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Mullanpur (Punjab) [India], April 2 (ANI): On the occasion of Hanuman Jayanti, Punjab Kings shared a special video featuring the team's co-owner Preity Zinta and Australian all-rounder Cooper Connolly. In the video, 22-year-old Connolly could be seen chanting 'Jai Bajrangbali' at the request of Preity. Notably, this video was recorded after the Punjab Kings registered their win in a thrilling match against the Gujarat Titans earlier this week on Tuesday. "So you're you might be born Australia ...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 >
The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 season witnessed its first major flashpoint both on and off the field during the 5th Match at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium. On April 01, 2026, what was expected to be a high-octane cricketing masterclass between Delhi Capitals (DC) and Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) was momentarily overshadowed by chaotic scenes in the stands, followed by a clinical batting display that silenced the home crowd. While the players were locked in ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 2: Sri Lanka fast bowler Nuwan Thushara has moved the Colombo District Court seeking legal intervention after Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) declined to grant him a No Objection Certificate (NOC) for participation in the Indian Premier League 2026. The matter came up for hearing on Thursday, with the court scheduling the next proceedings for April 9. MI Captain Suryakumar Yadav Grooves To Dhurandhar's Hit Fa9la Song, Video Goes Viral. In his petition, Thushara has named SLC president ...Read More >
The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 season has never been just about the cricket; it is a high-octane blend of entertainment, brand endorsements, and digital storytelling. However, for popular sports presenter and actor Sahiba Bali, the spotlight has recently turned from the pitch to a growing storm of online criticism. Known for her infectious energy and deep connection with the Punjab Kings (PBKS) fanbase, Bali has found herself at the centre of a cancel culture wave that highlights the volat ...Read More >
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Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) take on Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the second game of both these teams at the 2026 Indian Premier League (IPL). The two teams come into the match on the back of defeats in their season opener but one of them will be able to register their first win of the season. KKR were outplayed by Mumbai Indians (MI) in their first game of the season. Half-centuries from captain Ajinkya Rahane and Angkrish Raghuvanshi took KKR to 220-4 in 20 overs. The bowlers then could not ma ...Read More >
MUMBAI: If cricket were a binge-worthy series, this one just dropped its most explosive pilot yet. The opening weekend of the 2026 edition of the Indian Premier League has come out swinging, smashing records across both television and digital platforms and reaffirming the tournament's unmatched pull in India's sporting and media landscape. Backed by two high-octane matches featuring 200-plus run chases, the tournament delivered a combined reach of over 515 million viewers across linear TV and d ...Read More >
Chennai, April 1: Former Indian captain and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) star Mahendra Singh Shoni has once against showed that what he is admired not only as a cricketer but also as a good human being. A video has surfaced on social media in which highlights MS Dhoni's small and humble gesture towards a support staff during practice session. The video is being widely shared on social media and the cricketing fans are praising MS Dhoni for his down to earth approach and attitude towards the elderly ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 1 (ANI): The opening weekend of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 edition scaled new peaks in reach and consumption across both Star Sports Network and JioHotstar. On the back of 200+ run chases across the first two matches, IPL 2026 recorded a combined reach of over 515 million on linear TV and digital, according to a release. With both games ending in match-winning chases, it led to a highly-engaged audience clocking a combined watch-time of 32.6 billion ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 1 (ANI): The opening weekend of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 edition scaled new peaks in reach and consumption across both Star Sports Network and JioHotstar. On the back of 200+ run chases across the first two matches, IPL 2026 recorded a combined reach of over 515 million on linear TV and digital, according to a release. With both games ending in match-winning chases, it led to a highly-engaged audience clocking a combined watch-time of 32.6 billion ...Read More >
