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The drama between Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) and Nuwan Thushara has taken an ugly turn over the fast bowler's participation in the ongoing IPL 2026 in India. Nuwan Thushara was set to join Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) this season, but he has now been ruled out completely because Sri Lanka Cricket has refused to clear his NOC under a strict new fitness rule. This is a huge blow for the Royal Challengers Bengaluru. This situation has left Thushara to drag the SLC to court after being blocked fr ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 9 (ANI): England all-rounder Charlie Dean is targeting a timely return to international cricket after a back stress injury sidelined her since late 2025, with the home ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2026 firmly in her sights. Dean has been working her way back to full fitness and is on track to return in the lead-up to the marquee tournament, a campaign she believes could be pivotal not just for the team but for the growth of women's cricket in the country. Also Read | Davi ...Read More >
MUMBAI: In Yashasvi Jaiswal, India has a truly world-class cricketer. A batter, equipped to do well in all conditions, against all kinds of bowling attacks. Three years into international cricket, there has been no visible chink in his game. However, despite great success in Test cricket, he hasn't quite had the opportunities in white-ball cricket. Compared to the 28 Tests he has played, the left-hander has just 4 ODIs and 23 T20Is to show. This, of course, isn't about his talent alone but also ...Read More >
New Delhi: Dashing former Proteas batter Henrich Klaasen feels it is still early days in the tournament for the Sunrisers Hyderabad and is confident that the 2016 IPL champions will fire in all departments going forward after two defeats in their first three games. SRH lost to Royal Challengers Bengaluru by 6 wickets in their opener and then were humbled by 5 wickets by Lucknow Super Giants in their last game. Their only win -- 65-run victory -- came against Kolkata Knight Riders."Our batting ha ...Read More >
'Obviously, my family plays a big role in it. I have missed my friends when they did extremely well in the World Cup. But I had a little bit more FOMO, and I wanted to come back.' IMAGE: Heinrich Klaasen in action for Sunrisers Hyderabad in their IPL 2026 match against Kolkata Knight Riders. Photograph: BCCI Key Points Heinrich Klaasen retired from international cricket, prioritising family time and T20 leagues. Klaasen briefly considered a comeback after experiencing 'FOMO' during the 2026 T20 ...Read More >
New Delhi: Sunrisers Hyderabad big-hitting batter Heinrich Klaasen has lavished praise on skipper Ishan Kishan, calling him a superb captain and adding the way the side responds to the young wicketkeeper-batter has been 'just phenomenal', apart from his calmness in decision making and willingness to lean on experienced players in the set-up. Kishan was named as SRH's interim captain due to regular skipper Pat Cummins being unavailable for the initial part owing to his recovery from a lumbar str ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 7 (PTI) Dashing former Proteas batter Henrich Klaasen feels it is still early days in the tournament for the Sunrisers Hyderabad and is confident that the 2016 IPL champions will fire in all departments going forward after two defeats in their first three games. SRH lost to Royal Challengers Bengaluru by 6 wickets in their opener and then were humbled by 5 wickets by Lucknow Super Giants in their last game. Their only win -- 65-run victory -- came against Kolkata Knight Riders. ...Read More >
Former India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin reopened old wounds after Chennai Super Kings were hammered by Royal Challengers Bengaluru on Sunday, April 5. The defeat was CSK's third in a row this season, raising concerns of another difficult campaign in the Indian Premier League. Reacting to the loss on his YouTube channel, Ashwin recalled enduring a disappointing season with CSK himself, one that eventually led him to step away from Indian cricket. The veteran spinner retired from all formats and ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Former India cricketer Wasim Jaffer on Monday came out in support of former India allrounder Yuvraj Singh, who recently revealed that he did not receive clear communication from then captain Virat Kohli, head coach Ravi Shastri and selectors while reflecting on his retirement.In a recent interview with Sports Tak, Yuvraj, who played 40 Tests, 304 ODIs and 58 T20Is, said he did not receive proper communication from Kohli and Shastri and had to approach MS Dhoni for clarity about his fu ...Read More >
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 6 (ANI): Former Indian cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin revealed that he retired from the Indian Premier League (IPL) because of how "mentally disturbing" his homecoming to the Men in Yellow turned out to be, leaving him with "no emotional bandwidth" to play in the competition further. Ashwin, a CSK stalwart who featured in the side from 2008-15 as one of its lead players and had a homecoming season last year and won two IPL titles with Men in Yellow, was speaki ...Read More >
