, Chris Cairns and Inzamam-ul-Haq, who had signed up for the ICL.
March 14, 2024 01:02 PM IST Yashasvi Jaiswal, India's emerging batting talent, was awarded the ICC 'Player of the Month' for February after an outstanding performance in the Test series against England, where he scored over 700 runs.
March 14, 2024 12:47 PM IST Fans of RCB and Mumbai Indians arrived at the Arun Jaitley stadium in Delhi to show their support for their respective teams, fans of both teams are excited and confident that their favourite team will emerge victorious.
March 14, 2024 12:39 PM IST Hardik Pandya's return has addressed the balance issues within the Mumbai Indians, says AB de Villiers.
March 14, 2024 01:55 PM IST Beginnings of IPL - Part 3: Back when cricket did not pay as much, Indian players used to participate in privately organised masala matches for money. Subhash Chandra's Indian Cricket League, however, was far bigger than any private cricket events India had known till then.
March 14, 2024 01:10 PM IST How IPL began - Part 2: Lalit Modi submitted a proposal to the BCCI in the 1990s, for a 50-over cricket tournament with city-based, privately owned teams comprising Indian and foreign cricketers. The matches would be played under lights and have extensive television coverage. The entertainment would last four to six weeks a year.
March 14, 2024 01:09 PM IST How T20 cricket and the Indian Premier League began in India - Part 1: India was reluctant to play less than 50 overs in a game. Even when India decided to play ball in 2007, Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, and Rahul Dravid all opted out of the World T20. Enter: the then young player from Ranchi, Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