As the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 season progresses, Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) pacer Prince Yadav is increasingly becoming a central figure in the franchise's bowling strategy. The 24-year-old fast bowler, who initially joined the league as an unheralded domestic prospect, has demonstrated significant growth, punctuated by his performance in the ongoing LSG vs DC IPL 2026 fixture. Lucknow Super Giants vs Delhi Capitals, Live Score Updates, IPL 2026 Match 5. Born on 12 December 2001, Yada ...Read More >
Guided by Kolkata Knight Riders mentor Dwayne Bravo, Zimbabwean pacer Blessing Muzarabani believes that his Indian Premier League 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. He told me the kind of skills I need, especially in T20 - how to practice and how to watch T20 cricket. I believe that at the end of the season ...Read More >
New Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], April 1 (ANI): Cooper Connolly opened up on his dream debut in the Indian Premier League (IPL), where he guided Punjab Kings (PBKS) to a thrilling three-wicket win over Gujarat Titans in both teams' first game of the tournament on Tuesday. Connolly also expressed delight at following in the footsteps of his "idol" Shaun Marsh during his IPL debut. After PBKS restricted GT to 162/6 in 20 overs following a brilliant bowling effort from Marco Jansen, Yuzvendra Cha ...Read More >
Former Indian cricketer Harbhajan Singh faced backlash over his commentary during the ongoing season of the Indian Premier League (IPL), leading to a heated exchange with cricket fans on social media platform X. The controversy began when a cricket meme account criticised Harbhajan, along with Virender Sehwag and Navjot Singh Sidhu, for their on-air analysis, or the lack of it, during the match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and SunRisers Hyderabad. The account compared the Indian commenta ...Read More >
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DC vs LSG, IPL 2026: Ekana Stadium's pitch used to be a slow one before getting changed. X/LucknowIPL Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) and Delhi Capitals (DC) are set to become the last two teams to open their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 campaign as they lock horns in the fifth game of the season. The other eight teams have already begun their campaign on the first four days of the tournament and now comes the turn of Rishabh Pant-led LSG and Axar Patel-led DC. LSG and DC both started the seaso ...Read More >
Mullanpur (Punjab) [India], April 1 (ANI): Punjab Kings (PBKS) skipper Shreyas Iyer was fined Rs 12 lakh on Wednesday for a slow over-rate during their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 match against Gujarat Titans (GT) at the New International Cricket Stadium, New Chandigarh, according to an official statement released by the IPL. As per the statement, Iyer became the first captain to be penalised for a slow over-rate this season. The fine falls under Article 2.22 of the IPL's Code of Conduct, ...Read More >
Mullanpur (Punjab) [India], April 1 (ANI): Australian cricketer Cooper Connolly made a sensational Indian Premier League (IPL) debut for Punjab Kings (PBKS) against Gujarat Titans in Mullanpur, scoring an unbeaten 72 and earning a spot among the league's top debut performers. Connolly's knock ranks as the fifth-highest individual score on an IPL debut. Leading the list is Brendon McCullum, who smashed 158* for Kolkata Knight Riders against Royal Challengers Bangalore (now Bengaluru) in 2008, fo ...Read More >
Mullanpur (Punjab) [India], April 1 (ANI): Punjab Kings (PBKS) skipper Shreyas Iyer was fined Rs 12 lakh on Wednesday for a slow over-rate during their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 match against Gujarat Titans (GT) at the New International Cricket Stadium, New Chandigarh, according to an official statement released by the IPL. As per the statement, Iyer became the first captain to be penalised for a slow over-rate this season. The fine falls under Article 2.22 of the IPL's Code of Conduct, ...Read More >
Mullanpur (Punjab) [India], April 1 (ANI): Gujarat Titans (GT) assistant coach Parthiv Patel attributed the team's narrow defeat against Punjab Kings (PBKS) to a combination of changing pitch conditions and clever bowling from the hosts in the final overs. A composed 72* from Cooper Connolly helped Punjab Kings survive a scary spell from pacer Prasidh Krishna, who secured a three-wicket haul in his side's Gujarat Titans loss in their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 opener at Mullanpur on Tuesd ...Read More >
At least 30 phones have been reported stolen so far, said DCP (Central Division) Akshay Hakay. Bengaluru: The Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) fans, who had come to watch the opening IPL match, were met with disappointment after their phones were stolen from amid massive crowds at and around the M Chinnaswamy stadium. According to police and multiple victim accounts, the thefts largely occurred inside the stadium stands during peak crowd movement, particularly i ...Read More >
