New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) Former India batter Ambati Rayudu praised Ishan Kishan’s growth and improved maturity after the wicketkeeper-batter guided Sunrisers Hyderabad to a crucial win over Royal Challengers Bengaluru in their recently concluded IPL 2026 game with a match-winning 79-run knock.Kishan, who won the Player of the Match award, anchored SRH’s chase with a composed yet aggressive innings, continuing his strong season for Hyderabad in a campaign built around fearless batting and Ray…
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Chennai, May 22 (IANS) All‑rounder Vijay Shankar on Friday announced his retirement from all forms of Indian cricket, bringing the curtains down on a career that saw him represent India in both white‑ball formats and feature in the 2019 Men’s ODI World Cup.Shankar, a mainstay for Tamil Nadu in domestic cricket, played 12 ODIs and nine T20Is for India, amassing 324 runs in all and picking nine scalps. He was surprisingly preferred ahead of Ambati Rayudu in the main squad and played three ma…
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) Former India batter Abhinav Mukund has described Chennai Super Kings’ campaign in IPL 2026 as ‘a very average season’, adding that the five‑time champions only managed wins against lower‑ranked sides and failed to challenge the higher‑ranked teams. Ruturaj Gaikwad-led CSK lost to Gujarat Titans (GT) by 89 runs at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad and ended their season with 12 points and a seventh spot on the points table, which may change when the leagu…
Ahmedabad, May 22 (IANS) Gujarat Titans’ leg‑spin bowling all-rounder Rashid Khan said defending a total as high as 230 inevitably invites aggression from opposition batters, stressing that his focus remained on making it ‘super hard and tougher’ for them to find boundaries by sticking to the right line and length. At the Narendra Modi Stadium, Rashid picked 3-18, including outclassing Shivam Dube, as GT thrashed Chennai Super Kings by 89 runs to secure a top two finish in the points tab…
Ahmedabad, May 22 (IANS) Chennai Super Kings bowling coach Eric Simmons said uncertainty still surrounds whether MS Dhoni will return for IPL 2027 after the legendary former captain missed the entire 2026 season due to injury, as CSK signed off from another disappointing campaign with an 89-run defeat to the Gujarat Titans. The loss confirmed CSK’s elimination before the playoffs for the third consecutive season, with the five-time champions finishing IPL 2026 with six wins from 14 matches.Sim…
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) Former South African cricketer Mark Boucher believes that Mohammad Siraj dismissing Chennai Super Kings’ (CSK) opener Sanju Samson on the first ball was the massive moment for Gujarat Titans in their 89-run win over the five-time champions. Defending a daunting 229-run target, GT struck immediately when Siraj induced an edge from Samson on the very first ball of the innings. CSK never recovered from the early collapse and were eventually bowled out for 140 in just 13.4 o…
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) Former India wicketkeeper-batter Deep Dasgupta believes Gujarat Titans’ simplicity and clarity in execution have been the defining factors behind their impressive IPL 2026 campaign after the side sealed a top-two finish with a commanding 89-run win over Chennai Super Kings at the Narendra Modi Stadium. GT produced another clinical all-round display as fifties from B Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill and Jos Buttler powered them to 229/4 before Mohammed Siraj, Kagiso Rabada a…
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) Former India batting coach Sanjay Bangar believes Chennai Super Kings (CSK) must focus on improving their overseas bowling and batting depth after the five-time champions crashed out of IPL 2026 following an 89-run defeat to the Gujarat Titans. The defeat confirmed CSK’s elimination from the playoff race for the third consecutive season before the knockouts, as they ended their IPL 2026 campaign with just six wins from 14 matches.CSK were comprehensively outplayed by G…
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) Former India batting coach Sanjay Bangar praised the impact of pacers Mohammed Siraj and Kagiso Rabada, who are among the leading wicket-takers of the season, saying that the duo has perfectly set the tone for the Gujarat Titans (GT) as they sealed a top-two finish in IPL 2026 with an 89-run win over Chennai Super Kings (CSK). GT continued their dominant run this season as fifties from B Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill, and Jos Buttler powered them to 229/4 before Siraj, Rab…
Mumbai, May 22 (IANS) Chennai Super Kings skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad has been penalised after his team maintained a slow over-rate against Gujarat Titans at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.As this was Ruturaj’s second slow over rate offence this season, he has been fined Rs 24 lakhs and the entire playing XI, including the Impact Player, was also reprimanded.”As this was his team’s second offence (first offence in Match 18) of the season under Article 2.22 of the IPL’s Code of Conduct, w…