New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) on Monday announced that their promising young batters, Mukul Choudhary and Akshat Raghuwanshi, have landed in Manchester for a specialised off-season training camp. The duo will train under the watchful eyes of LSG head coach Justin Langer and the franchise’s strategic advisor and ex-New Zealand captain Kane Williamson. “New conditions. New challenges. New learnings. Mukul & Akshat have landed in Manc…
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New Delhi, June 24 (IANS) Captain Axar Patel has expressed joy at the announcement of senior wicketkeeper batter and his friend Rishabh Pant returning to the Delhi Capitals franchise ahead of IPL 2027 and also assured that the Indian star will get full freedom from his side to perform without pressure.In a historic trade between Delhi Capitals and Lucknow Super Giants, Pant, who was bought by LSG at the mega auction ahead of IPL 2025 for a record fee of Rs 27 crore, will return to DC for Rs 15 c…
Kolkata, June 23 (IANS) Bengal cricketer Abhishek Porel, who plays in the Indian Premier League (IPL) for Delhi Capitals, has been accused of cohabitation on the promise of marriage. A young medical student from Karnataka filed a complaint against him at the Mogra police station in Hooghly district, a senior police officer said on Tuesday.Porel is a resident of Chandannagar in the same district.Sources said Abhishek (23) has denied the allegations, claiming they are false.According to police, th…
New Delhi, June 23 (IANS) Delhi Capitals co-owner Parth Jindal bid an emotional farewell to Kuldeep Yadav while welcoming Rishabh Pant back to the franchise after the Indian Premier League (IPL) confirmed a blockbuster trade between Delhi Capitals and Lucknow Super Giants ahead of the 2027 season.The trade will see wicketkeeper-batter Pant return to Delhi Capitals, the franchise where he spent the first nine seasons of his IPL career, while left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav heads to Lucknow S…
New Delhi, June 23 (IANS) The third season of the Delhi Premier League (DPL) will be held from July 31 to August 30, 2026, the Delhi & District Cricket Association (DDCA) announced on Tuesday. The players’ auction ahead of the new season will take place on July 1. The previous edition witnessed West Delhi Lions, captained by Nitish Rana, claim their maiden DPL title after defeating Central Delhi Kings by six wickets in the final. In the women’s competition, South Delhi Superstarz, led by Shw…
Mumbai, June 23 (IANS) Wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant will return to Delhi Capitals; meanwhile, left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav will move to Lucknow Super Giants as the two franchises have formally completed the high-profile trade ahead of the 2027 edition of the Indian Premier League, the governing body confirmed on Tuesday.Pant, who was bought by LSG at the mega auction ahead of IPL 2025 for a record fee of Rs 27 crore, will return to DC for Rs 15 crore. Kuldeep, meanwhile, will move to…
New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) In what is poised to be the first trade ahead of the 2027 Indian Premier League (IPL), Rishabh Pant is likely to be traded to Delhi Capitals (DC) from Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), who in turn may get Kuldeep Yadav.Pant became the most expensive player in IPL history when LSG acquired him for INR 27 crore at the 2025 mega auction after being released by DC over issues around the leadership role. It is to be noted that the IPL trade window opens right about a month after t…
New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) Former India all‑rounder Yuvraj Singh is set to take up his first formal coaching assignment in the Indian Premier League (IPL), by joining the Delhi Capitals support staff for the 2027 season.Yuvraj, who has won the 2007 Men’s T20 World Cup and 2011 Men’s ODI World Cup, has mentored several young cricketers in recent years, including Shubman Gill, Abhishek Sharma, Prabhsimran Singh, Priyansh Arya, and Abdul Samad, apart from training Sanju Samson and Rishabh Pant…
New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) Former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan believes the selectors have already started planning for the Men’s Cricket World Cup 2027 in South Africa, with the inclusion of players capable of thriving in conditions that offer pace, bounce and movement.Speaking ahead of India’s first ODI against Afghanistan, Pathan said the selection of tall left-arm pacer Gurnoor Brar reflects the team’s long-term vision for the World Cup in South Africa.”Gurnoor Brar has been selected becaus…
New Chandigarh, June 8 (IANS) India completed their most dominant Test victory by margin on Sunday, crushing Afghanistan by an innings and 300 runs inside three days after a commanding all-round performance spearheaded by centuries from Shubman Gill and KL Rahul and a match-winning bowling effort from debutant left-arm spinner Manav Suthar. Having piled up a mammoth 564/8 before declaring their first innings, India bundled Afghanistan out for 152 and then 112 after enforcing the follow-on, surpa…