CHENNAI: Former India off-spinner R Ashwin has revealed that he could have played the IPL a bit longer had it not been for a "mentally disturbing" and "painful" phase that he went through during his time with the Chennai Super Kings. On his youtube show 'Ash Ki Baat', the veteran, who retired from international cricket in 2024 before ending his IPL run last year, said he decided to call it quits to save the franchise the dilemma of deciding his fate. "...I recently spent a disappointing season ...Read More >
New Delhi: Delhi Capitals pacer Kyle Jamieson on Monday joined a growing chorus of players criticising the IPL's controversial Impact Player rule, saying it "takes a lot of the skill out of the game." Several current and former cricketers have voiced concerns over the rule, which allows teams to substitute a player from a list of five at any point during a match. While some argue it hampers the development of all-rounders, others feel it has tilted the balance in favour of batters as teams can ...Read More >
Chennai, Apr 6 (PTI) Former India off-spinner R Ashwin has revealed that he could have played the IPL a bit longer had it not been for a "mentally disturbing" and "painful" phase that he went through during his time with the Chennai Super Kings. On his youtube show 'Ash Ki Baat', the veteran, who retired from international cricket in 2024 before ending his IPL run last year, said he decided to call it quits to save the franchise the dilemma of deciding his fate.. "...I recently spent a disappo ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Veteran pacer Mohammed Shami reflected on his match-defining spell in Lucknow Super Giants' (LSG) win over Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in a last-over thriller and said planning and execution to exploit the conditions were the key to holding back the opposition's batting. After LSG won the toss and elected to field, their bowling unit, led by a masterclass from Mohd Shami, dismantled the Sunrisers' top order early. He registered the impressive figures of 2-9, including the dismissals of ...Read More >
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], April 5 (ANI): Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) hitter and former West Indies star Nicholas Pooran seems to be facing some post-international retirement blues in T20 cricket, as the left-handed batter continued his decline in the shortest format of the game with another poor Indian Premier League (IPL) outing for Lucknow Super Giants (LSG). After registering a sluggish eight runs in the campaign opener against Delhi Capitals before being outdone by a slower delivery fro ...Read More >
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], April 5 (ANI): Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) hitter and former West Indies star Nicholas Pooran seems to be facing some post-international retirement blues in T20 cricket, as the left-handed batter continued his decline in the shortest format of the game with another poor Indian Premier League (IPL) outing for Lucknow Super Giants (LSG). After registering a sluggish eight runs in the campaign opener against Delhi Capitals before being outdone by a slower delivery fro ...Read More >
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) pacer Nuwan Thushara has taken Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) to court after being denied a No Objection Certificate (NOC) to participate in the ongoing IPL 2026 season. The Sri Lankan fast bowler, who was signed by RCB, has filed a case in the Colombo District Court seeking an order directing SLC to grant him the clearance required to join the franchise. As per a report in News Wire, the matter is scheduled to be heard on April 9. The dispute arose after SLC refused ...Read More >
Mumbai: It's been nearly two years since Virat Kohli quit T20Is, and almost a year since he retired from Test cricket. That leaves ODIs as the only form of international cricket Kohli plays for Team India. And, of course, there is IPL in which Kohli has been with Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) from the opening season, in 2008. Now in his 19th year for RCB, Kohli arrived for IPL 2026 without too much competitive cricket of late, having last played two-and-a-half months ago, in the home ODI s ...Read More >
A big surprising moment in Punjab Kings vs Gujarat Titans' match in IPL 2026. Take a look and read the full story. On Tuesday, the fourth match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026, was played between Punjab Kings and Gujarat Titans at the PCA New Cricket Stadium, Tira. Shocking moment during PBKS vs GT clash IPL 2026 The match was filled full of chaos and crazy moments, as both teams performed brilliantly in the match. However, there was one moment in the match, during Shubman Gill's Guja ...Read More >
Former England captain Michael Vaughan said India should consider picking Vaibhav Sooryavanshi for the white-ball tour of England in July later this year. Vaughan backed the teenager after he smashed a 15-ball half-century to help Rajasthan Royals beat Chennai Super Kings by eight wickets in their IPL 2026 clash in Guwahati on Monday. If Sooryavanshi features in England, he will become the youngest Indian to play men's international cricket. Sachin Tendulkar currently holds the record, having m ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Former India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh has opened up about the confusion he faced towards the end of his career, saying he never got clear communication from the team management about his future. Despite being a key player for years, he felt left in the dark during his final phase in international cricket. Yuvraj revealed that neither captain Virat Kohli, head coach Ravi Shastri, nor selectors gave him a clear idea of where he stood. "For example, when I went through my own situation, ...Read More >
