Guwahati, March 29 (IANS) The inaugural Indian Premier League (IPL) champions, Rajasthan Royals, are set to kick off their IPL 2026 campaign on Monday with a clash against five-time title winners Chennai Super Kings at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium. While CSK will be aiming to make an early statement in their pursuit of a sixth crown, the Royals will be eager to turn the page after a forgettable 2025 season.Adding intrigue to the contest is Sanju Samson’s first outing against his former side. …
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Jaipur, March 19 (IANS) Rajasthan Royals (RR) head coach Kumar Sangakkara said the franchise had worked to strengthen several areas of the squad ahead of the 2026 Indian Premier League (IPL) season, including batting depth and having more options in the spin bowling department.RR had a forgettable time in IPL 2025, suffering 10 defeats and winning only four games to finish ninth in the points table. After releasing all their spinners before the 2026 season auction, RR found a bankable Indian spi…
Jaipur, March 18 (IANS) Inaugural IPL champions Rajasthan Royals unveiled their new jersey for the upcoming 2026 season on Wednesday, with newly-appointed captain Riyan Parag, teenaged batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi among those present to showcase it.The 2008 IPL winners announced the reveal of their jersey in their usual blue and pink colours on Instagram with the caption: “New look, same Halla Bol. Jersey: RRevealed.” RR will begin their IPL 2026 season aga…
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) Former India batting coach Sanjay Bangar believes Rajasthan Royals (RR) head into the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 with a more balanced squad than last year, particularly due to improvements in their bowling attack and a strengthened middle order. Bangar noted that while the franchise has undergone some significant changes in personnel, the overall structure of the team appears stronger compared to the previous season. According to him, the Royals’ fast-…
Mumbai, Feb 9 (IANS) Former India captains Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, who now play in only one of the three international formats, have been placed in category B of the BCCI’s central contracts list for the 2025-26 seasonThis marks a drop from the top tier in a new grading system announced on Tuesday.The contracts, valid from October 1, 2025 to September 30, 2026, include just three players in Category A.They are Test and ODI captain Shubman Gill, pace leader Jasprit Bumrah, and allrounder …
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) Fast bowler Mayank Yadav’s long journey back to competitive cricket has reached an important point as he was named in the India A squad for warm-up games against the USA and Namibia, ahead of the T20 World Cup. Mayank, known for his speed and match-winning spells during IPL 2024, returns after a long injury layoff. The Lucknow Super Giants bowler had been out for more than a year due to a stress fracture. His last competitive game was against Punjab Kings in IPL 2025. H…
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) Left-handed batter Tilak Varma will turn out for India A in one of their two Men’s T20 World Cup warm-up matches before linking up with the main squad for the showpiece event, said the BCCI on Monday. India A will face USA and Namibia in warm-up games in Navi Mumbai and Bengaluru on Monday and Friday, respectively. Batting all-rounder Ayush Badoni has been appointed as India ‘A’ captain and Varma set to feature in one game before joining the senior team. Tilak, 23, …
Visakhapatnam, Jan 28 (IANS) Tim Seifert, Devon Conway and Daryl Mitchell led the charge with the bat with blistering knocks to power New Zealand to 215/7 against India in the fourth T20I at the ACA-VDCA Stadium on Wednesday.Seifert gave New Zealand a flying start in the powerplay by attacking India’s pacers to set the tone for top-scoring with 62 off 36 balls, laced with seven fours and three sixes. Conway provided steady support with 44 off 23 deliveries, studded with four boundaries and thr…
Mumbai, Jan 26 (IANS) Shreyas Iyer, a temporary pick for the ongoing T20 series against New Zealand due to Tilak Varma’s fitness problems, has been kept in the squad for the remaining matches.He will accompany the team to Visakhapatnam and later to Thiruvananthapuram for the final two games of the five-match series.Iyer was named as a replacement for Tilak for the first three matches, but the youngster won’t be returning for this series now. The 23-year-old needed surgery in Rajkot earlier this …
New Delhi, Jan 26 (IANS) Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar praised Team India’s preparations ahead of their T20 World Cup title defence, noting that the Men in Blue are ‘not taking the World Cup lightly and not taking anything for granted.’His comments came after the side secured the five-match T20I series against New Zealand with two matches to spare, winning the third game convincingly by eight wickets on Sunday.Chasing 154, India shrugged off an early setback to race home in just 10 o…