Cricket Australia bars Cooper Connolly and Cameron Green from bowling in IPL because of back injuries, affecting Punjab Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders roles. In what continues to be a reigning standoff between Cricket Australia and the Indian Premier League, the former has asked all-rounder Cooper Connolly to play as a specialist batter until the end of April as he recovers from a back problem. As per a report in ESPNcricinfo, fellow Aussie Connolly is all set to step into Josh Inglis' role, ...Read More >
The 76-year-old Langford was found unconscious in his room at a hotel in south Mumbai on Monday morning, following which he was rushed to a hospital by the hotel management. He was declared dead on arrival, an official said. "The IPL Governing Council and all stakeholders involved express their deepest condolences on the untimely demise of Mr. Ian Williams Langford, a dedicated broadcast engineer, who was an integral part of our broadcast operations. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family ...Read More >
CHANDIGARH, India (AP) -- Cooper Connolly marked his Indian Premier League debut with an unbeaten half-century in Punjab Kings' three-wicket win over Gujarat Titans on Tuesday. Batting at No. 3, the 22-year-old Australian smashed 72 not out off 44 balls with five sixes and five fours as last year's finalist survived a middle-order collapse to reach 165-7 with five balls to spare. ...Read More >
GUWAHATI: Teenage sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi lived up to the hype with a 17-ball 52 as Rajasthan Royals thrashed Chennai Super Kings by eight wickets in their opening IPL match on Monday. Fifteen-year-old Suryavanshi smacked four fours and five sixes in his batting blitz as Rajasthan chased down a victory target of 128 with 7.5 overs to spare in Guwahati. Suryavanshi was the talk of world cricket after making history in last year's Indian Premier League aged just 14 in a dazzling debut seaso ...Read More >
New Delhi, March 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is all set to start a women's edition of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) 2026, which will start in July this year, though things on restarting cricketing ties with India are not yet clear. The fact that the BCB is all set to start a T20 league for women in July was revealed to IANS by Rubaba Dowla, Director of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) and Chairperson of the Women's Wing, on Tuesday. Rubaba Dowla, however, ref ...Read More >
BENGALURU: Bengaluru police arrested 5 including four juveniles in conflict with law on charge of mass mobile phone thefts reported from spectators after they left M. Chinnaswamy stadium in Bengaluru city on Saturday on completion of a cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Sunrisers Hyderabad, the inaugural match of Indian Premier League (IPL)-2026 tournament. Police gave the name of the main accused as Shubham Kumar (26) a native of Babupur in Jharkhand and his four associates ...Read More >
Mumbai, March 31 (IANS) The Board for Cricket Control of India (BCCI) has expressed deep sorrow following the untimely death of veteran broadcast engineer Ian William Langford, who was part of the Indian Premier League's (IPL) 2026 production crew in Mumbai. In an official statement, the board said, "The IPL Governing Council and all stakeholders involved express their deepest condolences on the untimely demise of Mr. Ian Williams Langford, a dedicated broadcast engineer, who was an integral pa ...Read More >
New Delhi: Just four days into the start of the 2026 Indian Premier League (IPL),distressing news has emerged -- a revelation that is bound to leave you shaken. A sensation has swept through the league following the death of a British national who was working as a broadcast engineer for the BCCI during the IPL matches. The deceased has been identified as Ian Williams Langford. He was found dead in his room at the Trident Hotel in Mumbai,India's financial capital. According to sources,Ian had re ...Read More >
Mumbai, March 31: A 76-year-old British national, Ian Williams Langford, who was working as a broadcast engineer for the Indian Premier League, was found dead in his room at the Trident Hotel, police officials confirmed. Langford had been in India to assist with the ongoing IPL match coverage and had checked into the hotel on March 24. According to authorities, Langford returned to his room on the night of March 29 after covering the IPL match between Mumbai Indians and Kolkata Knight Riders at ...Read More >
As the world's richest cricket tournament Indian Premier League (IPL) returns on Saturday, there will be a lot of attention on the big names. Some of it will also be on a teenager. A day before the IPL starts on 27 March, Rajasthan Royals batter Vaibhav Suryavanshi turns 15. And with that, one of Indian cricket's most intriguing questions sharpens into focus: is he ready for the big stage? Suryavanshi first turned heads three years ago when he was a 12-year-old batter taking bowlers old enough ...Read More >
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