Mumbai: Nuwan Thushara wants to play the IPL. But he requires a No Objection Certificate from his employer Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), which is not forthcoming. In a renewed focus on fitness, SLC has mandated its contracted players to be certified fit before playing league cricket. Thushara hasn't made the cut. His ₹1.6 crore contract with Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) hangs in the balance. There are three entities in this saga: the cricket board, the franchise, and the supervising body, the ...Read More >
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], April 3 (ANI): South African cricketer Heinrich Klaasen said that he is not coming back to international cricket, but also admitted that he misses playing with his teammates. Currently playing for the Sunrisers Hyderabad in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 edition, Klaasen helped his team secure their first victory of the tournament with a 35-ball 52 against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on Thursday. In a video uploaded by IPL on social media, Klaasen, ...Read More >
Ujjain, April 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Indian pacer Umesh Yadav visited the iconic Mahakaleshwar Temple with his wife Tanya Wadhwa on Friday morning, where the couple attended the Bhasma Aarti. After the visit, Yadav said that he frequently comes to the temple to seek blessings and believes that no one can come here without being called by Lord Mahakal. "The experience was very good. I keep coming here often, and as they say, you can't come here without being called, the feeling this time was truly ...Read More >
KOLKATA. -- Having warmed the bench at Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) last season, Blessing Muzarabani is keen to play as much as possible for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in IPL 2026. Guided by KKR mentor Dwayne Bravo, Muzarabani believes that his IPL exposure will make him a better bowler. The 6'8'' tall speedster acknowledged Bravo's help. "He has already told me a lot of things. Ever since I started playing, he has already given me a lot of information about my bowling and the kind of sk ...Read More >
Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) have confirmed that India's men's team will tour for a three-match T20I series, as reported by Cricbuzz earlier. The matches, scheduled for July 23, 25 and 26, will be played in Harare. India last toured Zimbabwe for five T20Is in 2024, when Shubman Gill led a rookie side at the start of a new T20 World Cup cycle. India lost the first T20I but then went on to win the series 4-1. "Matches against India always generate enormous interest and this is a fantastic opportunity ...Read More >
Indian Premier League (IPL) chairman Arun Singh Dhumal has opened up on the possibility of expanding the tournament, stating that while demand for more matches exists, the biggest challenge remains the packed international cricket calendar. In a conversation with the Financial Times, Dhumal explained that the IPL's growth, from the current 74 matches to a potential 84 or even 94-game season, depends largely on finding additional space in the global schedule.Dhumal highlighted that the current Fu ...Read More >
The Mumbai Cricket Association's (MCA) ambitious plan to build a 1 lakh-capacity cricket stadium on the outskirts of Mumbai gathered fresh momentum after a key meeting between its president Ajinkya Naik and CIDCO managing director Vijay Singhal recently. The two officials held detailed discussions to chart a roadmap for the proposed mega venue, which is expected to come up within the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. The project, which has been under consideration for more than two years, is seen as ...Read More >
IPL 2026: The Indian Premier League (IPL) is already the second most valuable sporting property in the world, but the BCCI is not done growing the IPL just yet. IPL Chairman Arun Dhumal has dropped a significant hint regarding the future of the tournament, suggesting that an expansion to 12 teams and a longer season could be on the horizon after the current media rights cycle ends in 2027. While the demand from investors is growing, Dhumal made it clear that any further growth depends on a big ...Read More >
Mohammed Shami breaks silence on his exclusion from Team India. Take a look and read the full story. The fifth match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026, will be played between Axar Patel's Delhi Capitals and Rishabh Pant's Lucknow Super Giants on Wednesday, April 1 at the Ekana Cricket Stadium B Ground, Andonamau. Last time Mohammed Shami played for India came in Champions Trophy final vs New Zealand Ahead of the match, let's speak about star Indian player and one of the finest pacers of ...Read More >
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